Latest News from Croatia
Serbia and Croatia want to improve cooperation in sport
BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Youth and Sport Vanja Udovicic met on Monday with Croatia's Assistant Minister of Sport Tomislav Paskvalin to discuss closer cooperation in sport.
The Croatian official said his country was particularly interested in Serbia's experience and good practice in programme funding for sport.
Exhibition on Southeastern Europe's collective memory opens in Thessaloniki
An interesting exhibition opened yesterday on Thessaloniki featuring works that explore the collective memory of Southeastern Europe.
Organized by the Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki and the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography the exhibition Recorded Memories - Europe. Southeast will run until May 15, 2015.
Zimonjic, Matkowski ousted in Indian Wells semifinal
INDIAN WELLS - Serbian tennis player Nenad Zimonjic and Poland's Marcin Matkowski failed to qualify for the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells as they were defeated by Canada's Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock of the U.S. in the match early on Saturday (CET), 6-4, 3-6, 10-6.
Europe needs eastern gas links to curb Russian dominance: US
U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein urged southeast European states to build new gas links and focus on smaller projects to curb reliance on supplies from Russia, rather than blockbuster pipeline deals.
Proceedings against 220 perpetrators of crimes against Serbs
BELGRADE - The Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor's Office said Tursday that it has instituted proceedings against more than 220 potential perpetrators of crimes against Serbs who were at present not available to Serbian prosecution bodies.
Drecun wants culprits of war crimes against Serbs identified
BELGRADE - Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) member of the parliament Milovan Drecun said on Thursday, commenting on the arrest of 8 people suspected of war crimes against Muslims in Srebrenica, that the SNS wanted all the war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia investigated.
Power Dams Pose Threat to Rare Balkan Salmon
The future of a large freshwater fish known as the Mladica - in English as the Huchen, or Danube Salmon - is threatened by planned hydroelectric power plants on Balkan rivers, a green NGO has warned.
The Austrian-based environmental NGO Riverwatch raised the alarm about the biggest trout species in the world at a press conference in Slovenian capital Ljubljana on Thursday.
Dacic: All war criminals should be brought to justice
BRUSSELS - Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said in Brussels that no country of the former Yugoslavia should become a haven for war criminals, who should all be brought to justice.
Europe eyes energy from Balkans
Europe eyes energy from Balkans
The Western Balkans may provide a remedy to energy-starved Europe by exporting power across the Adriatic.
Hydropower plants, such as this one in Vrutok, Macedonia, are a way for Balkan states to secure energy independence. [Tomislav Georgiev/SETimes]
"Balkan group" of cocaine smugglers arrested in Spain
"Balkan group" of cocaine smugglers arrested in Spain
ZAGREB -- Croatia's Jutarnji List newspaper is reporting that "a Serb, a Croat, and a Montenegrin" have been arrested in Spain on drug trafficking charges.
Quoting Spanish media, the daily said they were caught while attempting to smuggle nearly 300 kilograms of cocaine.
Croatia Puts Adriatic Oil, Gas Probes on Hold
Companies that have received licenses to explore for oil and gas in the Croatian Adriatic will have to wait months before signing their contracts and starting exploration activities.
Serbia mounts diplomacy drive
Serbia mounts diplomacy drive
Boosting bilateral relations with Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia is a priority for Serbia.
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic (left) meets with his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski (right) on February 16th ahead of a joint summit in Skopje. [AFP]
Did Yanis 'shoot the bird' - You make the call
Yanis Varoufakis took to his prolific social media accounts on Tuesday in an attempt to deflect growing criticism that he essentially "gave the finger" during a 2013 address in Croatia, when commented on the Greek debt burden and German demands.
Croatian President to 'Rebuild' Ties to Germany
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic headed for Germany on Tuesday on a mission to patch up ties with its traditional great power ally.
In an interview for the daily newspaper Vecernji list, the President said that she aimed to "rebuild the partnership" between the two countries.
Cancer-stricken Hague defendant denied temporary release
Cancer-stricken Hague defendant denied temporary release
THE HAGUE -- The Hague-based Hague Tribunal (ICTY) has rejected the motion of Goran Hadzic's defense for his provisional release on humanitarian grounds.
The defense requested that the former political leader of Serbs in Croatia be temporarily released from custody "for 12 or more weeks of medical treatment in Serbia."