Balkans

There is no lack of illegal weaponry out there for organised crime groups and terrorists to access

Heart-rending images of families with children camping out in the Balkan winter will pose the EU with hard choices

Calls for tighter border controls across the Schengen zone will affect non-Schengen members

EU's September 23 summit left the migrant situation on the ground in south-eastern Europe still urgent

Although the migrant crisis hijacked the Vienna summit, progress was made elsewhere -- notably the Kosovo-Serbia deal

The migrant crisis is threatening European ideals of freedom of movement and human solidarity

Poorer Balkans countries may be forgiven for passing the migrant buck northwards as fast as possible

Drought would depress already weak economies in the Western Balkans, where there are risks of social unrest