Latest News from Croatia
PM hopes Serbs in Croatia won't be hearing fascist chants
Aleksandar Vucic on Monday said he "hoped that Serbs in Croatia would feel less threatened than is the case now."
The prime minister once again stated that "Serbia wants good relations with Croatia."
Schengen: MEPs to Discuss Options to Preserve Area without Border Control
The EU Parliament is set to discuss migration and to explore options to preserve the Schengen area amidst tensions among member states over the influx of migrants.
Albania, Montenegro Flag Up Adriatic Highway
Albanian officials say the highway that will connect the Adriatic with the Ionian sea is one of the most important regional infrastructural projects that it is putting into effect.
FDI strategy of Serbia and Croatia "simple, and sad"
How to be competitive and attract foreign investment? In Serbia, the answer is simple and sad - cheap labor, Germany's state-run Deutsche Welle is reporting.
According to the broadcaster, Austrian newspaper Kurier wrote about economic hardships of Croatia and Serbia and the attempt of the two countries to attract foreign investments primarily with cheap labor.
Macedonia 'Closes Border with Greece to Migrants'
Greece says Macedonia is no longer allowing migrants to enter the country on their way to Central and Western Europe, ABC news reports.
Skopje officials did not immediately comment, but Athens maintains the border has effectively been sealed off to migrants for several days.
Croatia Plans New Tax on Second Homes
Croatian Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic has announced a new property tax for 2017, which will slap bills on people with more than one home, or who do not use their real estate.
"When one taxes a single property, it's a social category, but when a second, third or fifth property are taxed, then it is an economic category," Oreskovic said on Monday.
Croatia's "registry of traitors" minister abandons his idea
The cabinet of Croatia's Minister of Veteran Affairs Mijo Crnoja on Tuesday announced that registers of aggressors and traitors will not be produced.
Furthermore, said the cabinet, the newly-elected minister "never spoke about it."
Croatian 'Traitors' Defy New War Veterans Minister
Over 5,000 people have gone online in recent days to register themselves as traitors to Croatia in a satirical swipe at the official register that was recently proposed by new war veterans' minister Mijo Crnoja.
Bulgaria Climbs Up in EIU Democracy Index
Bulgaria has climbed 9 spots over the past year in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index in 2015 compared to the year before.
Bulgaria Absorbed 85 % of EU Funds Available During 2007-2013 Period
Bulgaria absorbed 85 % of the EU funds available under the 2007-2013 programme period.
Bulgaria's absorption rate was below the average for the EU, which stood at 88.9 %, with the country ranking 22nd in this respect.
Croat minister championing "register of traitors" takes over
Croatia's new minister of veteran affairs, Mijo Crnoja, has taken over this department from Predrag "Fred" Matic.
Vucic congratulates newly-elected Croatian counterpart
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic Saturday congratulated Tihomir Oreskovic on his election as Croatia's new prime minister.
Vucic "expressed his hope that Oreskovic and his cabinet would help in maintaining a peaceful and stable political situation in the region to serve everyone as support for making much needed economic progress."
Greek village among the most charming in Europe
The travel magazine Travel&Leisure presented postcard-perfect villages which still remain hidden preserving their beauty.
The first requirement of a beautiful village is a scenic location, whether among the Norwegian fjords or the sun-splashed Greek isles, the magazine says.
Hungarian PM Orban Backs Austria's Cap on Asylum Seekers
Austria's decision to limit the number of asylum-seekers crossing its borders is "capitulation of dogmatic thinking to reality and common sense", Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said.
Europe cannot accept huge masses of foreigners without setting limits and controls, Orban told public broadcaster Kossulth Radio on Friday, according to hungarytoday.hu.
Serbia Fears Becoming Refugee 'Buffer Zone'
After Austria said it will refuse entry to migrants seeking to pass through to Scandinavia, Rados Djurovic, head of the Center for Protection and Help for Asylum seekers in Serbia, told BIRN that NGOs fear Serbia will become a refugee "buffer zone" for EU countries.