During much of the pandemic, Arlington National Cemetery restricted visitors due to coronavirus concerns. But with the improvement in the number of COVID-19 across the country, the cemetery is once again open to all visitors keen to pay their respects this Memorial Day weekend. David Martin reports. Video transcript – …
Read More »2021 U.S. Naval Academy graduates Vice President Kamala Harris speaks
The New York Times Her high school said she was third in her class. So she went to court. Dalee Sullivan looked straight into his computer camera and began to present his case to the judge. She referred to the transcripts, emails and policies she had taken from the student …
Read More »Opening of the application for the ‘Best Employer Brand Awards Adria 2021’
Applications for the regional competition âBest Employer Brand Awards Adria 2021, which rewards the best companies and practices in the field of employer brandingâ, are now open according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal. In recent years, in the employer branding segment, employers have positioned themselves …
Read More »Chuck Foresyth joins Signature Wealth Group
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 27, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Signature Wealth Group (an independent organization aligned with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., a FINRA / SIPC member) is pleased to announce that Chuck foresyth, CFP®, (Wealth Advisor, RJFS), joined the practice in the Charlotte, North Carolina branch. “With the …
Read More »Future Jews 2048 – Web Episode 3: Social Impact and Influence of the Global and Local Jewish Community – The Australian Jewish News
Explore evolving Jewish social capital and its impacts and influences on the shaping of future Jews, and society at large, in 2048. This fireside chat series seeks to inspire, inform and provoke a pragmatic, forward-looking community discussion about the possible future of Jews and Judaism in Australia and around the …
Read More »Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Program (SMEP) – Reducing Plastic Pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (Research and Innovation)
Deadline for submitting applications at 11:59 p.m. on July 2, 2021. Overview The SMEP Plastics Fund has a total budget of up to £ 5million over 3 years. We are looking for calls for projects for research and development projects that have the potential to bring new solutions in the …
Read More »Belarus sanctions so far are ‘simply insufficient’
US Representative Chris Smith, a member of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs and leading congressional critic against Alyaksandr Lukashenka, told RFE / RL that “it is time to think of a tribunal” to bring Belarus to the power for a long time. Strongman and his associates are …
Read More »Euro Jet ready for summer 2021 in Adriatic countries
Euro Jet, a provider of ground support services in Europe and Central Asia, is ready for the upcoming summer travel season and will provide comprehensive ground support services in all countries surrounding the Adriatic Sea, including Croatia , Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania. Euro Jet provides ground handling …
Read More »Businesses look to the Western Balkans to relocate production lines
Western Balkan countries – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia are expected to benefit from the trend to outsource production of EU companies from Asia near home. them due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is indicated by a report by the Vienna Institute for International Economic …
Read More »Serbia, Greece sign MoU to cut roaming charges
BELGRADE (Serbia), May 24 (SeeNews) – Serbia and Greece have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reduce roaming charges for calls between the two countries, the Serbian government has said. As part of the deal, Serbia and Greece will encourage mobile operators to reach mutual agreements regarding the permanent …
Read More »Thom Shanker appointed project director for media and national security | GW today
Thom Shanker, longtime Pentagon correspondent and editor of the New York Times, has been named the new director of the Media and National Security Project (PMNS), an initiative within George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs which contributes to deepening public understanding of national security. âWe are delighted …
Read More »How the United States and other countries differ in setting the minimum wage
Most Americans prefer to raise the federal minimum wage, which has been $ 7.25 an hour since 2009. About six in ten adults (62%), including the majority in almost all demographic groups, support increasing the wage. minimum wage at $ 15 an hour. Even among the 38% of Americans who …
Read More »Once key to the economy, Bosnia’s coal mines risk closing
Fourth-generation miner Adis Genga said he and his colleagues would join a general strike in Bosnian coal mines if miners were forced to quit their jobs under unfavorable conditions knowing their strike days were numbered. Within a decade, 37-year-old Genga and other workers at the Abid Lolic mine in central …
Read More »New study highlights the nearshoring potential of the Western Balkans
