Civilian victims of war are amongst “the most vulnerable groups in a society” and “deserve respect”, the Croatian president, Ivo Josipovic, said on Friday.Speaking at the conference “Civilian victims of war in Croatia”, organised by the NGO Documenta, Josipovic said that “civilian victims deserve respect from a society, and if …

The opposition has accused the Macedonian government of unjustified spending and driving the country into debt with its controversial draft budget.“The budget again envisages spending of money on non-crucial projects,” said Vanco Uzunov, head of the Opposition Social Democrats’ economic board, citing the Skopje 2014 revamp of the capital.

EU Commissioner Stefan Fule announced Monday that Albania will receive 81 million euro to assist with issues including judicial reform and the fight against organised crime.The money will help build the new courthouse in Tirana, restructure two border crossing points and improve the Albanian State Police. It will also help …