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Action Thriller ‘The Lake’ to be Shot in Croatia
Scheme to lure moviemakers with the offer of tax breaks yields rewards as more producers head for Croatia.
Croatia's Agrokor Launches Regional Online Shopping Platform
One of Croatia's biggest companies, Agrokor, a specialist in food production and sales, is launching a regional online shopping network towards the end of 2015 or at beginning of 2016.
Functioning along the lines of the well-known Chinese sales online platform Alibaba, A007 will start first in Croatia and then spread to the rest of the region.
Tennis: Mergea, Bopanna, in the men's doubles semifinals in Halle (ATP)
The pair made up of Romanian tennis player Florin Mergea and Indian Rohan Bopanna has qualified on Thursday for the men's doubles semifinals of the 1,574,640 euro ATP tournament on the grass court of Halle (Germany), after defeating the couple made of Marin Draganja (Croatia)/Henri Kontinen (Finland), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).
Turkish women near qualification at Baku volleyball quarter-finals
Turkey moved one step closer to qualifying for the women's volleyball quarter-finals, while Russia claimed their first win of the Baku 2015 European Games at Crystal Hall 1 on the evening of June 17.
In the first match of the night, Turkey swept aside Belgium 3-0 to pick up their second win of the tournament.
Germany Scraps Barriers Against Croatian Workers
Germany on Wednesday lifted the last remaining working restrictions on Croatian nationals, thereby enabling them to work without hindrance in the country.
Montenegro to Name Special Organized Crime Prosecutor
By the end of month, Montenegro will appoint a chief special prosecutor for organized crime and corruption, war crimes and human trafficking - as part of a drive to prove that it is worthy of membership of the European Union.
Croatia PM Woos Investors on Pioneering Visit to Japan
Croatia's Prime Minister started a three-day-long visit to Japan on Tuesday, where he will meet his Japan counterpart Shinzo Abe and Crown Prince Naruhito.
The first Croatian Prime Minister to visit Japan, he hopes to strengthen economic bilateral relations between the countries and lure Japanese investment to Croatia.
Tennis: Mergea and Bopanna qualify to quarterfinals of Halle ATP tournament
Romanian Florin Mergea and Indian Rohan Bopanna defeated Czech Lukas Rosol and Ukrainian Sergey Stakhovsky 2-6, 6-4, 10-8 on Tuesday to qualify to the doubles quarterfinals of the 1,574,640 euros ATP tournament of Halle (Germany).
Klaus Iohannis: I am convinced this time Romania will have very efficient fight against corruption
President Klaus Iohannis maintains that this time Romania will have a very efficient fight against corruption and the pace at which the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) builds the corruption cases could be an even higher one.
Greek postman travels the world to deliver refugees letters (Photos)
Thessaloniki Motorcyclist Ilias vrochidis, aged 31, started a journey in July 2013 aimed at exploring Balkan and African countries so as to deliver letters to the families and friends of migrants who have come to Greece. His goal was to raise public awareness on migrant issues.
Presidents Iohannis, Grabar-Kitarovic discuss Romania-Croatia relations, economy, minorities
AGERPRES correspondent Florentina Peia reports: Croatia's President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic said on Monday that her country wanted its economic relations with Romania to reach the level of the political ones; she pointed out the interest in the projects aimed at upgrading hydropower stations, the IT and modern technologies.
Bulgarian Businessman Establishes His Own Country on Island in Pacific Ocean
Bulgarian businessman Vladimir Balanov that had expressed his wish to give Bulgaria its very own island in the Pacific Ocean has now established his own county.
After Bulgaria refused the generous offer, the businessman established his own country named New Atlantis, 24 Chasa daily reported.
President Iohannis, upon leaving for Croatia: I will plead for a tighter regional cooperation
President Klaus Iohannis on Monday stated that he will express, at the meeting with the officials from Zagreb, Romania's wish for a closer cooperation at regional level, and also his wish for a new stimulation of regional dialogue and relations with Croatia.
Bulgaria Beats Malta 1:0, Keeps Chances of Qualifying for Euro 2016 Alive
The Bulgarian men's national football team defeated Malta 1:0 in a match from qualifying Group H on Friday and kept its chances of qualifying for UEFA Euro 2016 alive.
The only goal was scored by striker Ivelin Popov in the 56th minute after Ilian Micanski had missed a penalty for the Bulgarians in the added time of the first half.
NATO Warsaw Summit Should Invite Macedonia, Montenegro to Join - Polish DefMin
NATO should invite Macedonia and Montenegro to join when it holds its next summit in Poland in July of next year, Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak has said.
"It would be excellent news if the invitations could be sent from (the NATO summit in) Warsaw to Macedonia and Montenegro," Reuters quoted Siemoniak as saying at a conference in Wroclaw, Poland on Friday.