The Sarajevo Stock Exchange Adopts an Islamic Index

The Sarajevo Stock Exchange Adopts an Islamic Index

The Editorial Board October 22, 2016

Bosnia and Hezegovina, Sarajevo - Sarajevo stock exchange announced Monday to adopt an Islamic index rating, a first in the Balkans, which occurs in a context of increasing investments of Gulf monarchies in Bosnia. "This index is not present only in the Islamic world.…

Politics

Political Situation in Montenegro (2/2)

Miloš Milojević October 21, 2016

By Miloš Milojević. Read part 1 here. Parliamentary election in Montenegro was already finished when polls closed on Sunday evening, October 16. Preliminary results which were soon published showed mostly what everybody expected -- Democratic Party of Socialists won majority of votes (41,42%)…

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Why Poland Waived the Caracal Helicopter

Olivier Bault October 20, 2016

By Olivier Bault. After the decision of Poland announced on October 5th, not to buy the 50 Caracal helicopters from Airbus Helicopters manufacturer, reactions on the French side have been somewhat exaggerated. Because contrary to what has been said, there has been…

Society

Geothermal Energy: Massive Potential Under Exploited in the V4

The Editorial Board October 19, 2016

By Damien Linhart. Construction of the first geothermal power plant in Višegrad countries started in Tura in Hungary last June. Geothermal consists in using the underground energy. Techniques and fields of application depend on the temperature. High geothermal energy uses very high…

Society

Orbán plans to double the Hungarian army and rise patriotism among children

The Editorial Board October 19, 2016

Hungary - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he had taken the necessary steps in order to double the Hungarian army's personnel from 2017. Orbán also wishes the military instruction of children to develop, especially using sport. The Hungarian PM wants it to serve as a counter-culture to reinforce social…

Society

Poland created a phosphorescent bike path!

The Editorial Board October 18, 2016

Poland, Olsztyn - In the North East of Poland, the small town of Olsztyn is currently testing a new type of bike path which is ... phosphorescent! The Polish town of Olsztyn since early October has a 100m length bike path, that…

Politics

Political situation in Montenegro (1/2)

Miloš Milojević October 17, 2016

Political situation in Montenegro (1/2), by Miloš Milojević. This article has been written few days before the elections which took place on Sunday, October the 16th, and the second part of the article will comment the results of the election. On Saturday, October the…

Society

Romania bans trophy hunting

Marie Fouque October 15, 2016

By Marie Fouque. Romania – On Tuesday, October 4, the Minister of the Environment, Water and Forestry Cristiana Pasca Palmer announced that the trophy hunting of large carnivores is now banned in Romania. It is prohibited in the European Union but this…

Politics

Poland cancels her $ 3.4 billion contract with Airbus

The Editorial Board October 10, 2016

Poland - The Polish Ministry of Development announced last week that it was breaking the negotiations with Airbus, which concerned an order for 50 Caracal helicopters. The Development Ministry said the Airbus company had proposed a contract that does not provide enough…

Politics

The Czech populist party wins regional elections

The Editorial Board October 9, 2016

Czechia - Official results announced this Saturday, October 8, that ANO, the Czech populist party founded by Andrej Babiš in 2011, won the majority of votes in the regional elections. Andrej Babiš, currently finance minister, could then consider becoming Prime Minister. The…

Politics

The anti-abortion bill has been rejected by the Polish Diet

Olivier Bault October 9, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland - On Thursday the Polish parliament rejected by 352 votes against 58 and 18 abstentions the bill of the Civic Committee "Stop abortion", designed to comprehensively ban abortion except in cases of danger for the life of the…

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The Polish Parliament rejected the near-total ban on abortion

The Editorial Board October 7, 2016

Poland - The Polish Parliament rejected this Thursday, October 6, the draft law from citizens' initiative aimed at banning abortion unless it is the result of medical care aiming to save the pregnant woman's life. This project had led several demonstrations, on…