Full Coverage: South East Europe

31.05.2007 In partnership with Zelena Istra (Green Istria>, the GONG held a debate in Labin, May 25, to discuss the location of the LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) terminal and the possibility to construct a third thermoelectric power plant in Plomin that would use coal as fuel. The large audience that gathered to follow the debate confirmed the great interest and concern of the local population about the future welfare of their region.

31.05.2007 The La Strada Open Gate nongovernmental organization expanded the activities of its SOS Phone Line for assistance to victims of trafficking of human beings 0800 11111 and opened an information and education centre that deals with trafficking related issues.

31.05.2007 The citizens from three local initiatives and Zelena Akcija activists protested on Tuesday, May 29, in front of Zagreb City Administration Building against the planned construction of 170 million EUR worth incinerator and the adequate ashes storage facility.

30.05.2007 There was no significant progress or changes in protection of children rights in Serbia, concludes the Children Rights Centre in its Report on Status of Children Rights for 2006.

30.05.2007 During last week’s debate in the Sabor (Croatian Parliament) on the report submitted by Gender Equality Ombudsperson, Karmela Caparin, an MP from the ruling HDZ (Croatian Democratic Community), said that there is more discrimination in labour and employment now, compared to previous years. In her view, the main cause for such regression is the insufficient public visibility of the work done by the Ombudsperson. The Croatian Women Network reacted strongly to that statement, but also to the debate in general.

30.05.2007 Supported by International Organization for Migration – IOM, Government of Finland and Advisory Office for Good Governance - Office of the Kosovo Prime Minister, INTEGRA NGO, in coming days will launch the second phase of project “I Decide For My Self”, in seven main regions of Kosova.

29.05.2007 After it announced its action “Placate Your Hero”, the BIRO Movement received a number of threats from members of various neo-Nazi organizations. Fearing the united neo-Nazis and nationalist may direct their aggression towards BIRO activists, the movement decided to conduct its action a day earlier.

29.05.2007 In June 2007, the Ministry of Local Self-Government will start a series of presentations of the Law on Equal Regional Development in the eight statistical regions in Macedonia.

29.05.2007 NetNovinar - Centar za istrazivacko novinarstvo i medijsku edukaciju raspisuje konkurs za bh. novinare i novinarke: Program 'Analiticko izvjestavanje - Pravda i sigurnost u BiH'. Rok za prijave je 20. juni 2007.

29.05.2007 The youth should be the vanguard in creation of better society free of discrimination in Kosovo, having in mind it makes up two thirds of Kosovo’s society, said Bardhi Bakija, Youth Coordinator of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Kosovo, at the start of “Stop Discrimination” street action.

28.05.2007 UNDP, KFOR and Kosovo Police Service started the destruction of confiscated illegal weapons on Friday, May 25, in an event organized in Camp Victoria in Ajvali, Prishtina.

28.05.2007 Through the regional Private Sector Development project, paid internship positions are regularly made available in South East Europe and in Western Europe. As they become available, they are announced on the website of Academic Training Association (ATA) and promoted by its partners.

28.05.2007 The city of Zadar, under the auspices of cooperation within NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) and Croatian National Bureau for Protection and Rescue, hosted the 'IDASSA 007', May 21-24. Under the auspices of the project, a variety of catastrophic events and disasters were simulated, such as earthquakes, fires and terrorist attacks.

23.05.2007 On May 18, the Croatian Sabor (the Parliament) adopted the Law on Volunteering that regulates the status of all legal and physical persons involved in organized volunteering.

23.05.2007 The Centre for Research and Policy Creation presented the regional miscellany of essays Migratory Processes in SEE – Collection of National Perspectives. CRPC representatives presented the latest migratory trends in the region and their impact on security and economy of the country.

23.05.2007 The debating team of the Youth Education Forum (YEF), won the international debating tournament „Macedonia Open 2007”.

23.05.2007 The Ombudsperson for Gender Equality and Government Committee for monitoring and evaluation of implementation of gender equality policies reacted to the beer commercial of “Zagrebacka pivovara” brewery, that goes with the slogan “Zuja’s Law No.11: Men notice only the important stuff”. The said commercial depicts a woman coming home with bags filled with groceries – after she went to hairdresser to get done for her man – but he totally ignores her showing interest only for beer bottles.

22.05.2007 The Macedonian Green Centre, an organization working on advocacy, lobbying and research on environmental issues, started the implementation of its project for “Creation of Green Lobby Group in Macedonian Parliament”. The project is financed by the UK Embassy in Macedonia.

22.05.2007 The Transparency International Croatia presented the results of its public opinion survey on financing of election campaigns. The survey was conducted by “Promocija Plus” Agency, on May 2-3, on a representative sample of 1,300 persons, under the auspices of the “Preventing Political Corruption” project.

21.05.2007 On the occasion of May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), the Legal Team of Iskorak and Kontra, and the Croatian Women Network organized a distribution of “We are not homophobic, however...” leaflets, as well as leaflets warning of the increased homophobia spread by the Catholic Church.