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia are likely to benefit from a relocation of production from the Far East after Covid-19. To have a major impact, it is essential to improve governance, education and transport infrastructure. Missing parts in the automotive industry or not enough vaccines: …
Read More »Going green means cleaner air and healthier life in the Western Balkans
âWe all know what can be done,â says Rijad TikveÅ¡a, president of the Ekotim Association for the Protection and Promotion of Nature, Environment and Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to TikveÅ¡a, there are three main recommendations for policy makers: âReduce emissions, reduce emissions and reduce emissions.â âThere are three …
Read More »“Forget about Bosnia and Herzegovina, it’s a nightmare; the EU has a priority, and that’s Serbia” – Komentari –
ZAGREB – After yesterday’s meeting in Brussels on the Western Balkans, Croatian media say that the EU is not primarily interested in Bosnia, but in Serbia. Source: Jutarnji list Tuesday, 11.05.2021. | 11:53 a.m. Close the entire text of the article here Tanjug / AP Photo / Visar Kryeziu The …
Read More »Without tourists, Bosnian Catholic pilgrimage site turned into a ghost town – The Calvert Journal
With the onset of Covid-19, Bosnia closed its borders to foreign visitors until late in the summer months. “It was a strange situation across the country: even when the lockdown restrictions were relaxed, with no tourists there was no business,” says St. Oegger. His most recent images show the devastating …
Read More »Donkey milk company lowers trend for Bosnian companies
In a report released on April 1, the World Bank said it was forecasting growth in gross domestic product, GDP, of 2.8 percent this year, again behind the forecast average of 4.4 percent for the region. . Sectors hardest hit have been retail, manufacturing, transport and accommodation, pushing up an …
Read More »Retail sales in the Serbian Republic of Bosnia on the rise in March
Regional today Wednesday April 28, 2021, 1:10 PM Retail Retail sales in the Serbian Republic of Bosnia grew 8.8% real year-on-year in March, after edging up 0.1% in February, Banja Luka’s Institute of Statistics (RSIS) said on Monday, citing data adjusted for working days. On a monthly comparison basis, seasonally …
Read More »Industrial production in the Serbian Republic of Bosnia up 11.4% y / y in March
SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 23 (SeeNews) – Industrial production in the Serbian Republic of Bosnia increased 11.4% year-on-year in March after increasing 18.2% in February, the entity’s statistical office announced on Friday. On a monthly comparison basis, industrial production fell 2.5% in March, after increasing 5.4% a month earlier, …
Read More »Industrial producer prices increase in the Serbian Republic of Bosnia by 1.5% year-on-year in March
SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), April 22 (SeeNews) – Industrial producer prices in the Serbian Republic of Bosnia rose 1.5% year-on-year in March, after rising 1.3 % in February, the entity’s statistical office said Thursday. On a monthly comparison basis, the entity’s industrial producer price index (PPI) rose 0.2% in March, …
Read More »Suburban composting craze turns Bosnia’s industrial corner green
In a suburb outside one of Bosnia’s most polluted industrial towns, a growing army of housewives are fighting for the environment, armed only with compost bins and leftover food. Near the northeastern town of Tuzla, a center of coal, electricity and chemical extraction, the suburban community of Gornja Tuzla has …
Read More »Croatia pledges support for Bosnia and Herzegovina – EURACTIV.com
Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan GrliÄ Radman told Sarajevo daily Dnevni Avaz that: “Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are neighboring and friendly countries which are undoubtedly directed towards each other geographically, politically, economically and in terms of traffic.” âTherefore, our good bilateral relations are of the utmost importance to Croatia. We …
Read More »Slovenia suspected of calling for ‘peaceful dissolution’ of Bosnia and Herzegovina – EURACTIV.com
Slovenia’s Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was summoned to the country’s Foreign Ministry to explain recent rumors about Ljubljana’s alleged plans for the dissolution of the host country and the redistribution of borders across the Western Balkans. Bosnian media reported on Monday (April 12th) that Ambassador Zorica Bukinac was …
Read More »Bosnians protest, call on government to step down due to lack of COVID vaccines
Hundreds of Bosnians staged a protest in the capital Sarajevo on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of senior government officials for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the failure to launch a nationwide vaccination program. The protest came as the country reported 99 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily …
Read More »Industrial producer prices in the Serbian Republic of Bosnia up 1.3% year-on-year in February
SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), March 25 (SeeNews) – Industrial producer prices in the Serbian Republic of Bosnia rose 1.3% year-on-year in February, after falling 0.2 % in January, the entity’s statistical office said. On a monthly comparison basis, the entity’s Industrial Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 1.1% in February, after …
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