Category Archives: Croatian politics and elections

Politico Interview with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Covid-19

The above interview, covering various aspects of Croatia’s experience with the current pandemic, can be found here. However, it is oddly structured and is interrupted by paragraphs on other news items, so be sure to scroll down a little when … Continue reading

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Crodiaspora EU Funds Webinar

Crodiaspora recently held a webinar titled The Impact of EU Structural Funds on the Economy. There was discussion on how businesses can access EU funds. It can be seen via Facebook here.    

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Hoover Institution’s H.R. McMaster interviews former President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Former Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović was interviewed by the Hoover Institution’s H.R. McMaster on Croatia and international relations. It is available by podcast and video here.

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Dayton Peace Accords Webinar – 21 November

The National Federation of Croatian Americans Cultural Foundation is having a Webinar on 21 November to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords, the agreement made possible by Croatia’s Operation Storm. This will be an unmissable event for … Continue reading

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Croatian Parliamentary Elections 2020 (And One Thing to Watch For)

Sunday 5th of July sees the latest parliamentary elections in Croatia. We should be presenting updates on the night via our twitter feed @croatiabusiness. One thing to watch for as the results come in are

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Crodiaspora to hold Online Diaspora Electoral List Debate on 28 June

Crodiaspora will be holding an online debate between leading candidates on the Croatian diaspora electoral list ahead of the 5 July Croatian parliamentary election.

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UK Government Finally Gives Consent for Voting at Croatian Embassy

A message from Brian Gallagher I have just been informed by the Croatian embassy that the UK Foreign Office has finally given its consent for the embassy to let its citizens vote there for the 5 July general elections in … Continue reading

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News: Webinar on Croatia and the EU

Following on from their previous successful webinars, Crodiaspora and the  Centre for the Renewal of Culture will be holding another one, this time regarding Croatia and the EU. It will be held on Monday 15 June at 1830 Croatian Time.

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News: TV Interview with Croatian MEP Željana Zovko

Croatian Member of the European Parliament Željana Zovko, of the ruling HDZ party, recently gave an extensive interview to the Poteštat programme on the Televizija Jadran channel. The interview has been made available on her website with English subtitles. This … Continue reading

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Comment: Bleiburg – A Way Forward

By Brian Gallagher This year marks the 75th anniversary of what is known in Croatia as the Bleiburg Tragedy. This was when thousands of Croatian troops who fought with the Nazi puppet Independent State of Croatia (NDH), who had surrendered … Continue reading

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