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Bogoljub Karic, the controversial tycoon who recently returned from Russia, has become a cheerleader for Aleksandar Vucic as Serbia’s next president - hailing him as ‘Serbia’s Putin’.

Serbian bookmakers have given their first forecasts of likely winners in Serbia’s presidential election - and most betters have put their money on Prime Minister and Progressive leader Aleksandar Vucic.

Albanians were the most numerous nationality to become victims of modern slavery in Britain from 2013 to 2016, UK data show.

Macedonia’s seemingly benevolent neighbours are using ‘concern’ over the situation there for their own murky games and purposes.

Bucharest’s plans to start extracting gas in the Black Sea zone and construct a regional pipeline aim to ensure Romania’s energy security and turn it into a regional gas exporter.

Hundreds of women have threatened to up their street protests unless the courts cancel a benefits cut imposed by the government.

Rights group Amnesty International slammed the authorities in Bosnia for failing to adopt laws that would help the country’s thousands of victims of wartime sexual assault.

As President Ivanov maintains his refusal to award a mandate to form a new government to the opposition leader, Zoran Zaev, the parties that make up the new majority in parliament have launched talks on electing a new speaker.

A Bosnian Serb party is filing a criminal complaint against the Bosniak member of the country’s tripartite presidency for bypassing his colleagues when filing a request to reopen Bosnia’s genocide case against Serbia.

A10-year-old who went missing was found dead this weekend, while Bosnia's Security Minister said authorities in Republika Srpska had failed to seek help from the Federation entity as a result of their obsession with their own entity's sovereignty.

A 3.2 billion euro lawsuit filed against Croatia by American descendants of Serbs, Jews and Roma seeking compensation for property seized by the Nazi-allied WWII regime will probably fail, experts said.

Prime Minister Edi Rama on Sunday announced that four ministers were leaving the cabinet, allegedly to focus on the upcoming June 18 general election.

The protest in Sarajevo showed how tensions between Turkey and EU states over bans on rallies in support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could spill over into the Balkans, experts said.

The veteran politician, rights activists and lawyer Azem Vllasi was shot at on Monday morning by unknown assailants in Pristina, but his life is not in danger.

Our team brings you live updates of the most important events and developments in the Balkans as they happen.

As Bosnia sinks deeper into division and turmoil, more and more people remember the ‘golden era’ of Josip Broz Tito with fondness. 

Criminal law expert says controversy over illegal payment of per diems – which shook the Croatian government – is likely to be resolved in course of a broadened investigation.

Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity is shelling out more cash for lobbyists and for its US office - hoping to see the end of sanctions slapped on its leader, Milorad Dodik.

Iranian media are waging an online war against an opposition group - some whose members live in exile in Albania - launching new websites in Albanian to influence local opinion.

Serbia is marking the 14th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic in 2003, with relatives, supporters and political colleagues paying tribute to the slain reformist leader.