Bulgaria Courts to Publish Rulings Online 2008-08-01 · BIRN Balkan Insight All Bulgarian courts have to start publishing their decisions online within a month, the Bulgarian Supreme Judicial Council decided. The move comes after the latest report by the EU, which criticised Sofia for delayed judicial reforms, frequent delays in court trials and an outdated penal code.

Karadzic A Criminal for Only 17% of Serbs 2008-08-01 · Angus Reid Global Monitor A new poll reveals that 33% of Serbians consider Radovan Karadzic a hero, while just 17% see him as a criminal. According to 42% he is neither.

Romanian Chamber of Deputies to convene on high-level graft cases 2008-07-31 · Southeast European Times The Romanian parliament plans an extraordinary session to discuss President Basescu's demand for high-level corruption probes against former ministers. Under investigation are former PM Nastase and seven former or current ministers. Basescu's request followed an EU report criticising Romania's efforts to fight corruption, especially at high levels.

More Than Sk94 mn to Be Spent on Health of Disadvantaged to 2015 2008-07-27 · TASR Support for the health of disadvantaged communities in Slovakia will require more than €3.12 million between 2009-15, according to the Health Ministry. Segregated Roma communities suffer from insufficient infrastructure, drinking water, sewage systems and waste disposal, leading to unsound living conditions and a devastated environment. There is also a lack of confidence in official institutions, including doctors.

Compensation for Sweden’s Roma? 2008-08-01 · Radio Sweden The Swedish government’s Delegation for Roma Issues is investigating reparations and even a possible Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to come to grips with five centuries of persecution against one of the most oppressed minorities in Europe. A radio report.

Singled out for exclusion? 2008-04-22 · The Guardian Do British schools reflect 'institutional racism', 15 years after Stephen Lawrence's murder? Prof. Parsons introduces the legislative dilemmas involved in tackling it and presents research findings. Roma children suffer the highest rates of exclusion, but much larger numbers are involved in the disproportional exclusion of black pupils. After seven years, the permanent exclusion of black Caribbean pupils dropped merely from 3.9 times to 3.0 times the rate for white pupils.

Islam in the European Union: What's at Stake in the Future? 2007-05-14 · European Parliament Directorate Generale for the Internal Policies of the Union This report presents the current stakes concerning the Muslim presence in Europe. It adresses four main areas: organizational processes underway within Muslim communities; the questions of education and leadership; the juridical profiles and political management of Muslim’s; cohabitation as a decision to live together. Based on the findings of the study, policy proposals are made.

Cordoba Declaration on Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims 2007-10-10 · Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) The 2007 Cordoba Declaration of the OSCE was issued in the aftermath of the two-day OSCE Chairmanship Conference on Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims. With the declaration, 56 participating States affirmed that they are responsible for addressing acts of intolerance and discrimination against Muslims. The declaration also called on Muslim communities to engage in their societies and noted that international developments can never justify intolerance and discrimination, including against Muslims.

Access to information by the media in the OSCE region: Country Reports 2007-06-21 · OSCE - Representative on Freedom of the Media With the support of the 2006 Belgian OSCE Chairmanship, the Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFOM) started a survey in May 2006 on access to information by the media in the OSCE participating States. RFOM sent a Questionnaire to all Governments of the OSCE participating States on the state of relevant legislation and practice in their nations. The country reports for this survey are based on data that have been received ...