Social Issues
Conference on prevention of torture and hate speech
Swiss Ambassador Jean-Daniel Ruch says a priority of the Swiss OSCE chairmanship are stronger ties with civil society and promotion of its active involvement.
More Macedonians Seek Asylum in Germany
The German Federal Service on Migration and Refugees said that 9,420 people from Macedonia lodged asylum applications in Germany in 2013, Deutsche Welle reported.
The figure represents a sharp increase from 2012, when almost 6,900 Macedonians sought asylum in Germany, and from 2011, when there were 1,750 applicants from the Balkan state.
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Dinkic calls for end to austerity measures, belt-tightening
BELGRADE - Leader of the United Regions of Serbia (URS) Mladjan Dinkic has said that Serbia must put an end to austerity measures and belt-tightening as that is not a way out of the crisis.
Bucharest Stray Dog Crackdown Yields Results
The local authorities took a total of 6,756 stray dogs off the streets of Bucharest between September 2013 and January 2014, following the adoption of a new law aimed at solving the problem which has plagued Romania for years.
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Politicians Play War Games With Bosnia Protests
Politicians in Bosnia have been trying to stir up bad memories of the 1990s conflict in a bid to undermine and discredit the nationwide protests against economic hardship and corruption.
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Macedonia and Greece sign military pact
Macedonia and Greece sign military pact
The two countries signed a plan for co-operation specifying joint activities this year.
Macedonia and Greece defence ministers Talat Xhaferi and Dimitris Avramopoulos at the signing of the bilateral plan for co-operation in Athens.[Macedonia Ministry of Defence]
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Nis citizens call for fierce campaign against violence
NIS - Citizens staged a protest at the Nis central square demanding that the authorities, educational institutions and the media launch a fierce campaign against violence, and they also called on politicians to maintain a responsible attitude.
NALED invites parties to list their economic priorities
BELGRADE - The business association National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED) invited on Friday the parties running in the snap parliamentary poll on March 16 to present the economic reforms they intend to conduct as part of their political programme.
BIRODI calls for access to information of public importance
BELGRADE - The Bureau for Social Research (BIRODI) stated that a process was launched on Friday to monitor the proactive approach to the realization of the rights to free access to information of public importance.
Experts don't expect "monolingual civilization"
Experts don't expect "monolingual civilization"
BELGRADE -- Domestic linguists warned on International Mother Language Day that the Serbian language was "under the growing influence of English."
However, they also said Serbian was "endangered to the same extent as other languages with great traditions."
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