Croatia

Croatia seems to back Rehn’s amended proposal on border dispute with Slovenia

BRUSSELS, Belgium EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn’s latest proposal on resolving the border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia broadly complies with Zagreb’s requirements, Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said on Wednesday (April 22nd), following talks with EU and Slovenian officials in Brussels.

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Hague tribunal still waiting for Croatia’s documents on Operation Storm

ZAGREB, Croatia Prosecutors at The Hague war crimes tribunal have not received documents on the use of artillery by Croatian forces during their effort to regain control of the Krajina region as part of the 1995 Operation Storm, tribunal spokeswoman Olga Kavran said on Wednesday (April 22nd).

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EU Delays Croatian Accession Talks

The EU has postponed talks with Croatia due to their inability to resolve the border dispute with Slovenia. If it is not resolved quickly, Croatia may fail to achieve its goal, and not complete entry negotiations this year. The European Union, EU, has put on the back burner an accession …

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Border Dispute Takes Main Stage in Brussels

Croatian Foriegn Minister Gordan Jandrokovic has met with commissioner Olli Rehn, who is holding diplomatic meetings on both sides of the Croat-Slovene border dispute. Slovenian and Croatian foreign affairs ministers Samuel Zbogar and Gordan Jandrokovic have initiated meetings in Brussels at the European Commission headquarters to find a resolution their …

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Zagreb concerned over alleged involvement of Croats in plot to kill Bolivian president

ZAGREB, Croatia Government officials are concerned over the alleged involvement of two Croat-Bolivians in an assassination plot against Bolivian President Evo Morales, local and Serbian media reported on Monday (April 20th). The plot emerged in the news late last week, when Morales said five members of a gang of mercenaries, …

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Croatia Rejects EU Mediation in Slovenia Spat

Croat President Stipe Mesic has insisted on an appeal to the International Court of Justice in order to settle its border dispute with Slovenia. His comments followed press reports of a European Union proposed arbitration plan. “A court must establish the facts and Croatia will accept any decision reached by …

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Flag Stolen from Croatian Embassy in Belgrade

Serbian President Boris Tadic has emphatically condemned the theft of the Croatian flag from the country’s embassy in Belgrade. Tadic said he was in contact with all the necessary institutions “in order to arrest and punish the extremists and hooligans who did this”, according to the president’s press service. The …

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Hague tribunal rejects Karadzic’s appeal for immunity

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands – The Hague war crimes tribunal announced on Tuesday (April 7th) that its judges denied an appeal by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for immunity from prosecution, based on a deal he allegedly had with former US envoy Richard Holbrooke. According to Karadzic, Holbrooke promised …

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Albanian, Croatian Flags Raised at NATO

In a ceremony held in Brussels on Tuesday the flags of Albania and Croatia were raised at the NATO headquarters. Present at the ceremony headed by NATO General Secretary Japp de Hoop Schefer, were Albania’s Prime Minister Sali Berisha, his Croatian counterpart Ivo Sanader and the foreign ministers of the …

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