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Croatian Airlines Staff End Strike
Croatian Airlines flight attendants agreed to end the strike against jobs and wage cuts on Tuesday, after edight days.
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Croatia's RTL TV Posts '1 Million Loss
Zagreb _ RTL Televizija, which broadcasts in Croatia, has posted €1 million in losses for the first six months of this year.
27 Aug 08
Croatia Trade Chief Threatens to Resign
Zagreb _ The chief of a Croatian government agency chaired with promoting foreign investment and trade in the country said he would resign over what he says is the slow pace of change.
22 Aug 08
Croat Regulator Wants Details on Bid for INA
Zagreb _ Croatia’s financial regulator Hanfa has asked Hungarian oil company MOL to provide further details of its plan to bid for a majority control in Croatian oil concern INA.
11 Aug 08
Serbia Seeks Loans To Finish Highways
Belgrade _ Serbia aims to borrow from the World Bank and the European Investment Bank to complete a network of motorways and railways, the Economy Minister said.
Austrians 'Not Bidding for Croatia Oil Giant'
Zagreb _ Austrian oil and gas company OMV has told the Croatian financial regulatory agency, HANFA, that it never intended making an official takeover bid for Croatia’s INA.
Top Croatia Soccer Team Puts Shares on Sale
Zagreb _ The shares of Hajduk Split, the first Croatian soccer club to be offered for sale, will be available to buyers next month, the club said on Wednesday.
Macedonia Town 'Best for Business'
Sarajevo _ The Macedonian town of Bitola is the best, while Bosnia’s Mostar the worst environment for starting a new business, a new regional World Bank report suggests.
15 Jul 08
Hungarians Plan Bid for all of Croatia Oil Giant
Zagreb _ Hungary’s MOL plans to bid for Croatian oil company INA in a move analysts saw as intended to thwart Austrian rival OMV's efforts to acquire a stake in INA.
14 Jul 08
Croatia Unions Argue Govt Ignoring the Poor
Zagreb _ Croatian trade unions are accusing the government of adopting measures that have only helped the rich amid soaring oil and food prices.
Austrians 'Interested' in Croatia Oil Giant
Zagreb _ Austria’s OMV has told Croatia it is interested in buying a 26-percent stake in Croatia’s oil INA, stoking hopes for a bidding war with Hungarian rival MOL.
Serbia Deputy PM Outlines Economic Policies
Belgrade _ Serbia’s new government wants to boost annual economic growth to 7 per cent and cut unemployment from 18.8 percent to 12 percent, deputy premier Mladjan Dinkic says.
07 Jul 08
Albania 'Arms Trafficker' to Plead Guilty
Tirana _ The head of Miami-based company AEY, suspected of a murky arms deals with Albanian officials to ship Chinese-made ammunition to the Afghan army is expected to plead guilty.
07 Jul 08
Croatia, Hungary PMs Back Oil Shares Swap
Zagreb _ The Croatian and Hungarian Premiers have thrown their weight behind plans to swap shares in their national oil concerns INA and MOL.
Croatia Begins Iran Oil Exploration
Zagreb _ Croatia’s state-owned INA oil and gas company has begun exploration in an oil block in northwest Iran.
Czechs Buy Big Stake in Croatia News Portal
Zagreb _ Prague-based internet services and media firm Centrum Holdings have announced the acquisition of a 75-percent stake in Croatia's most visited portal Net.hr.
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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.
12 May 10
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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
Croatia: Making a New Start
