Latest Analysis from Croatia
Croats Await Revelations From HDZ Trial
Whether or not the former PM and his colleagues are found guilty of the high crimes with which they are charged, the trial will bring to light many once well-guarded secrets.
Ghost of Draza Mihailovic Still Divides Serbia
A potential court ruling on the Chetnik leader’s trial and execution in 1946 has reopened old, unhealed wounds in Serbia.
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Croatia Unveils First Spending Cuts Since Independence
Government plans to shave 4 per cent off budget to calm concern about Croatia's ability to pay its debts - but some say the planned cuts are not nearly deep enough.
Serbia and Croatia Move Closer to Genocide Deal
With both governments in principle in favor of a bilateral agreement to withdraw mutual genocide claims, prospects for an out-of-court settlement are improving.
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Croatia EU Vote Uncertain Despite Govt Optimism
While polls show a majority of voters will back joining the European club on January 22, the ‘No’ camp still believes there is everything to play for.
Croatia Braces For Year of Cuts
Sharps falls in public spending, a referendum on EU accession and new initiatives in foreign policy will mark life under the new government in 2012.
Croatia’s EU Membership Could Hit Bosnian Farm Exports
Croatia’s entry into the European Union could trigger a trade blockade with Bosnia that would mean losses of millions of euro to Bosnian farmers.
Drive For Balkan Extradition Deal Nears End
Serbia’s initiative to establish a pan-Balkan extradition treaty may see lift-off next year - but Kosovo’s exclusion from the scheme looks like another politically driven error.
Croatia: Making a New Start
By launching procedures against high-level corruption, signing an EU Accession Treaty and changing the government, Croatia took a markedly new direction in 2011.
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Croatia’s New Leaders Face Bleak Economic Outlook
A triple whammy of company insolvency, a growing annual deficit and a mountain of external debt threaten to overwhelm whoever takes power after December 4.
Scandal-Weary Croats Appear Ready for Change
Days ahead of the vote on December 4, voters seem ready to hand power to a four-party, centre-left coalition – whose main plus point is that it isn’t the current government.
Croatian Serb Refugees Still Struggle to Regain Homes
Some 70,000 Serb refugees who were tenants rather than owners of properties in Croatia are locked in a protracted legal battle to regain their homes.
Older Workers Pay Dearly for Balkan Privatisation
Thousands of older Balkan workers are trapped in poverty as they struggle to find work but cannot retire - a fate they share with their western European counterparts. In Macedonia, dozens of desperate over 50s have been driven to commit suicide.
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Croatia's HDZ Shifts Right in Hunt for Votes
Ruling party seems to be returning to classic nationalist politics with the passage of a controversial law on war crimes, but the shift is is unlikely to derail Croatia's EU accession in 2013.
Croatian Diva Shrugs off Attacks on Montenegro Concert
Tereza Kesovija’s long awaited reappearance in Podgorica may have delighted the Montenegrin government but her self-styled gesture of reconciliation has angered some.
