The German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle, has called for free and fair elections in Albania, warning against the rise of nationalist rhetoric in Tirana.“It’s very important for the elections to be held successfully and in accordance with European principles,” Westerwelle said in a joint press conference with his Albanian counterpart, …

Results of the census published on Thursday show around 94 per cent of the population are religious believers, far higher than the percentage in most European countries.The results of the 2011 census in Serbia confirm that half a century of official atheism under the Communist system failed to dent Serbs’ …

As Bulgaria’s parliament approved his resignation, Prime Minister Borisov recalled the numerous death threats made against him over the years.Citing a document from the intelligence service of a foreign country, Bulgaria’s outgoing Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, said on Thursday that Ahmed Dogan, honorary chair of the ethnic Turkish Movement for …