Montenegro has started making payments to Croatians over the 1991 war damages, Podgorica-based daily Vijesti writes. The Montenegrin government reached an out-of-court settlement with a resident of Dubrovnik, Croatia, and paid them EUR 30,000 for a small boat that was stolen from nearby Cavtat in 1991.
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Extradition agreements important for region
August 13th, 2010 |
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Justice Minister Snežana Malović say the extradition agreement signed with Croatia is of great importance for the regional fight against organized crime. The signing of such agreements with Montenegro, Macedonia and the United States of America is being planned, she added.
Jat Airways seeking return of property in Croatia
August 11th, 2010 |
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Serbian national airline Jat Airways is seeking the restitution of property worth EUR 60mn from Croatia.
The company also wants EUR 10-worth of property returned from other former Yugoslav republics, Jat Executive Director Milan Cvejić told Tanjug on Wednesday.
Plaque to Serb refugees removed
August 7th, 2010 |
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It took less than 24 hours for the commemoration plaque for Serb refugees from Croatia in Knin to be removed. The Croatian Initiative of Young People for Human Rights stated that the plaque dedicated to Serb refugees forced out of Croatia during operation Storm has already been removed, less than a day after its activists put it up.
Operation Storm marked In Croatia
August 6th, 2010 |
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Croatia on Thursday marked the 15th anniversary of Operation Storm during which the country regained control over the ethnic Serb areas of the country. Croatian President Ivo Josipović said at the main celebration in Knin that Operation Storm had been carried out according to all rules of war, with respect for international conventions and that recognition ought to be given to all those who planned and participated in the operation.
Commemoration of Serb exodus from Croatia
August 4th, 2010 |
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Fifteen years since the start of the Croatian military operation that led to the exodus of over 200,000 ethic Serbs is being commemorated today. A service would be held in memory of the victims in St. Marko’s Church in Belgrade, which would be attended by President Boris Tadić.
Croatia criticized on exodus anniversary
August 2nd, 2010 |
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Refugee organizations says that nothing has been done to help the return of Serbs to Croatia, 15 years after they were forced to leave.
An estimated quarter of a million ethnic Serbs left Croatia in the summer of 1995, during that country’s military-police onslaught against the Serb regions, known as Operation Storm.
Water polo team wins World Cup
August 2nd, 2010 |
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The Serbian national water polo team won the FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup finals, scoring a 13-7 (4-0, 2-3, 5-3, 2-1) victory over Croatia. The game was played in Oradea, Romania, on Sunday.
Zagreb expects to sign Accession Treaty in 2011
July 31st, 2010 |
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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said that Zagreb’s goal is to sign the Accession Treaty with the EU by the spring of 2011. At a regular meeting with members of the negotiating team for Croatia’s EU accession, Kosor said that she expects a positive evaluation from the European Commission.
Croat right-wingers protest at monument unveiling
July 28th, 2010 |
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The unveiling of a renewed monument in Srb, in the Lika region of Croatia marked the 69th anniversary of an armed Yugoslav partisan uprising. Croatian President Ivo Josipović and MlaÄ‘an ÄorÄ‘ević, an envoy from his Serbian counterpart, attended the assembly.
Croatia: Serb tourists attacked
July 23rd, 2010 |
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Three Serbs who were spending their vacation in Croatia’s seaside resort of Zadar were attacked on Thursday. Reports said that a 40-year-old man and his two teenage sons were targeted as the dialect they spoke identified them as Serbs.
Turkey’s role in Balkans explored
July 21st, 2010 |
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Turkey has lately endeavored to promote a new foreign policy and impose itself as a regional leader by using its increasing economic power, the FT writes. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been the mediator between Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia in the last twelve months in resolution of the BiH issues, and also in reconciliation between (Muslim community) fractions in Sandžak, the BBC reported citing London’s Financial Times.
“Croatia will not withdraw lawsuit”
July 21st, 2010 |
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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said Tuesday that the Croatian government has not yet considered withdrawal of the the genocide charges against Serbia.
The lawsuit was filed at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Serbia has its own genocide countersuit against Croatia.
Croatian president ends visit
July 20th, 2010 |
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Serbian President Boris Tadić organized a cocktail party for his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipović in Belgrade late on Monday. The reception, attended by artists, actors, writers and media moguls from both Serbia and Croatia, marked the end of Josipović’s two-day official visit.
“Tadić is welcome in Vukovar”
July 20th, 2010 |
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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor says Serbian President Boris Tadić was welcome in the Croatian town of Vukovar.
Speaking on Monday, she stressed that Croatia also expected the arrest of war crimes suspects Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić.
Croat president on cooperation with Serbia
July 15th, 2010 |
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Croatian President Ivo Josipović has stated that Serbia and Croatia have achieved “great success” in intensifying talks on open issues. He stressed that there was progress in particular as the two countries cooperated in combating organized crime, and prosecuting war crimes.
Sentence reduced for Croatian war criminal
July 14th, 2010 |
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The Municipal Court in Rijeka, Croatia, has reduced Mirko Norac’s two prison terms into a single sentence that should keep him in jail for 15 years. The former Croatian general was found guilty of committing war crimes against Serb civilians in Croatia’s Gospić and MedaÄki Pocket regions, during the war in that country in the early 1990′s.
War crimes lists made public
July 14th, 2010 |
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Serbian and Croatian citizens will be able to check with their respective ministries of justice whether they were investigated for war crimes, B92 has learned.
Serbia and Croatia have formed a mixed commission to deal with the issue of war crimes, which will enable people to see a list of those indicted, convicted, or investigated in this context.
Serbia in Davis Cup semifinals
July 12th, 2010 |
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Serbian national tennis team moved on to the Davis Cup semifinals after beating Croatia by 3:1 in the quarterfinals in Split on Sunday.
Novak Äoković won the deciding point for the Serbian team, beating Croatia’s best ranked Marin ÄŒilić (6:3, 6:3, 6:2).