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Croatia's Kostelic wins Wengen super-combined [Jan 14, 2012] WENGEN, Switzerland (AFP) - Croatian Ivica Kostelic won the men's World Cup super-combined here on Friday, his 21st victory on the circuit and his fifth at the Swiss resort. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's centre-left government sworn in, EU referendum set [Dec 25, 2011] ZAGREB (AFP) - Croatia's new centre-left government led by Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic was sworn in Friday, facing the difficult tasks of leading the country out of an economic crisis and into the European Union. Shortly after the swearing in, the parliament voted to hold a referendum on Croatia's entry into the EU on January 22, a move enabling Zagreb to eventually join the bloc in mid-2013. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia left-wing sweeps into power [Dec 06, 2011] AFP/Zagreb Croatia?s centre-left opposition swept to power in Sunday?s general election, as partial official results with over 50% of votes counted showed it had crushed the scandal-hit ruling conservatives. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's ruling party faces corruption probe [Oct 28, 2011] ZAGREB (AFP) - Croatia's anti-corruption bureau has opened an investigation into the ruling conservative HDZ party over illegal financing, HDZ leader and Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's ruling party faces corruption probe [Oct 27, 2011] ZAGREB (AFP) - Croatia's anti-corruption bureau has opened an investigation into the ruling conservative HDZ party over illegal financing, HDZ leader and Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia passes law against Serb war crimes rulings [Oct 22, 2011] AFP/Zagreb Croatia?s parliament has vowed to ignore all Serbian rulings on Croatian nationals linked to war crimes committed during the 1990s conflict, despite European Union concern. [via YahooNews] More >>

World's biggest Jesus statue sparks backlash in Croatia [Jul 11, 2011] ZAGREB (AFP) - Plans to erect the world's biggest statue of Jesus on a hill overlooking Croatia's second-largest city sparked a backlash in the staunchly Catholic country, with thousands opposing it on Facebook Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia says judiciary is ready for EU entry [Feb 17, 2011] (ZAGREB ) - Croatia has made major strides in tackling corruption and reforming its judiciary, removing a key obstacle to concluding EU membership talks, Justice Minister Drazen Bosnjakovic told AFP Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>