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30 Apr 12 / 18:31:28

Croatia: Gas and Electricity Prices to Go Up

Croatian household gas tariffs will rise by 22% and electricity will go up by 20% from 1 May, the government decided on Friday.

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04 Apr 12 / 09:52:00

Bosnia May Ask Croatia For Export Concessions

As Croatia's EU membership looms into view, posing major problems for Bosnian exporters, Bosnia's Presidency is considering asking Croatia for a temporary agreement.

unprepared-bosnia-still-wasting-time-before-croatian-eu-bid
26 Mar 12 / 10:08:35

Clock Ticking For Bosnian Exporters to Croatia

Bosnia has less than a year to update its food hygiene standards or lose millions of euro in exports to Croatia after the latter joins the EU.

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27 Feb 12 / 09:23:45

Milk Producers Block Roads Across Croatia

Croatian milk farmers have blocked the roads across the country on Saturday afternoon requesting higher price for their milk from big dairy companies. 

balkan-cities-business-environment-poorly-ranked
20 Feb 12 / 10:39:32

FT Credits Balkan Cities as Cost Effective

Cities in the Balkans may score badly in some fields, but they score highly when it comes to labour costs.

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16 Feb 12 / 12:19:54

Croatia to Dismiss 5,000 Public Servants

Public sector job cuts aim to save 55 million euros this year.

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28 Oct 11 / 13:47:24

Croatia's Zagreb Airport Threatens Strike

Employees at Zagreb Airport are threatening to go on strike if the airport’s chief executive officer Tonci Peovic, isn’t sacked by the government today.

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27 Oct 11 / 14:22:12

Croatia: NGOs Express Concern over Proposed Hydropower Plant

Environmental organizations are urging the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD, not to go ahead with a planned €123 million loan for a hydropower plant near Dubrovnik because of the consequences it might have on the environment.

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26 Oct 11 / 10:34:23

Croatia, Spain Heighten Police Cooperation

Croatia and Spain have signed an agreement that would strengthen the cooperation between the two countries’ police forces, during an official visit to Spain.

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24 Oct 11 / 11:59:23

Consumer Research Reveals Rise of Croatian Bargain-hunters

Croatians are increasingly looking to take advantage of discounts, special offers and other forms of bargains while shopping, according to new consumer research published by GfK .

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21 Oct 11 / 12:00:46

Croatian Food Giant Offers €2bn for Slovenian Retail Chain

Croatian food company Agrokor has offered to pay €2bn for the purchase of Slovenian retail chain, Mercator.

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17 Oct 11 / 12:11:20

Croatia: Foreign Direct Investment Soars

Foreign direct investment in Croatia has doubled in the first six months of this year, according to new data from the Croatian National Bank, HNB.

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14 Oct 11 / 09:20:17

Clock Ticking for Ex-workers of Bankrupt Factory

One hundred former workers of the bankrupt Djakovstina factory spent Wednesday night in front of their former employer’s building, demanding the severance pay they claim they have not been paid over the last two years.

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12 Oct 11 / 11:42:53

Croatia signs Green Deal with Austria

Croatia and Austria have signed a Memorandum on Agricultural Cooperation between the two states which may pave the way for future business opportunities in the field.

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11 Oct 11 / 16:42:10

Zagreb’s Health Institutions Face Big Losses

Hospitals in Croatia's capital, Zagreb, owe close to 18 million kunas or €2.4 million Euros, the latest report from the city's department of health shows.

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07 Oct 11 / 10:57:19

Person Accused of Causing Zagreb Runway Blackout

A suspected copper wire thief could face up to ten years in prison for reportedly causing a runway blackout at Zagreb Airport.

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21 Feb 12 / 16:47:31

Kosova Petrol “Occupying” Croatian Property

Lobbying by Croatian leaders and legal action have failed to prise more than 20 petrol stations away from Kosova Petrol, owned by a former advisor to PM Hashim Thaci, and back to its pre-war Croatian owners, INA.

Politics and Society

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02 Mar 12 / 16:55:41

Wikileaks: The IMF’s Fault for Balkan Wars

The International Monetary Fund is partly to blame for wars in former Yugoslavia, according to Stratfor document published by Wikileaks.

21 Dec 11 / 09:31:03

Croatia: Making a New Start