Zoran Milanovic
Croatian Security Chief's Fate Hangs in Balance
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic and Prime Minsiter Tihomir Oreskovic will meet on Tuesday in Zagreb to discuss the fate of the head of Security and Intelligence Agency, SOA.
Media reports say the future of Dragan Lozancic, the head of SOA, will be the main topic of the discussion.
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Balkan States Woo Chinese Investors at Summit
The 4th annual Economic and Trade Forum between China and 16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe started on Tuesday in China's eastern coastal city of Suzhou.
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Croatia Stalemate Makes New Elections More Likely
Talks on forming a potential new government in Croatia have yet to bear fruit after parliamentary elections on November 8 finished without a clear winner.
The governing centre-left coalition, led by the Social Democratic Party, SDP won 56 seats, while the opposition centre-right coalition, led by Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, won 59. There are 151 seats in total.
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Balkan Leaders Voice Shock Over Carnage in Paris
In Bosnia, the President of the Council of Ministers, Denis Zvizdic, told French Prime Minister Manuel Valls in a telegram that Bosnia and Herzegovina was "profoundly shocked by the news of the killings in Paris.
"I am convinced that now we must present a united face to the threat of terrorism. My thoughts go out to the families of the victims," he said.
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Croatia Independent Alliance Sets Coalition Terms
After winning 19 seats in the parliamentary elections and becoming the country's new political powerbroker, MOST said that if either of Croatia's main blocs wants its support to form a government, it must first agree to adopt a list of reforms.
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Croatia's Ruling Left-Wing Coalition Tied with Conservative Opposition in General Election - Exit Poll
Croatia's ruling center-left coalition led by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has come neck-and-neck with analliance led by conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) after polls closed in Sunday's parliamentary elections, Hina news agency reported.
Croatian Voters Cast Ballots For New Government
Polling stations opened at 7am on Sunday in Croatia, where more than 3.7 million voters have the opportunity to cast votes in parliamentary elections.
Who they will choose is hard to call after a closely fought campaign between the governing centre-left coalition and its centre-right opponents.
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Newcomer Set For Key Role After Croatian Election
The latest polls in Croatia suggest that a political newcomer, the Bridge of Independent Lists, MOST, could become the third political force in the country after the next election and so play a role in forming the next government.
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Why was Turkey not invited?
The EU's mini-summit on refugees, held on Oct. 25 in Brussels with the involvement of mostly Balkan and central European countries, has revealed again how disunited Europe is when it comes to important international crises. The BBC's headline on the gathering tells it all: "Small steps, sharp retorts: Europe's rifts laid bare in Brussels."
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Balkans to Accommodate 100,000 Refugees
An agreement was reached at the high-level meeting in Brussels on Sunday to temporary accommodate 100,000 refugees in the Balkans as Europe struggles to cope with the ongoing influx.
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