Croatia

Croatia marked on Sunday (May 1st) the 16th anniversary of Operation Bljesak (Flash), in which Croatian forces removed Serb forces from the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina. A delegation led by Parliament

The parliament in Bosnia’s mainly Croat-Bosniak region has condemned a recent decision by the Serb region to hold a referendum on the state court. At an extraordinary session on Wednesday, Bosnia’s Federation parliament adopted a document reaffirming committment to Euro-Atlantic integration, the rule of law, equality, and the consistent implementation …

Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov has signed a culture cooperation program with the Croatian Ministry of Culture. The draft program was approved at a government’s meeting on 12 January 2011. The document provides

Serbian Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekarić says information regarding massacre of 9 Serb civilians in Croatia in 1995 prompted them to open the case. He said that the recent guilty verdict against two former Croatian generals incited people to speak out about war crimes that happened during and after …

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is to leave for an official visit to Croatia on April 27, the government’s press office informed. Borisov’s agenda includes meeting with Croatian President Ivo Josipovic, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and Parliament Chairperson Luka Bebic.

Croatia will close two more chapters in its EU accession talks Tuesday (April 19th) when a delegation finalises negotiations on agriculture and rural development and regional policy at

Bosnia’s two main Croat parties will officially launch the Croat National Assembly, HNS, on Tuesday in Mostar, a move they say will give a true voice to Croats in Bosnia. The Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, and its sister party the HDZ 1990, along with several minor Croat political organisations, launched …

Croatia plans to launch initiatives to refute the findings of the UN war crimes court that Croatian political and military leaders participated in a joint criminal enterprise during the war in the 1990s. Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Monday that the government was planning to take action to …

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 …

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 …