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?Jasenovac crimes must never be forgotten? [Apr 22, 2012] ZAGREB -- Croatia?s President Ivo Josipovi? said on Sunday at a commemoration to victims of the Jasenovac camp that the crimes committed there must not be forgotten. [via YahooNews] More >>

?Croatia will not block Serbia's EU integration? [Mar 15, 2012] BELGRADE, ZAGREB -- Croatia?s President Ivo Josipovi? has stated that relations between Serbia and Croatia are better than a few years ago. He added that the political dimension of the mutual genocide lawsuits is overestimated. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia president addresses EU concerns [Jan 17, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Croatian president Ivo Josipovic joined a Facebook discussion Tuesday about Croatia's EU membership. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU entry will boost Croatia's stagnating economy: president [Jan 16, 2012] (ZAGREB ) - EU membership will boost Croatia's stagnating economy, President Ivo Josipovic said Monday, just days before Croatians are due to vote on EU entry in a referendum here. [via YahooNews] More >>

?Croatia won?t block Serbia?s EU integration? [Dec 31, 2011] NOVI SAD -- There is no reason to fear that Croatia will, once it joins the EU, try to use the position to solve disputes with Serbia, Croat President Ivo Josipovi? says. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia to hold EU referendum on January 22: president [Dec 20, 2011] (ZAGREB ) - Croatians will be asked whether they want to belong to the European Union in a referendum on January 22, President Ivo Josipovic said in comments broadcast Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia to hold EU referendum on Jan. 22 [Dec 20, 2011] ZAGREB -- A referendum on Croatia's accession to the European Union will be held on January 22, Croatian President Ivo Josipovi? said. He expects the Croatian Foreign Ministry to start lobbying immediately after the referendum for the ratification of treaties on on Croatia's accession. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia to Hold Referendum on EU Membership Jan 22 2012 [Dec 20, 2011] Croatia will hold a referendum on its potential accession to the EU on January 22 2012, the country's President Ivo Josipovic has announced. "(EU) membership is a great opportunity, which we need to use well," Josipovic has declared, as cited by DPA. An easy majority is expected to vote in favor of the Croatia's European Union membership, with polls predicting that two-thirds of the electorate ... [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 >>

Croatia president calls general election for December [Oct 31, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia will hold a general election on December 4, President Ivo Josipovic's cabinet said on Monday, and centre-left opposition seems poised to beat the ruling conservative HDZ party, weighed down by corruption scandals and a declining economy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia calls elections for December 4 [Oct 31, 2011] (ZAGREB ) - Croatian President Ivo Josipovic Monday officially called parliamentary elections for December 4, when voters will choose a government to lead the country into the European Union in 2013. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatian president calls parliamentary elections for Dec. 4 [Oct 31, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Croatia will elect a new parliament in December, and polls indicate the opposition is favored to win because of ongoing corruption scandals. Croatia?s 151-seat parliament last week voted to dissolve itself, and on Monday Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said the national election will be held on Dec. 4. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's President Ivo Josipovic and Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja pose for the media during their ... [Oct 19, 2011] Croatia's President Ivo Josipovic (L) and Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja pose for the media during their meeting in Zagreb October 19, 2011. REUTERS/Nikola Solic (CROATIA - Tags: POLITICS) [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia?s EU membership ?good for Serbia? [Oct 14, 2011] BELGRADE -- Croatian President Ivo Josipovi? has said that Serbia could only benefit from Croatia's EU accession. The Croat president said Croatia would continue to politically support Serbia on its EU path. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia and China pledge to promote military ties [Sep 14, 2011] ZAGREB | Military ties between Croatia and China are a key part of the overall bilateral relations and should be promoted, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said Tuesday, according to Xinhua. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croat president on trying Had?i? in Croatia [Jul 22, 2011] ZAGREB -- Croatian President Ivo Josipovi? says it would make sense if Hague indictee Goran Had?i? was tried in Croatia, the country ?where he had committed the crimes". [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia pledges reforms will continue after EU green light [Jun 10, 2011] Croatian President Ivo Josipovic on Friday hailed as historically important the green light from Brussels for his country to join the European Union in mid-2013 but warned reforms should continue. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia ?can join EU by 2013? [Apr 10, 2011] ZAGREB -- There is a desire to join the EU on January 1, 2013 which is an attainable but an ambitious goal, Croat President Ivo Josipovi? has said. ?That?s very ambitious, since we are very close to concluding the negotiations,? he stated. [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, Slovenia?s plant ?safe? [Mar 29, 2011] A communist-era nuclear power plant that Croatia shares with Slovenia is safe, Croatia?s President Ivo Josipovic insisted yesterday during a visit to Lithuania. [via YahooNews] More >>