Picula and Drljević: The EU membership for the Balkan countries is important in terms of stability in the region


The European Parliament supports the enlargement policy and Montenegro should continue on the right path of implementing reforms, in order to become the next member of the EU, Chief Negotiator Aleksandar Drljević and European Parliament Rapporteur for Montenegro Tonino Picula noted. During his visit to Brussels, the Chief Negotiator met with the new EP Rapporteur for Montenegro, …

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When you are going through hard times, remember Croatia’s path to the EU


Jadranka Kosor was Croatia’s prime minister in the period between 2009 and 2011, when, after the resignation of the controversial Ivo Sanader, she succeeded the helm of the HDZ party. While serving as the head of the government in Zagreb, an agreement was reached to overcome the border dispute with Slovenia, which meant unblocking Croatia’s …

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Plenkovic: We will do our best North Macedonia to open accession talks in June


Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said that Croatia will do its best to support North Macedonia to get a date for opening accession negotiations in June. He also said that EU enlargement would be high on the agenda when his country is to take over the rotating EU Presidency next year. “All our friends in …

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Albania will have Croatia’s support in its EU integration path


The Albanian delegation, which is participating in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly session, taking place from 8 to 12 April in Strasbourg, has had a meeting with Croatian deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Marija Mejcinovic Buric. During this meeting, the Croatian senior official has praised the reforms that Albania has launched and said …

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Croatian president Kitarovic against border changes in the Balkans


President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci has met in New York with the Croatian president, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic. During this meeting, the pair has discussed about the idea of border changes in the Balkans. “The meeting with president of Kosovo, Thaci where we discussed the relations between Belgrade and Pristina and the latest idea for border …

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Tevdovski meets Dutch Finance Minister Hoekstra


On the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Constituency in Croatia, Macedonia’s Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski had a meeting with his Dutch counterpart Wopke Hoekstra, also attended by World Bank CEO Frank Hemskirk. Tevdovski extended gratitude for the Dutch support of Macedonia’s public finance sector and briefed his colleague about the ongoing implementation of reforms in …

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Ivanov-Kitarovic: Bilateral issues to be solved in parallel with Euro-integration process


  Macedonia and Croatia have exceptionally friendly relations and no open issues. Croatia is a great champion of Macedonia’s EU and NATO integration, while open issues with other countries should not stand in the way but solved in parallel with the accession talks, agreed President Gjorge Ivanov and Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic after a …

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Croatian President to visit Macedonia on Thursday


Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of Croatia, will pay an official visit to Macedonia on Thursday. Croatian President Grabar-Kitarović will be welcomed and hosted by President Gjorgje Ivanov. The two country leaders will have a tête-à-tête and later attend a plenary meeting between the official delegations of Croatia and Macedonia. Grabar-Kitarović will also meet with Parliament Speaker Talat …

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Brnabic “disappointed” over Croatia’s move against Vulin


Prime minister Ana Brnabic said that she was “very sorry” because Defence minister Aleskandar Vulin was declared persona non grata in Croatia. Zagreb made the decision during the weekend, after Vulin, in a provocative statement of his said that he could visit Croatia only if the “commander-in-chief” orders him to do so. Allegedly, Vulin planned to visit a …

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Serbian DM Vulin cancels visit to WWII service in Croatia


Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin called off his visit to an annual Serb Orthodox memorial service for the victims of a World War Two extermination camp held in Croatia on Sunday after Croatia said he was not welcome, Reuters reported. The two ex-Yugoslav republics began trading barbs last week when a Croatian delegation cut short a trip …

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Serbian DМ Aleksandar Vulin not welcome in Croatia


Serbian Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin, who has announced his arrival in Jasenovac for Sunday, is not welcome in Croatia for the time being, the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs said in a press release late on Saturday. In the meantime, the ministry forwarded a note to the Serbian embassy in the capital of Zagreb, condemning Vulin’s statement that …

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Croatian PM to meet EC president Juncker next month to talk border


Zagreb, 11 January 2018 – Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday he would meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and all his commissioners next months to brief them about Croatia’s positions and approach to resolving its border dispute with Slovenia, Hina reports. “According to an arrangement with EC President Juncker, I will have a special meeting …

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