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Croatia cracks down on motorway company corruption (EurActiv) [Nov 24, 2009] 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Egypt want to boost economic ties (AFP via Yahoo! News) [Oct 17, 2009] Croatia and Egypt agreed on Saturday to boost their economic cooperation during a visit by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Zagreb, the Croatian government said in a statement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia calls for joint investigation of WWII-era mass grave (People's Daily) [Mar 11, 2009] Croatia on Tuesday called for a joint investigation into a World War II-era mass grave discovered last week in Slovenia and punishment for the perpetrators. Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader told a government session that no crimes should remain unpunished, the Croatian news agency HINA reported. The Croatian government adopted a decision in the session to make public an agreement with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

ZAGREB -- (B92) [Feb 17, 2009] The Croatian government supports the stance of the central bank (HNB) that commercial banks should not be raising interest rates at a time of crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-02-03 09:23 INA says no maintenance work at refineries in 2009 (Interactive Investor) [Feb 03, 2009] ZAGREB, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Croatia's oil group INA will have no maintenance shutdowns at its two refineries this year, the company said on Tuesday. "In 2009, there are no plans for maintenance works in either of (the two) INA refineries," INA said in a statement to Reuters. INA's biggest shareholder is Hungary's MOL with a 47.25 percent stake, while the Croatian government owns some 44 percent. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-30 13:53 UPDATE 1-Croatia to buy INA gas business, signs deal with MOL (Interactive Investor) [Jan 30, 2009] ZAGREB, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hungary's MOL has concluded a new shareholder agreement with Croatia's government that will give MOL management control over Croatian oil and gas firm INA, MOL said in a statement on Friday. Most of MOL's previous agreement as an INA shareholder with the Croatian government expired late last year, and a new deal had to be hammered out after MOL lifted its stake through ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-30 13:53 UPDATE 1-Croatia to buy INA gas business, signs deal with MOL (Interactive Investor) [Jan 30, 2009] ZAGREB, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hungary's MOL has concluded a new shareholder agreement with Croatia's government that will give MOL management control over Croatian oil and gas firm INA, MOL said in a statement on Friday. Most of MOL's previous agreement as an INA shareholder with the Croatian government expired late last year, and a new deal had to be hammered out after MOL lifted its stake through ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-30 13:24 Croatian govt signs deal with Hungary's MOL on INA (Interactive Investor) [Jan 30, 2009] ZAGREB, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hungary's MOL has concluded a new shareholder agreement with Croatia's government that will give MOL management control over Croatian oil and gas firm INA, MOL said in a statement on Friday. In a separate deal also concluded on Friday, the Croatian government also agreed to take over INA's natural gas storage unit immediately and its wholesale unit by July 1, MOL ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-30 09:01 Croatia - Factors To Watch on Jan 30 (Interactive Investor) [Jan 30, 2009] ZAGREB, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Following are the main news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Croatia's financial markets on Friday. ZAGREB - Statistics bureau will release December foreign trade figures. ZAGREB - The Croatian government and Hungary's oil company MOL will sign a redefined shareholders agreement on Croatian oil concern INA, which includes the state taking ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Government, Unions In Deal On Shipyard Privatization Radio (Nasdaq) [Dec 29, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--The Croatian government and trade unions reached a deal Tuesday over controversial plans to privatize the country's ailing shipyards, that are part of European Union required reforms, public radio reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Government, Unions In Deal On Shipyard Privatization Radio (Nasdaq) [Dec 29, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--The Croatian government and trade unions reached a deal Tuesday over controversial plans to privatize the country's ailing shipyards, that are part of European Union required reforms, public radio reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Government, Unions In Deal On Shipyard Privatization Radio (Nasdaq) [Dec 29, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--The Croatian government and trade unions reached a deal Tuesday over controversial plans to privatize the country's ailing shipyards, that are part of European Union required reforms, public radio reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Government, Unions In Deal On Shipyard Privatization Radio (Nasdaq) [Dec 29, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--The Croatian government and trade unions reached a deal Tuesday over controversial plans to privatize the country's ailing shipyards, that are part of European Union required reforms, public radio reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Government, Unions In Deal On Shipyard Privatization Radio (Nasdaq) [Dec 29, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--The Croatian government and trade unions reached a deal Tuesday over controversial plans to privatize the country's ailing shipyards, that are part of European Union required reforms, public radio reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Government, Unions In Deal On Shipyard Privatization Radio (Nasdaq) [Dec 29, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--The Croatian government and trade unions reached a deal Tuesday over controversial plans to privatize the country's ailing shipyards, that are part of European Union required reforms, public radio reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Government, Unions In Deal On Shipyard Privatization Radio (Nasdaq) [Dec 29, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--The Croatian government and trade unions reached a deal Tuesday over controversial plans to privatize the country's ailing shipyards, that are part of European Union required reforms, public radio reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Government, Unions In Deal On Shipyard Privatization Radio (Nasdaq) [Dec 29, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--The Croatian government and trade unions reached a deal Tuesday over controversial plans to privatize the country's ailing shipyards, that are part of European Union required reforms, public radio reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Government, Unions In Deal On Shipyard Privatization Radio (Nasdaq) [Dec 29, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--The Croatian government and trade unions reached a deal Tuesday over controversial plans to privatize the country's ailing shipyards, that are part of European Union required reforms, public radio reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Government, Unions In Deal On Shipyard Privatization Radio (Nasdaq) [Dec 29, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--The Croatian government and trade unions reached a deal Tuesday over controversial plans to privatize the country's ailing shipyards, that are part of European Union required reforms, public radio reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Government, Unions In Deal On Shipyard Privatization Radio (Nasdaq) [Dec 29, 2008] ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP)--The Croatian government and trade unions reached a deal Tuesday over controversial plans to privatize the country's ailing shipyards, that are part of European Union required reforms, public radio reported. [via YahooNews] More >>