Full Coverage: South East Europe

29.06.2006 Lauding the non-violent and democratic process that gained Montenegro its independence from Serbia only five weeks ago, Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed the United Nations’ 192nd member Wednesday.

28.06.2006 Lidija Korac, sitting member of the B&H Central Election Commission, in her appearance in the “Korak” show on Hayat TV (June 27, 2006, 21:00 hours), allowed herself to say, among other misogynist statements, that “...not creating a family, should be seen as failure (for the women)”.

28.06.2006 The Humanitarian Law Centre presented its Transitional Justice Report for Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo 1999-2005. In her presentation of the Report, Natasa Kandic, the Centre Director said that Serbia failed to create responsible institutions, which is the main condition for the country “...to face the past and give justice”.

28.06.2006 The South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) will organize Consultation Conference on Education and Small Arms tomorrow, Thursday, June 29, at the Metropol Hotel in Belgrade, from 09:00 – 16:00 hours.

28.06.2006
Fond za humanitarno pravo predstavio je Izveštaj o tranzicionoj pravdi za Srbiju, Crnu Goru i Kosovu od 1999. do 2005. godine.

28.06.2006 The Youth Information Agency (OIA), in ccoperation with three organizations from Sarajevo - Green Visions, Akcija and ACIPS – have the pleasure to invite you to a public lecture and screening of The Yes Men film, at “Bosna” cinema, Thursday, June 29, at 19:00 hours.

27.06.2006 Last week, the “Novi List” daily published and interview with Herman Haller, Director of Clinical Centre Rijeka. In the interview that discussed the introduction of a vaccine for cancer of the uterus, Dr. Haller said that the official introduction of this vaccine should be discussed at many levels, including a discussion with the (Catholic) Church.

27.06.2006 The informal coalition of several Bitola-based youth NGOs reacted on the decision of the Ministry of Culture to rent the space at the Bitola Cultural Centre and the “Army Club” for non-cultural purposes.

27.06.2006 The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jens Modvig, marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture today by calling for rehabilitation resources to be made available to torture victims and their families.

27.06.2006 The participants of the Gender Equality and Role of Women in Transition and Development of Democratic Values Conference presented the institutions, public services, media, the Priboj Municipal Gender Equality Council and NGO with a set of recommendations designed to assist the achievement of true gender equality.

27.06.2006 The DOSTA Movement threw a party, on Friday, June 23, 2006, on the “private” plateau in front of the Building of Joint Institutions in Sarajevo, to protest the “philistine culture and lack of taste”.

27.06.2006 The financing of election campaign is the main source of any future corruption and should be made as transparent as possible, to avoid a situation in which the anonymous financiers will come to the political parties and demand favours in return for the support. Only a faction of the political parties have publicly disclosed their sources of financing and their greatest supporters in the business sector.

26.06.2006 On 28-29 July Mjaft!Fest will be held in Livadhi Beach, Himara, South Albania. MJAFT Fest is one of the first and biggest open air festivals of contemporary live music in the Balkans and will be held in the most beautiful beach of South Albania.

26.06.2006 In compliance with the Cooperation Agreement concluded with the German Government, the BH Women Initiative (BHWI) Foundation announces the opening of public competition for financing of projects under the Economic Empowerment and Fight against Women Poverty Programme. The Competition is directed at interventions aimed at greater inclusion of women in labour, employment and self-employment in the country.

23.06.2006 Having in mind that express need for personal work and improvement, the Anti-Trafficking Centre decided to organize two thematic workshops for men.

23.06.2006 The “Lisica” Environmental Association from Dolno Lisice demanded apology from Minister of Environmental Protection Zoran Sapuric and accused the Ministry of gross neglect of the interests of citizens and inaction in several cases of release of pollutants into the environment that took place over the past several weeks.

23.06.2006 On Sunday, June 11, the European Commission Programme “Mladi” (Youth) for Bosnia and Herzegovina officially launched its web-site - www.program-mladi.org.

22.06.2006 The Macedonian Green Centre (MGC), in cooperation with six environmental NGOS – Eko-Svest, Proaktiva and Eko.net from Skopje, Biosfera from Bitola, IO Krste Jon/Zelen Centar from Struga, and Green Power from Veles – started the “Vote Nature!” Campaign.

22.06.2006 The informal coalition of five civic associations from Bitola protested the ignorant treatment they receive from the National Agency for Youth and Sports, and condemned the direct attempt at manipulation of the youth population of Bitola within the election campaign.

22.06.2006 The Commission for Coordination of Youth Issues in B&H, which includes representatives of institution on national, entity and District of Brcko level and representatives of youth non-governmental sector, will start the initiative to adopt a Law on Youth Issues, on national, entity and BH Federation.