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ICTY war crimes court acquits Serbian ultra-nationalist Šešelj

March 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Serbia

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on March 31 2016 acquitted Vojislav Šešelj, president of the Serbian

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Bulgaria 

European energy union a ‘shared priority’ for Bulgaria, Croatia

March 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, energy, Europe migrant crisis, Rossen Plevneliev

The building of a European Energy Union and regional energy market is a shared priority for Bulgaria and Croatia, Bulgarian

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Croatian PM ‘unfair’ with Prince Charles, Serbian PM Vucic says

March 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Serbia

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was “angered” by his Croatian counterpart’s decision to show 1990s war memorabilia to the Prince

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Merkel criticises closing of Balkan route

March 10, 2016 Deutsche Welle Croatia, Europe migrant crisis, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised Balkan nations for closing borders to migrants. In the past 24 hours four Balkan

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Macedonia closes the Balkan refugee route

March 9, 2016March 9, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

As of midnight, the Republic of Macedonia has closed its border to refugees, not allowing their entry. This decision followed the

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Europe 

Slovenia, Serbia and Croatia move to close migrant route

March 9, 2016 Deutsche Welle Croatia, Europe migrant crisis, Serbia, Slovenia

EU member Slovenia on Tuesday announced all migrants without a valid Schengen visa would be denied entry as of midnight,

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Europe 

Croatia has bigger problems than minister’s Nazi hat

February 21, 2016February 22, 2016 Deutsche Welle Croatia

Croatia’s government pledged sweeping financial changes, but has so far only delivered pitched ideological debate. Culture Minister Zlatko Hasanbegovic has

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Croatian president names little-known businessman as new prime minister

December 24, 2015January 4, 2016 VOANews Croatia

Croatia’s President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has named a little-known pharmaceutical executive as the country’s next prime minister, more than a month

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Europe 

Migrant crisis poses unprecedented challenge for Europe

December 18, 2015 VOANews Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

As of November, some 800,000 refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa had crossed the Mediterranean to reach

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