That’s right, you read correctly. Bosnia-Herzegovina, that country of 3 million people in Europe, does not exist. Period. Well, according to Citroën at least.
(www.24ur.com)
This map appeared on a new promotional campaign for the French car manufacturer Citroën. As you can plainly see, Bosnia has been swallowed up by Croatia and Serbia. Slovenia is suspiciously larger, [...]
In other, less serious news, all the countries of the former Yugoslavia, plus Albania (ignore the Greek flag in the picture above), have picked their 2009 Eurovision entries:
Serbia
Albania
Croatia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Montenegro
Slovenia
Macedonia
Will Eurovision return to the region next year after a short break in Russia? Probably not.
For a rundown of Balkan Eurovision losers, head over to Belgraded.
Which is your [...]
It’s official - Madonna, undoubtedly the queen of pop, is returning to the Balkans following her Budva, Montenegro, concert last year. Gigs in Belgrade, Ljubljana, Bucharest and Sofia have been added to the the second half of her Sticky & Sweet Tour, which will visit 22 European cities this July and August.
Rumours have been circulating [...]
Photo by Violentz
According to a report (in Serbian) by the Union of Economists of Serbia, Belgrade is the cheapest capital city in the region when it comes to the price of food. The researchers recorded the prices of 28 different food products, such as bananas, yogurt, bread, apple juice, beer, flour, potatoes, chicken and toothpaste, [...]
The BBC has posted an article and video highlighting the situation for many Serb refugees living in centres in Serbia.
After fleeing the wars in Bosnia and Croatia in the 1990s, many Serb refugees are still living in cramped and basic conditions in ‘collective centres’ across Serbia. They can’t afford to move out and rent flats [...]
