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NBA stars Dragić, Dončić and Čančar to join Slovenia vs Croatia
Ljubljana – The team that won the 2017 EuroBasket title will reunite in Stožice Arena on 30 June for a 2023 World Cup qualifier against Croatia as the national side is joined by Slovenian NBA stars Goran Dragić, Luka Dončić and Vlatko Čančar.
Austria sees no alternative to border checks for now, says Schallenberg
Ljubljana – Visiting Slovenia as the first foreign official after the new government was sworn in, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said on Monday that Austria did not see any alternative to checks on what is its internal Schengen border with Slovenia. He discussed a number of issues with Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon.
Vučić re: Lavrov's cancelled visit: "Who are you kidding?! I have a very bad feeling"
Vui spoke about the details of the cancellation of the visit on Monday night in the RTS Daily.
"I must say that I am not surprised," Vucic said at the beginning.
"I said that I expect complications... We are skeptical about whatever I say, it was not too much of a surprise. We followed day by day how it went, changes in the route," he said.
EC gives ‘green light’ for Euro in Croatia
Croatia plans to replace its national currency, the kuna, with the euro from January 1 next year
Three presidents urge acceleration of EU talks for W Balkans
Brijuni – The presidents of Slovenia, Croatia and Austria urged accelerating EU accession talks with Western Balkan countries and condemned the war in Ukraine, which they believe cannot be resolved diplomatically at the moment. At their annual meeting in Croatia, they also discussed NATO enlargement and Croatia’s eurozone and Schengen zone entry.
Amnesty Urges Croatia Not To Extradite Pussy Riot Activist to Turkmenistan
Croatia should not extradite the Pussy Riot supporter and activist Aysoltan Niyazova to Turkmenistan and should release her from detention, Amnesty International urged.
EC: Croatia is Ready for the Eurozone, Bulgaria is Not
Bulgaria meets three of the four economic convergence criteria needed to join the Eurozone.
This is stated in a report released yesterday by the European Commission.
The criteria that our country fulfills are for stable and sustainable public finances, stability of exchange rates and long-term interest rates.
Trial starts in NKMB property transactions case
Maribor – Two and a half years after the first pre-trial hearing in a case in which former NKBM bank CEO Matjaž Kovačič and his aides are being tried for property transactions in Croatia in 2006-2007, the main hearing was held at the Maribor court on Wednesday. All four former senior bank officials denied the charges.
Ukraine: EU Remains Leery of ‘Symbolic’ Offer of Candidate Status
Yet, despite overwhelming support for Ukraine in its fight for survival against Russian aggression, many of the 27 member states are leery of diminishing the accession process just to make a symbolic gesture to a country in need.
Candidate for minister for Slovenians abroad gets green light in parliament
Ljubljana – The parliamentary Commission for Slovenians Abroad has endorsed the candidacy of Matej Arčon from the Freedom Movement for minister without portfolio for Slovenians abroad. Nine MPs voted for and two against his bid to head the office for Slovenian ethnic minorities in Slovenia’s neighbours and the diaspora around the globe.
Storms cause major damage in east, north-east of country
Murska Sobota/Rogatec – Storms that raged in parts of eastern and north-eastern Slovenia on Wednesday afternoon have caused significant damage, especially in the Pomurje region and the small town of Rogatec that were hit by egg-sized hail.
"Hopeless and Destructive"; Russia disappointed with Croatia's and Slovenia's move
Russia is also disappointed with the hostile actions of the authorities in Croatia in recent months, but hopes to return to mutually beneficial cooperation, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday.
Croatia's direct threat to Serbia: "It will cost you dearly"
On that occasion, Milanovic also commented on relations with Serbia.
"It will cost you. Get away from it, people," he warned.
He says that it would have been better for the Serbs in Krajina if they had not listened to the instigators of the war for which they left.
Serbian Academics Denounce Croatian Counterparts’ “Inflammatory” Demands
Serbia's Academy of Sciences and Arts, SANU, has dismissed as an "inflammatory political pamphlet" a paper drafted by its Croatian counterpart setting out the demands it says Zagreb should make as part of the negotiation process on the European Union accession of Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Geopolitics and glitz as Ukraine tipped to win Eurovision
Kitsch, glitz and geopolitics -- the Eurovision Song Contest is back in two weeks' time, with Russia excluded and conflict-ravaged Ukraine the hot favourite to take the crown.