Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says that Croatia is not so generous that it would simply gift Slovenia a part of its territory as a price for joining the EU. He said that however much Croatia wanted to join the EU, there was a price that Croatia could not pay—namely, ignoring the principles of international law.
Posts Tagged ‘Croatia’
New Citroen ad sparks Bosnian outrage
July 22nd, 2009 |
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French car giant Citroen has apologized to the Bosnian embassy in Paris for publishing new promotional campaign that saw the country wiped from the map. The map was recently discussed by the Slovenian government as well. On the map, the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina is divided between Serbia and Croatia.
French diplomat to become new EC delegation head?
July 22nd, 2009 |
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The new head of the EC delegation to Serbia, upon outgoing head Josep Lloveras’s departure, will most likely be French diplomat Vincent Degert, Tanjug reports. Degert currently heads the European Commission (EC) delegation to Croatia.
Croats should “distinguish anti-fascism from communismâ€
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says he is not defending communism, but looking to stress anti-fascism, without which modern Croatia would not exist. Fliers have appeared in several churches in Munich ahead of Mesić’s visit to Germany today, calling the Croatian president a “communist and neo-communist.â€
Bildt urges Slovenia, Croatia to talk less, think more
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has called on Slovenia and Croatia to talk less and think more in an effort to resolve their border dispute. Bildt told the European Parliament that the rhetoric of both countries had gone too far, according to Slovenian media.
John Medeski Recovering From Freak Bacteria Infection
July 20th, 2009 |
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MMW’s John Medeski Recovering From Freak Bacteria Infection
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Earlier this month, while Medeski Martin & Wood toured Europe they were forced to cancel all remaining dates because keyboardist John Medeski fell ill. Very little was known, recently the band made the following announcement from mmw.net:
John would like to thank all of his friends and fans for their support during his recent illness.
While on tour overseas in early July, John began experiencing flu-like symptoms, and very severe headaches. He was seen by doctors in Croatia, Slovenia, and finally in Austria, where he was admitted to the University of Innsbruck Hospital on July 5. It was determined that John was fighting a severe bacterial infection and experiencing cluster headache symptoms. On July 6, the doctors advised us that John could not continue with the tour. After 150+ tests, MRIs, pain management protocols, antibiotics, and 3 days of excellent care in the University hospital, no one could identify John’s infection.
On July 7, John checked out of the hospital to rest in a hotel until he was strong enough to travel home. Though the infection has still not been identified, he is currently in treatment here in the US, and doing MUCH better. His headaches have subsided, and while not at 100%, he is functioning very well.
Needless to say, we’re glad to have John back and feeling better as the band looks forward to Camp and upcoming shows this fall. Thanks again for everyone’s well wishes!!
MMW’s next scheduled show is for September 11 in Philadelphia, complete dates available here.
“Strict punishment for vandalism”
July 20th, 2009 |
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The municipal prosecution in Dubrovnik, Croatia, has asked for prison sentences for the three men that vandalized the car of a Belgrade lawyer. The prosecution stated that a prison sentence is the only acceptable punishment for hate crime.
“Kosovo, trade spur closer NAM ties”
July 18th, 2009 |
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Serbia has support for her diplomatic battle for Kosovo and return to their markets in mind when pushing for closer ties with the Non-Aligned (NAM) countries. This is according to a report in today’s Blic daily, which says Belgrade is lagging behind some other former Yugoslav republics – notably Slovenia and Croatia – who are trying to capitalize on the reputation of the former country among the so-called Third World states.
Witness recalls 1991 Krajina murders
July 17th, 2009 |
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A witness has recalled the murder of ten civilians by Krajina police in the village of Bruška in 1991, at the trial of Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović. Stanišić, the former head of Serbian state security, and his former deputy Simatović are accused of war crimes against non-Serbs in Croatia and Bosnia between 1991and 1995.
Suspected people traffickers arrested
July 15th, 2009 |
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Several persons have been arrested in Bijeljina, Å amac, GradaÄa and Domaljevci in Bosnia, on the orders of that country’s state prosecution. The international police operation, dubbed Tara 2, saw cooperation of law enforcement agencies from Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia, reports said.
“Croatia committed to regional cooperationâ€
July 14th, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says that his country remains committed to regional cooperation and removing all obstacles in the way of such cooperation. Mesić added that Croatia would not use unresolved bilateral issues to slow down the Euro-Atlantic integration process of any of the other countries in the region.
Croatia pledges support to Macedonia
July 14th, 2009 |
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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor has told Macedonian President Gjorgje Ivanov that Zagreb supports Skopje’s Euro-Atlantic integration. Kosor said that the deadlock in Croatia’s negotiating process with the European Union had negatively impacted on the countries of South-East Europe, according to a statement from the Croatian government.
Belgrade, Zagreb talk air traffic issues
July 13th, 2009 |
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Negotiations have begun in Belgrade between Serbian and Croatian experts from the transportation ministries regarding various traffic issues. However, the key question that the negotiations are expected to answer is whether Serbian national carrier Jat Airways will be able to receive a license for flying to Croatia’s coastal town of Dubrovnik, since the Croatian government conditions this with regulating relations in air travel between the two countries.
Serb attacked in his home in Croatia
July 13th, 2009 |
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Police in Croatia have filed criminal charges against two persons who on Saturday assaulted a Serb man in his home near Knin. Radovan RaÅ¡ković, 52, was attacked in the village of Žargović, when the pair of 19-year-olds, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, broke into his house at three o’clock in the morning breaking furniture, hurling insults and threats and physically assaulting him.
James Warren: This Week in Magazines: Eric Holder Mulls Investigating Alleged Bush-Era Torture
July 12th, 2009 |
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Attorney General Eric Holder might not heed what seems to be the White House preference not to look back and investigate allegations of Bush-approved torture of detainees and enemy combatants.
Opposition SNS denounces “all crimes”
July 12th, 2009 |
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The opposition Serb Progressives (SNS) say they condemn all crimes committed in the territory of former Yugoslavia “in the strongest terms”. “The SNS condemns in the strongest terms all crimes that took place in the territory of the former SFRJ [Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia] during the civil wars. And also, the greatest crime after the Second World War – the crime of murder and expulsion of several hundred thousand Krajina Serbs from Croatia,” said the party’s legal team member Nikola Selaković.
“Incidents possible between Slovenia, Croatia”
July 11th, 2009 |
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A former Slovenian FM says the current tense relations between his country and its neighboring Croatia could produce incidents. The relations with Croatia are bad and nobody knows how to fix them, and how to renew Croatia’s EU membership talks, Dimitrij Rupel told Demokratija weekly.
“Kosovo will be represented as state”
July 11th, 2009 |
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Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci says Kosovo will be represented “in all summits as a state”. The Kosovo Albanian leader is in Dubrovnik, Croatia, where he is attending a gathering, and where he commented on FM Vuk Jeremić’s absence.