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Bob Dylan's Croatian Error
As he does in many countries, Bob Dylan enjoys a great reputation in Croatia. In 2008 and 2010, he gave concerts here that received excellent reviews and publicity. But some of his Croatian fans are saddened, even outraged, that their musical idol expressed himself carelessly in describing their country’s historically fraught relationship with neighboring Serbia.
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Croatia becomes 28th member of the European Union
On July 1, Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union. It marked he assimilation of the first former Yugolsav republic to the international trading bloc. Its membership also marked an important milestone for the region two decades after a number of vicious conflicts tore the former Yugoslavia asunder.
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Zagreb slaloms moved due to poor snow
Poor snow conditions in Croatia have forced World Cup organisers to shift January's men's and women's slalom races from Zagreb to Bormio in Italy.
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Germanwings to launch Hamburg - Zagreb flights
The low cost airline Germanwings will launch flights between Hamburg and Zagreb next summer season. The year long flights are set to operate twice per week, every Monday and Thursday, starting July 10. The airline will use Bombardier CRJ900s on the route.
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Medveščak ice hockey team boasts the best fans in the world
Supporters of the KHL Medveščak Zagreb, a Croatian ice hockey team which plays in the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League for the 2013-14 season, on Sunday set two new records during a game with Russia's Vityaz: they performed the longest audience wave in terms of duration, as this wave lasted 15 minutes and three seconds, and the largest mass-scale chanting by female supporters.
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Monaco donates 1.7 million kuna for mine removal in Croatia
Monaco provided 1.7 million kuna (approximately 224,000 euros) for clearance of mines in the village of Moscenica near the town of Petrinja, 50 kilometres southeast of Zagreb, the Croatian government's office for mine clearance said in a press release on Monday.
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Former star Goran Ivanisevic talks Pat Rafter, Wimbledon and coaching in Croatia
Goran Ivanisevic considered long and hard retiring from tennis in 2000 and 2001. Instead the Croatian, in Brisbane to coach countryman Marin Cilic, became the only player to win Wimbledon as a wildcard.
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Clash with Croatia lands MOL's Hernádi on Interpol wanted list
Tension has been running high this year at Hungarian energy group MOL, peaking when newly joined EU member state Croatia reopened an investigation against Chairman and CEO Zsolt Hernádi and sought his extradition from Hungary just a few days after the accession date. Faced with a rejection by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Hungary, Croatia issued a European arrest warrant for Hernádi, who ended up on an Interpol wanted list as a result.
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Croatia arrests former top spy sought by Germany
Police arrested Wednesday a former top Croatian spy sought by Germany whose case sparked a row between the European Union and its newest member, his lawyer said. Josip Perkovic, a former Yugoslav secret service agent and Croatia’s ex-head of intelligence, was arrested as the country lifted a limitation it had imposed on extraditions within the EU, with effect from January 1.
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Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic undecided on his transfer future
Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic says he is undecided on his future, with Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and PSG reported to be interested in him.
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Prince William Finds Diana’s Murderer in Croatia?
Prince William is reportedly close to nabbing the ringleader behind the assassination of his beloved mother Princess Diana. The new issue of America’s Globe magazine reveals the mystery man’s name is “Boris,” where he’s hiding with two accomplices and how William plans to bring them to justice 16 years after his mom was killed in a staged Paris tunnel crash.
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Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia
One bar in the former Yugoslavia has the distinct honor of straddling a disputed border. Enjoy a beer in two different countries…just don’t let the guards catch you crossing the line.
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Croatia records 7 billion euro in tourism revenue
Croatia is a major tourism destination not only for Europeans, but also for travelers from China and increasingly Americans love to travel to Croatia North.
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European Investment Bank to lend €80 million for Zagreb Airport expansion
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €80 million to finance the expansion of Zagreb Airport in Croatia. The project will see the design and construction of a new passenger terminal building and is the first EIB development under Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) financing in the Western Balkans.
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Three Croatian cyclists set out on journey to Sochi
Three experienced cyclists set out from Zagreb on Saturday for Sochi, Russia, on a 2,988-kilometre journey which they plan to complete by the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, February 7.
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Everton Agree to Transfer Fee for Nikica Jelavic
The club has announced that a transfer fee has been agreed to with Hull City and they are free to discuss personal terms with the Croatian.
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Croatia ‘Doesn’t Need International Bailout’
Croatia doesn’t need an international bailout despite grappling with a contracting economy for the past five years, its central bank governor said, dismissing speculation that the youngest member of the European Union may need help from the International Monetary Fund to stay afloat.
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The amazing story of Ćiro Blažević is far from over
Miroslav Blazevic, coach of Croatia's star-studded team of the 90s, is ready to write another chapter in his amazing career. Last week it emerged that Blazevic, less than a month short of his 79th birthday, was appointed coach at Sloboda Tuzla - the once proud flagship of Bosnian football that sank to the second division.
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Croatia out to prove 2012 was no fluke
Two years on from their thrilling semi-final run, Croatia are back in the finals and though they start against "a Spain team from another world", Mato Stanković has hope.
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GLORY 14 fight card set for 'Cro Cop vs. Bonjasky' on March 8 in Zagreb, Croatia
GLORY 14 fight card and line up set for "Cro Cop vs. Bonjasky," featuring a lightweight world title fight and one-night, four-man middleweight contender tournament, broadcast from Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on Saturday, March 8th on Spike TV.
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