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Moody's Agency has confirmed Croatia's credit rating of 'A3' with stable outlooks, emphasizing strong institutions and governance systems, but warning of risks related to rising expenditures and dependence on external demand, particularly due to concentration in tourism. #Hrvatska #kreditniRejting #NacionalniPlanOporavka (translated)

"We do not want second-class membership; we want the right to make decisions in the EU." Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajić welcomed the government's action, stating that institutions protect the national interests of the country and its European path. #CrnaGora #MihailZvinčuk #RuskiBlogeri (translated)

We are particularly pleased that Ms. Darijana Filipović has been elected as a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the territory of the Federation, from the ranks of the Croatian people, with the full political legitimacy of the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina who are Croats, said Plenković. “We believe that this is good, just, and right, and that in this way the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina will function more harmoniously, with greater mutual trust, respect, and, of course, give momentum to all others for reform efforts and the continuation of the European path that Croatia strongly advocates and supports, along with guaranteed full equality for all three constituent peoples,” the Prime Minister said. “I am glad that Split was, for those two days, the center of Mediterranean politics, being also the center of Adriatic Croatia,” the Prime Minister concluded. Prime Minister Andrej Plenković stated that the goal is to continue protecting the standard of living for citizens and investing in development while maintaining the stability of public finances. #rebalansproračuna #HrvatskaVlada #AndrejPlenković (translated)

Russia is not providing enough information about the mysterious death of an employee of the Siberian plague research institute, which is why the World Health Organization and international health institutions cannot conduct a full risk assessment. #Rusija #WHO #epidemija (translated)

"I am running because my life has prepared me to serve football," Vega wrote in a statement announcing his candidacy, adding: "Football does not belong to presidents or administrators. Football is bigger than any position, individual, or institution. It belongs to the people and all the players, coaches, referees, fans, volunteers, clubs, leagues, federations, and communities that give football life." #Fifa #RamonVega #nogomet (translated)

Igor Muzevic noted that he felt awkward when the non-governmental organization quoted Nicholas Taleb, as Muki was supposedly doing in the recording. He mentioned that Taleb introduced the term "Intellectual Yet Idiot" or IYI for well-educated members of the higher middle class, which includes bureaucrats, officials of non-governmental organizations, and various experts. According to Muzevic's description, IYIs shape rules and policies, lead organizations, and manage institutions, but they are generally not the ones to bear the consequences of unsuccessful ideas. Their authority is said to be based on diplomas, titles, and positions, rather than on practical experience or proven results. He added that they often act condescendingly and interpret disagreement as ignorance, labeling skeptics as uneducated, reactionary, or populist. #IntellectualYetIdiot #NicholasTaleb #NVO (translated)

After the closed session of the parliamentary Committee on Internal Policy and National Security, its president Ranko Ostojić said that the Security and Intelligence Agency (SOA) had forwarded information to the relevant authorities, but the institutions that subsequently commented claimed otherwise. #SOA #Lika #otpadi (translated)

Borut Rončević wrote that Mladina has given him a cover story for the second time, and that it was interesting to read his professional biography as written by someone who, in his opinion, does not like him. He pointed out that the article did not mention that he was a Zois scholarship holder and recipient of Marie Curie and Fulbright scholarships, a two-time holder of the Jean Monnet Chair, and a three-time Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. He added that he mainly perceived from the article that in the past twenty years, faculties and research institutions have been established and a university center has been built in Novo mesto, where, in his words, there is now a public university. If the article is intended as an indictment, he stated that he gladly took note of it. #izobraževanje #novinarstvo #biografija (translated)

This young woman has experienced something indescribable, and then she was let down one by one by the people and institutions that were supposed to protect her. The Governor of the state of New York, Kathy Hochul, announced that the investigation into the alleged rape at Cornell University will be taken over by the state attorney general. #silovanje #istraga #Cornell (translated)

The investigation revealed that more than 270 Catholic priests sexually abused nearly 1000 children in three dioceses of Massachusetts over several decades, while church authorities systematically protected the institution's reputation instead of the victims. #zlostavljanje #dječja_prava #katolička_crkva (translated)