Croatia

Poland Needs A Big Victory Against Croatia Monday

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:07:31 -0500

Poland needs a big victory against Croatia and a lot of help in tomorrow's other Group B match in Euro 2008 to keep alive its hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals at the European Championship.

President Bush to Praise Croatia's Inclusion in NATO

seher — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:14:13 -0500

U.S. President George W. Bush delivers a speech Saturday in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, where he is expected to praise Croatia for being invited to join NATO.

Croatian Protesters Urge President Bush to Stay Away

seher — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:04:58 -0500

A group of Croatian activists, opposed to President Bush's visit, have signed a huge postcard inviting the U.S. president not to return to their country.

From Serbia to Slovenia, Yugo-Nostalgia Seeps Into The Western Balkan Nations

Albena Shkodrova — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:11:33 -0600

With the passing of time, the nations that made up former Yugoslavia are beginning to see the strongly desired and violent fragmentation of the federation as a great loss. Developing a whole new set of Yugo-mythology, Serbs, Croats, Macedonians and even Slovenians set up to collect memorabilia, reinvent heroes, revive old and create new Yugo-festivities.

Newly discovered active fault building new Dalmatian Islands off Croatian coast

harminka — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:25:52 -0600

A newly identified fault that runs under the Adriatic Sea is actively building more of the famously beautiful Dalmatian Islands and Dinaride Mountains of Croatia, according to a new research report.

Croatia abolishes compulsory military service

harminka — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:49:54 -0600

The Republic of Croatia officially abolished compulsory military service on January 1, 2008, which had been in place since it was a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and following in the tracks of its neighbour Bosnia and Herzegovina, which did the same two years prior on January 1, 2006.

MSN presents top 10 islands

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:34:02 -0600

Bali and Maui top the list of top ten islands for vacation and travel.

Croatia chooses pro-Western way

Dinka — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:43:00 -0600

Celebrities were supporting Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and huge amounts of money were invested in his campaign ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections. Yet all that may not be enough for his conservative party to stay in power.

Croatia is known as the country of one thousand islands

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:44:08 -0500

If you look-up Croatia on a map, you see a horse-shoe shaped country in Southern Europe. For many cultures, a horse-shoe is either a good-luck charm, or symbolizes good luck. And it looks like Croatia's luck has taken a definite turn towards good.

World Bank Helps Croatia Modernizing Tax Administration System

Anastvatz — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:17:49 -0500

On June 28, 2007 the World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a EUR50 million loan for the Revenue Administration Modernization Project (US$68 million equivalent) for Croatia.

Croatia Presses Forward With Reforms

Anastvatz — Thu, 31 May 2007 01:38:54 -0500

World Bank Approves Three Major Loans

Corruption elimination admits Croatia to EU

Dinka — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:37:33 -0500

Croatia must show concrete results in fighting corruption before it can be allowed to join the European Union. This former Yugoslav republic, which gained independence in 1992, opened EU membership negotiations in October 2005, with hopes of joining in 2009.