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Croatia is in "the final and determining phase" of its membership talks with the EU, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said after a meeting Monday. (Reuters, DPA, AFP, European Voice, Europolitics, EU - 21/12/09; Croatian Times - 18/12/09) Swedish ...  

According to specialist Croatia tour operator, Hidden Croatia, Croatia continues to increase in popularity for British holidaymakers, far more than most other European destinations, many of which have seen a decline in visitor numbers in recent years ...  

43 passengers were injured after a train hit the buffers at the Zagreb railroad station this morning, reports from the Croatian capital said. Seven of the persons were seriously injured and one is in critical condition.  

It isn't a Caribbean beach. It is Mala Duba beach, one of the many small romantic beaches along the Makarska Riviera, near Zivogosce village, only 20 km south of Makarska and little more than 70 km south of Spl...  

ZAGREB, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Croatia's prime minister, Jadranka Kosor, said an attempt to sell ailing shipyards had been delayed to try to agree conditions for their privatisation with the European Commission. The sale of loss-making and heavily ...  

ZAGREB, Croatia— The head of Croatian Railways says an early morning train has failed to stop at Zagreb's main station and hit the buffers, injuring 52 passengers. Marijan Klaric, who leads the state-run company, says two of the passengers suffered ...  

Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic has said that the EU has recognized his country's achievements. Photo by EPA/BGNES Croatia announced on Monday the provisional closing of two negotiating chapters and confirmed its aim of ending pre ...  

ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatian police say an early morning train has failed to stop at Zagreb's main station and hit the buffers, injuring at least 35 passengers. A Zagreb clinic says one of the passengers suffered life-threatening injuries; others are ...  

Hidden Croatia appoints Mary Stuart-Miller as PR Mary Stuart-Miller, of The Creative Connection UK Ltd, has been appointed PR for `Hidden Croatia’, a specialist tour operator featuring beach, sailing, city and adventure holidays in Croatia ...  

Hidden Croatia appoints Mary Stuart-Miller as PR Mary Stuart-Miller, of The Creative Connection UK Ltd, has been appointed PR for `Hidden Croatia’, a specialist tour operator featuring beach, sailing, city and adventure holidays in Croatia ...  

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Some 50 passengers were injured on Monday when a train failed to stop and hit a buffer at the main Zagreb station, police said. The accident, involving a train travelling from the central town of Sisak to Zagreb, took place early ...  

"Croatia, Turkey one step closer to EU membershipBy Toby Vogel21.12.2009 / 15:54 CETProgress made in some areas but both countries face problems opening certain chapters.Croatia and Turkey today took steps towards eventual EU membership. Croatia wrapped up accession talks in two policy areas - right of establishment and freedom to provide services, and social policy and employment - while Turkey opened talks on the environment chapter."More...  

Slovenia will not approve the closing of three chapters in Croatia’s EU negotiations at Monday’s accession conference in Brussels. This is according to a report today in the European Voice, which states that Slovenia is still blocking Croatia’s EU integration by not approving the closing of these chapters.  

Progress made in some areas but both countries face problems opening certain chapters. Croatia and Turkey today took steps towards eventual EU membership. Croatia wrapped up accession talks in two policy areas - right of establishment and freedom to ...  

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Croatia made progress on Monday towards its goal of wrapping up negotiations next year to join the European Union but entry talks were stalled in some areas by neighbouring Slovenia, an EU member. A dispute over borders between ...  

Brussels. Croatia has closed two more chapters from the EU pre-accession talks and thus it has closed more than half of the 17 chapters, Croatian poslovni.hr informed. Three of the chapters, technically ready to be opened-foreign policy, defense and ...  

Brussels - Croatia edged closer to European Union membership Monday with the provisional closing of two negotiating chapters and confirmed its aim of ending pre-accession talks by the middle of next year. The chapters closed after an ...  

Z AGREB, Dec 21, 2009 (AFP) - A former Croatian ambassador to France wassentenced Monday to 20 months on probation over embezzling some 104,000 euros (150,000 dollars), which he must return, the state-run HINA news agency said. Marko Zaja was found ...  

Mr Aleksandar Konstandinov, Head of the Croatian delegation and chairman of the EBU Entertainment Bureau spoke to esctoday.com editor Ivan Horvat about Croatia's chances in the Eurovision Song Contest, Dora and more. (http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/14651)  

ZAGREB , Croatia (AP) — Five Croatian special police troops were detained on suspicion of the execution-style killings of five Serb civilians 14 years ago, police said Saturday. The killings came as Croatia fought Serb rebels to regain the areas ...  

Croatia gets a new wind farm. Also in business news: air passengers enjoy restored service between Belgrade and Budapest, and Albania's electricity regulator approves a price hike. A wind farm opens in Orlice, Croatia. [Getty Images] Croatian Prime ...  

ZAGREB , Croatia (AP) — Croatia said Thursday it is investigating the execution-style killing of five Serb civilians in their village in 1995 as Croat forces allegedly drove Serbs out of the country. Three men and two women were killed in their ...  

"Swedish EU Presidency - Turkey and Croatia take further steps toward membership of the EUIntergovernmental accession conferences at ministerial level are to be held with Turkey and Croatia on Monday 21 December in Brussels as part of the EU enlargement process. The meetings will be chaired by Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt."More:Swedish EU Presidency - Turkey and Croatia take further steps toward membership of the EU  

Shanghai name Blazevic new coach Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua have appointed veteran former Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia coach Miroslav Blazevic as their new manager. The 74-year-old, who led Croatia to third place at the 1998 World ...  

