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15.04.2008 The much-debated and disputed open document standard Office Open XML (OOXML) has been approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The result of the voting showed 24 supporting votes by participating national standards bodies allowed to vote, known as “p-members,” versus eight opposing votes.

04.04.2008 The Green List, Centre for Peace Studies, Zelena akcija and Documenta Centre will greet today U.S. President George Bush with noisy protests on Zagreb`s Cvjetni Trg (Floral Square), starting at 19:00 hours.

31.03.2008 Simon Grey, the Head of the WB Office in Serbia, says that the Public Information Centre in Belgrade is another step for Serbia towards greater access to information and integration into the international community.

14.01.2008 A week from this year\'s World Social Forum, Vita Europe launches a debate on today\'s organised social movements. Whether you will be at the WSF or not, send us your side of the story! More than 850 organisations from 64 countries have already registered to the WSF 2008 website!

17.10.2006 The protests organized yesterday by Animal Liberation association, on the occasion of October 10, the International Day of Fight against McDonalds, gathered about 50 activists that wanted to speak out to the citizens that they have had enough with the torture conducted by McDonald’s and other exploiters of people and animals.

01.09.2006 The Centre for Peace Studies (original acronym CMS) sent a letter to Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and President Stjepan Mesic, proposing Croatian official sponsorship of the UN Resolution on “Effective International Control over Exports, Imports and Transfer of Conventional Weapons”, recently submitted by the governments of Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Finland, Japan, Kenya and Great Britain.

28.06.2006 The Youth Information Agency (OIA), in ccoperation with three organizations from Sarajevo - Green Visions, Akcija and ACIPS – have the pleasure to invite you to a public lecture and screening of The Yes Men film, at “Bosna” cinema, Thursday, June 29, at 19:00 hours.

12.05.2006 From May 10 to May 13, 2006, the representatives of civil organizations from the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) hold the altenative gathering “Linking alternatives 2” in Vienna, to oppose and criticize the EU-LAC “back door neo-liberalism”.

28.02.2006 Last thursday, 23 February, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development organized, under the “Croatian Responsible Business Agenda 2006” initiative, a presentation of GRI guidelines reporting on socially responsible business and their translation into Croatian.

14.02.2006 Associations involved in the Coalition of Green Activist Groups (KZAG) reacted on the position of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the EU violates the trade agreement for its refusal to allow genetically modified organizms (GMOs) and demanded from the Government to take the side of the countries that are pressured by the WTO, to take all necessary measures to oppose the WTO’s lethal effects on national agriculture, nature and citizens of Croatia.

03.02.2006 The Turkish Company "Kurum" closed down its operations in Elbasan, a move that resulted in the laying off of 1000 workers. The reason for the closing, according to Kurum, lies with the high price of electricity. Kurum (steel and metallurgy industry) was charged to pay 9 Lek per kW/h of electricity, while the other companies in the region pay less than half that price.

11.01.2006 The “Vinozito” Association of Farmers from Kicevo started offering a montly internet prepaid card (200 and 400 Denars value) to go with every canister with cheese sold by its members.

22.12.2005 The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia dismissed the initiative for ruling on constitutionality of the provision of the Law on Customer Protection which bans the retailers from charging a price for shopping bags carrying logos and brand names, since such bags shall be considered advertising material. The initiative was submitted by Kaufland Croatia chain of retail stores.

08.12.2005 On Monday, December 5, the first lifestyle shop of ethically acceptable products was officially opened, made of two shops integrated in the same facility: Superheroes Shop and What do you Read?

16.11.2005 Ivo Miro Jovic, the President of teh Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on invitation of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, heads the B&H delegation that participates in the work of the Second phase of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS).

26.10.2005 The TANGO Ngo, under its “Corporate Social Responsibility” Project, financed by the WorldBank Office in Belgrade, held two public debates under the title “Leave a Mark of Your Success”, as well as five trainings on the same subject.

29.09.2005 The new owner of “Dalmacijacement” from Split, the “CEMEX” international corporation, decided to lay off one hundred workers. The president of the United Trade Unions of Croatia, Ozren Matijasevic, said that the unions tried to fight for preservation of all jobs, but the ownership rejected their efforts.

29.08.2005 Microsoft Windows XP Operating system has been localized for the first time in Albanian language due to the engagement of the Center for Education and Progress, local Microsoft partner for Kosovo.

14.06.2005 Civic Initiatives NGO from Belgrade will participate in this year’s Mediterranean Social Forum in Barcelona, June 16-19. Miljenko Dereta will give a presentation on the ”Democracy Without Alternatives” subject included in the main programme of the Forum.

28.04.2005 The trade unions continue their blockade of the gates of “Mother Teresa” Airport in Tirana. They protest the manner in which they were fired, without prior notification.