Miro Kovac

A meeting of the HDZ's presidency and National Council on Monday decided that the party's political secretary, Davor Ivo Stier and its international relations secretary, Miro Kovac, will be removed from their senior positions after a series of disputes within the centre-right ruling party.

Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs Miro Kovač assessed that the statement Ivica Dačić gave on Pope Francis’s denouncement was taken out of context.

As he says, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs interpreted Pope’s statement in an “unacceptable and inappropriate way”.

BELGRADE - President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik on Monday dismissed speculations that Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic has tried to convince him to abandon the idea of holding a referendum on Republika Srpska Day, pointing out that the Serbian PM has never pressured him over it.

SUBOTICA - Serbian and Croatian Foreign Ministers Ivica Dacic and Miro Kovac on Friday reiterated a willingness for further improvement of relations between their two countries, but noted that disagreements remained over Serbia's law on universal jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia.

Croatia has officially agreed to the opening of Chapter 23 in Serbia's EU accession talks, opening the way for the bloc to start defining a common negotiating position on the chapter.

The permanent representatives of EU member states reached consensus on the fulfilment of criteria for opening Chapter 23 in the accession negotiations with Belgrade on Wednesday, according to Tanjug.

Croatia's Foreign Minister Miro Kovac unequivocally denied on Monday that anti-Semitism, racism, and extremism are prevalent in his country, The Jerusalem Post reports.

BELGRADE - Croatian Foreign Minister Miro Kovac's claims that Serbia has not met all conditions for the opening of negotiation chapters with the EU are completely ungrounded, false and out of place, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic said on Friday.

Serbian Deputy PM Rasim Ljajic has said that Croatian FM Miro Kovac's claims that Serbia is unprepared for EU accession talks are "unfounded and untrue."

Coordinated positions of Bulgaria and Croatia, as well as countries in Central and Eastern Europe, are key to addressing common challenges facing the EU, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said during a meeting with his Croatian counterpart Miro Kovac.

BELGRADE – President of the Alliance of Serbs in the Region Miodrag Linta described on Friday as ridiculous the accusations by Croatian Foreign Minister Miro Kovac that “the war plans originated in Serbia” because of which Croatia sought the repeal of Serbia’s law on regional jurisdiction for war crimes. “It is truly sad that Miro