"The grey zone of real estate and construction industry are easy targets for such operations. Though Croatian institutions delivered anti-money laundering laws ten years ago, there have been only two such trials."

Real estate and the construction industry are easy targets for those seeking to launder money, a Council of Europe committee warns. via SETimes news

"Those Bosnians who elected to remain in the camps eventually found asylum in countries throughout the Western and Arab worlds. Many of those who settled in the Middle East later fought in Palestine against the new Israeli state."

On a pleasant Thursday in December 1948, Emilio Traubner, a correspondent for The Palestine Post, found himself near Abu Kabir, not far from Jaffa. via SF Sentinel

"I've dedicated most of my life to this shipyard. This place means tradition and my wish is that many more generations earn their pensions here... because I think 3.Maj can compete on the global market."

Time stood still on the docks of 3.Maj shipyard as the champagne bottle swirled and smashed against the hull of a tanker being launched for Latvian owners. via Reuters

Serbia's Dragan Sutanovac urged Kosovo voters to choose pro-Western candidates. Also this week: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro sign a cross-border co-operation agreement. via SETimes news

"Croatia will pay the 40m euros from its tax revenues"

The recent court case against Croatia for improprieties in the Hypo Bank acquisition of Slavonska Banka may dampen the enthusiasm of foreign investors. via Balkan Times

"There are still risks, which must not be underestimated"

Swift European Union membership for Turkey and Balkan nations would benefit the bloc and stabilise southeast Europe, especially in the wake of Kosovo's independence, regional leaders said on Friday. via Turkish Daily News

ZAGREB, Croatia -- Greece handed over to Croatia on Wednesday ethnic Serbs Ernest Radjen and Dusan Maslovar, sought by Zagreb for war crimes against civilians during the 1992-1995 conflict. via SETimes news

"The main tourist season now lasts four months, compared to two months not so long ago"

"Experience Wild Beauty" is Montenegro's newest tourist slogan. But while the beauty of the "Pearl of the Adriatic" is undeniable, the wilderness is disappearing. via Slam Sports

"It's actually very expensive for most countries to deal with weather"

The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plains, but where does it go in Croatia? That's what officials from the Office of Weather Programs and Projects at the University of Oklahoma will find out as they conduct ... via The Norman Transcript

"The bridge may be cracking due to seismic activity, shifting of support stones, roadwork nearby or some irregularity in construction aimed at replicating the pre-1993 original"

Several cracks appear on the Old Bridge in Mostar daily, according to experts hired by the Commission to Preserve the National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. via Balkan Times

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