Full Coverage: South East Europe

31.10.2005 Sarajevo joined Turin, Jerusalem and Rome and signed the Olympic Armistice Appeal. The official signing ceremony was held last Wednesday, October 26, at the Olympic Museum at “Zetra” sports Centre in Sarajevo.

31.10.2005 Over 90 percent of the citizens of Macedonia would want to see Macedonia as EU member state, while 56.3 percent believe that the country has fulfilled the accession requirements.

31.10.2005 The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro organized on 28 and 29 October a study visit and workshop in the Senta Municipal Court for 19 representatives of the courts and public prosecutors offices from southern Serbia, a region where the majority of the population is ethnic Albanian.

31.10.2005 The Ministry of Public Services will official launch the Test-Census of Population and Households today, October 31, in six Kosovo municipalities: Pristina, Prizren, Gjilan, Kacanik, Skenderaj and Novo Brdo.

31.10.2005 Velika Gorica, Rovinj and Split joined Mursko Sredisce and Varazdin and banned the circuses with animal performances. Prijatelji zivotinja (Friends of Animals) association invites the other Croatian cities and townships to eliminate the unethical practice of torture of animals.

28.10.2005 The First Employment Fair of the Canton of Sarajevo was held yesterday at the “Skenderija” congress and sports centre. The Fair was organized by the B&H Labour and Employment Agency, the Government of Canton Sarajevo and the Employment Bureau of the Canton.

28.10.2005 Over 90 percent of Macedonian citizens want Macedonia to become a member-country of the European Union, and 56,3 percent consider that the country has fulfilled the membership criteria.

28.10.2005 Under the auspices of the E-Society international conference, a public panel discussion on Freedom of the Media on the Internet took place in the Hotel Aleksandar Palace, Skopje.

28.10.2005 The Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox Church communities of Albania asked the prime minister Berisha to block the construction of the casino in downtown Tirana, and proposed a new legislation regarding this issue, which, aside from respecting the freedom of initiating such activities, should also take into account the welfare of the citizens and safeguard their interests.

27.10.2005 The Kosova [Kosovo] Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Development and the Veterinary and Food Service of Kosova (AVUK) informed today, in a public release, that the results of tests on four samples of poultry have shown that there are no signs of avian flu in Kosova. The tests were done by the Veterinary Institute of Kosova.

27.10.2005 The public image of swans as inspiration for numerous works of art, as an avian symbol of freedom, has been so tarnished after the media brouhaha over the avian flue that the animal lovers (which we believe we are) simply had to react. By Antun Bradascevic, for ALERT online environmental Magazine.

27.10.2005 After the successful completion of the two-year MediaNet programme, initiated by ZaMirNET association, the project will continue through the “Resource Centres Network”.

27.10.2005 Over ninety professionals from the Albanian judicial system attended a seminar on juvenile justice issues organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the country's School of Magistrates.

26.10.2005 The TANGO Ngo, under its “Corporate Social Responsibility” Project, financed by the WorldBank Office in Belgrade, held two public debates under the title “Leave a Mark of Your Success”, as well as five trainings on the same subject.

26.10.2005 Shezai Rrokaj, the Chancellor of Tirana University, announced that, for this academic year, the part-time admissions criteria will be based on the high school grades of the candidates. In his opinion, the average high-school grade is a more significant in the education of the youth than the actual entry exams.

26.10.2005 The First Balkans Congress for the establishment of a Balkans Children Parliament will be held in Skopje and Ohrid, Octover 28 and 30, 2005. The Parliament will include representatives of the children parliaments from seven countries in the region, with the aim to promote and facilitate exchange of ideas for improvement of children rights in the Balkan countries.

26.10.2005 The Commission for Assessment of Druzba Adrija Project Environmental Study rejected the study as incomplete and decided that it could not enter into public debate procedure. The decision was adopted after several hours of debate.

26.10.2005 One day after the announcement by UN Security Council of the opening of the negotiations on Kosovo’s political status Kosovo Roma have requested to be admitted to these talks.

26.10.2005 The “Days of Naim” Poetry Festival was held in Tetovo, Octover 20-23, with participation of poets from Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Italy, Romania, Greece and Israel.

25.10.2005 The Youth Education Forum, under the auspices of its “Anti-Corruption in Higher Education” programme, will organize the Republic-Do it Yourself happening, tomorrow, October 26, at the Youth Cultural Centre Skopje.