Central manifestation marking the 16th anniversary of the Croat army Operation Storm will be held on Friday in the town of Knin. Top state and military officials will attend the celebration. Aside from the anniversary of the Operation Storm, which expelled around 200,000 Serbs, Croatia today celebrates Victory Day and …
Read More »Croatia to sign EU treaty at the end of 2011
Croatia is on track to sign its European Union accession treaty in late November or early December and become the bloc’s 28th member in 2013, Poland, holder of the EU’s rotating presidency announced.
Read More »Croatian President says Hadzic should be tried in Croatia
Croatian President Ivo Josipović says it would make sense if Hague indictee Goran Hadžić was tried in Croatia, the country “where he had committed the crimes”. When asked if Croatia would ask for Hadžić to be extradited to that country and whether that was possible, Josipović said that relevant rules …
Read More »Hadzic to be extradited to Hague
After briefly meeting his lover and their child on Friday morning, the arrested war-crimes suspect was expected to pay a short visit to his mother in Novi Sad before leaving for The Hague. Croatian Serb war crimes suspect Goran Hadzic was due to leave
Read More »Croatia happy about Hadzic arrest
Croatia’s Prime Minster Jadranka Kosor on Wednesday hailed the arrest of fugitive Goran Hadzic, accused over massacres and deportations in her country during its 1991-1995 war of independence.
Read More »Former Croatian PM to be extradited from Austria
Former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader will be extradited from Austria back to his homeland on Monday to face corruption charges. Sanader, who led the Croatian government from 2003 to 2009, is expected to leave Austria via its border with Slovenia
Read More »Balkan Presidents willing to cooperate on EU integration
The leaders of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia expressed a need for maximum cooperation and mutual support in the process of European integration on Monday.
Read More »Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia Presidents to meet in Brioni
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s territorial integrity and the look-out for ways of functioning of the central power in Sarajevo will be the major topics for discussion at the meeting of the presidents of Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will be held at the Croatian Brioni resort on Monday. The …
Read More »Macedonia, Croatia sign extradition agreement
Macedonia and Croatia initialed an agreement on extradition of nationals. Macedonian Justice Minister Mihajlo Manevski said it will immediately be delivered to the governments of both countries and will enter into force after ratification by the national parliaments.
Read More »Šešelj’s release request was rejected by Hague Tribunal
The Hague Tribunal has rejected Serb Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Šešelj request to be temporarily released. Šešelj on Wednesday entered a plea on contempt of court charges and filed the motion for temporary release.
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