Croatian Ministry of Defence Denies Plans To Erect NATO Base on Peljesac Peninsula

Zagreb, March 18 (CP) – The Croatian Ministry of Defence has issued a statement on Monday denying claims in the media a NATO base may be erected on the Peljesac peninsula.
However, the MOD has confirmed that in the long-term development plan, the maritime port south is to be erected for the future use by the […]

Croatian Non-parliamentary Political Parties Organise Protest Calling for Referendum on NATO Membership

Zagreb, March 16 (CP) – The coordination of Croatian non-parliamentary parties comprising 15 parties of different political affiliations held a protest gathering in Zagreb’s main square on Saturday sending a demand to parliament to call a referendum on Croatia’s NATO membership.
It was stated that if 10 percent of the voters in Croatia sign a petition […]

Latest Poll Puts 61 Percent of Croats in Favour of NATO Membership

Zagreb, March 14 (CP) – According to a GfK poll recently conducted among Croatian citizens some 61 percent are in favour of the country joining NATO.
The poll has also shown that some 21 percent are against joining the Alliance, while some 18 percent are unsure.
More support than from other groups has been given by those […]

Croatian Defence Minister Vukelic: Croatia To Be Invited To Join NATO at the Bucharest Summit

Zagreb, February 20 (CP) – Croatian Defence Minister Branko Vukelic has said speaking in Washington that Croatia would be invited to join NATO at the Alliance’s summit in Bucharest in April 2008.
Vukelic said this following a meeting at the Pentagon with defence ministers of the countries-signatories of the US-Adriatic Charter with US Defence Secretary Robert […]

Croatia To Be Invited To Join NATO in April, Croatian Foreign Minister Announces

Zagreb, February 10 (CP) – Attending the Security Policy meeting in Munich, Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said he was pleased with what had been accomplished at the meeting, particularly the fact he had met with his Slovene counterpart Dimitrij Rupel.
Jandrokovic also said that he had spoken to several officials of NATO during the meeting and […]

Over 70 Percent of Croats Want To Have a NATO Referendum Staged

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 […]

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