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Croatia's Foreign Minister Arrives in Bulgaria for Official Visit
Croatia's Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic arrives Monday in Sofia for an official visit at the invitation of her Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov.
Apart from Mitov, Pusic is to also meet with President Rosen Plevneliev, Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva, and a number of ministers, according to the press office of Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry.
Atlantic Trade Deal May Bypass Croatian Parliament
An important trade deal between the US and EU, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, may be signed directly by the European Commission - by-passing the need for the deal to go to national parliaments.
The TTIP is a free-trade agreement designed to encourage multilateral economic growth and job creation.
Ireland votes in historic referendum on gay marriage
Ireland goes to the polls on May 22 to vote on whether same-sex marriage should be legal, in a referendum that has exposed sharp divisions between communities in this traditionally Catholic nation.
Deputies' Chamber Speaker: All EU member states should work together to support Moldova's European aspirations
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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Stop Pensions for Nazi-Allied Troops, Croatia Urged
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.
Labour May Join Croatia's Centre-Left Coalition
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.
Croatian President and Govt Tussle over Army
Croatia's new President, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, is at odds with the centre-left government over who commands the country's armed forces in peacetime.
Grabar Kitarovic last Friday maintained that she commanded the army in peacetime, adding that a planned military parade for August would not therefore be held.
Terrorists "planned to blow up bridge in Skopje"
Terrorists "planned to blow up bridge in Skopje"
SKOPJE -- The terrorist group that last weekend carried out an attack in Kumanovo, northern Macedonia, "planned to blow up one of the main bridges in Skopje."
This was reported on Tuesday by the Macedonian website vecer.mk, which said the information was revealed by one of the captured terrorists.
Over 50 billion devices to be connected to the Internet by 2020 (US commerce official)
The number of devices connected to the Internet worldwide will triple by 2020, to more than 50 billion units, US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews told the second day of the Regional Cyber Security Summit in Bucharest.
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Croatian President Visits Afghanistan, Vows Support
Grabar Kitarovic began her visit on Sunday to Afghanistan's capital Kabul, where she met Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.
"I am proud that Croatia, over these 12 years, has participated in the first combat mission of NATO, ISAF [International Security Assistance Force], and is now participating in Operation Determined Support," she said.
Regional Cyber Security Summit begins at Palace of Parliament
The Ministry for Information Society together with the US Department of Commerce and the Commercial Service of the US Embassy in Bucharest are organising in the following three days at the Palace of the Parliament a Regional Cyber Security Summit, the US Embassy in Bucharest informs.
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Croatia Cuts State Agencies to Save Money
Croatia on Thursday adopted an "action plan" to cut the number of state agencies, mainly by merging them with other agencies and institutions.
The government plans to cut the number of agencies from 57 to 48 and so save around 3.2 million euro from the budget.
Croatia's budget deficit amounted to 2.4 billion euro in 2014, which is equivalent to 5.7 per cent of its annual GDP.
Croatia has its Seselj
Ruza Tomasic, Croatian politician, threatens Serbs with ethnic cleansing Croatia has its Seselj
Croatian politician Ruza Tomasic could face criminal charges because of her hate speech against Serbian people, and Croatian government needs to react.
Multinational exercise LOGEX 15
Multinational exercise LOGEX 15
BELGRADE -- The multinational post command and logistics exercise LOGEX 15 has started in Belgrade, gathering representatives of ten countries.
Croatian Radioactive Waste Site Alarms Bosnians
A long-ignored local environmental issue is threatening to become a major political headache for Bosnia's leaders, as well as a point of dispute with neighbouring Croatia.
Six municipalities in northwest Bosnia have demanded state protection against a Croatian government plan to build a radioactive waste disposal site near the Bosnian border.