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Hundreds Still Homeless After Bosnia Floods
Around 700 victims of the floods that hit Bosnia and Herzegovina in May remain homeless, according to EU and UNDP experts working on the reconstruction process.
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Unrest Returns to Birthplace of Bosnia Protests
Around 200 workers from some of the notoriously badly privatized companies in Tuzla - the place where the 2014 protests in Bosnia began - gathered in front of the cantonal government on Wednesday to demand the resignation of the so-called "experts" government of the canton under Bahrija Umihanic.
Bulgarians Are Among People Who Hate Their Government
Bulgarians are among the peoples in the world who really hate their government.
According to the Global States Of Mind Gallup survey, 87% of Bulgarians disapprove of their leadership. This ranks the country second in the world after Bosnia and Herzegovina, where only 8% of the population approves the leadership.
Violent Clashes Erupt at Montenegro Refugee Camp
At least 20 people were arrested after a fight broke out between refugees from Kosovo and Bosnia and shots were fired at Montenegro’s largest refugee camp in the capital.
Bosnia Poll Puts Komsic and Dodik in Lead
A survey conducted by Ipsos and published on October 9 by a Croatian public relations agency showed that the Democratic Front, led by Zeljko Komsic, was the most popular party in Bosnia's Federation entity while Milorad Dodik's governing Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, was leading in Republika Srpska.
Tasovac: Culture fights poverty, promotes rights
BELGRADE - Culture promotes development strategies, fights poverty and inequality, but it also promotes human dignity and human rights, said Serbian Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac at the UNESCO World Forum 'Culture, Creativity and Sustainable Development'.
Bosnia’s Republika Srpska Criticised Over Debts
The Centres of Civic Initiatives, CCI, a non-governmental organization which follows the work of governments, said in the new report that the Republika Srpska authorities' main problem was a lack of focus on the problems of citizens.
Djuric: Gov't appreciates OSCE's contribution in KiM
BELGRADE - Director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric said during talks he had with representatives of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Wednesday that the Serbian government appreciates the contribution the OSCE Mission in KiM was making to help normalize relations and improve the conditions of life in the province.
Dacic, Guterres on problems of refugees
BELGRADE/GENEVA - Ivica Dacic, Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has conferred with Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in Geneva, and informed him about the position and problems of refugees from Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Serbia and of over 200,000 internally displaced persons from Kosovo-Metohija.
Dacic: Serbia has greatest number of refugees in Europe
GENEVA - Serbia is the country with the largest number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Europe, which is why it needs international assistance, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said at the 65th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva on Tuesday.
Low birth rate, migrations to put Serbian economy at risk
BELGRADE - A decline in the number of babies and economic migrations will cause irreparable damage to the Serbian economy and society as a whole in less than 20 years, show analyses by the Business Support Network.
Bosnian Croat Fighters Deny Rape and Torture
Four former Croatian Defence Council fighters pleaded not guilty to the multiple rapes, torture and sexual abuse of Serb women in Odzak in northern Bosnia in 1992.
"Smugglers charge Kurdish migrants up to EUR 4,000"
"Smugglers charge Kurdish migrants up to EUR 4,000"
PODGORICA -- Turkish citizens are enlisting the help of transportation firms and taxi drivers from Montenegro to smuggle illegal migrants, mostly Kurds.
Sarajevo Protestors Keep Up Anti-Poverty Pressure
About 30 anti-poverty protestors gathered outside the Office of the High Representative, OHR, in Sarajevo on Monday to call on Valentin Inzko, who currently holds the post, to act.
The Council of BiH Citizens - a group that has hedl regular protests outside the Presidency since larger-scale demonstrations in February – displayed banners in English and Bosnian.
Bosnia Federation Says No to Higher Pensions
Bosnia's Federation entity has slapped down a call to increase pensions, saying the damage caused by the May floods made this financially impossible.
The Association of Pensioners in the Federation entity is demanding that the government increase pensions by 5 per cent, citing the tough economic situation.