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UN: Bulgaria Faces World's Bleakest Demographic Prospects by 2050
Bulgaria faces the bleakest demographic prospects on a global scale over the next 35 years, according to the 2015 World Population Prospects report of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
In the period 2015-2050, Bulgaria's population is expected to shrink by 27.9%.
Croatian president says fascist salute idea "unacceptable"
The initiative to reinstate a fascist salute as the official salute of the Croatian Armed Forces is unacceptable and is not serious.
Bosnia Mulls Action in Case of Refugee Crisis
As the refugee crisis mounts in Macedonia and Serbia, with thousands of people from Middle Eastern and African countries using them as a corridor to the EU, Bosnian officials are mulling their own capacities and options in case the crisis spills over.
Croatia: Church dignitaries back fascist salute initiative
High-ranked dignitaries of the Catholic Church in Croatia are among the signatories of a petition for the Croatian army to start using a fascist salute.
This has been reported by the Croatian website index.hr, which added that "persons of various profiles said it was an old Croatia salute, and don't mind at all that it was also the official salute used during the NDH."
World Bank Said to Be Urging Bulgaria to Cut VAT on Drugs
The World Bank has recommended to Bulgaria to cut Value Added Vax (VAT) levied on medicines as the tax is too high and poses a heavier burden on the poorer patients, Sega news daily reported on Monday.
Serbian ombudsman writes to Croatian counterpart
Serbian Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic has written to his Croatian counterpart Lora Vidovic propmpted by the decision of Vukovar in Croatia to ban bilingual signs.
The city authorities' decision concerns the use of Serbian Cyrillic - the alphabet of the town's Serb minority.
Bosnian WWII Battlefield Becomes Art Laboratory
A group of 20 local and international artists gathered over the weekend in a remote field in the middle of the Kozara national park in Bosnia's Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity for the closing ceremony of the 8th Ars Kozara art laboratory.
Bulgaria May Send Army to Borders as Migrant Wave to Macedonia Surges
Bulgaria's Defence Ministry said on Friday it is considering sending army troops to the country's borders to help police prevent a potential surge in migrant influx, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
EU Allocates EUR 222M to Boosting Cooperation in Danube Region
The European Commission has adopted a EUR 222M six-year programme aimed at strengthening cooperation and supporting projects in the Danube region.
EC confident Croatia will respect minority rights
Bilingual signs and minority languages are in the jurisdiction of European Union member states, a European Commission statement said on Thursday.
It added that the EC is confident that Croatia will honor national and international commitments on the protection of national minorities.
Cyrillic alphabet was banned in fascist NDH, website recalls
Croatian website Index.hr has published excerpts from "basic laws of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH)" that banned the use of the Cyrillic alphabet.
The NDH was a Second World War-era fascist entity allied with the Nazis, whose Ustasha regime operated death camps for Serbs, Jews, and Roma, including Jasenovac.
Hungary's Border Fence to Redirect Migrants to Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia Says
The fence being built by Hungary along its southern border with Serbia would redirect the wave of migrants to Croatia and Bulgaria, the Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said.
Turkey ranks second in clean beaches
Turkey, which hosts nearly 40 million tourists annually, has ranked second in the number of blue-flagged beach, an international label awarded to beaches which meet a high standard in multiple categories, including cleanliness.
According to information by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, Turkey has increased the number of its blue flag beaches every year.
Zagreb wants Serbia to "wait, not strain relations"
Croatia's Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs will not react to a protest note sent by the Serbian Foreign Ministry.
Convicted Serb war criminal Mrksic dies
A former Serb army commander serving a 20-year sentence for his role in the massacre of Croats during the Balkans wars has died in Lisbon at the age of 68, the Portuguese government said on Aug. 18.