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Croatian FM to attend SE Europe-China summit in Belgrade
Croatian FM to attend SE Europe-China summit in Belgrade
ZAGREB -- Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusic will next week take part in the summit of China and 16 countries of central and eastern Europe.
The summit will be held in Belgrade.
Pusic's ministry confirmed this on Wednesday with a message posted on its Twitter account.
Bulgaria’s Deputy PM Demands Unambiguous EU Stance on South Stream
Tomislav Donchev, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU Funds and Economic Policy, has informed that European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič has been tasked with elucidating Russia's unofficial stance on the South Stream project.
Croatia's Embattled SDP Looks to Greens
Croatia's political parties are debating potential coalition options ahead of the 2015 parliamentary elections.
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Linta: Croatian authorities should condemn hate graffiti
BELGRADE - Head of the Coalition of Refugee Associations Miodrag Linta wants the Croatian authorities to publicly condemn the Ustasha graffiti painted of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) parish centre in Vinkovci and do everything in their power to arrest and punish the culprits of that and a number of other ani-Serb incidents.
Serbia drawn to tough EuroBasket group
Serbia drawn to tough EuroBasket group
PARIS -- The Serbian men's national basketball team has been drawn to play in EuroBasket 2015 Group B along with Spain, Turkey, Italy, Iceland and hosts Germany.
The draw took place at Disneyland Paris on Monday.
Serbia to play Spain, Germany, Turkey at FIBA EuroBasket
PARIS - The Serbian men's national basketball team has been drawn to play in EuroBasket 2015 Group B in Berlin, and will take on Spain, Turkey, Italy, Iceland and hosts Germany.
The draw ceremony took place at Disneyland Paris on Monday.
Summit of China, Central and Eastern Europe in Belgrade
BELGRADE - High-ranking officials of Serbia, China and 15 more countries will be brought together in Belgrade on December 16-17 for the third summit of leaders of Central and Eastern European countries and China.
An economic forum of the participating countries will be held on the sidelines of the summit, reads a statement on the Serbian government's website.
Amendments to Dayton signed by regional ministers
Amendments to Dayton signed by regional ministers
BASEL -- Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro signed a document on takeover of full responsibility for regional stability and armament control.
This took place during the OSCE Ministerial Council in Basel on Thursday.
Dacic signs obligation on armament control
BASEL - Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro signed the document on takeover of full responsibility for regional stability and armament control at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Basel on Thursday.
The signed document contains amendments to Article IV of the Dayton Treaty which envisages transfer of powers in armament control to four former Yugoslav countries.
"EU's condition is recognition of Kosovo"
"EU's condition is recognition of Kosovo"
BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has said that it seemed to him "Europe would like Serbia to put Vojislav Seselj on trial."
According to him, the motive behind the resolution on Seselj passed last week in the European parliament at Croatia's initiative is the upcoming election in that country....
Chetniks Seek NGO Status in Montenegro
The head of the Ravna Gora Movement of Chetniks in Montenegro, Mileta Pavicevic, said that supporters and descendants of the WWII monarchist fighters have filed a request to the Interior Ministry to be officially registered as a non-governmental organisation.
Croatia Arrests Zadar Tycoon Over Graft Claims
Sinovcic, who is also president of local football club NK Zadar, was detained on Tuesday morning at his home in the town on Croatia's Adriatic coast.
Six others were also arrested in the same operation, five of them employees of the local tax administration office.
Croatian media have speculated that they are accused of embezzling some 1.3 million euro.
Croatia Students Reject Post-College Emigration Ban
After Croatian education minister Vedran Mornar said the country should tackle its ‘brain drain' problem by obliging state funded students to either stay in the country or return the money, students responded by saying that the government should create job opportunities instead.
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Croatia and EU are torturing Serbia
Croatia and EU are torturing Serbia
- European parliament is not saying what Serbia should do! To hang an ill man, shoot him, or expel him - says Vuk Drašković, former Minister of Diplomacy in Serbian government.
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"Change of government could lead to hell"
"Change of government could lead to hell"
BELGRADE -- Commenting on a European parliament resolution on Vojislav Šešelj, Tomislav Nikolić said the EP allowed Croatia to "instrumentalize it for election purposes."