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Croatian arrested for charging Norwegians EUR 20k for drinks
The manager of a strip club on Croatia's island of Hvar has been arrested for charging two men about EUR 20,000 for the drinks they had in his establishment.
According to reports, he "forced two Norwegians to give him their bank cards" and then proceeded to charge them USD 20,000 - and another EUR 4,000 in local currency, Croatian kunas.
Bosnian Serb Leader's Referendum Appeal Ignored
A Western diplomat told BIRN on Wednesday that Dodik's letter explaining his motives for a proposed referendum challenging the authority of the state judiciary and the international High Representative's office for Bosnia and Herzegovina, both of which he believes are biased against Serbs, has been ignored by international officials.
Croatia Court Orders Retrial for Ex-PM Sanader
Croatia's constitutional court on Monday revoked the verdicts that sentenced former ex-premier Sanader to eight and a half years in prison for abuse of office, war profiteering and bribery.
The verdicts were overturned because of procedural errors, the court said, and the legal process against Sanader will now restart at Zagreb county court.
EU Commissioner for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic to Visit Bulgaria on September 15
European Commission Vice-President in charge of Energy Union Maros Sefcovic is to visit Bulgaria on September 15.
The visit of Sefcovic to Bulgaria will be part of his Energy Union Tour, which was launched in May.
During the tour, he is visiting the member states of the EU to present the benefits of the union to each country.
Croatian PM Summons Party Officials Over Slovenia Dispute
Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic scheduled a meeting for Monday with the heads of all 13 parliamentary groups to update them after Zagreb said last week that it may pull out of international arbitration with Slovenia over the Piran Gulf following revelations of secret conversations between a judge and the Slovene representative.