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Croatia Holds Referendum on EU Membership [Jan 22, 2012] Polls indicate that a majority of Croats will vote in favor of joining the European Union [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia votes on whether to join the EU today [Jan 22, 2012] Croatian voters go to the polls in a referendum on whether the former Yugoslav republic should join the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

After Croatia, who is next in the EU queue? [Jan 22, 2012] Voters in Croatia, part of the former Yugoslavia, go to the polls this weekend to decide whether or not to join the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatians to vote in EU referendum on Sunday [Jan 21, 2012] ZAGREB -- Croatia will on Sunday hold a referendum on the country?s EU accession. 4.5 million Croatians are eligible to vote, 412,000 of them abroad. According to polls, the second referendum in Croatia?s history will have a positive outcome. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia votes on whether to join EU [Jan 21, 2012] Croatia will decide if it wants to be in or out of the EU on Sunday in a referendum to join the club. Polls point to a 'Yes', with around 55 to? [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia to hold EU membership referendum [Jan 20, 2012] Zagreb/Belgrade (dpa) - Croatia is to hold a referendum on European Union membership on Sunday, against the backdrop of polls signalling a clear trend towards a yes vote.The referendum will be valid only if more than half of the 4.5 million eligible voters show up. The latest poll predicts a turnout of around 60 per cent and support for accession to the EU in July 2013 at around 60 per cent.The ... [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 >>

Opposition parties set to take power in Croatia and Slovenia [Dec 05, 2011] CROATIA AND Slovenia have punished their governments for scandals and poor handling of the economic crisis, according to exit polls that gave election victories to opposition parties in both former Yugoslav republics. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia opposition set to win vote on economy ticket [Dec 05, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday in an election likely to hand power to the centre-left opposition on a mandate to overhaul the country's flagging economy before it joins the European Union in 2013. Voters will almost certainly punish the ruling conservative HDZ -- Croatia's dominant party since independence in 1991 -- for a string of corruption scandals and rising unemployment. Polls ... [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 >>

Croatia opposition set to win vote on economy ticket [Dec 04, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday in an election likely to hand power to the centre-left opposition on a mandate to overhaul the country's flagging economy before it joins the European Union in 2013. Voters will almost certainly punish the ruling conservative HDZ -- Croatia's dominant party since independence in 1991 -- for a string of corruption scandals and rising unemployment. Polls ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Factbox: Next EU member Croatia votes for government [Dec 01, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday dominated by economic woes and government corruption. A centre-left opposition bloc known as Kukuriku is ahead in the polls and almost certain to beat the ruling conservative HDZ. Following is a brief profile of Croatia which broke from Yugoslavia in a 1991-95 war and is set to join the European Union in mid-2013. POPULATION: 4 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Alliance Plans Energy, Tourism Investment to Create Jobs [Nov 24, 2011] Croatia?s Alliance for Change, which leads in polls before Dec. 4 elections, wants to cut waste from the pension system and lure investments in energy, transport and tourism to create jobs, its top economist said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Alliance Plans Energy, Tourism Investment to Create Jobs [Nov 23, 2011] Croatia?s Alliance for Change, which leads in polls before Dec. 4 elections, wants to cut waste from the pension system and lure investments in energy, transport and tourism to create jobs, its top economist said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsCroatian elections set for Dec. 4 [Oct 31, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Croatia will elect a new parliament in December, and polls indicate the opposition is favored to win because of ongoing corruption scandals. [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 awaits EU green light on accession talks [May 18, 2011] (ZAGREB ) - Croatia hopes for an EU green light to close lengthy accession talks next month amid fears that a postponement could damage Zagreb economically and politically ahead of polls later this year. [via YahooNews] More >>