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Pope heads to Balkans with pro-EU message [Jun 03, 2011] Pope Benedict XVI heads to the Balkans this weekend with a pro-European Union message for a region being forced to account for its bloody past to join the EU bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Pope heads to Balkans with pro-EU message [Jun 03, 2011] Pope Benedict XVI heads to the Balkans this weekend with a pro-European Union message for a region being forced to account for its bloody past to join the EU bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Pope heads to Balkans with pro-EU message [Jun 03, 2011] Pope Benedict XVI heads to the Balkans this weekend with a pro-European Union message for a region being forced to account for its bloody past to join the EU bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Pope heads to Balkans with pro-EU message [Jun 03, 2011] NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI heads to the Balkans this weekend with a pro-European Union membership message for a region being forced to account for its bloody past to join the EU bloc. Benedict leaves Saturday for an overnight trip to Croatia, a Catholic bastion visited three times by his predecessor. The long-planned trip has taken on fresh relevance ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Pope heads to Balkans with pro-EU message as region confronts bloody past to join EU bloc [Jun 03, 2011] VATICAN CITY ? Pope Benedict XVI heads to the Balkans this weekend with a pro-European Union membership message for a region being forced to account for its bloody past to join the EU bloc. Benedict leaves Saturday for an overnight trip to Croatia, a Catholic bastion visited three times by his predecessor. The long-planned trip has taken on fresh relevance following the arrest in neighboring ... [via YahooNews] More >>

EU divided over end of Croatia accession talks [May 23, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - The European Union was divided Monday over when to wrap up negotiations to welcome Croatia into the bloc, with some states insisting that the EU aspirant must ensure it is fit to join the club. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU divided over end of Croatia accession talks [May 23, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - The European Union was divided Monday over when to wrap up negotiations to welcome Croatia into the bloc, with some states insisting that the EU aspirant must ensure it is fit to join the club. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia could sign EU entry deal this year, Poland says [May 09, 2011] (WARSAW ) - Croatia could sign its European Union entry deal this year, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday as his country prepares to take the helm of the 27-nation bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Barroso refuses to predict completion date of Croatia's EU accession talks [Apr 08, 2011] European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday refused to predict the completion date of Croatia's European Union (EU) entry talks, saying only that Croatia is on the final phase of its way to the 27-nation bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's European Union Membership Talks Will End in June, Josipovic Says [Apr 05, 2011] Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said negotiations to join the European Union are set to conclude in June, allowing the Adriatic Sea nation to become the next member of the bloc in 2012. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's EU talks should conclude by June: Italian minister [Mar 17, 2011] (SARAJEVO ) - Croatia's EU accession talks should be concluded by June since further delays could jeopardize the bloc's enlargement process, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said here on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Judiciary only challenge on Croatia's EU path: commissioner [Mar 03, 2011] (ZAGREB ) - The reform of the judiciary remains the only challenge on Croatia's path towards the European Union, which is in its final phase, the bloc's Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said here on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU: Croatia must boost judiciary, war crimes probes as part of EU entry talks [Feb 23, 2011] BRUSSELS - The EU says Croatia must strengthen the independence of its judiciary and speed up war crimes investigations as a condition for membership in the bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU: Croatia must boost judiciary, war crimes probes as part of EU entry talks [Feb 22, 2011] BRUSSELS - The EU says Croatia must strengthen the independence of its judiciary and speed up war crimes investigations as a condition for membership in the bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU: Croatia must boost judiciary, war crimes probes as part of EU entry talks [Feb 16, 2011] BRUSSELS - The EU says Croatia must strengthen the independence of its judiciary and speed up war crimes investigations as a condition for membership in the bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia faces key period in EU talks: Hungarian PM [Feb 08, 2011] (ZAGREB ) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose country holds the European Union's rotating presidency, said here on Tuesday Croatia was facing two key months in the final phase of talks to join the bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland aims to speed Croatia, Serbia's EU entry drive [Jan 19, 2011] (WARSAW ) - Poland hopes to help accelerate the push by Croatia and Serbia to join the European Union when it takes the helm of the 27-nation bloc later this year, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>