Croatia
Minorities in Croatia Asked to Vote For the Representatives of the Minorities
In spite of the fact that it hasn’t officially started yet, the election campaign is gaining in intensity in a manner so well known in Croatia: lots of scandals and mutual accusations!

Prishtina
Three Day Conference on local initiatives for the environment in Prishtina

Organized by the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning was held the three-days regional conference for environment - "Promotion of local initiatives for the environment on SouthEast Europe". In this conference, which last from September 25-27, a large number of experts from the region are taking part. They are exchanging their experiences in coordination of activities in a regional level for the protection of the environment.

Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina
IGMAN INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED EXPERTS' GROUP ON RECONCILIATION
The Igman Initiative, organization that gathers under its auspices over 100 NGOs from SCG, Croatia and BiH, established an experts' group with the goal to prepare a model of reconciliation between the three states.

Bulgaria
Bulgaria Adopts Comprehensive Anti-DiscriminatioN Law
The Bulgarian Parliament last month adopted a comprehensive anti-discrimination Law. This law bans discrimination on a number of grounds, including race, gender, religion, disability, age, and sexual orientation.
Albania
Albania to Prepare Strategy on Migration
With the support of international partners, Albania is drafting a national strategy on migration. Representatives of European Commission (EC) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) signed an agreement in September providing a grant to develop a migration management system.