Croatia

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor confirmed that the EU will begin putting together the Accession Treaty for Zagreb on Monday. She said that it is looking more and more likely that Croatia will join the European Union in 2012. Kosor confirmed that Croatia expects that the EU Ministers will support …

The Skopje-Athens name row could be solved via international arbitrage, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic told journalists after meeting his Macedonian counterpart Georgi Ivanov on Thursday in Skopje. Croatia is nearing the end of its EU accession talks. Zagreb’s talks were stalled for almost a year when neighboring Slovenia blocked Croatia’s …

The name dispute between Macedonia and Greece could be solved through international arbitration and to be separated from the EU accession talks until Macedonia reaches its European Atlantic aims. This is what Croatian President Stepan Mesic said during his visit to Skopje.

Croatia started a procedure of visa lifting for Serbia, Serbian Dnevnik newspaper writes on Thursday. The information was confirmed by government’s spokesperson Zlatko Mehun. At the decision of the Croatian government, citizens of Serbia will not need to get visas for crossing the territory of Croatia, as well as for …

Former member of Bosnian Presidency Jozo Krizanovic died in Zagreb on Wednesday following surgery, his party said. Krizanovic, who was member of the opposition Social Democratic Party, was 63.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg is expected to meet today with political leaders in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The American embassy in Sarajevo confirmed this, and said that the talks will be dedicated to a recent

The Western Balkans integration in EU will bring peace in Europe, while the war, used as a political weapon will disappear completely from the European ground, Croatia’s President Stjepan Mesic said on Tuesday. “The aggressors, who have caused war, were actually defending their minorities. The time, when Europe unites, that …

“When Croatia joins the EU it shall support Serbia joining the EU, too. My country shall in no way block the European path of any of the countries in the region”, Croatia’s President Stjepan Mesic said. Croatia believes that the inclusion of the entire region in the EU is strategic …

Croatian President Stjepan Mesić has accused Republic of Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik of “working to destabilize Bosnia-Herzegovina”. RS and the Muslim-Croat Federation are the two entities of the post-war Bosnia. Mesić was speaking in Berlin when he stated that “Europe must allow the high representative in Bosnia to eliminate …

After Croatia’s EU entry, EU won’t accept any new members, EP rapporteur for Croatia Hannes Swoboda said. Croatia could wrap up its EU accession talks in mid-2010, but must continue with its judiciary reforms and fight against corruption, Swoboda pointed out. Swoboda urged EU authorities to work on the demands …