Section: Croatia
EU, eastern leaders gather in Riga for low-expectations summit
EU leaders were gearing up Thursday for a summit in Riga with six eastern partners, but expectations are low amid piecemeal reform progress, violence in Ukraine and tensions with Russia.EU relations with Moscow are at their lowest point since the… …read more Source:...
EU leaders meet with eastern partners in shadow of Ukraine crisis
EU leaders are meeting in Riga this week with six eastern partners, but the talks are likely to be overshadowed by the crisis in Ukraine and the role of Russia after their last summit, in 2013, precipitated the region’s worst security crisis since the… …read more Source:...
Croatia’s FM: Kerry optimistic after meeting with Putin and Lavrov
US State Secretary John Kerry is “moderately optimistic” with regard to a solution to the Ukraine crisis after yesterday’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Croatia’s Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic said in… …read more Source:...
PLENKOVIC Europe for peaceful reintegration of occupied Ukrainian territory
Europe is constantly sending a message about the need for peaceful reintegration of the occupied parts of Ukraine and about Ukraine’s right to European orientation, Croatian MEP and head of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Ukraine Andrej Plenkovic… …read more Source:...
Steinmeier says Germany is happy to have Croatia as partner
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Zagreb on Thursday that Germany was happy to have Croatia as a partner in dealing with burning global and regional problems, including the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, the conflict in Ukraine,… …read more Source:...
Cheaper gas for Croatian households as of 1 April
The price of natural gas for Croatian households is going down by 0.20 – 0.30 kuna per cubic metre as of 1 April, or an average of 5-9%, The Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (HERA) has determined new, lower prices for 34 local gas supplier, and those… …read more Source:...
Russia says it is pursuing Ukraine, Islamist leads in Nemtsov killing
Moscow (dpa) – Russian investigators were pursuing several lines of inquiry on Saturday in the murder of prominent opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead in central Moscow by unknown gunmen.An investigative committee reporting to… …read more Source:...
Outspoken Putin critic slain on Moscow bridge near Kremlin
A prominent Russian opposition leader and outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead Friday evening in Moscow amid a heated atmosphere over the conflict in Ukraine.Boris Nemtsov, 55, was shot from a passing car while he was walking on… …read more Source:...
Estonia votes under shadow of Ukraine crisis
Economic issues dominate the Estonian parliamentary elections on Sunday. But the crisis in Ukraine looms over the Baltic republic, with its large Russian minority.Estonian voters are keenly aware of their powerful eastern neighbour Russia and the fragile… …read more Source:...
Outspoken Putin critic Nemtsov slain in Moscow by multiple shots
Boris Nemtsov, a prominent Russian opposition leader and outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was killed Friday evening just days before major protests and amid a heated atmosphere over the conflict in Ukraine.Nemtsov, 55, was shot from… …read more Source:...
