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Human Rights Progress Faltering in South and Central Europe: HRW
The latest report from Human Rights Watch, published on Tuesday evening, says that discrimination and violence against minorities, domestic violence, pressure on media and problems with dealing with the wartime past continued to be major issues for Balkan states and Central Europe last year.
Serbia Faces Yugoslav-Era Debt Repayments for Years to Come
While Croatia and Slovenia have paid off their debts inherited from Yugoslavia, Serbia is still paying. And Belgrade's refusal to recognise Kosovo as independent has only increased its burden.
Bosnia’s Courts Convict More Migrant Smugglers
More than 90 per cent of judgments were pronounced on the basis of plea agreements. Sanctions ranged from conditional sentences to three years in prison. Ancillary penalties of several dozen thousands euros were also imposed and the proceeds of migrant smuggling worth over 10,000 euros were seized, along with several vehicles used to execute the crimes.
Week in Review: The Balkans in 2020
Playing the Identity Card
In 2020, Montenegrin voters will go to the polls to elect a new Parliament and government. Elections must be held by October. Yet they will be closely watched for a number of reasons other than their actual outcome.
Heroes of 2019: People Who Took Action for Positive Change
Adil Amanet and the Husic family. Photo: Klix.ba
In 2019, the migrant crisis hit Bosnia and Herzegovina more severely than it did four years ago when the whole of Europe was dealing with a vast number of people moving towards Western Europe along the so-called Balkan route.
Migrants wander through Bosnia in Balkan winter
Bosnia's notorious Vucjak camp may have closed down after an international outcry, but the plight of migrants stranded in the country while trying to reach Western Europe is far from over.
The tent camp near the northwestern town of Bihac stood on a former landfill and near a minefield, becoming a symbol of migrant suffering as they travel through the Balkans.
Croatia: 2019 Blighted by Anti-Serb Hatred
Hate crimes and hate speech towards Croatia's Serb minority have blighted the year in the country, and although there are no statistics available on the number of incidents, several very serious ones have been reported during 2019.
Croatia Court Rules Same-sex Couple Can Foster Children
In what campaigners call a "historic decision" for LGBT rights in Croatia, the Zagreb Administrative Court on Thursday ruled that a same-sex couple, Ivo Segota and Mladen Kozic, have the right to become foster parents.
BIRN Fact-check: What Croatia Is Not Saying About the ‘Nigerian students’ Case
The two Nigerian students who said the Croatian police expelled them to Bosnia, assuming that, as Africans, they were illegal immigrants, will soon be returned home - but the mystery around their case has not been cleared up.
Bosnia Struggling to Prosecute Migrants when Identity in Doubt
Experts who spoke to BIRN BiH say the rules must urgently be harmonised and the law updated to reflect the new challenges.
"This could be disastrous because many of them [migrants] do lack personal identification documents," said Vehid Sehic, a former judge and lawyer in Bosnia.
Higher Employment Rates for Men and Women Aged 55 to 64 Years in 2018
In 2018, employment rates for men and women aged 55 to 64 years were higher, at 65% for men and 52% for women, than the average rates for all adult men and women (60% and 48%) in the European Union (EU), Eurostat data show.
Serbia Still Putting Children with Disabilities in Institutions: Report
More than three quarters of children living in state institutions in Serbia are children with disabilities, according to the latest United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty.
At 77 per cent, Serbia ranks joint third with Hungary behind Turkmenistan and China in a total of 57 countries analysed.
Croatia Suggests Police Unintentionally Shot Migrant
A migrant shot and seriously wounded by Croatian police may have been struck by accident, Croatian Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said late on Sunday, responding to the latest incident that has raised questions about the tactics used by the European Union member against migrants and refugees trying to cross its territory.
Migrants, Refugees Find Shelter Hard to Come by in Bosnia
In an abandoned building near a train station in the north Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 25-year-old Afghan Mohammed is trying to keep himself warm.
It's mid-November, and the temperature is just a few degrees above freezing. Mohammed's jacket does not look like it was made for the cold Bosnian winter.
Record: Bulgarians Abroad Have Sent over 1 Billion in the Country
Bulgarians abroad broke the record by the amount of money they sent to their homeland.
For the first time in history, just over a billion and 100 million euros is the money which migrants transferred to Bulgarian accounts, NOVA reported.
According to statistics, about 80% of the money comes from EU countries. The exact amount is EUR 833 million.