Eurasia News

  The nineteenth edition of the Rome Film Festival – dedicated to Marcello Mastroiani on the centenary of his birth – will take place from the 16th until 27th of October at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone , involving numerous other locations and other cultural realities. The Film Festival is produced by Fondazione Cinema for Rome. The event is promoted by Roma Capitale, the Lazio Region, Cinecittà (representing the Ministry of Culture), Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato and Agricultura of Rome and Fondazione Musica for Rome Salvatore Nastasi is the President of the Fondazione Cinema for Rome and the Board of Directors composed by Manuela Maccaroni, Chiara Sbarigia, Valerio Toniolo and Daniele Pitteri . Francesca Via is the General Manager of the Foundation. Paola Malanga is the Artistic Director of the Film Festival and of the Cinema for Roma Foundation, supported by a selection committee composed by Giovanna Fulvi, Enrico Magrelli, Emanuela Martini, Ni

  O n 6 October 2024 , Bosnia and Herzegovina will hold its 8th local elections since the country declared independence in 1992. The elections will determine the mayors of municipalities and cities, as well as members of municipal and city councils and assemblies, across 143 local communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (111 municipalities, 32 cities, and the Brčko District BiH, as a separate administrative unit). The number of registered voters stands at 3.4 million, which significantly exceeds the population of BiH.  A total of 110 political parties are participating in the elections, with 386 candidates running for mayoral positions. More than 25,700 candidates will compete for seats in local community councils. The estimated cost of the election is EUR 9.7 million. Of the 386 candidates for mayors in BiH, only 29 are women, making up just 7.5%. Mayors of local communities are elected directly, except in three cities – Sarajevo, Mostar, and Brčko District BiH. The international OSCE