Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor briefed visiting British Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke on Wednesday (April 13th) about efforts to reform the judiciary. She assured him that the government is committed to fighting corruption and strengthening the rule of law. Kosor reiterated that Croatia’s aim is to wrap up its EU …
Read More »Croatia is ready to help countries from South-Eastern Europe on their way to EU admission
Croatia is ready to help countries from South-Eastern Europe on their way to EU admission. The finalisation of Croatia-EU negotiations will reinforce the European perspective of said states, Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Luka Bebić announced in Brussels. The Croatian model in the negotiations, the accumulated experience and clear European …
Read More »Two Serbs charged for war crimes by Croatia
The prosecutor’s office in Osijek has pressed charges against two former members of the Yugoslav National Army for war crimes committed against Croatian civilians and prisoners of war in Serbia in 1991-1992, media
Read More »Croatia and Slovenia focus to strengthen economic cooperation
Croatia and Slovenia managed to increase trade by ten percent last year, officials said at a joint meeting on Tuesday. The increase in trade indicates a new development in the countries’ economic relations, participants at a round table in the northern Croatian town of Tuheljske Toplice agreed.
Read More »Croatian President: the country could join the EU by January 2013
Croatia’s president says the country could join the EU by January 2013, calling this an “ambitious, yet attainable goal”. “It’s very ambitious, because we are very close to concluding the negotiations. It takes a couple of months to prepare the treaties for signing, which will be followed by a possibly …
Read More »Russian delegation cancels planned visit to Croatia
The Croatian government on Friday (April 8th) denied it is responsible for the cancelation of a planned visit by a Russian delegation led by Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko. Local media
Read More »Barroso calls on Croatia for final effort to join EU
Croatia’s accession into the European Union is in sight, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said here on Thursday, urging the country to make the final effort to join the bloc. “The final stretch is often the hardest, but it can be done and with the necessary reforms you will …
Read More »Serbia arrests Bosnian Serb wanted for war crimes by Croatia
Serbian Police arrested on Monday (April 4th) the war time mayor of the Bosnian town of Trebinje, Bozidar Vucurevic, based on a war crimes warrant issued by Croatia. Vucurevic was detained at a Bosnian-Serbian border crossing.
Read More »Croatia’s EU accession talks will probably last until the second half of the year
Croatia’s negotiations for EU accession are very unlikely to be completed by mid 2011, and will probably drag on into the fall. Contrary to the hopes of the Hungarian EU Presidency that it will be able to complete Croatia’s EU accession talks by June
Read More »Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia agree for economic cooperation
Serbia’s President Boris Tadic and Prime Ministers of Croatia and Slovenia, Jadranka Kosor and Borut Pahor, reaffirmed on Friday (April 1st) their will to boost economic co-operation and participate together on
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