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Zagreb, March 28 (CP) – According to the media, US president G.W. Bush will be addressing the Croatian nation from one of capital Zagreb’s squares.
The American president is set to arrive in Zagreb on Friday, April 4 in the afternoon hours after which he is scheduled to meet president Stjepan Mesic.
The next day, Bush will […]

Zagreb, March 27 (CP) — A meeting of the Slovene PM Janez Jansa with parliamentary parties’ leaders was held focusing on relations with Croatia.It seems that the meeting ended without a conclusion.
Speaking after the meeting Jansa said that it was aimed at informing those present about the events following Croatia’s freezing of the Protected Ecology […]

Zagreb, March 27 — In an interview that HTV had with US president G.W. Bush prior to his visit to Croatia on April 4 and 5, he said among other things that he was hoping he would bring good news to Croatia from the Bucharest NATO summit regarding its membership and said that Croatia was […]

Zagreb, March 26 (CP) – The Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) has at an emergency session of its main body has after an hour and a half of debate decided to remain in the government.
It has been decided that Slobodan Uzelac is to remain in the government, but certain conditions are to be put to […]

Following seven months of political squabbles the Osijek authorities’ crisis has finally ended with Croatian Pary of Rights (HSP),  The Social Democratic Party (SDP), The Croatian Peoples’ Party( HNS) and the Pensioners’ Party( HSU) coming to the helm of the city.
The councillors of the said parties have 14 out of the 25 seats in the […]

Zagreb, March 20 (CP) – The Slovene Foreign Ministry has informed the Croatian Foreign Ministry that as of Friday, March 21 Croats holding old identity cards will no longer be allowed over the border into Slovenia.
The Slovene Foreign Ministry explained the old identity cards no longer match the EU security standards.
Croatian nationals holding a valid […]

Zagreb, March 20 (CP) –Officials from the Slovenian Agricultural and Forestry Land Fund yesterday tried to conduct an inspection south of the river Dragonja, but were prevented from entering Croatia by Croatian border police.
The Croatian Ambassador to Slovenia, Mario Nobilo has received a protest note from the Slovenian government. This is the latest incident in […]

Zagreb, March 20 (CP) — The US president G.W. Bush is to visit Croatia on April 4 and 5 together with his wife Laura. Also accompanying the US president will be State Secretary Condoleezza Rice and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley.
This was announced by the state secretary at the Foreign Ministry Bianca Matkovic, who is […]

Zagreb, March 19 (CP) — The president of the national committee in charge of monitoring negotiations with the EU, Vesna Pusic has said that Croatia had done the right thing regarding the recognition of Kosovo, as Kosovo needs to be recognized as a political fact and also because some things need to be done because […]

Zagreb, March 19 (CP) – At its closed-door session, the Croatian government has formally recognized Kosovo’s independence, joining some 30 countries that have recognized it so far.
Kosovo had declared its independence on February 17.
It is yet to be seen now how the government coalition partners, namely the Independent  Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) will react to […]