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Zagreb, February 7 (CP) – The Hague Tribunal (ICTY) has announced that the trial in the case of Gotovina, Cermak and Markac would begin on March 11 and ordered the return into custody of General Ivan Cermak on March 5.
The initial pre-trial hearing is to be held on March 10, while the prosecution is to […]

Zagreb, February 6 (CP) – The EU expansion commissioner Olli Rehn has informed the European Commission of the course of accession negotiations with Croatia and told reporters that there would be no postponement or blocking of talks due to the issue of the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Belt (ZERP).
The European Commission has expressed readiness to […]

Zagreb, February 6 (CP) — The Slovene Foreign Ministry has sent a non-paper through diplomatic channels responding to claims made in a Croatian non-paper regarding the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Zone in the Adriatic.
The Slovene document notes Croatia’s obligation to respect an alleged agreement regarding non-implementation of the zone for EU member-states dating from 2004.
Responding […]

Zagreb, February 6 (CP) — Members of consumer’s associations have called for a one week shopping boycott in the country so that citizens may demonstrate their dissatisfaction with prices and the treatment of consumers.
Consumers have been called upon to show their strength and only purchase products that are absolutely necessary for a week, starting Thursday.
Associations […]

Zagreb, February 6 (CP) — Members of the European Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee are visiting Zagreb, headed by Croatia rapporteur, Austrian Socialist Hannes Swoboda.
They will be meeting with top state officials to discuss Croatia’s accession to the EU and the implementation of the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Zone in the Adriatic, which EU member-states Italy […]

Zagreb, February 5 (CP) – President Stjepan Mesic has stated that the reason for the stalling of Croatia’s EU membership negotiations was not Slovenia, but rather the fact that Croatia had not opened up enough negotiating chapters and had not closed the ones that had been opened.
He stressed that Croatia enjoyed good relations with Slovenia, […]

Zagreb, February 5 (CP) – A Promocija Plus polling agency survey conducted in January has shown that some 71.6 percent of Croats want to see a NATO referendum staged.
The 1,300 surveyed have said that they would rather have a referendum, than the decision on whether Croatia should become a NATO member being made solely by […]

Zagreb, February 5 (CP) – A European Parliament delegation led by Croatia rapporteur Hannes Swoboda is arriving in Croatia on Wednesday.
Swoboda and members of the delegation are expected to meet with president Stjepan Mesic, PM Ivo Sanader and visit the parliament.
In his latest draft report to the European Parliament foreign policy committee, Swoboda claims that […]

agreb, February 5 (CP) – The wife and brother of Croatia’s former Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul are being investigated for embezzlement amounting to several million kuna, reports the Vecernji List daily.
The two have been suspected of making negligent business deals and misuse of position and authority regarding the business dealings of the now defunct Sloboda textiles […]

Zagreb, February 4 (CP) – Four NGO’s Centar za mir from Osijek, Documenta, Civilian Commission for Human Rights and Croatia Helsinki Committee (HHO) have put forward their report on war crimes trials in Croatia.
It was said that most of the trials were not below the standard level of fair procedures.
The report calls for the strengthening […]