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Media freedom declines worldwide, including Serbia
PARIS - Serbia ranks as 67th out of 180 countries ranked according to the Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in the annual evaluation released on Thursday, stressing that media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year.
"Media freedom declines worldwide, including Serbia"
"Media freedom declines worldwide, including Serbia"
Serbia ranks as 67th out of 180 countries ranked according to the Press Freedom Index, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) annual report.
The organization stressed that media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year.
Bosnian Serb Deputies All Back EU Declaration
Bosnia took a small step toward unlocking the new EU initiative for the troubled country, after all MPs in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska voted for the declaration pledging support for Bosnia's continued EU accession process.
Slavic Carnivals exhibition to be held in Belgrade in June
BELGRADE - The Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade will host an exhibition titled Slavic Carnivals, authored by curators of 12 museums in Slavic countries, in June.
The exhibition, organized by the Forum of Slavic Cultures, under the auspices of UNESCO, will also feature a round table on new forms of carnival as tourism potential.
'Dozens' of Suspects in Bosnian Bank Robbery
Bosnia's State Investigative and Protection Agency, SIPA, said on Wednesday that it suspected 32 bank employees took some part in the theft of 600,000 KM [300,000 euro] from the vault of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
One Central Bank employee, Nedzad Bajraktarevic, was arrested for the crime last December and remains in detention.
Croatia to Include Serbia in Gas Pipeline Project
Ivan Vrdoljak, Croatian Economy Minister, on Wednesday confirmed reports carried by the Serbian daily newspaper Blic about Serbia's likely inclusion in the planned gas pipeline running from Croatia to Hungary.
Romanian Politician Linked to HSBC Scandal
Amid the continuing fall out over the HSBC scandal, a journalistic project in Romania has named a key figure in the ruling party as one of those who held secret accounts in the Swiss branch of the British bank.
Bosnia Protesters Hurt Outside Cantonal Headquarters
Four women were hurt in Tuzla, northern Bosnia, when protesters tried to break through a police cordon and enter the building of the cantonal government, journalists told Balkan Insight.
Croatia: Glavas in hate speech campaign
Croatia: Glavas in hate speech campaign
ZAGREB -- Branimir Glavas, who has recently been released from prison, has paid to promote "a campaign of hate speech" on Facebook.
Bosnian Serb Deputies Mull EU Declaration
The President of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, will sign Bosnia's EU declaration, but only once it is debated by the entity assembly, scheduled for Wednesday, officials said.
Croatia Readies for New President's Inauguration
Croatia's newly elected President, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, is finalising preparations for her inauguration on Sunday.
The candidate of the opposition centre-right Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, she won the second round of the elections in January against the incumbent, Ivo Josipovic, by a smallest margin ever - just 32,509 votes.
Greek health sector takes turn for worse in crisis years
?he Greek health sector has deteriorated significantly since the start of the country?s crisis, according to the results of a new international study.
Greece was ranked in 28th place out of 37 countries on last year?s Euro Health Consumer Index, a comparison of healthcare systems carried out by Swedish company Health Consumer Powerhouse.
Audit Triggers Corruption Row in Bosnian Serb Entity
Bosnian Serb opposition parties have accused the government of the entity and its ruling party, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, of corruption and financial negligence after the Republika Srpska auditor presented a highly critical audit of the work of the entity's Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry in 2013.
Croatian Medal for Bosniak Ex-Leader Angers Serbs
The president of the War Veterans' organisation in Bosnia's Serb-led dominated Republika Srpska, Milomir Savcic, told media on Tuesday that the awarding of the medal to former politicial leader Ganic who is now an academic, showed that Croats and Bosniaks have always been in an alliance against Serbs.
Croatia decorates Bosnian wanted for war crimes by Serbia
Croatia decorates Bosnian wanted for war crimes by Serbia
ZAGREB -- Ivo Josipovic has decorated Ejup Ganic, whom Serbia charges with war crimes, and for whom the country has issued an international arrest warrant.