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Croatia's ex-PM, HDZ party go on trial for graft [Apr 16, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's former prime minister Ivo Sanader went on trial on Monday on charges that he and senior officials abused state funds and rigged public tenders in a case that could bankrupt the biggest party, the HDZ. "The whole indictment is fabricated and we shall prove it," Sanader told the court. The trial is the first against a political party since independence in 1991 and part ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Factbox: Main parties, issues in Croatia election [Dec 01, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday dominated by economic woes and government corruption. Here are details about the political parties vying for power and the main economic issues facing the country as it moves towards membership of the European Union in July 2013: MAIN PARTIES * CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION (HDZ) After Ivo Sanader took over the centre-right HDZ in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-PM pleads not guilty to more corruption charges [Nov 11, 2011] (11-10) 08:10 PST ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader pleaded not guilty Thursday to new corruption charges that accuse him of accepting a euro10 million ($13.63 million) bribe from a... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia confirms new corruption indictment for ex-PM [Nov 09, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian court confirmed an indictment against ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Monday for allegedly taking a bribe in 2008 from Hungary's energy group MOL in return for giving it a dominant position in the Croatian oil firm INA. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia confirms new corruption indictment for ex-PM [Nov 08, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian court confirmed an indictment against ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Monday for allegedly taking a bribe in 2008 from Hungary's energy group MOL in return for giving it a dominant position in the Croatian oil firm INA. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia confirms new corruption indictment for ex-PM [Nov 08, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian court confirmed an indictment against ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Monday for allegedly taking a bribe in 2008 from Hungary's energy group MOL in return for giving it a dominant position in the Croatian oil firm INA. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia confirms new corruption indictment for ex-PM [Nov 07, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian court confirmed an indictment against ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Monday for allegedly taking a bribe in 2008 from Hungary's energy group MOL in return for giving it a dominant position in the Croatian oil firm INA. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia confirms new corruption indictment for ex-PM [Nov 07, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian court confirmed an indictment against ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Monday for allegedly taking a bribe in 2008 from Hungary's energy group MOL in return for giving it a dominant position in the Croatian oil firm INA. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia ex-PM denies corruption [Nov 03, 2011] Former Croatian PM Ivo Sanader denies corruption charges over a bank loan, on the first day of his trial. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Croat PM's corruption trial resumes [Nov 03, 2011] Croatia's former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the charges that he received bribe from an Austrian bank while he served as deputy foreign minister in the 1990s. [via YahooNews] More >>

Fraud trial of Croatia's former PM postponed [Oct 28, 2011] Judge reschedules trial for next week after Ivo Sanader complains of heart problems minutes after hearing begins. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Croatian PM on corruption trial [Oct 28, 2011] Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader goes on trial on charges of receiving kickbacks from an Austrian bank during the time he served as deputy foreign minister in the 1990s. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Croatian PM's corruption trial adjourned [Oct 28, 2011] The trial of former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader was adjourned Friday because of his health problems. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia ex-PM in corruption trial [Oct 28, 2011] Croatia's former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader is due to go on trial, charged with corruption over a loan from an Austrian bank in 1995. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia gears up for corruption trial [Oct 27, 2011] The corruption trial of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader will open on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Croatian PM indicted for graft [Sep 25, 2011] Reuters/Zagreb Croatia indicted former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader yesterday for taking a bribe from Hungary?s energy group MOL in 2008 in exchange for securing MOL?s dominant position in the Croatian oil and gas company INA . [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Croat prime minister charged with taking bribe [Sep 23, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) ? Prosecutors have charged former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader with allegedly taking a ?10- million ($13.5-million) bribe that secured Hungarian energy company MOL a dominant position in Croatia's market. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Croat PM charged with taking bribe [Sep 23, 2011] Prosecutors have charged former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader with allegedly taking a euro10- million bribe that secured Hungarian energy company MOL a dominant position in Croatia's market. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsEx-Croat PM charged with taking bribe [Sep 23, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Prosecutors have charged former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader with allegedly taking a euro10- million ($13.5-million) bribe that secured Hungarian energy company MOL a dominant position in Croatia's market. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Croat premier charged in bribe scheme alleged to aid Hungary energy company [Sep 23, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) ? Prosecutors have charged former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader with allegedly taking a euro10- million ($13.5-million) bribe that secured Hungarian energy company MOL a dominant position in Croatia's market. [via YahooNews] More >>