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Committee launches procedure of so-called Kosovo's admission to CoE
BELGRADE - The Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers decided on Monday to launch the procedure of reviewing the so-called Kosovo's application for admission to the CoE.
Croatia to Try Serb Extradited from UK on War Crimes Charges
The retrial of Serb ex-policeman Milenko Maric for committing war crimes against the civilian population will begin on Tuesday in Osijek after he was extradited for the second time in six years from Britain, where he has been living for more than 25 years.
Maric, 63, who was extradited to Croatia on April 5, will be tried alongside 11 others.
September’s the new August
Short-term rental accommodation bookings data show an extension of the summer tourism season with the promotion of September as the "new August."
According to AirDNA's latest monthly survey, Greece recorded the third largest increase in bookings across Europe, with 96% more overnight stays than in the same period last year.
Turkish wrestler becomes world champion for 12th time
Turkish wrestler Rıza Kayaalp became European Champion for the 12th time on April 22 in the Greco-Roman style 130 kg category at the 2023 European Wrestling Championship in Croatia.
Kayaalp defeated Sabah Saleh Shariati from Azerbaijan with a 2-1 result to win the gold medal in Zagreb.
Serbia ‘Finds List of 5,800 Children Saved from Croatian WWII Camps’
The Serbian Museum of Genocide Victims said on Friday that it has obtained a list with the names and details of 5,800 Serbian children rescued from Ustasa death camps in the Nazi-allied Independent State of Croatia, which was thought to have been lost or destroyed.
Telemach mobile towers sold to Saudi company
United Group, the Amsterdam-based media and telecommunications corporation, has sold its mobile towers infrastructure in Slovenia, Bulgaria and Croatia to the Saudi company Tawal. While the value of the transaction has not been disclosed, United Group values the infrastructure at €1.22 billion.
Incitement to Murder: Civilians’ Role in the Holocaust in WWII Croatia
The Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia was, for a long time, seen as an event in which Nazis played the dominant role. According to this narrative, the Ustasa were nothing more than executioners of their will while fascism and anti-Semitism were foreign ideas without any real roots in Croatia.
At Croatia’s Jasenovac Camp, Face-to-Face with Horror
Tens of thousands of names are written on the walls of the former Jasenovac camp complex. They are the names of the victims, whose old clothes are on display what is now a memorial site, reinforcing a sense of horror at the conditions in which they were forced to live and die.
Bulgaria has the Second Highest Hourly Wage Growth in the EU
In 2022, the average hourly wage in the entire EU economy was 22.9 euros, and in the Eurozone - 25.5 euros, according to data released today by the European statistical service Eurostat, cited by BTA. Compared to 2021, it grows by 4.4 percent in the EU and 4 percent in the Eurozone.
Holocaust Denial ‘Unsanctioned in Croatia’, Jewish Leader Warns
Ognjen Kraus, the coordinator of Croatia's Jewish community organisations, told a ceremony at Zagreb's Mirogoj cemetery on Tuesday to mark Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Holocaust denial is going unpunished in the country and Jewish graves are being obliterated.
Drago Jančar wins Latisana award
Drago Jančar, the internationally-acclaimed Slovenian writer, has won the 30th Latisana per il Nord Est international literary prize for his 2017 novel And Love Itself (In ljubezen tudi).
Vucic: Memorial centres for Jasenovac victims to be built at Donja Gradina, in Belgrade
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Friday a proposal to build two memorial centres to commemorate the victims of the Jasenovac death camp in the WWII-era Independent State of Croatia would be tabled to the governments of Serbia and the Republika Srpska at their next joint session.
Croatia Accuses Eight of Smuggling Hundreds of Kilos of Cocaine
Croatia's Bureau for the Prevention of Corruption and Organized Crime, USKOK, has filed an indictment against eight Croatian citizens for smuggling hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and selling weapons.
The principal defendant, Petar Cosic, 52, is also accused of the murder of Milan Milovac, 47, who collaborated with the Belgrade drug lord Darko Saric.
Effective Impunity: How a Wartime Rapist Avoided Punishment in Bosnia
The warrant was published in the local media and listed the perpetrators with their full names and dates of birth. It also listed their potential locations. For Juric, the court stated that his location was "unknown", although in the judgment itself, the judge stated that Juric lives and works in a neighbouring country.
Montenegro Seeks to Indict Croatians for Prison Camp Crimes
Democratic Montenegro MP Momo Koprivica at a parliament session in Podgorica. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro.
Koprivica made the announcement at a parliamentary debate on war crimes committed against Montenegrins at the Lora military prison in the Croatian coastal city of Split.