Latest News from Croatia
Chepurin:Imposing sanctions on Russia would be self-damaging
BELGRADE - If Serbia was to introduce sanctions for Russia, it would be like shooting itself in the leg, Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Serbia Alexander Chepurin said in an interview for the Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti.
MAE firmly denying allegation of arms shipments to Islamic State extremists
Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) is firmly denying press allegation of tanks and firearms manufactured in Romania being delivered to the extremist forces of the Islamic State group, MAE says in an answer on Wednesday to an Agerpres question.
Croatia's constitutional court: No referendum on Cyrillic
ZAGREB - Croatia will not hold a referendum on the official use of the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet after the country's constitutional court ruled the proposed referendum question as unconstitutional.
The Constitutional Court made the ruling on Monday after the parliament requested that the constitutionality of the announced referendum be assessed.
Croatian court against referendum on Cyrillic
Croatian court against referendum on Cyrillic
ZAGREB -- The Constitutional Court of Croatia ruled against a referendum on Cyrillic script, saying that the referendum question was not in line with the Constitution.
Analysts see significance in Rama's planned visit to Belgrade
Analysts see significance in Rama's planned visit to Belgrade
Journalists critical of Croatia's 'shaming' law
Journalists critical of Croatia's 'shaming' law
Advocates say the proposal would weaken media freedom in the nation.
A proposed law in Croatia that defines embarrassment, or "shaming" as a criminal offence is being criticised by journalists and media freedom advocates.
Dip in Unemployment Cheers Croatia
Croatia’s Employment Bureau, HZZ, on Monday reported that the number of unemployed adults fell to 296,094 in July and again to 294,988 on Monday, 11 August.
The last time the number fell below 300,000 was in July 2012, when the jobless total was 298,690.
"Patriarch accepted invitation to visit Vatican"
"Patriarch accepted invitation to visit Vatican"
BELGRADE -- Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej has accepted an invitation to visit Catholic Pope Francis in the Vatican, says Catholic Bishop of Zrenjanin Ladislav Nemet.
Arbitration Hearings Start Over Control of INA
Croatia and the Hungarian energy company MOL started an arbitration process before the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris on Monday over the management rights of the Croatian energy company INA.
Beer Fest kicks off on Wednesday
BELGRADE - The 12th iteration of Beer Fest - the biggest event of its kind in this part of Europe and one of the hallmarks of Belgrade - will be held in Usce Park on August 13-17.
In addition to a large selection of local and foreign beer brands, visitors will be able to enjoy excellent music performances.
Conference of Western Balkan States in Berlin on August 28
BERLIN - A conference on economic potentials and prospects of the Western Balkans will be held in Berlin on August 28, at the initiative of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Yugoslav football legend Vladimir Beara passes away
SPLIT - The best Yugoslav goalkeeper of all time Vladimir Beara died at the age of 86 in Split, Croatia.
Beara passed away on Sunday to Monday night at his home in Split, reads the release issued by the Croatian football club Hajduk, adding that Beara had suffered a series of strokes over the past several years.
Croats Eye Using Serbia to Skirt Russian Ban
Serbia says it will crack down hard on countries trying to evade the Russian ban on EU food imports, which try to repackage their goods inside Serbia.
The warning comes after reports in local media that Croatia’s Employer’s Association, HUP, advised local food exporters to repackage products in neighbouring Serbia to skirt the Russian ban.
Fitch Drops Credit Rating for Croatia
One of the world’s top credit rating agencies, Fitch Ratings has lowered Croatia’s long-term credit rating in foreign currency from BB+ to BB, lowering its domestic currency rating from BBB- to BB+.
Standard & Poor’s has given Croatia a BB rating since the start of the year. Croatia’s rating with Moody’s remains BB+.
Serbia Ready to Plug Ambassadorial Holes
Serbia's Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic, said that Serbia is about to appoint 20 new ambassadors, including to US and China, in the next four months.
The initial plan was to appoint ten new ambassadors to posts in July. However, Dacic told the daily newspaper Danas on August 8 that there had been a delay after the ministry realised the number needed to be doubled.