The Hague Tribunal trial chamber has accepted the demands of Ante Gotovina’s defense and ordered Croatia to terminate its search for documents. President Judge Alphons Orie said that the chamber will order Croatia to freeze the search for the documents until further recommendations from the Tribunal.  

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor confirmed that the EU will begin putting together the Accession Treaty for Zagreb on Monday. She said that it is looking more and more likely that Croatia will join the European Union in 2012.  

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- EU members approved the closing of two negotiation chapters with Croatia on Thursday (December 17th). This clears the way for formal closure at an intergovernmental accession conference in Brussels on Monday, bringing the number ...  

Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says that once Croatia joins the European Union, it will support the entrance of Serbia as well. "Croatia will not block the European path of any regional country in any way, because it honestly believes that the inclusion of the entire region in the EU is in its strategic interest," Mesić told Belgrade daily Blic.  

One railroad worker was injured when a freight train derailed on Saturday morning at the Sušak-Pećine station, causing serious material damage. According to Croatian Railways, the accident occurred at about 3:00 CET for still unknown reasons, when a 16-car train traveling from Zagreb to Rijeka derailed.  

Serge Brammertz is not satisfied with the investigations regarding Croatia's 1995 military onslaught against the country's Serb areas, reports say. Zagreb daily Jutarnji List wrote on Tuesday that the chief Hague prosecutor was unhappy about the probes into the whereabouts of the Operation Storm artillery logs.  

Croatia is close to joining the South Stream pipeline project, writes Business.hr, quoting unnamed diplomatic source. The website claims that representatives of Croatia have already spoken several times with Russians about joining this natural gas pipeline.  

The Croatian pharmaceutical market is estimated to be worth around US$1bn, with the figure expected to reach US$1.23bn by the end of 2013, representing an average annual growth of 7% in local currency terms. However, Croatia remains one of the least ...  

Croatia missed its chance to sign on to Russia's South Stream natural gas pipeline in 2007 and now needs Moscow's good graces to join the project, leaders said. Stjepan Mesic, the Croatian president, met with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in ...  

BRUSSELS -- EU member-states have given their consent to close two chapters in Croatia’s admission negotiations, EU sources say. The chapters on the freedom to provide services and social politics and employment will be formally closed at the inter ...  

The Croatian government sacked three out of four management staff at a state-owned highway company on Saturday (21 November) on suspicion of corruption, which the country is seeking to crack down on as part of its bid to join the EU, the agency HINA reported.  

Former Croatian FM Mate Granić testified at the Hague Tribunal, and denied that Croatia had carried out ethnic cleansing of Serbs. Serbia considers the expulsion of a quarter of a million ethnic Serbs from that country during and in the wake of the 1995 military onslaught to have been ethnic cleansing.  

Croatia has sent a report to the Hague Tribunal stating that measures have been taken for sending all documentation request by the court to The Hague. “The report states everything that has been done, and I think that a lot has been done,” Croatian Justice Minister Ivan Šimonović said.  

Business Monitor International's Croatia Food and Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, food and drink associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Croatia's food and drink industry.  

ZAGREB, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The government has postponed taking over the loss-making gas business of Croatian oil group INA INA.ZA ( HINAq.L ) due to a lack of funds, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Wednesday. Croatia, a candidate to join the ...  

Intergovernmental accession conferences at ministerial level are to be held with Turkey and Croatia on Monday 21 December in Brussels as part of the EU enlargement process. The meetings will be chaired by Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl ...  

B.net, Croatia’s largest cable network operator in terms of coverage and subscribers, has announced preliminary financial estimates for the full year 2009, showing that its revenues reached around HRK153.3 million (USD30.6 million), up 33.9% compared to 2008 and exceeding its forecast by 10.5%. The triple-play service provider said its EBITDA margin rose from 6% in 2008 to around 12% in 2009. B.net Croatia, owned by Austria’s Burgenlandische...  

www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/croatia-food-a .. Difficult economic conditions are requiring changes in the strategies pursued by domestic companies. To this end, in September 2008, leading Croatian food and drink firm Podravka ...  

Croatia can hope to unblocking its EU negotiations only after Zagreb responds to the Hague Tribunal’s requests. This is according to media reports of a statement made by Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen on Monday.  

ZAGREB/BUDAPEST, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Croatian government postponed for a year taking over the loss-making natural gas business of national oil group INA INA.ZA ( HINAq.L ) due to a lack of funds, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Wednesday ...  

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 15, 2009 – Croatia Travel Agency in Astoria New York is the best way to make your Croatian trip memorable and all the more pleasant. We at the Croatia travel agency give an ideal retreat to your travel spirit, as you ...  

SFA chief Gordon Smith last night laughed off claims that Croatia coach Slaven Bilic had been approached to take over from George Burley. The manager's agent, former Celt Rudi Vata, said he got a call from the SFA and had to tell them Bilic wasn't ...  

South African actress Charlize Theron refined on the cover page of fashion magazine Elle Croatia for the month of January 2010. She is photographed in a perfect country style and give mysterious look total in red.  

As you gaze onto the clear turquoise water scattered with over 1000 lush islands, it seems that you are smack in the middle of an uninhabited paradise. Actually, you are in the southern Dalmatian Islands of Croatia.  

Moscow. In the frames of his visit to Moscow Croatian President Stjepan Mesic discussed with the Russian state leadership the possibility for Zagreb to join the South Stream gas pipeline project, Russian government daily newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta ...  

Zagreb. According to the latest data posted by the Croatian Employment Center (HZZ), 283,000 citizens were registered as unemployed at end-November, this being record-high number since March 2007, SEEbiz reports. From a month earlier, the number of ...  

