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Dacic: Croatian president gave "non-European" statements

Published by Blic on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 17:16

Dacic: Croatian president gave "non-European" statements

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic qualified as non-European the statement of Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic who said that Zagreb would have to put up a fence on the border with Serbia to protect itself from the migrant tide.

Dacic: Kitarovic's statement non-European

Published by B92 on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:27

Dacic qualified as non-European the statement of Kitarovic who said that Zagreb would have to use a fence to protect itself from the migrant tide.

Croatia Legalises Marijuana for Medical Use

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:00

The purchase and use of marijuana for medical purposes became legal in Croatia on Thursday as the country became the first Balkan state to join the global trend towards softening legislation on the drug.

Merkel says EU 'needs Turkey' to halt migrant tide

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:04

EU leaders meet Oct. 15 to try to persuade Turkey to help stem the flow of refugees towards Europe, with German chancellor Angela Merkel saying it was "unacceptable" that the short sea crossing to Greece was being controlled by people smugglers.

Dinamo Boss Turns Croatian Fans off Football

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 08:42

Croatia's footballers beat Malta on Tuesday and qualified for the Euro 2016 tournament finals in France, but some fans and media have not been sharing in the sporting enthusiasm - instead, they have been boycotting the team.

Vucic,Pupovac for continued improvement in ties with Croatia

Published by B92 on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 15:12

It is Serbia's interest to continue improving relations with Croatia at bilateral level, and within the common European perspective of the two states, Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and President of the Serb National Council Milorad Pupovac underscored in the meeting on Monday.

Nikolic:Pope does not want Christians to argue over Stepinac

Published by B92 on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 11:12

Tomislav Nikolic states that Pope Francis told him he did not want canonization of Croatian Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac to cause disagreements betweenChristians.

Nikolic told the Wednesday edition of Belgrade-based daily Blic that during his meeting with Pope Francis last month he presented his view of the role of Stepinac and the Catholic clergy in the Independent State of Croatia.

'Outsider' Parties to Influence Croatia Poll Outcome

Published by Balkan Insight on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 08:35

Political experts told BIRN that in the upcoming elections in November, a major role would be played by parties outside the centre-left coalition led by the governing Social Democratic Party, SDP, and the centre-right coalition led by the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ.

Bulgaria Beats Azerbaijan 2:0 in EURO 2016 Qualifier

Published by Novinite on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 07:47

Bulgaria's football team has defeated Azerbaijan in a UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifiers match which grants it the fourth place in its group.

Bulgaria is not going to the 2016 tournament in France next year, but considered it essential to defend its "honor" as the country's football team is not going through the best of times.

Serbia PM: Croatian Media Insulted My Dead Relatives

Published by Balkan Insight on Tue, 10/13/2015 - 10:42

The Serbian premier on Monday accused Jutarnji list of publishing a politically-motivated article that "derides the killed members of the Vucic family" by claiming that they were not killed by Croatian WWII fascist Ustasa units.

Jutarnji list published a story on Monday which claimed that none of the Vucic family was killed during WWII.

Marks & Spencer Leaving 5 SEE Countries

Published by Novinite on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 21:58

UK retailer Marks & Spencer has announced it is pulling out of Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

M&S has 12 stores (employing 106 people) in these five Southeastern European countries, three of them in Bulgaria.

Bulgarian Appointed as Viber's CEE Business Development Manager

Published by Novinite on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 16:40

Messaging company Viber announced on Monday it has appointed Daniela Ivanova as business development manager for Central and Eastern Europe.

The company said in a statement Ivanova's initial focus would be on Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, and Hungary - the biggest Viber markets in terms of statistics and development potential.

Croatia Defeats Bulgaria 3:0 in Euro Qualifier Match

Published by Novinite on Sat, 10/10/2015 - 23:53

The Croatian football scooped an easy victory against Bulgaria in a UEFA EURO 2016 qualifier game in Zagreb on Saturday evening.

Croatia's Ivan Peri?i? managed to score as early as the 2nd minute of the first half, and the second goal followed in the 42nd minute by Ivan Rakiti?. N. Kalini? followed in the 81st minute.

Bulgaria Facing Croatia in UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifiers

Published by Novinite on Sat, 10/10/2015 - 16:22

Bulgaria's football team is to play against Croatia in a Group H match of the EURO 2016 qualifying round.

The game begins at 20:45 local time, CEST (21:45 EEST) in Croatia's capital Zagreb.

The previous encounter in Sofia, on the same day a year ago, ended with a loss for Bulgaria (0:1).

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