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Croats win Zagreb second-round matches [Feb 02, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Croats Ivan Dodig and Ivo Karlovic posted wins Thursday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament in Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia votes to join EU, but with great ambivalence [Jan 23, 2012] Croatia voted in favor of European Union membership in Sunday?s referendum, showing that for most Croats, membership in the economically troubled union still offers hope of economic and political progress for the Balkan nation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croats say 'yes' to EU membership [Jan 23, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatia's state referendum commission says a majority of Croats have voted in favor... [via YahooNews] More >>

More than 1,000 Croats protest against EU [Jan 14, 2012] More than 1,000 Croats rallied Saturday against their country joining the EU, demanding the postponement of next weekend?s membership referendum. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia to hold January referendum on EU membership [Dec 19, 2011] Zagreb (dpa) - Croats will vote in a referendum on EU membership on January 22, President Ivo Josipovic said Monday."(EU) membership is a great opportunity, which we need to use well," he said.The European Union has set July 1, 2013 as Croatia?s entry date.The former Yugoslav republic is expected to win an easy majority in favour of joining the EU. Recent polls indicate that two-thirds of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Parliamentary elections kick off in Croatia [Dec 04, 2011] ZAGREB -- Polls opened in Croatia for parliamentary elections on Sunday. Croats are hoping to form a government that will lead the country out of the growing economic crisis and into the EU in 2013. [via YahooNews] More >>

National Day of Croatia [Jun 25, 2011] MANILA, Philippines ? Croatia celebrates its National Day today, the Anniversary of the liberation of Croats from Yugoslavia in 1991. Croatian National Day is also called Statehood Day. During this holiday, the government organizes military parade at Jela?i? Square in the country?s capital, Zagreb. The government holds meeting with the parliament to discuss matters related to the country?s ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croats protest against Hague conviction of generals [Apr 17, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Several thousand Croats protested on Saturday against The Hague convicting two former Croatian generals whose trial was a condition of Croatia's attempt to join the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatian war veterans stage protests over war crimes rulings [Apr 17, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia - Tens of thousands of Croatian war veterans staged protests in main cities Saturday, a day after a UN court handed down heavy war crimes sentences for two ex-generals, seen by many Croats as heroes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croats protest against Hague conviction of generals [Apr 17, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Several thousand Croats protested on Saturday against The Hague convicting two former Croatian generals whose trial was a condition of Croatia's attempt to join the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croats protest against Hague conviction of generals [Apr 16, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Several thousand Croats protested on Saturday against The Hague convicting two former Croatian generals whose trial was a condition of Croatia's attempt to join the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croats protest against Hague conviction of generals [Apr 16, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Several thousand Croats protested on Saturday against The Hague convicting two former Croatian generals whose trial was a condition of Croatia's attempt to join the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croats protest against Hague conviction of generals [Apr 16, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Several thousand Croats protested on Saturday against The Hague convicting two former Croatian generals whose trial was a condition of Croatia's attempt to join the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatian war veterans protest arrest in Bosnia of Croat veteran wanted by Serbia [Jan 29, 2011] VUKOVAR, Croatia - Around 1,500 Croats have protested against the arrest in Bosnia of a Croatian war veteran who Serbia accuses of war crimes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Prosecution dismisses Croatia claims [Jan 10, 2011] BELGRADE -- The Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor's Office dismissed in a statement on Monday the claims about the country's alleged list of 340 Croats wanted for war crimes. [via YahooNews] More >>