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Croatia to hold EU membership referendum [Jan 20, 2012] Zagreb/Belgrade (dpa) - Croatia is to hold a referendum on European Union membership on Sunday, against the backdrop of polls signalling a clear trend towards a yes vote.The referendum will be valid only if more than half of the 4.5 million eligible voters show up. The latest poll predicts a turnout of around 60 per cent and support for accession to the EU in July 2013 at around 60 per cent.The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia favors withdrawal of lawsuits [Jan 10, 2012] BELGRADE -- Justice Ministry State Secretary Slobodan Homen says the government welcomes the possibility of Croatia dropping its genocide lawsuit filed against Serbia. [via YahooNews] More >>

2ND LEAD: Opposition wins election in Croatia [Dec 04, 2011] Zagreb/Belgrade (dpa) - The opposition coalition led by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won Croatia?s parliamentary election Sunday, inflicting only the second loss in two decades to the scandal-ridden ruling conservatives.Citing exit polls, state television HRT said the Kukuriku (Cock-a-doodle) coalition won 44.5 per cent of the ballots cast, twice as many as Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor?s ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia?s EU membership ?good for Serbia? [Oct 14, 2011] BELGRADE -- Croatian President Ivo Josipovi? has said that Serbia could only benefit from Croatia's EU accession. The Croat president said Croatia would continue to politically support Serbia on its EU path. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Croatia have multilayered relations, Croat FM says [Sep 11, 2011] ZAGREB -- Croatia?s Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovi? says Croatia is interested in improving its relations with Serbia. He stressed that a message had been sent from the Serbia-EU Forum in Belgrade that Serbia was very interested in the European perspective and the EU membership. [via YahooNews] More >>

Merkel's tour of Croatia and Serbia to focus on economic ties [Aug 22, 2011] Belgrade and Zagreb are key partners for Germany, even if ties are sometimes complex. Chancellor Angela Merkel has several goals for her trip to Croatia and Serbia, but what do her hosts want and expect from her? [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia and Croatia in World Cup stare-down [Aug 02, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - The coaches of bitter Balkan rivals Serbia and Croatia were confident their teams would reach the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil after they were drawn together in a tough European qualifying Group A. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia charges ex-JNA general [Apr 13, 2011] BELGRADE, OSIJEK -- Croatia's Osijek Municipal Court has issued indictments against former Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) Security Service Head General Aleksandar Vasiljevi?. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb police arrest 1991 Dubrovnik siege suspect [Apr 05, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian police arrested a former mayor of a southern Bosnian town acting on an international warrant for the man over the shelling of Croatia's Dubrovnik in 1991, a police official said on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb police arrest 1991 Dubrovnik siege suspect [Apr 04, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian police arrested a former mayor of a southern Bosnian town acting on an international warrant for the man over the shelling of Croatia's Dubrovnik in 1991, a police official said on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia submits updated suspect list [Jan 29, 2011] BELGRADE -- Serbian Justice Minister Sne?ana Malovi? says that Croatia has sent an updated list of 1,549 persons who have been charged and convicted in Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Wartime crimes still haunt Croatia, Serbia [Jan 10, 2011] Croatia demanded urgent clarification Monday from Serbia over the arrest of a former independence fighter wanted by Belgrade for alleged war crimes ? the incident that threatens to re-ignite tensions between the two wartime foes. [via YahooNews] More >>