Croatia is an old world country on the edge of big changes. Over fifteen years ago there was war in that country before that there was communism, now there is the European Union coming and the country true to it's nature has adapted to change and is ...  

Croatian President Stjepan Mesić said that Serbia’s objections regarding Croatia’s recognition of Kosovo are not justified. According to Mesić, “Croatia has recognized the new reality” of the situation.  

Croatia, a candidate to join the EU, is trying to limit public spending in 2009 when the economy is expected to contract by almost 6%. Budgetary risks for next year are also quite high, analysts say. The government agreed in January with Hungary's ...  

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f4188a/croatia_tourism_re) has announced the addition of the "Croatia Tourism Report Q1 2010" report to their offering. The Croatia Tourism Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, tourism associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Croatia's...  

MOSCOW, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Croatia missed its chance to sign on to Russia's South Stream natural gas pipeline in 2007 and now needs Moscow's good graces to join the project, leaders said. Stjepan Mesic , the Croatian president, met with Russian Prime ...  

BusinessWire - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/21a183/croatia_food_and_d) has announced the addition of the "Croatia Food and Drink Report Q1 2010" report to their offering. The Croatia Food and Drink Report provides ...  

Croatia manager Slaven Bilic has turned down the chance to be the new Scotland manager, according to his agent Rudi Vata. Vata, who played in Scotland for Celtic, says Bilic would prefer to manage in the English Premier League, and would have ...  

Zagreb, Dec 12, 2009 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived Saturday [12 December] in Zagreb, Croatia on an official visit. Davutoglu will meet with President Stjepan Mesic and Premier Jadranka Kosor. He will ...  

http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/croatia-freight-transport-report-2010-191815.asp Various factors support BMI is forecast’s a period of steady growth in Croatia as the country focuses on EU accession over the rest of this decade. We expect that GDP will rise at an annual average of 4.9% for the next five years, a solid rate comparable to what was achieved over the preceding five years. This pace of development will be...  

A little frivolous Friday real estate: get this steel-and-glass pavilion straight from Zagreb, Croatia, on eBay for a starting bid of $100,000. The winning bid will not include shipping costs (approx. $30,000), the three required set-up consultants, or the workers...  

In our Q209 Telecommunications Report for Croatia we have added a new section focused on mobile content, while leaving the fixed-line and internet market data analysis sections stagnant, to be updated with additional content in the following quarter ...  

The Croatian prime minister has told her cabinet ministers they must provide the food and drink for their Christmas party as part of an austerity drive by the cash-strapped government. "The government is not going to give any gifts because we have ...  

Behold the natural beauty of Plitvice National Park.  Called the Most Popular Tourist Attraction in Croatia, it spans 300 square kilometers, is made up of sixteen lakes, and accommodates waterfalls and wildlife galore.  It’s also served as a war front. in March 1991 it became the scene of the Plitvice Lakes incident – the first armed confrontation of [...]  

ZAGREB, CROATIA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/10/09 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced today that the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNet) has extended its Cisco® Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) to connect 1,300 primary and secondary schools across Croatia. As part of the Connected Schools initiative, the e-Islands project connects schools on Croatian islands with the mainland. This helps teachers give virtual lectures...  

Zagreb- Croatia will not increase the number of its troops in Afghanistan next year despite calls to do so from the United States, parliament decided Friday. Croatia has 293 troops in Afghanistan, and parliament decided by an overwhelming majority to ...  

ZAGREB - European Union president Sweden plans one more round of entry talks with EU candidate Croatia this month, a Swedish diplomat said yesterday, in a boost for Zagreb's efforts to wrap up accession negotiations next year. The former Yugoslav republic... ...  

At election rally in Dugopelje near the city of Split, presidential candidate Ivo Josipovic warned that privileged caste, which sees itself as Croatia's elite, is deadly for the country. Josipovic stressed that one can easily succeed in Croatia if ...  

(RTTNews) - Tuesday, Croatia's Central Bureau of Statistics announced that the consumer price index or CPI rose 1.8% year-on-year in November, faster than the 1.3% growth in the previous month. A year ago, the CPI was up 4.7%. On a monthly basis, the ...  

The agent of Croatia boss Slaven Bilic admits he'd be open to taking the Portsmouth job. After Croatia failed to qualify for next summer's World Cup, Bilic is eager to get into club football. And his agent, Rudi Vata, believes Bilic would be tempted ...  

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia took its anti-corruption campaign to schools yesterday as part of efforts to reduce widespread graft, a key condition of joining the European Union. The Justice Ministry launched the «Anti-Corruption Class» with a lecture and a ... ...  

ZAGHREB (AFP) - Croatian prosecutors Monday charged the country’s ambassador to Libya with trafficking alcohol to embassy employees and workers at two Croat companies in the North African country, where they could not provide it legally. Jovan ...  

Fishing NewsAlong the coastline in Croatia, the Mediterranean fishing village of Rovinj is a beautiful place to watch the fishermen bring in their catch every morning. The wooded hills and the narrow pedestrian streets here serve as good places to ... North Isle Sailing - http://www.northislesailing.com/  

The Croatian winger is one of six high-earning players who have been told they can leave as Bundesliga side Schalke deal with a financial crisis. It means Rakitic, 21, who is rated at around £6million, could be allowed to move to the Premier League ...  

BUDAPEST, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Hungarian oil and gas company MOL ( MOLB.BU ) said on Wednesday it has agreed with the Croatian government to extend the deadline for the government's takeover of INA's INA.ZA ( HINAq.L ) gas business until Dec. 2010. The ...  

