Latest News from Croatia
Bosnian Pupils Taken on Religious March ‘for the Unborn’
High school pupils in the city of Mostar in south-west Bosnia and Herzegovina were taken by their school on Thursday on a 'Walk of Love for the Unborn', a Catholic religious march through the city, media reported.
It was not clear from the media reports if the pupils' consent or that of their parents was sought for their participation.
Bosnian Ministers Approve Controversial Gas Pipeline from Serbia
Bosnian Council of Ministers, the country's state-level executive government, voted on Thursday in favour of a construction of a new gas pipeline from Serbia.
The so-called Eastern Interconnection will bring natural gas to cities and towns in the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity.
Montenegro War Victims Legislation Criticised as ‘Discriminatory’
A Montenegrin parliament session in Podgorica. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro.
On Monday, parliament adopted the amendments proposed by the ruling Peace is Our Nation bloc enabling monthly compensation to be paid to family members of civilian war victims who were killed, died or disappeared during armed conflicts on the territory of Montenegro.
Slovenian minority elects its representatives in Croatia
The Slovenian minority in Croatia has elected its representatives in local communities amidst very low turnout. There will be Slovenian minority councils in nine local governments and Slovenian representatives in eight, Croatian Electoral Commission data shows.
Turkish contractors turning to Balkan countries
Turkish contractors are focusing more on the markets in the Balkan nations amid the war between Russia and Ukraine, projects in Romania in particular, business daily Dünya has reported.
Recently, Turkish companies won a tender worth 266 million euros to build a section of a highway in Romania.
MSC Musica to homeport in Piraeus this summer
MSC Cruises announced in Piraeus on Sunday that it is basing a new ship in Greece's main port for this summer season.
MSC Musica will for the first time homeport in Greece and operate 26 seven-night voyages between May and October from Piraeus to Santorini, Kusadasi, Haifa, Limassol, Cyprus and Mykonos.
Child Pornography, Hate Speech and Cybercrime Surge in Balkans
Child Porn Scandals Rock Romania, Croatia
In April, Romania saw a surge in cases involving child pornography, with victims as young as seven years old. Croatia recorded similar cases.
Women with their eyes covered with violet scarfs participate in a flash mob in front of Romania's Internal Affairs Minister in Bucharest, Romania, 01 March 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/BOGDAN CRISTEL
Migrants’ Mass Expulsions from Croatia Raise Legal Doubts
Besides such abuses, experts also say the procedure could be illegal. "There are some doubts over the legality of what we are seeing happening between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in terms of European law," Italian jurist and migration expert Gianfranco Schiavone told BIRN.
Not allowed to seek asylum
Declassified: How US Intelligence Predicted Yugoslavia’s Bloody Demise
Now, from a historical distance of three decades, it is possible to analyse these documents. A particularly interesting question is how the various intelligence predictions about the situation in Bosnia measured up to what actually happened.
Pandemic Takes Toll on Mental Health among Croatian Youth
The rate of attempted suicide among young people in Croatia has risen sharply, but a lack of resources means schools and health institutions are struggling to respond.
Resolution adopted on mass child killings in WWII-era Independent State of Croatia
BELGRADE - In occupied Europe during WWII, only the Ustasha Independent State of Croatia had specialised death camps for Serb, Jewish and Romani children, notes a resolution on Ustasha killings of Serb, Jewish and Romani children in death camps for children in the Independent State of Croatia between 1941 and 1945.
Bulgaria has maintained its Rating in the Latest Edition of the Wealth of Nations Index
The Wealth of Nations Index is an innovative measure of economic development created by the Warsaw Enterprise Institute. Out of 38 classified countries (EU+OECD), Bulgaria ranks 36th. This is a rise of one notch compared to the previous edition. Ireland along with Switzerland and the United States are the top 3 countries on WNI.
Serbia, Srpska to build memorial centres to commemorate Jasenovac victims
BELGRADE - The Serbian government on Thursday adopted conclusions under which Serbia and Republika Srpska will build two memorial centres to commemorate the victims of the Jasenovac death camp in the WWII-era Independent State of Croatia.
The New US Ambassador: Bulgaria is our Strategic Partner
"Bulgaria is a strategic partner of the United States of America". This is what the new American ambassador Kenneth Merten said during a business breakfast with the members of the American Chamber of Commerce in our country.
TAV serves over 14 million passengers in first quarter
Airports operated by TAV Havalimanları have served 14.2 million passengers in the January-March period, pointing to a 42 percent increase from a year earlier.
International passengers grew 74 percent in the first quarter year-on-year to 7.43 million, while the domestic passenger tally increased by 18 percent to 6.75 million, the company said.