Melania Trump is set to become First Lady for a second time – a far cry from her humble upbringing in a small town in Slovenia. From the daughter of a car salesman and a textile factory worker ...

When Melania Trump was born, Slovenia was a communist country ruled by President Josip Tito and known as Yugoslavia. Slovenia became independent in 1991. Before Trump's rise to fame as a model and ...

LJUBLJANA — It’s a story known around the world: A village girl from a communist country rises ... in her limited relationship with the country. “The reactions to Melania are still somewhat mixed.

"I was born in Slovenia, a small, beautiful and then-Communist country in Central Europe. My sister Ines, who is an incredible woman and a friend, and I were raised by my wonderful parents," the ...

While the Serbs, led by Slobodan Milosevic, demanded a return to Yugoslavia’s centralisation, the Slovenian party took the opposite view, seeking to turn the Yugoslav communist party into a ...

Film director Anja Medved has long dwelled on the pain of her grandmother, who was separated from her family when the border ...

Keen to escape the usual holiday hotspots? Slower, more thoughtful travel experiences await in Eastern Europe.View on ...

Devastated locals in Croatia have lashed out at the EU and the euro for destroying their town, with their young children ...

Slavoj Zizek, the Slovenian philosopher known for his eclectic blend of psychoanalysis, Marxism, and cultural critique, continues to challenge conventional thinking on global politics, war, and the ...

Gorizia was abruptly split down the middle between Italy and Slovenia after World War II. But the two towns have come ...