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f4188a/croatia_tourism_re) has announced the addition of the Croatia Tourism Report Q1 2010 report to their offering.The Croatia Tourism Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, tourism associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Croatia's tourism industry.Tourism Overview...  

(RTTNews) - Tuesday, Croatia's Central Bureau of Statistics announced that the consumer price index or CPI rose 1.8% year-on-year in November, faster than the 1.3% growth in the previous month. A year ago, the CPI was up 4.7%. On a monthly basis, the ...  

Russia and Croatia are set to complete all necessary documentation to sign a deal early next year on the construction of the South Stream pipeline, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said on Tuesday. "Consultations have already been held and we ...  

ZAGREB (AFP) - A Slovenian national, wanted by Germany under suspicion of being linked to Europe's worst ever soccer betting scandal, is under arrest in Croatia, the HINA news agency reported yesterday. Dragan Mihelic is suspected by German prosecution au... ...  

Croatia's admittance to the European Union could be undercut by the country's non ... Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday after meeting with Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic in Washington. Jandrokovic declined the offer ...  

The financial and economic crisis negatively influenced trade between Ukraine and Croatia in 2009, Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko and speaker of the parliament of the Republic of Croatia Luka Bebic noted during their meeting in Kyiv on Tuesday, the presidential press service reported.  

Croatia Telecommunications Report Q1 2010 - New Report PublishedOfficialWire (press release)The incumbent has been aggressively expanding its network infrastructure as well as upgrading its download speeds and launching new services such as HD IPTV ...  

Dec 11, 2009 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- ZAGREB, Dec 11 (Hina) - Croatia will not increase the number of its troops in the ISAF international peace-keeping mission and next year it will send 300 soldiers to Afghanistan, parliament decided on ...  

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is restating U.S. support for Croatia's entry into the European Union and NATO. Speaking after a meeting with Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic, Clinton says Zagreb has what she calls a "an important ...  

Split, Croatia, is a boisterous new-world presence signifying dramatic old-world Roman conquests. Croatia's second-largest city is southeast of Venice across the eastern Adriatic Sea. Its old town is dominated by the early 4th-century Diocletian Palace, built as a massive "retirement home" for the reformist Roman Emperor  

in Delphi 2010 Launch :: 13/10/2009. Delphi / RAD Studio launch in Zagreb, Croatia. Along with representatives of KONTO Pozega (local Embarcadero partner) a distributor for the Western Balkans, the new RAD Studio 2010 included special guests: Mr Mark Barringer, sales manager for Europe and senior consultant for database tools, and Mr. Pawel Glowacki, chief technician for RAD Studio for Europe within the Embarcadero. Here's a breakdown of the...  

SECRETARY CLINTON: It is a pleasure to welcome the foreign minister and to have this opportunity for an extended discussion about a number of issues. Croatia is a valued friend and ally of the United States, and this is a very welcome opportunity for us to reaffirm our partnership. Before I turn to the issues that the minister and I discussed, I would like to say a few words about Sudan. The United States condemns the disruption of peaceful...  

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Croatia is to invest almost 550 million euros (822 million dollars) in adjustments needed to join the European Union, that Zagreb hopes will occur in 2011, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said Saturday.In 2010 budget "we have allocated two billion kunas (273 million euros, 408 million dollars) for activities and projects linked with Croatia's adjustment to EU" standards, Kosor told journalists."In 2011 we will give 1.9 billion kunas" for the...  

Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b30766/the_medical_device : http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchandmarkets.com%2Fresearch%2Fb30766%2Fthe_medical_device&esheet=6109159&lan=en_US&anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchandmarkets.com%2Fresearch%2Fb30766%2Fthe_medical_device&index=1&md5=37b3c90e0f29d4acaab97e0ea4ef159f ) has announced the addition of the " The Medical Device Market...  

Boris Novckovic, the 2005 Croatian representative will be treating his fans to concerts in Belgrade and Zagreb. Serbian fans will be able to enjoy Boris' voice on the 25th of November at the Sava Centar in Belgrade, whilst Croatian fans will be treated on the 3rd of December at the Cibona in Zagreb. (http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/14424)  

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b30766/the_medical_device) has announced the addition of the The Medical Device Market: Croatia report to their offering.This in-depth medical device market report is ideal for executives wanting to understand the key drivers in medical markets and have access to a wealth of statistical data.  

Dora 2010 will take place on the 5th and 6th of March at the Crystal Hall of the Kvarner Hotel in Opatija. Sixteen acts will fight it out in the semi final leading to the grand final the next day for the honour to represent Croatia in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. HRT are now launching an open call for songs until 15th December. (http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/14538)  

• No price to pay for failure to reach South Africa next year• Current manager will stay on for Euro 2012 qualifiersSlaven Bilic will stay on as Croatia coach for their Euro 2012 campaign despite failing to take them to next year's World Cup.Bilic had initially planned to step down after the World Cup qualifying when his contract expired but reconsidered his decision because of the support he received from players, the Croatia football...  

BASEL, Switzerland -- Former slalom world champion Ivica Kostelic of Croatia is expected to compete at the Winter Olympics after having the sixth knee operation of his career. Croatia's ski federation said in a statement that Kostelic had surgery on ...  

Business Monitor International's Croatia Autos Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, auto associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Croatia's automotive industry.  

clipped from www.examiner.comSarah Cosic, Miss Croatia 2009, competed in the evening gown segment of the Miss Universe 2009 Presentation Show at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. She was in the Bahamas for the 2009 Miss Universe competition which was held on Sunday, August 23, 2009.   

