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Croatia jails British embassy worker in blast (Tiscali) [Jan 04, 2010] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia sentenced a British embassy employee to two years in prison on Thursday for setting off a hand grenade in the embassy?s mail room, causing a major security scare in the Croatian capital. [via YahooNews] More >>

Anti-NATO rally held in Croatian capital (People's Daily) [Apr 05, 2009] An anti-NATO rally was held in the Croatian capital of Zagreb on Saturday to protest against NATO and Croatia's admission to the alliance earlier this week. About 100 people, mostly young, gathered in downtown Zagreb for the protest rally under the slogan "NATO -- 60 years is enough," the Croatian news agency HINA reported. The protesters carried red-and-black flags and banners reading "Peace to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Anti-NATO rallies to be held in Croatia (People's Daily) [Apr 02, 2009] Anti-NATO rallies will be held in Croatia against the Balkan country's membership in the alliance, organizers said in the Croatian capital Zagreb on Thursday. Peace activist Zoran Ostric told a news conference in Zagreb that the rallies would be held in downtown Zagreb and in the coastal city of Zadar on Saturday under the slogan "NATO - 60 years is enough", the Croatian news agency HINA ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia eyes EU membership by 2011 (People's Daily) [Mar 14, 2009] Croatia would continue bringing its legislation into line with the European Union in order to enter the pan-Europe bloc by 2011, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said in the Croatian capital Zagreb on Friday. Speaking after meeting his Hungarian counterpart Kinga Goencz, Jandrokovic said that Slovenia should not block Croatia's accession process due to the two countries' border ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Southeast European defense ministers to meet in Croatia (People's Daily) [Mar 03, 2009] Southeast European defense ministers will gather in the Croatian capital Zagreb on Friday for an unofficial meeting on NATO in the region, Croatia's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The participants would discuss the regional security challenges and trends and new possibilities for regional cooperation within the Adriatic Charter, the statement said. The Adriatic Charter is an ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia pledges full support for Albania in EU membership bid (People's Daily) [Feb 11, 2009] Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said on Tuesday his country fully supports Albania's EU membership aspiration and would help it on its path toward the 27-nation bloc. After meeting his visiting Albanian counterpart Sali Berisha, Sanader told a press conference in the Croatian capital of Zagreb that Croatia's chief negotiator with the EU, Vladimir Drobnjak, would soon visit Albania to meet ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Albania expect NATO membership at April summit (People's Daily) [Jan 29, 2009] Croatia and Albania expect to become full members of NATO at its summit in April, the defense ministers of the two countries said in the Croatian capital Zagrebon Wednesday. The two Western Balkan countries expect the process of ratification of the protocols on their accession to NATO to be completed in March in all NATO member states, since they were invited to join the alliance at the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

ZAGREB, ZADAR -- (B92) [Jan 25, 2009] Two men were detained last night in the Croatian capital of Zagreb after they set a Serbian flag on fire in the city's central square. [via YahooNews] More >>

ZAGREB -- (B92) [Dec 29, 2008] A church service in the Croatian capital on Sunday night commemorated Ustasha criminal Ante Paveli? on the 49th anniversary of his death. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Serbia Pledge To Fight Organized Crime - Ministers (Nasdaq) [Dec 15, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--Croatia and Serbia Friday agreed to step up police cooperation to tackle organized crime in the Balkans, with the Croatian capital in particular hit by a recent spate of mafia-style violence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Serbia Pledge To Fight Organized Crime - Ministers (Nasdaq) [Dec 15, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--Croatia and Serbia Friday agreed to step up police cooperation to tackle organized crime in the Balkans, with the Croatian capital in particular hit by a recent spate of mafia-style violence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Serbia Pledge To Fight Organized Crime - Ministers (Nasdaq) [Dec 15, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--Croatia and Serbia Friday agreed to step up police cooperation to tackle organized crime in the Balkans, with the Croatian capital in particular hit by a recent spate of mafia-style violence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Serbia Pledge To Fight Organized Crime - Ministers (Nasdaq) [Dec 15, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--Croatia and Serbia Friday agreed to step up police cooperation to tackle organized crime in the Balkans, with the Croatian capital in particular hit by a recent spate of mafia-style violence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Serbia Pledge To Fight Organized Crime - Ministers (Nasdaq) [Dec 15, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--Croatia and Serbia Friday agreed to step up police cooperation to tackle organized crime in the Balkans, with the Croatian capital in particular hit by a recent spate of mafia-style violence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Serbia Pledge To Fight Organized Crime - Ministers (Nasdaq) [Dec 15, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--Croatia and Serbia Friday agreed to step up police cooperation to tackle organized crime in the Balkans, with the Croatian capital in particular hit by a recent spate of mafia-style violence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Serbia Pledge To Fight Organized Crime - Ministers (Nasdaq) [Dec 15, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--Croatia and Serbia Friday agreed to step up police cooperation to tackle organized crime in the Balkans, with the Croatian capital in particular hit by a recent spate of mafia-style violence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Serbia Pledge To Fight Organized Crime - Ministers (Nasdaq) [Dec 15, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--Croatia and Serbia Friday agreed to step up police cooperation to tackle organized crime in the Balkans, with the Croatian capital in particular hit by a recent spate of mafia-style violence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Police Launch Large-scale Anti-mafia Raid (Nasdaq) [Dec 15, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--Police said Wednesday they had launched a large-scale operation against suspected members of criminal gangs in the Croatian capital which has been shaken by a spate of mafia-style violence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Serbia Pledge To Fight Organized Crime - Ministers (Nasdaq) [Dec 15, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--Croatia and Serbia Friday agreed to step up police cooperation to tackle organized crime in the Balkans, with the Croatian capital in particular hit by a recent spate of mafia-style violence. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Serbia Pledge To Fight Organized Crime - Ministers (Nasdaq) [Dec 15, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--Croatia and Serbia Friday agreed to step up police cooperation to tackle organized crime in the Balkans, with the Croatian capital in particular hit by a recent spate of mafia-style violence. [via YahooNews] More >>