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31.07.2006 The ProConcept organization started the publication of E-Leader electronic magazine, dedicated to managerial staff in non-governmental organizations.

31.07.2006 Under the motto “STOP the New Lebanon War”, the Macedonian-Arab Friendship Society and their friends organized a peaceful protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Skopje on Saturday, August 29, demanding that the latest war in Lebanon is stopped immediately.

31.07.2006 The Osijecki Zeleni (Osijek Greens) environmental organization called upon the Government of Croatia to use the UN Commission for Peace auspices, and especially its status of candidate country for full EU membership, to make strong and active effort towards an immediate and unconditional stop of war in Lebanon.

30.07.2006 In June 2006, the Agency of Local Development Initiatives – ALDI conducted an over the phone public opinion survey, with the aim to identify and categorize the perceptions that Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens have regarding the work of non-governmental organizations in the country.

28.07.2006 The Mjaft London Club strongly protests an article published by The Sunday Times, "The Land that Time Forgot", for the national, ethnic and racial prejudices it promotes against Albania, Albanians and the large diaspora all over the world.

28.07.2006 The Forum Syd Balkans Programme (FSBP) Montenegro project organizes the Day of Dialogue with the Youth, dedicated to the topic of Youth, Information and Mobility.

28.07.2006 Under the auspices of its Awareness: Transgender Rights and Issues, Zenska Soba association published a notebook/exercise book on creation of terms of sex and gender on social and individual levels, titled Creation: of Sex? of Gender?

28.07.2006 People with impaired vision will be able to use the Belgrade Public Transportation system in the company of their guide dogs, starting July 27, announced Slaven Tica, Director of Belgrade Public Transport Enterprise, in a statement for RTS.

27.07.2006 ANIMA Centre for Women And Peace Studies from Kotor invites all interested individuals and organizations to support the candidacy of Ervina Dabizinovic for the NGO seat in the RTVCG Council.

27.07.2006 The announced availability of the news pre-accession EU funda – IPA, was received by NGOs with much joy. On the other hand, it increases their fears of a pull-out or reduction of foreign aid coming into the country. Foreign representatives in Macedonia warn that it is only a matter of time before the pull-out of foreign donors, writes Zaklina Gjorgjevic in “Utrinski vesnik”.

26.07.2006 The Regional Programme on Human Rights is organised by the Raoul Wallenberg
Institute in Lund and fully financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

26.07.2006 The survey NGO Sector in Serbia, conducted by Civic Initiatives and Federation of Serbian NGOs (FENS) at the beginning of the year, clearly demonstrates the deteriorating financial situation of non-governmental organizations in Serbia.

26.07.2006 “Merhamet”, “Dobrotvor”, La Benovalencija and “Caritas” non-governmental organizations believe that Bosnia and Herzegovina has entered a situation they long warned would happen, regarding the collection of VAT and redistribution of funds.

25.07.2006 Before you set off you should make plans in advance: where, how and why you want to go there. If you choose Albania as the country of your summer holidays, there is good news for you. Besides the spectacular resorts on the coast of the Ionic and Adriatic Seas, this summer you will have the opportunity to participate in a cultural activity which of course will add to your holiday.

25.07.2006 The MTV EXIT concert tour, organized by MTV and SIDA, working to raise awareness with young men and women about the problem of trafficking in human beings, will start from Sarajevo, July 29, 20:00 hours, with a big humanitarian concert on “Metalac” open-air stage.

24.07.2006 The latest monitoring report, published under the "Media Mirror" monitoring programme, says the media chose sides and endorsed single political option.

24.07.2006 As talks towards defining the final status Kosovo continue today in Vienna, Amnesty International calls on the participants to ensure that the protection of human rights of all persons in Kosovo remain at the heart of the process, and are addressed at every stage and in all aspects of the talks.

21.07.2006 Centar za zivotnu sredinu najavljuje organiziranje Biciklisticke ture "Biciklima protiv otpada", koja ce trajati u periodu 20.8. - 4.9. i proci kroz Bihac, Bosansku Krupu, Sanski Most, Banja Luku, Knezevo, Travnik, Visoko, Sarajevo, Konjic, Nevesinje, Gacko, sa finisom u Trebinju.

21.07.2006 The Center for Environment announced the “Cycling Against Waste” tour, to be held from August 20 to September 4, 2006, starting at Bihac and passing through Bosanska Krupa, Sanski Most, Banja Luka, Knezevo, Travnik, Visoko, Sarajevo, Konjic, Nevesinje, Gacko, and finishing in Trebinje.

21.07.2006 The European Commission published the mandates for negotiations on visa regime alleviation and readmission agreements with Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The mandates provide for much simpler and quicker procedure, as well as issuance of multiple entry visas covering longer periods of time for students, researchers, artists and business-people, for travel into the EU.