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Montenegro Denies Russian Rocker Escaped from Jail

Montenegro's Justice Ministry has dismissed stories posted on social media by controversial Russian heavy metal bandleader Sergey 'Pauk' Troitsky claiming that he escaped from a jail in Podgorica.

Trotsky, who leads the group Korrozia Mettala, wrote on Facebook on March 6 that he escaped from "a secret underground prison" in Montenegro.

Merkel Praises Serbia's Handling Of Migrants

German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised Serbia for its role in helping deal with Europe's migration crisis as she met with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in Berlin on March 14.

Merkel applauded Serbia for taking in asylum seekers, and added that Germany "doesn't want to leave Serbia alone."

Salaries have been sliding 3.1 pct a year in Greece

Salaries in Greece have shrunk at an annual average of 3.1 percent since 2009, according to a survey conducted by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) for the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).

Greece making progress in prison overcrowding, Council of Europe reports

Significant reductions of over 10 percent were recorded in the incarceration rate in Greece (-18.8 percent), Croatia (-10 percent) and Denmark (-11 percent) between 2014 and 2015, according to the Council of Europe's annual penal statistics (SPACE), published on Tuesday.

NDH victims, their families sue Croatia for USD 3.5 billion

Croatia has received a group lawsuit for compensation over the damage suffered by Serbs, Roma, and Jews during WW2 in the Ustasha regime of the NDH.

The Independent State of Croatia (NDH) was a Nazi-allied entity that operated death camps for these ethnicities.

WWII Compensation Lawsuit Against Croatia ‘Likely to Fail’

A 3.2 billion euro lawsuit filed against Croatia by American descendants of Serbs, Jews and Roma seeking compensation for property seized by the Nazi-allied WWII regime will probably fail, experts said.

Croatia: Five Serbian Orthodox churches broken into

Five Orthodox temples in Croatia have been broken into during the past several days, the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) announced on Friday.

Money was stolen, but no major material damage has been done, a statement released by the SPC Eparchy (diocese) of Dalmatia said.

Far-Right Role in Domestic Abuse Law Alarms Croatia Feminists

Women's right activists expressed dissatisfaction with the Croatian government's decision to include right-wing activists in the working group for drafting the law on the Croatia's ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women.

ID Delays Leave Bosnian Sailors Stranded

Bosnian sailors and shipping crews have been hit by delays in procedures within the country's bodies for issuing identity documents.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs, the ministry responsible for issuing shipping and maritime ID booklets, has been unable to produce them while regulations and a contract for the booklets were still being coordinated.

Croatian President Denies Support for Fascism is Rising

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic said that she does not see “creeping fascism in society” or increased nostalgia for the WWII Ustasa regime, and accused Serbia of exaggerating the issue.

Merits of Canada-EU Trade Deal Divide Croatia

Experts, politicians and activists are still at loggerheads over whether the EU-Canada trade agreement, CETA, will help - or harm - Croatia.

Top MEP Tells EU to Counter Russia in Balkans

Ahead of an important summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday - probably the last to take place before Britain invokes the Article 50 mechanism for leaving the EU - David McAllister, German MEP and leader of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, urged the EU to do more to counter Russian influence in the Balkans.