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WEBIn 30 of Europe's biggest cities, streets named after women make up only 9 per cent of the streets dedicated to individuals. The imbalance has started to narrow in some places, but progress is too slow: at this rate, it would take centuries to really close the gap.
Macedonian journalist Zoran Bozinovski must be released
WEBJul 24, 2007 · This publication has been produced within the project European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, co-funded by the European Commission.The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso and its partners and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.
Mostar: the Old One, twenty years later - OBC Transeuropa
WEBFeb 23, 2010 · On November 9th, twenty years ago, the artillery of the Bosnian Croat army destroyed the Mostar Bridge, a treasure of Ottoman architecture and one of the symbols of Bosnia and Herzegovina. People reacted on instinct to the news
Femicides in Turkey: a film honours Bergen, the "Woman of Sorrow"
WEBApr 11, 2013 · The film “Bergen ” was released in Turkey on March 4. It tells the life story of singer Bergen, played masterfully by actress Farah Zeynep Abdullah. The film shows the singer’s transformation from a promising cello player to Turkey’s “Woman of Sorrow,” as her nickname has it.
WEBAbstract1. This paper explores transformations of collective memories surrounding Italian colonialist policies in Albania during the first part of the 20th century. It does so looking at how the relationship between collective memories and mutual representations formed in both Italy and Albania before and after the Cold War.
The "homo georgicus", the oldest European man - OBC Transeuropa
WEBNov 9, 2011 · The oldest human remains found outside the African continent are in Dmanisi, Georgia, and date back to 1.8 million years ago. It is the homo georgicus, a hominid species which, by evolution, seems to be intermediate between the homo habilis and the homo erectus. The discovery was possible thanks to the steadfastness of the Georgian researchers, along with international archeologists, including ...
The last farewell to Djordje Balasevic, the Pannonian sailor
WEBFeb 24, 2010 · Djordje Balasevic (11 May 1953 – 19 February 2021), the greatest Yugoslav singer-songwriter, is gone forever. Almost all of former Yugoslavia joined in grief: Zagreb, Sarajevo, Ljubljana, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Skopje, from Vardar to Triglav
Kiš, Europe, and us - OBC Transeuropa
WEBMar 4, 2009 · Thirty years ago, Danilo Kiš died in Paris. Shortly after his death the Berlin Wall fell, and with it the communist regimes in Eastern European countries and in former Yugoslavia. Kiš was gone and we listened to the great promises of a happier and fairer Europe, of a better world, promises that came to us from the rubble of the Wall.
The truth about Jasenovac - OBC Transeuropa
WEBMay 11, 2016 · Also this year, as has happened since 2016, two opposing ceremonies celebrated the liberation of the Jasenovac concentration camp on April 22 nd, 1945.The Jewish and Roma communities as well as the representative of the Serbian minority decided not to participate in the official celebrations, accusing Andrej Plenković's government of being ham-handed in the fight against historical revisionism.
A long way to go: the Western Balkans and the green transition
WEBJun 15, 2023 · Except for Kosovo, all the Western Balkans are now EU candidate countries. As the requirement for becoming a member of the European Union is the implementation of the EU legislation, the countries need to abide by the European Climate Law of 2021 which requires a 55 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by …