Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic

Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic on Thursday brushed off an incident at the NATO meeting in Brussels in Brussels where US President Donald Trump shoved him aside to get in front for the photo shoot.

Ahead of talks between President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic and leaders of Croatia's parliamentary parties and MPs on Friday, a resolution to the political crisis in the country is not in sight.

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic said that she does not see “creeping fascism in society” or increased nostalgia for the WWII Ustasa regime, and accused Serbia of exaggerating the issue.

The Croatian defence ministry told BIRN that it is analysing options after the government the possibility of reintroducing compulsory military service, although the costs of bringing back conscription are not yet clear.

DAVOS - There are many open issues between Serbia and Croatia that need to be addressed, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic told reporters in Davos Friday, but added that he would first discuss the issues with the country's PM Andrej Plenkovic and President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic.

US real estate developer Jeffory D Blackard told BIRN that he arranged productive meetings for Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic during her week-long visit to Washington earlier this month.

There are many open issues between Serbia and Croatia that need to be addressed, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic told reporters in Davos Friday.

He added that he would first discuss the issues with the country's PM Andrej Plenkovic and President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic.

Despite media pressure, the Office of Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic has supplied little information about the purpose of her visit to the US capital, Washington, fuelling speculation about the possible reasons.

Although Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic has announced the purchase of new military jets for Croatia's air force, the idea is still far from realisation, a defence analyst said.

Grabar Kitarovic announced the news on Saturday in an interview for the daily newspaper Vecernji list.

BELGRADE - Serbian company over whose chocolates started "Chocolate Balkan War" decided to advertise in Croatia.

Subotica based company "Pionir" placed several advertising billboards for "Mony", chocolates given by Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic to children in Dubrovnik.