ZAGREB, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Croatia should not have trouble refinancing its foreign debt next year, a survey of local banks found on Wednesday, and a finance ministry source said the government will seek more long-term debt in future. The European ...  

Zagreb. The European Union foreign ministers made a conclusions Croatia is welcome in the Union. However, co-operation with the Tribunal in The Hague remains disputable, Croatian HRT television informed. The Dutch foreign minister Maxime Verhagen ...  

(TrendHunter.com) Whenever you ask someone where they are from they tell you and then go on about how their country is the most beautiful on the planet. In the case of Croatia, they are right. I mean, just check out these…  

We issued the following statement after Croatian and Serbian prosecutors announced that they have charged eight men in an October 2008 car bombing that killed Ivo Pukanic, owner and editorial director of the Zagreb-based political weekly Nacional, and Niko Franjic, the paper’s marketing director......  

Zagreb - Croatia's budget for 2010, which projects slight economic recovery, a 2.5-per-cent deficit and 3 per-cent inflation, drew fire from the opposition and economic experts alike Wednesday. Parliament adopted the budget that Prime Minister ...  

Peaceful co-existence, Islamic tolerance, Ottoman benevolence in action...American Journal of Physical Anthropology doi:10.1002/ajpa.21152The harsh life on the 15th century Croatia-Ottoman Empire military border: Analyzing and identifying the reasons for the massacre in epinMario laus et al.AbstractExcavation of the historic period cemetery in epin, Croatia revealed the presence of a large number of perimortem injuries distributed among males...  

I could not help myself...around every little corner, there were felines scampering through the corridors of Dubrovnik's Old Town. After the fifth or sixth pair of eyes and wet noses, and lots of furry bodies weaving in and out of my legs, I could no longer resist....and with this, I bring you the CATS OF CROATIA!  

Photographer Zoran Trifunovic always gives us some amazing photoshoots and today is no exception. So let me give you Esad Halimovic, a 24 year old model from Zagreb. Zagreb is where the shoot took place, in a very old tram. Styled by Marko Loncar [Croatia] clothes by Serbian designer Tijana Pavlov. I am very happy to see that even if photography is about creativity and using your imagination, Zoran and Esad respected the safety rules asking...  

DUBROVNIK - Pavle Radonic has worked as the assistant manager at the Hotel Belvedere, overlooking the medieval city of Dubrovnik, for 18 years. Except for his first few months on the job, he has never welcomed a guest. How a five-star cliffside resort on ... ...  

Driving south from Trieste, Italy, the first corner of Croatia you encounter is Istria. On my last trip, I never made it any farther. Now being touted as the “new Tuscany,” Istria has in fact long been noted for its beautiful Adriatic coast, lush forests, olive groves and vineyards. It is a combination of focused, modern mass tourism and an unspoiled, step-back-in-time countryside.  

Zagreb. Croatia started a procedure of visa lifting for Serbia, Serbian Dnevnik newspaper writes on Thursday. The information was confirmed by government’s spokesperson Zlatko Mehun. At the decision of the Croatian government, citizens of Serbia ...  

Zagreb. 41,758 new private cars were registered in Croatia in the first eleven months of the year, which is a drop of 49.6% in comparison with the same period last year, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) reported. 3,252 new cars were sold in November ...  

Zadar, Croatia: Sound of the sea Nestled on the Northern Dalmatian coast, Zadar feels somehow isolated from the rest of Croatia. It is rich in history; the city gates date back to the Renaissance and are guarded by a ferocious- looking Venetian lion ...  

Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, . Jun 15, 2009 . Ivana Vasilj took the title of Miss Croatia 2009, whilst Bruno Oreskovic was ...  

Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina all speak a very similar language. Referred to as 'Serbo-Croat' under the former Yugoslavia, now the language is called 'Serbian' in Belgrade, 'Croatian' in Zagreb and 'Bosnian' in Sarajevo.  

Croatia is as rich as Malaysia and Singapore List of donors also included Branko Pleic, Kaja Barisic, Barbara Dragozet and Snjezana Jurij. Presidential candidate also said that Croatia can be a rich country like Malaysia or Singapore. -  

Start Up software developers attended the newly established Microsoft Innovation Academy Workshop held in Varazdin, Croatia earlier this month where they gained valuable knowledge and insights on best business practices within the Information and ...  

The search for a replacement for George Burley goes on as Croatia boss Slaven Bilic turns down a chance to take over. The SFA moved fast to approach Bilic who led Croatia in failing to get to the World Cup finals as they finished below England and ...  

Frogs recoded in Krka national park in Croatia, spring 2009 near lagoon. Recorded with an MZ-N707 Sony Mini Disk Recorder and a ECM-DS70P Sony Stereo Microphone. Recorded by Adam D. DanzIf you are logged in, you can see this sample here  

If confirmed, the findings may greatly help Croatia's EU accession bid, experts said. Croatia is poised to become the first country to join the EU since the accession of Romania and Bulgaria in 2007. The country is expected to complete its accession ...  

BELGRADE, Dec. 4 — Croatia will put Serbia and Montenegro on the list of countries whose citizens do not need a visa to go to Croatia for up to 90 days, Croatian government Spokesperson Zlatko Mehun said Thursday. The Croatian Ministry of Foreign ...  

MOSCOW, December 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will hold an informal meeting with his visiting Croatian counterpart, Stjepan Mesic, on Monday, the Kremlin said. "The heads of state will hold informal talks seeking a genuine ...  

Croatia's admittance to the European Union could be undercut by the country's non-compliance with a war crimes tribunal request, diplomats said. Croat officials said they hope to complete accession talks by mid-2010, but efforts to complete the ...  

