Croatian politicians have reacted sharply to the Slovenian foreign minister’s suggestion that Zagreb risks missing out on EU membership.Politicians hit back at foreign minister Karl Erjavec’s warning on Friday that “Croatia might never join the EU” if the Slovenian parliament doesn’t ratify the Croatian accession agreement before July 1 this …

President Traian Basescu has turned down the Justice Minister’s two candidates to head the country’s main anti-corruption institutions.President Traian Basescu has rejected the Justice Minister’s nominations for the posts of Chief Prosecutor and head of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate, the DNA. “The selection procedure wasn’t sufficiently open to encourage more …

The opposition Socialists are expected to hold a memorial rally on Monday for four supporters, killed when police opened fire on protesters on January 21, 2011.The protest held two years ago in Tirana turned into a riot when several hundred opposition marchers attacked a police barricade set up to protect …