Croatia

In a coordinated operation codenamed "Mask," police raided several locations in Bosnia and neighbouring Croatia on Thursday and arrested more than 20 people - including four policemen - believed to be involved in organized crime, as well as drug and weapons trafficking between those two countries.

The EU report on water quality published on Wednesday shows that heavily-indebted Greece and Cyprus boast of some of the most pristine bathing spots. The European Environment Agency that compiles the report found that six nations rated “excellent” in water quality.

By Barbara Lewis

Europe's inland and coastal waters have become cleaner and nations such as heavily-indebted Greece and Cyprus boast some of the most pristine bathing spots, according to this year's EU report on water quality, published on Wednesday.

Speaker of the Deputies' Chamber, Valeriu Zgonea, on Wednesday stated, at his meeting with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Moldova, Viorel Cibotaru, that all the EU member states should work together, as a priority, to support Moldova's European aspirations.

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Croatia's maritime, transport and infrastructure ministry has signed a contract with the World Bank to find a strategic partner to privatize or recapitalize the struggling state-owned company Croatia Airlines.

Transport minister Sinisa Hajdas Doncic confirmed the agreement on Tuesday.

The director of leading Jewish rights organisation the Simon Wiesenthal Centre wrote to Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic demanding an end to pensions for veterans of Nazi-allied units from WWII.

More than 20,000 people came to the town of Bleiburg in Austria to mourn Croatia’s defeated Nazi collaboration forces and civilians killed by Yugoslav Partisans 70 years ago.

Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic says the rehabilitation of Draza Mihailovic was "a bad decision for Serbia."

The head of Croatia's left-wing Labour Party, Nansi Tireli, on Friday said the party is close to join the governing centre-left coalition in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

By Roula Salourou

Greece will remain among the countries with the highest pensions in Europe over the next four decades if reforms concerning the level of pensions and the age of retirement are implemented, according to a European Commission report.