Washington - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated US support for Croatia's entry into the European Union and NATO during a meeting with her Croatian counterpart in Washington on Thursday. 'We think that Croatia has an important role ...  

Zagreb, Dec 1 (AFP) Croatian officials arrested two men as they tried to smuggle seven Afghans and one Pakistani into the country from Serbia, Croatian police said today. The two Slovak men, aged 38 and 50, were stopped in a van at the border post of ...  

(TrendHunter.com) The modern, rib-like structure that is the Arena Zagreb in Croatia won the title of Structural Design of the Year at the 2009 World Architecture Festival in Barcelona. Arena Zagreb is made of a polycarbonate…  

Sounds of birds in Krka national park, Croatia. Recorded Spring 2009. Recorded with an MZ-N707 Sony Mini Disk Recorder and a ECM-DS70P Sony Stereo Microphone. Recorded by Adam D. Danz.If you are logged in, you can see this sample here  

We came in search of the roots of zinfandel and found, along the way, awe-inspiring landscape, friendly people, great food and incredible wine. An early fall visit to Croatia’s Dalmatian coast had been prompted earlier this year by a visit to the ...  

(DMeurope Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Croatian mobile operator Tele2 is offering all its customers twice the Internet traffic and free minutes of talk time as well as two Sweepstakes and a selection of mobile devices at low prices. All those signing ...  

In our Q110 Telecommunications report for Croatia we have extended our mobile, fixed-line and internet forecasts through to the end of 2014. Our forecasts have remained largely unchanged, with the mobile sector expected to continue expanding, fixed ...  

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -The Croatian Football Federation has confirmed that Slaven Bilic will stay on as national team coach until 2011. The Croatian media had earlier speculated that Bilic might quit or be fired after the team failed to qualify for ...  

uk/resources/a-1-29-1925/ Croatia, Malta, Greece - despite their inclusion in the euro, these destinations are scoring high in the advanced booking stakes; advance enquiries for Croatia are up 113 per cent year on year, Malta 94 per cent and Greece ...  

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Ivo Josipovic of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is the strongest presidential candidate in Croatia just weeks before a ballot takes place, according to a poll by CRO Demoskop and Promocija Plus. 26.2 per cent of ...  

With the region’s civil war becoming nothing more than a bad memory, Croatia and Slovenia are quickly developing into two of the most popular travel destinations in all of Europe. Recent reports indicate Croatia, with its seaside beaches and superb ...  

YOUNGSTOWN — Granted, singer Tajci (pronounced TY-chee) may not be a household name in America, but for a moment in her homeland of Croatia, there was no one bigger. Today, Tajci, who was born Tatjana Matejas in Zagreb, Croatia, lives in Cincinnati ...  

Croatia have emerged as favourites to play against Australia in a send off prior to next year’s World Cup. The Socceroos are likely to face a high-profile opponent at the MCG in May and it seems as though their 2006 rivals from the Germany World ...  

NEGOTIATIONS over a final World Cup farewell game for the Socceroos at the MCG are continuing, but Croatia appears to be firming as the favourite for a high-profile local finale to the World Cup preparations next May. The Croatians are the highest ...  

A man jumps into the water in Croatian northern Adriatic resort of Umag in ... Croatia's key tourist sector, weakened by the economic crisis, shrank slightly in the first 10 months of the year from activity in the same period of last year, official ...  

Croatia is ranked joint ninth in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Business Environment Rating matrix for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in Q110. BMI s regional outlook for pharmaceutical companies in the region has improved marginally, marking the ...  

Zagreb- Croatia will not increase the number of its troops in Afghanistan next year despite calls to do so from the United States, parliament decided Friday. Croatia has 293 troops in Afghanistan, and parliament decided by an overwhelming majority to ...  

ZAGREB - Slaven Bilic will stay on as Croatia coach for their Euro 2012 campaign despite failing to take them to next year's World Cup, the country's football association said on Friday. Bilic had initially planned to step down after the World Cup ...  

With all of the low cost airlines in Europe, it's not hard to find a cheap flight to Croatia. There are several main airports in the country, but most people choose to fly in and out of Dubrovnik airport (DBV) because it is conveniently ...  

Zagreb. Croatia has intensified talks with Russia to join the South Stream gas pipeline project, a new transport link for Russian gas to Europe, the economy ministry said on Monday. "Croatia is interested to join the South Stream pipeline and is now ...  

Zagreb. Croatian Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Slavonia Plain Slavko Vuksic, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) reports. Vuksic is suspected of defrauding the state of at least HRK 52 million ...  

ZAGREB, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Croatia has intensified talks with Russia to join the South Stream gas pipeline project, a new transport link for Russian gas to Europe, the economy ministry said on Monday. "Croatia is interested to join the South Stream ...  

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands -- Croatia presented arguments Monday (December 7th) in support of Kosovo's independence at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), becoming the only former Yugoslav country to provide an oral statement. Slovenia has ...  

Leo Gamboc is a 19 year old shredder from Umag, Croatia . I was able to sit down and talk to him about bikes and life, plus I have filmed with him through out the past 2 seasons. Want to know more about him? Walk with me . I’m Leo Gamboc . I’m 19 ...  

ZAGREB, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Following are the main news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Croatia's financial markets on Thursday. ZAGREB - Weekly cabinet meeting. ZAGREB - Parliament expected to start discussion on the 2010 ...  

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Featuring a total of over 85,400 kilometers of roads, the map includes full coverage of the mainland plus 159 key islands off the Adriatic coast. There are also many other features to help guide residents and Croatia's millions of annual visitors ...  

