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Croatia's parliamentary election follows harsh contest between country's top two officials

Apr. 15, 2024 01:10 AM EDT

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's upcoming parliamentary election, set for Wednesday, follows a campaign that was marked by heated exchanges between the country’s two top officials, sparking a political crisis in the Balkan country that belongs to both the European Union and NATO. ...

EU Council chief travels to Romania for talks on agenda for future with other bloc leaders

Apr. 03, 2024 14:24 PM EDT

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel traveled to Romania’s capital on Wednesday for talks with several European Union country leaders on the bloc’s so-called strategic agenda to address goals for the next five-year period. Michel arrived in...

Croatia will hold a parliamentary election on April 17

Mar. 15, 2024 12:35 PM EDT

Croatia will hold a parliamentary election on April 17, the country's president said on Friday. President Zoran Milanovic scheduled the parliamentary vote after Croatia's parliament dissolved on Thursday. The ballot next month will pit the ruling conservative Croatian...

Croatian parliament dissolves to pave way for parliamentary election later this year

Mar. 15, 2024 00:00 AM EDT

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's parliament was dissolved on Thursday to pave the way for a parliamentary election later this year. All 143 of a total of 151 lawmakers who were present at the session voted in favor of the move. The date of the election is yet to be...

Thousands at anti-government rally in Croatia allege high-level corruption and demand an election

Feb. 17, 2024 06:48 AM EST

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Croatia's capital on Saturday, accusing the ruling center-right party of corruption and demanding that this year's parliamentary election be held as soon as possible. The gathering in Zagreb was organized by 11 center and...

EU officials urge Bosnia to press ahead with reform in order to start accession negotiations

Jan. 23, 2024 09:13 AM EST

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The European Commission chief and the prime ministers of the Netherlands and Croatia told Bosnia on Tuesday to press on with reforms and seize a chance to begin accession negotiations with the European Union before the 27-nation block holds a parliamentary vote...

Outgoing Dutch PM begins his Bosnia visit at memorial to Srebrenica genocide victims

Jan. 22, 2024 12:44 PM EST

SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday began a two-day visit to Bosnia with a stop in Srebrenica, where he paid his respects to victims of the 1995 genocide. The Netherlands has long wrestled with the legacy of the massacre,...