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Ring in the New Year Balkan Style
From Zagreb to Tirana, Balkan cities are hosting open-air music festivals featuring regional and international stars to ring in the New Year. So, if you won't be in Belgrade for the New Year but still want to party, dress warm and enjoy our list of celebration plans in other major Balkan cities.
Zagreb
Singers and Footballers Top Google Searches in Balkans
It's that time of year again, when Google publishes its lists of the most frequently used Google search terms used in 2015.
People in the Balkans, as in most countries around the globe, are most curious about pop singers and football players, according to an article published by Time weekly.
Greek actress among the European Shooting Stars
European Film Promotion has unveiled its European Shooting Stars list of the top 10 young European actors and actresses picked as talents to watch.
Greek actress Daphne Patakia known for Yorgos Zois’Interruption and Constantine Giannaris’ Spring Awakening is among the ten most promising young performers.
Bulgarian Theatre Night Kicks Off on November 21
For a third year in a row Bulgaria will host an event celebrated in 11 European countries which aims to remove barriers between the audience and theatre and performing art.
‘Provocative’ Laibach Offer to Entertain Croatian Nationalists
After playing in North Korea, Slovenian band Laibach said they’re interested in performing at a high-profile nationalist celebration in Croatia - but officials said ‘provocateurs’ weren’t welcome.
Ex-President's Election Videos Amuse Croatia
More than 160,000 viewers on Youtube across the Western Balkans region have been amused or bemused by some videos that former Croatian President Ivo Josipovic released on Sunday.
Videos showing Josipovic and people from his "Forwards Croatia - Progressive Alliance" party became an instant hit on Youtube, social networks and websites.
Croatia: Vukovar officials recorded singing fascist song
The deputy mayor of the town of Vukovar in Croatia, Marijan Pavlicek, and City Council President Igor Gavric are shown in a video singing an Ustasha song.
The Ustasha regime was in power in the WW2-era Nazi-allied entity the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). They ran death camps, including Jasenovac, that was the site of mass murder of Serbs, Jews, and Roma.
Croatian police: Pro-Ustasha singer to be punished
The Croatian police have said that Marko Perkovic aka Thompson will be punished for shouting a fascist greeting during his concert in Knin.
Croats Chant Anti-Serb Slogans at Nationalist Concert
Some 80,000 people watched nationalist singer Marko Perkovic Thompson celebrate the 20th anniversary of Croatia’s victorious Operation Storm, many chanting “Kill a Serb” and fascist slogans from WWII.
Croatian Serb Refugee Artists Depict Lost Homeland
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Croatia Army’s Operation Storm, Croatian Serb artists who fled the military offensive displayed paintings and sculptures about the place they left behind.
Sarajevo Film Festival Expects 100,000 Visitors
Construction of the main stage has started in front of Sarajevo's National Theatre, which will be the main venue for the red-carpet introductions and presentations at the 21st Sarajevo Film Festival which starts in less than three weeks in the Bosnian capital.
Croatia Issues Arrest Warrant for Dinamo Chiefs
Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic told a TV show on Thursday that an internal arrest warrant had been issued for senior officials of the Zagreb football club Dinamo.
The main man in question, Zdravko Mamic, via a video link to the same TV show, called the minister a liar and said he was a victim of a political plot.
Animated Film Festival Opens in Croatia
The annual festival of animated film, Animafest, starts in three cinemas in Zagreb on Tuesday, bringing 300 international short and feature-length movies to the audiences in the Croatian capital.
The festival, which started in 1972, will take place in three cinemas in Zagreb over six days.
Balkan Govts Urged to Uphold Media Freedom
The president of the European Journalism Federation, EFJ, Mogens Blicher Bjerregard, said his organization will not and must not allow Balkan authorities "to arrest our colleagues, threaten them, and want them to be silent".
Croatian Opposition Chief Rejects TV Debate With PM
Tomislav Karamarko, head of the main opposition party, the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, has turned down the offer of a TV debate with his main opponent, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic.
In a statement on Tuesday, the HDZ said that Karamarko would not be responding to a call to debate with Milanovic, also head of the governing Social Democratic Party, SDP.