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War victims' associations, rights activists and Western diplomats in Bosnia and Herzegovina have criticised a police ban on a march marking the annual White Ribbon Day in Prijedor, which is intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the start of wartime persecution by Bosnian Serb forces in the area.

In Czech Republic, scandal-hit Prime Minister Andrej Babis shows no sign of stepping down following the country's biggest street protests since the fall of communism, writes Tim Gosling. On Thursday, Babis survived a no-confidence vote.

A delegation from Justice Ministry visited Strasbourg last week in order to brief the Council of Europe about post-coup attempt prosecutions in Turkey, Turkish Ambassador to the Council of Europe Erdoğan İşcan has said.

A working group came together "for consultations to develop compatibility in standards between Turkey and the Council of Europe," İşcan told the Hürriyet Daily News.

Ministers from 47 European nations agreed for the first time May 19 to harmonise their laws to stop so-called foreign fighters travelling to Iraq and Syria to join jihadist groups.

STRASBOURG - Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe (CoE) Nils Muiznieks welcomed on Wednesday the reaction of the Serbian government to the recent attack on an LGBT activist and called on them to ensure safety for all participants in the forthcoming Pride Parade in Belgrade.

BELGRADE - An international donor meeting called to assess ways of helping Serbia deal with the massive damage caused by catastrophic floods and assisting reconstruction in the country opened in Belgrade on Thursday with a minute of silence for the flood victims.

International donor meeting in Belgrade on Thursday

BELGRADE -- A meeting of international donors focused on collecting aid and repairing the damage from the catastrophic floods will be held in Belgrade on Thursday.