After the Serbian politicians announced a lawsuit against Croatia at the International Court of Justice, no one in Croatia hides the view that this decision has poor arguments. HNS's presidential candidate Vesna Pusic believes that this is a wrong ...  

KOSTELIC ON MEND: Former slalom world champion Ivica Kostelic of Croatia is expected to compete at the Winter Olympics after having the sixth knee operation of his career in Switzerland. Croatia's ski federation said in a statement that Kostelic had ...  

Imagine yourself in the middle of a fairy tale city with sunny skies by the sea. The city is surrounded by a majestic white shiny stone wall with turrets and tunnels all around. The buildings are all perfectly in line along the cobblestone road and ...  

ZAGREB, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Croatian business optimism declined in November for the second month in a row, mostly due to expected declines in personal consumption and tourism in the next six months, a survey showed on Wednesday. The HLIPO index fell 9 ...  

ZAGREB, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Croatian parliament ratified a border arbitration agreement with Slovenia on Friday, hoping to lift a major obstacle for completing Croatia's European Union accession talks next year. EU member Slovenia, which had ...  

Croatian officials arrested two men as they tried to smuggle seven Afghans and one Pakistani into the country from Serbia, Croatian police said on Tuesday. The two Slovak men, aged 38 and 50, were stopped in a van at the border post of Ilok, in ...  

ZAGREB, Oct 23 - Slaven Bilic will stay on as Croatia coach for their Euro 2012 campaign despite failing to take them to next year's World Cup, the country's football association said on Friday. Bilic had initially planned to step down after the ...  

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) -- Former slalom world champion Ivica Kostelic of Croatia underwent the sixth knee operation of his career on Sunday but is expected to compete at next year's Winter Olympics. The 30-year-old Kostelic will head back to Croatia ...  

ZAGREB, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Croatia took its anti-corruption campaign to schools on Wednesday as part of efforts to reduce widespread graft, a key condition of joining the European Union. The justice ministry launched the "Anti-Corruption Class" with ...  

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ZAGREB, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Croatia's central bank abolished on Thursday a three-year old annual credit expansion limit for commercial banks in order to spur credit activity and growth in a recession year. 'The governor's decision has cancelled the ...  

Zagreb. The trade union of the Croatian railway workers has called on Transport Minister Bozidar Kalmeta to stop the collapse in the Croatian railways, otherwise strikes and protests will be staged, the Croatian HRT television channel reports. The ...  

ZAGREB: A Slovenian national, wanted by Germany under suspicion of being linked with Europe’s worst ever football betting scandal, is under arrest in Croatia, the HINA news agency reported on Tuesday.  

ZAGREB, Croatia -- Croatian police said Tuesday they arrested a Slovenian man in connection with the investigation into match-fixing in European soccer. Police said Dragan Mihelic, 38, was stopped Monday as he was entering Croatia from neighbouring ...  

Eduardo is aiming to help overcome disappointment with Croatia by helping Arsenal to Premier League and UEFA Champions League glory. Although Croatia qualified for Euro 2008 in style Slaven Bilic's side narrowly failed to qualify for next summer's ...  

Dec 03, 2009 (DMEUROPE via COMTEX) -- T-Com Croatia has started offering a home surveillance service to its MAXadsl customers. Named 'Home monitoring,' the service can be accessed either through personal computers and an internet portal or mobile ...  

ZAGREB, CROATIA – Croatian police said Tuesday they arrested a Slovenian man in connection with the investigation into match-fixing in European soccer. Police said Dragan Mihelic, 38, was stopped Monday as he was entering Croatia from neighbouring ...  

Asked to respond whether he would send additional forces to Afghanistan, President of Croatia, Stjepan Mesic said that this would be in line with national interests. Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor supported this claim and said said that Croatia, as a ...  

BRATISLAVA, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Slovakia and Croatia will keep working together to facilitate Croatia's entry to the European Union (EU), leaders of both countries agreed here on Tuesday. Croatian President Stjepan Mesic arrived in the Slovak capital ...  

SISAK, Croatia, Dec 4 (Reuters Life!) - Milan Bogicevic has lived in the drab, heavily industrialised Croatian town of Sisak all his life. He no longer notices the foul smell from the nearby oil refinery, but his wife carefully covers all the clothes ...  

ZAGREB, Croatia -- Parliament ratified the arbitration border agreement Friday (November 20th) aimed at resolving the long-standing border dispute with Slovenia. Ratifications required a two-thirds majority. In the end, most representatives of the ...  

Zagreb - Croatian police have arrested a Slovenian national in connection with the international football match-fixing probe, the HINA news agency reported Tuesday. Dragan Mihelic, 38, was detained at the border crossing from Slovenia on Monday, the ...  

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Doctor Who is filming an episode in Croatia, the BBC has confirmed. The cast and crew of the cult show are currently shooting in the small coastal town of Trogir for an episode of the upcoming fifth series, which sees Matt Smith take over from David ...  

The former Yugoslav republic, which hopes to join the 27-nation EU in 2012, resumed talks in October after a 10-month stalemate due to a border dispute with EU neighbor Slovenia. It has since had two negotiating sessions to make up for lost time ...  

ZAGREB, Croatia, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The European Commission says it proposed setting aside 3.5 billion euros ($5.2 billion) for Croatia's first two years of EU membership. The earmarked sum, applicable if Croatia joins the bloc in 2012, has yet to be ...  

A law expert from the country's main opposition Social Democrats and the powerful Zagreb mayor lead the race for Croatia's presidency, an opinion poll showed Monday, less than two months before the vote. Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Ivo ...  

