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Croatia seeks bidders to take over ailing shipyards (Eu Business) [Feb 13, 2010] (ZAGREB ) - Croatia's Privatisation Fund (HFP) Saturday again sought to privatise six ailing shipyards, one of the key conditions for European Union membership. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dutch soften stance on EU-Croatia accession negotiations (EARTHtimes.org) [Feb 12, 2010] Brussels - Croatia edged a step closer to European Union membership as the Netherlands softened its position on a key sector of accession negotiations, diplomats said Friday. The Dutch government was blocking the opening of talks on the judiciary and... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia votes for new president (BBC News) [Jan 10, 2010] Croatia prepares to go to the polls to elect a new president, as the country hopes for European Union membership. [via YahooNews] More >>

Opposition lawyer bids for Croatian presidency (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News) [Jan 10, 2010] ZAGREB (Reuters) - An opposition candidate who pledges to fight corruption -- a crucial issue in Croatia's bid for European Union membership -- looks likely to win the country's presidential election runoff ballot on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-12-21 16:40 Croatia moves shipyards sale to February (Interactive Investor) [Dec 21, 2009] ZAGREB, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Croatia's prime minister, Jadranka Kosor, said an attempt to sell ailing shipyards had been delayed to try to agree conditions for their privatisation with the European Commission. The sale of loss-making and heavily subisidised shipyards is a key requirement for European Union membership. Croatia hopes to wrap up accession talks next year. "We plan to move the second ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia eyes mid-2010 deadline for EU membership (EARTHtimes.org) [Dec 21, 2009] Brussels - Croatia edged closer to European Union membership Monday with the provisional closing of two negotiating chapters and confirmed its aim of ending pre-accession talks by the middle of next year. The chapters closed after an intergovernmenta... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-12-03 15:54 Second Croatia shipyard sale set for January (Interactive Investor) [Dec 06, 2009] ZAGREB, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Croatia will launch a fresh bid to sell its ailing shipyards in January in its latest attempt to meet a key requirement for European Union membership. The first privatisation round fell through in September, when the former Yugoslav republic rejected bids for two of the six state-owned yards on sale. Shipbuilding, once a flagship export industry, employs 15,000 people ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-12-03 15:54 Second Croatia shipyard sale set for January (Interactive Investor) [Dec 03, 2009] ZAGREB, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Croatia will launch a fresh bid to sell its ailing shipyards in January in its latest attempt to meet a key requirement for European Union membership. The first privatisation round fell through in September, when the former Yugoslav republic rejected bids for two of the six state-owned yards on sale. Shipbuilding, once a flagship export industry, employs 15,000 people ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Slovenia sign border dispute deal (CNN) [Nov 04, 2009] The prime ministers of Croatia and Slovenia signed a deal Wednesday to settle a long-running border dispute and remove a key obstacle to Croatia's prospects of securing European Union membership. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Insists On Completing EU Accession Talks By Year-End (Nasdaq) [Feb 20, 2009] ANKARA (AFP)--Croatia's European Union membership talks should be completed by the end of the year, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said here Wednesday, calling on neighboring Slovenia to lift its blockage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Insists On Completing EU Accession Talks By Year-End (Nasdaq) [Feb 20, 2009] ANKARA (AFP)--Croatia's European Union membership talks should be completed by the end of the year, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said here Wednesday, calling on neighboring Slovenia to lift its blockage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Insists On Completing EU Accession Talks By Year-End (Nasdaq) [Feb 20, 2009] ANKARA (AFP)--Croatia's European Union membership talks should be completed by the end of the year, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said here Wednesday, calling on neighboring Slovenia to lift its blockage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Insists On Completing EU Accession Talks By Year-End (Nasdaq) [Feb 20, 2009] ANKARA (AFP)--Croatia's European Union membership talks should be completed by the end of the year, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said here Wednesday, calling on neighboring Slovenia to lift its blockage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Insists On Completing EU Accession Talks By Year-End (Nasdaq) [Feb 20, 2009] ANKARA (AFP)--Croatia's European Union membership talks should be completed by the end of the year, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said here Wednesday, calling on neighboring Slovenia to lift its blockage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Insists On Completing EU Accession Talks By Year-End (Nasdaq) [Feb 20, 2009] ANKARA (AFP)--Croatia's European Union membership talks should be completed by the end of the year, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said here Wednesday, calling on neighboring Slovenia to lift its blockage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Insists On Completing EU Accession Talks By Year-End (Nasdaq) [Feb 20, 2009] ANKARA (AFP)--Croatia's European Union membership talks should be completed by the end of the year, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said here Wednesday, calling on neighboring Slovenia to lift its blockage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Insists On Completing EU Accession Talks By Year-End (Nasdaq) [Feb 20, 2009] ANKARA (AFP)--Croatia's European Union membership talks should be completed by the end of the year, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said here Wednesday, calling on neighboring Slovenia to lift its blockage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Insists On Completing EU Accession Talks By Year-End (Nasdaq) [Feb 20, 2009] ANKARA (AFP)--Croatia's European Union membership talks should be completed by the end of the year, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said here Wednesday, calling on neighboring Slovenia to lift its blockage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Insists On Completing EU Accession Talks By Year-End (Nasdaq) [Feb 20, 2009] ANKARA (AFP)--Croatia's European Union membership talks should be completed by the end of the year, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said here Wednesday, calling on neighboring Slovenia to lift its blockage. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Insists On Completing EU Accession Talks By Year-End (Nasdaq) [Feb 20, 2009] ANKARA (AFP)--Croatia's European Union membership talks should be completed by the end of the year, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said here Wednesday, calling on neighboring Slovenia to lift its blockage. [via YahooNews] More >>