Croatia unblocks Chapter 26 in Serbia’s EU accession talks
ZAGREB, 24. DEC. 2016 – Croatian Foreign Minister Davor Ivo Stier said that his country has “unblocked Serbia.” This means that Zagreb “removed its reservations” regarding the opening of Chapter 26...
View ArticleDacic: Serbia’s relations with its neighbors are “burdened” by Kosovo issue...
BELGRADE, 02. JAN 2017 – Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has told Beta News Agency in an interview that Serbia could vote against the interests of its neighbors who in the past failed to support...
View ArticleCroatian Jews Boycott State-Run Holocaust Commemoration
ZAGREB, 24. JAN. 2017 – The Croatian Jewish community will boycott the state commemoration of the Holocaust, claiming that the government is not tackling attempts by right-wingers to distort the...
View ArticleCroatia Ex-President Shown Downplaying WWII Crimes
ZAGREB, 24. JAN. 2017 – Croatian far-right media published videos shot in 1992 of former President Stjepan Mesic downplaying the crimes committed at the World War II fascist concentration camp at...
View ArticleCroatia To Reintroduce Conscription Military Service-Serbia will not
ZAGREB, 02. FEB. 2017 – The Croatian government is analysing the possibility of reintroducing compulsory military service, although the costs of bringing back conscription are not yet clear.The...
View ArticleMayor condemns nazi parade in Croatia’s capital
ZAGREB, 28. FEB. 2017 – The mayor of Zagreb, Croatia’s capital, has condemned in the strongest terms the march organized by the A-HSP party, Croatian agency Hina is reporting. Bandic called on the...
View ArticleAI:”Discrimination against minorities widespread in Croatia”
ZAGREB, 28. FEB. 2017 – Discrimination against Serb and other ethnic minorities and Roma remained widespread, states the latest report on Croatia prepared by Amnesty International. Additionally, Serb...
View ArticleParliament speaker:Croatia won’t participate in ‘shameful’ arbitration with...
ZAGREB, 03. MAR 2017 – Croatia will not participate in arbitration proceedings behind which are shameful acts by some members, Parliament Speaker Bozo Petrov said, commenting on European Commission...
View ArticleCroatia: Five Serbian Orthodox churches broken into
ZAGREB, 11. MARCH 2017 – Five Orthodox temples in Croatia have been broken into during the past several days, the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) announced. Money was stolen, but no major material damage...
View ArticleUS Holocaust Envoy Warns Croatia About Fascist Symbols
ZAGREB, 25. MARCH 2017 – On a visit to Croatia, the US State Department envoy for Holocaust issues warned the authorities that symbols of the WWII fascist Ustasa movement are offensive to victims and...
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