If you're in the hunt for Christmas and New Year's celebrations in a place that's probably off your radar screen, then consider what Croatia is putting together for the month of December. Here's a copy of their latest newsletter. OPEN-AIR NEW YEAR ...  

Croatia's chief negotiator on EU membership, Vladimir Drobnjak, told EurActiv he hopes that conditions are met to create a working group in the Council to draw up an accession treaty. "Three negotiation chapters have been provisionally closed today ...  

... Croatia – Croatian conductor Vjekoslav Sutej ... Montserrat Caballe , died on Wednesday. He was 58. Sutej had been diagnosed last year with leukemia and died in a clinic in Croatia's capital, according to the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra ,  

ZAGREB, Croatia -- Justice Minister Ivan Simonovic announced on Friday (November 13th) that Croatia has sent a report to The Hague war crimes tribunal, describing measures undertaken to provide documents requested by prosecutors. He added that he ...  

NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Split, Croatia, 12/01/2009 - World's largest clubbing attraction with Antoine Clamaran will perform in the new Spaladium Arena . Josip Culic, Executive director of Pirex promotions introduced a new Croatian club brand ...  

Eni and the Croatian oil & gas company INA, through the joint operator INAgip, started gas production from six wells of Annamaria A platform located in the Croatian waters of the Adriatic Sea. The sister platform, Annamaria B, located in the Italian ...  

Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f4188a/croatia_tourism_re : ) has announced the addition of the " Croatia Tourism Report Q1 2010 : " report to their offering. The Croatia Tourism Report provides industry professionals and ...  

ZAGREB, Croatia -- Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor announced on Friday (November 13th) that she is appointing Djuro Popijac as economy minister. Popijac, president of the Croatian Employers' Association, replaces Damir Polancec, who resigned at the end ...  

Zagreb. Number of the unemployed people in Croatia has increased with about 20% over the year. The number of unemployed people has increased in the last two months, when the crisis has hit the country strongest, AFP informed. It was noted in a data ...  

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia and Serbia have indicted eight men in two separate investigations for last year's killing of an influential Croatian newspaper publisher in Zagreb, state prosecutors said on Monday. Croatian prosecutors have charged six men ...  

ZAGREB, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Croatian parliament approved on Thursday Djuro Popijac as the new economy minister whose task will be to revive the staggering economy ahead of European Union accession, tentatively expected in 2012. Popijac, 50, was in ...  

"I hate Dubrovnik," my friend Amila hissed. "We go there every year. To us Bosnians, it's boring. All the tourists. Too expensive. I hate it." Perhaps. But to this American, no place is more epic, more sweeping, than Dubrovnik. The Old City is enwrapped in high stone walls – the ...  

As we revealed yesterday, the new Doctor Who gang have moved to Croatia to film a special episode of the new series that is rumoured to feature vampires. Not that we're suggesting you doubted us, but now we have hold of pictorial proof! Read on  

( The Frisky ) -- With over-the-top resorts, year-round sunshine, killer shopping, picturesque beaches, and the world's tallest building, Dubai quickly became the celebrity destination of choice. Not only were the Beckhams and Jolie-Pitts falling all ...  

ZAGREB, Croatia, November 23. THE two-day short course Mladost Meet held in Zagreb, Croatia produced a few more national records to be entered into the books. Croatia's Duje Draganja beat his national record of 52.57 with a 52.17 to win the men's 100 ...  

ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatia's highest court has ruled that a new income tax aimed at helping the country overcome the recession is legal. The government introduced the additional tax on incomes in August. An extra 2 percent tax is taken from incomes ...  

(RTTNews) - Croatian police said Tuesday they had arrested two Slovaks as the latter tried to smuggle seven Afghans and one Pakistani into the country from neighboring Serbia. The Slovaks, traveling by a van, were halted at the border check-post of ...  

BusinessWire - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b30766/the_medical_device) has announced the addition of the "The Medical Device Market: Croatia" report to their offering. This in-depth medical device market report is ...  

Croatian opposition, experts slam Croatia's 2010 budget Zagreb - Croatia's budget for 2010, which projects slight economic recovery, a 2.5-per-cent deficit and 3 per-cent inflation, drew fire from the opposition and economic experts alike Wednesday.  

Croatia thrashed European minnows Liechtenstein in front of a partisan crowd at Vincovci. The hosts went 1-0 up through Mate Bilic after less than a minute of play after he was put through on goal by Drage Gabrica. Ten minutes later Darijo Srna had ...  

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The former Yugoslav republic, which hopes to join the 27-nation EU in 2012, resumed talks in October after a 10-month stalemate due to a border dispute with EU neighbour Slovenia. It has since had two negotiating sessions to make up for lost time ...  

They were National Car Rental in Kos, Greece and the Hertz in Dubrovnik , Croatia. Vladimir Banovic, the Sales and Marketing Manager for Hertz in Dubrovnik said, "Hertz Croatia is very proud to be ranked as best car hire company in Dubrovnik and this ...  

ZAGREB ( 2010 FIBA World Championship ) – One of the best coaches in the business, Jasmin Repesa, has decided to call it a day with Croatia to leave the country’s basketball federation searching for a new national team boss ahead of next year’s ...  

Nov 27, 2009 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- BRUSSELS, Nov 27 (Hina) - Croatia closed the negotiations on three chapters of the European Union acquis communautaire at the intergovernmental conference in Brussels on Friday and now, with a total of 15 ...  

Zagreb - Croats will have a choice of 13 candidates when they vote for their new president on December 27, the daily Vecernji List said Tuesday. Incumbent President Stjepan Mesic has served two five-year terms, the maximum allowed by law. Recent ...