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Bosnia Shrine Town Gets Highway to Croatia

Bosnia Prime Minister Vjekoslav Bevanda opened a new stretch of Bosnia's Corridor 5c highway, runing from the southern Catholic pilgrimage town of Medjugorje to the border crossing at Bijaca with Croatia opened on Tuesday.

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Floods Start Receding in Central Croatia

The floods are slowly receding in the Sisak area of central Croatia, where the river Sava is going down after water levels reached record heights.

Villages surrounding Sisak, such as Letovanic and Zazina, are still battling floods, however, and in some places riverbanks are continuing to overflow.

Olympiakos, Atletico gear up for Champions League opener

A rousing 2-1 La Liga victory at Real Madrid on Saturday may suggest otherwise, but Atletico Madrid is still rebuilding after losing several key players in the close season, coach Diego Simeone said on Monday.

Mihajlovic, Dacic take up committee chairperson roles

BELGRADE - The Serbian government has appointed Transport Minister Zorana Mihajlovic as chairwoman of the Serbian part of the intergovernmental committee for trade and economic cooperation with the People's Republic of China.

Croatia and MOL Resume Battle in Washington

Arbitration over the fate of the Croatian national energy company, INA, between the Republic of Croatia and the Hungarian energy company, MOL, started on Friday before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, ICSID, in Washington.

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Wartime Croatian Serb Minister Denies Controlling Fighters

The unrecognised Serb government in Croatia had no authority over the military actions of the Yugoslav People’s Army and Territorial Defence fighters, a former minister told the trial of its leader Goran Hadzic.

Debate on Croatia's pace implementing EU directives

Debate on Croatia's pace implementing EU directives

Some view the EU's directives as helpful but others as overwhelming to businesses.

Bloggers in Croatia are debating delays in introducing EU directives into national legislation, as the Union moves to initiate legal action.

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President: Bunjevci are neither Serbs nor Croats

President: Bunjevci are neither Serbs nor Croats

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić that the Bunjevci ethnic minority in northern Serbia are "neither Serbs, nor Croats, but a people of their own."

Romanian Corina Cretu next European Commissioner for Regional Policy

Romanian Social Democrat Corina Cretu will be the next European Commissioner for Regional Policy, the President-elect of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker announced in a press conference on Wednesday, introducing his commissioners for the 2014-2019 term.

Croatia Tourism Booms Despite Uneven Weather

Storm clouds and unseasonal rain clearly did not deter a growing number of foreign visitors from choosing Croatia as their summer holiday destination this year.

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Russia's sanctions will not harm regional agriculture, officials say

Russia's sanctions will not harm regional agriculture, officials say

Alternative markets will help regional countries keep their foreign trade levels stable, they said.

Moscow's year-long ban on EU produce will not jeopardise Croatia's production or export of agriculture products, officials and producers said.

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Bulgaria Defeats Azerbaijan 2:1 in UEFA Euro Qualifier

Bulgaria defeated Azerbaijan 2:1 in a 2016 UEFA Euro League Group H match in Baku on Tuesday.

The visitors opened the score 14 minutes into the match when Ilijan Micanski found the corner from inside the box.

The hosts drew level in the 53rd minute when Dimitrij Nazarov surprised the Bulgarian goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov, smashing the ball home from around 30 metres.

Seselj Says Yugoslav Army Ran the War in Croatia

Nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj told the trial of former Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic that the Yugoslav People’s Army was in charge of all Serb fighters during the conflict in Croatia.

Memorial service for Serbs killed in Croatia

Memorial service for Serbs killed in Croatia

BELGRADE -- A memorial service for Serbs killed in September 1993 by Croatian forces in the Medak Pocket (Medački Džep) area was held in Belgrade on Tuesday.

Dozens of people - members of the families of the victims and Serb refugees from Croatia - gathered for the service.

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