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Croatia's Ruling Coalition Signs up Leftist Allies
Croatia's governing centre-left coalition has signed up some new parties as allies for the upcoming parliamentary elections, which will most likely be held between late October and late November.
The main governing party, the centre-left Social Democratic Party, SDP, signed a coalition agreement on Tuesday in Varazdin, in the north of Croatia.
Croatia Prepares For a Rise in Refugees
Croatia is preparing to receive up to 3,200 refugees and migrants as part of an EU plan to share over 160,000 refugees and migrants currently in Italy, Hungary and Greece around the EU countries.
Croatia Faces Lawsuit Over Franc Loan Plan
A consortium of international banks, involving the major part of Croatia's banking system, on Thursday announced a lawsuit against the Croatian government's over its decision to solve the problem of loans in Swiss francs by converting them into euro.
Croatian Leaders Row Over Pusic's UN Candidacy
Croatia's centre-left government on Thursday offered official support to Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic in her bid to become the new UN Secretary General.
Her candidacy was unofficially raised in February and her chances appeared high, as it is thought that the next UN Secretary will come from Eastern or Southeastern Europe.
'Bulgaria Missed a Brilliant Foreign Policy Opportunity'
Bulgaria should have called a regional summit to tackle the migrant crisis, instead of mobilizing the army to guard its borders, a recent analysis reads on the EUInside.
It says the former option would have helped see what is most needed by countries affected by the influx of migrants such as Serbia, Macedonia and Greece.
Balkan Summit Urged to Tackle Bilateral Disputes
Civil society groups at the Vienna Balkan summit have given several concrete recommendations for governments on how to resolve bilateral disputes and speed up EU integration.
The set of recommendations was presented to the summit by the European Fund for the Balkans, EFB, and the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group, BiEPAG.
Croatian president says fascist salute idea "unacceptable"
The initiative to reinstate a fascist salute as the official salute of the Croatian Armed Forces is unacceptable and is not serious.
Bulgaria May Send Army to Borders as Migrant Wave to Macedonia Surges
Bulgaria's Defence Ministry said on Friday it is considering sending army troops to the country's borders to help police prevent a potential surge in migrant influx, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Hungary's Border Fence to Redirect Migrants to Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia Says
The fence being built by Hungary along its southern border with Serbia would redirect the wave of migrants to Croatia and Bulgaria, the Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said.
EU's reaction to ban on Serbian Cyrillic "most important"
Whether the EU will react - and in what manner - to the ban on Cyrillic in Vukovar, Croatia, "is more important than the Croatian government's reaction."
Serbian Labor Minister Aleksandar Vulin made this statement on Tuesday, and added:
Vote to Scrap Cyrillic in Vukovar Angers Serbia
Serbia has protested after Vukovar town council on Monday said that signs in Cyrillic, the script of the Serbian minority in Croatia, will no longer be displayed on town institutions, squares and streets.
The receipt of any official note in Cyrillic in Vukovar will also now require a special request and payment of a fee of three euros.
Russia Wants the Next UN Chief to Be Eastern European, Lavrov Says
Russia believes that the next United Nations Secretary General should be a representative of the Eastern European group of countries, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
Croatian Opposition Leader Sues over Spy Claims
The leader of Croatia’s main opposition party, Tomislav Karamarko, filed a suit against a former Yugoslav official who alleged that the politician used to be an informant for the Yugoslav secret services.
Croatian Policy 'Not to Blame' for Salopek's Fate
Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic on Thursday said that Croatia's role in the global alliance against the Islamic State was not a factor behind ISIS's - unconfirmed - killing of Tomislav Salopek.
Croat's Reported Execution Draws Condemnation
Countries around the world have expressed sympathy for the family of Tomislav Salopek and support for Croatia following Wednesday's report that ISIS in Egypt had executed him.
The report has yet to be confirmed.