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29.09.2006 141 of the 200 public administration bodies (70.5 percent) that received requests for information from Transparency International Croatia on September 4, presented their responses, 125 of them within the legal 15-day deadline.

29.09.2006 The OSCE Representative on the Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, and the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Pavel Vacek, welcomed today the creation of the Albanian Council on Media Ethics.

29.09.2006 Last month, British Council Albania organised the "Let’s Get Started" Summer School 2006, an educational experience where learning and fun were combined.

28.09.2006 September 28, the International Day of the Right to Access Information has been marked all over the world since 2002, aiming to raise the public awareness on the citizens’ right to access information.

28.09.2006 The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) announces an opening for the position of Project Manager for its Belgrade, Serbia Office.

27.09.2006 The Osjek Greens association sent an open letter today, to all Members of the Sabor (Croatian Parliament), on the occasion of the start of Debate on problems in Pozega-Slavonija County. The open letter demands expansion of investigation and urgent legal measures to stop the work and close the “Velicanka 2” quarry, operated by Kamen-Ingrad company from Velika, currently involved in bankruptcy procedures.

27.09.2006 SEE Radio Network, the ALTER MEDIA association of local radio stations and the Organization Board of „NEUM 2006“, the Second Regional Radio Festival issued a Call for Application of works for the Second Regional Radio Festival. The Festival will take place in Neum, B&H, October 25-29, 2006.

27.09.2006 Amnesty International expressed its concern over the news that, unless a compromise is reached, the decision on the final status of Kosovo may be imposed and dictated from outside, without the necessary consultation.

27.09.2006 Mass computer education for all citizens from 18 to 60 years regardless their qualifications and introducing informatics as compulsory subject in primary education are just few of the many pre-election promises in then new government program that are related to accelerated development of information society in Macedonia. In VMRO-DPMNE, the new ruling political party, claims that the establishing of ministry of information society is a certain thing. The ministry will be the bearer of the accelerated ICT introducing in Macedonia program. However, for realisation of this idea the ruling party needs support from the opposition.

27.09.2006 Hedvig Morvai-Horvat, the Director of Citizen’s Pact for SEE since 2002, is this year’s winner of the recognition prize of: “Winning Freedom” (Osvajanje Slobode). The prize is given by the Maja Marsicevic-Tasic Foundation.

26.09.2006 The Children’s Human Rights Center in Albania – CRCA, held in the premises of Hotel Tirana International a public ceremony to award three journalists with the Child Rights Media Award 2005, and to introduce the official opening of Child Rights Media Award 2006. The event was funded by Olof Palme International Center and SIDA Sweden.

26.09.2006 “Vega” Humanitarian Organization from Skopje strongly opposes the idea of the local self-government in Suto Orizari Municipality to change the name of the “July 26” elementary school into “Arben Bajrami” Elementary. VEGA condemned the already adopted decision of the Local School Board that the name should change.

26.09.2006 The voters in the Central Bosnia Canton (Srednjebosanski Kanton-SBK) could find themselves in a situation to entrust their votes in the elections this coming Sunday to several politicians that would sooner end in Court rather then in office.

25.09.2006 The Marita Foundation promoted today its new web-site dedicated to the youth in Macedonia, http://youth.marita-mk.org. The web-site will be edited and updated by the young people from the Foundation’s volunteering office and the Children Parliament of Macedonia, in cooperation with correspondents from all parts of Macedonia.

25.09.2006 A meeting organized by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Presence in Albania, aims to promote partnerships between anti-trafficking and Roma non-governmental organizations to better fight the increasing phenomenon of trafficking in Roma across Europe.

19.09.2006 Illegal occupation and use of land and its impact on economic development and the returns and reintegration process was the topic of a seminar organized today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo for municipal officials in the Peje/Pec region.

19.09.2006 Within the global activities organized on the occasion of September 21, International Day of Peace, the Ars Studio NGO will open an art and graphic novel exhibition with works by Macedonian and foreign authors. The exhibition will be officially opened on Thursday, September 21, 20:00 hours, at the “Sv. Kliment Ohridski” National and University Library in Skopje.

19.09.2006 The Serb Democratic Forum (SDF) protested the increased frequency of attacks on Ivana Dulic Markovic, Vice-President of Serbian Government, by some media and political parties of the extreme right. Dulic-Markovic is targeted because of her national and ethnic background.

19.09.2006 The Union of Women’s Organizations of Macedonia (UWOM) presented its Dictionary of Gender Terms in the Process of EU Integration, aimed to provide for the use of gender sensitive language and respect for equality between women and men.

18.09.2006 On the occasion of the International Day for Protection of Ozone Layer, and under the We Have no Spare Planet, OHO non-governmental organization promoted a picture book and an animated film for children. Ozzie Ozone – Guardian of the Planet aims to educate the children, simply and effectively, on the need to protect the ozone layer.