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A factory in Republika Srpska is producing two pairs of shoes for Donald Trump's Slovenian-born wife, Melania, ‘as sign of support ... in the upcoming elections.’

Croatia will stage its annual showpiece celebration of victory in 1995’s Operation Storm on Friday in the town of Knin, where there will also be a concert by nationalist singer Marko Perkovic Thompson.

The former British Prime Minister is reported to have held a private meeting in southern Albania with Edi Rama, for whom he also acts as an adviser on reforms.

Dragan Covic, Croat member of the Bosnian Presidency, said Bosnian Croats felt marginalised from the important decision on the EU coordination mechanism - and the ruling coalition is now at risk.

Kosovo's government has adopted the controversial draft law on border demarcation with Montenegro, but the law will not come into force until two-thirds of MPs back it in parliament.

A man was arrested in a village in southern Croatia on suspicion of physically abusing two elderly Croat civilians when he was working for rebel Serb police forces in 1992.

With a host of top music festivals happening across Serbia next month, what better excuse to venture out of the capital this summer?

While the number of tourists is rising, and the country is even tapping into the post-Soviet republics, lack of infrastructure is stopping local holiday agencies from expanding as much as they would like.

Romania has declared a day of national mourning after the death of Queen Anne, wife of Romania's last monarch, Michael.

Americans may be undecided as to how to vote in the US Presidential elections in November - but the preferences of many people in the Balkans were set a long time ago.

In the refugee village of Busije, people still cherish the memories of the homes in Croatia that they fled because of the Zagreb military’s Operation Storm in August 1995.

The Chief Prosecutor of Kosovo said there was no legal basis for issuing indictments over leaked wiretapped phone conversations that allegedly show how the ruling party influenced top jobs in the public sector.

Ahead of the anniversary of Croatia’s 1995 Operation Storm campaign, a human rights group urged the authorities to pay respects to the civilian victims as well as celebrating the military victory.

The murder case against former intelligence officials Zdravko Mustac and Josip Perkovic caused political embarrassment for Croatia and revived questions about the killings of Yugoslav dissidents abroad.

Bogdan Olteanu has resigned as deputy governor of Romania’s central bank over allegations of taking bribes - the senior figure in the bank to be forced out by corruption claims.

Government ministers attended the inauguration of a statue of Miro Baresic, who killed a Yugoslav ambassador in 1971 and died fighting in the Croatian war for independence 20 years later.

Under EU auspices, Bosniak and Bosnian Serb leaders on Sunday announced an agreement that it is hoped will unblock the country's EU accession process as well as a new IMF program.

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

Violent attacks on refugees and migrants have increased in the Balkans since the spring, the medical organisation MSF in Serbia reports.

Montenegro is offering Afghanistan's embattled military 400,000 US dollars, despite opposition at home to the country's participation in NATO missions overseas.