Croatia Votes 2 to 1 to Join European Union The New York Times | BRUSSELS — Croats voted by a two-to-one margin on Sunday to join the European Union, signaling that the bloc retains its allure despite the debt crisis engulfing the euro currency that many of its members use. Hrvoje Polan/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images | The referendum on European Un...
Cruise along the Dalmatian coast with a certain je ne sais quoi The Daily Telegraph Gabriella Le Breton is charmed by a small-ship cruise à la Française, on a week-long tour of the Adriatic. | Image 1 of 2 Montenegro was a delight, reached by sailing the length of the glorious Bay of Kotor &...
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After EU "Yes", Croatia needs reforms, tight budget Hartford Courant | ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's new centre-left government must focus on reforms to save the country's credit rating and boost the economy before joining the European Union in July 2013, after two-thirds of voters backed EU membership on Sunday, analy...
Croatia Votes 2 to 1 to Join European Union The New York Times | BRUSSELS — Croats voted by a two-to-one margin on Sunday to join the European Union, signaling that the bloc retains its allure despite the debt crisis engulfing the euro currency that many of its members use. Hrvoje Polan/Agence France-Press...
Croatia votes in favour of EU membership NZ Herald | Croatia's state referendum commission says a majority of Croats have voted in favour of joining the debt-stricken European Union. | Officials say that with about 30 percent of the ballot calculated, about 67 percent of those who took part in the re...
Croatia says 'yes' to EU membership The Times Of India ZAGREB, CROATIA: Croatians voted Sunday in favor of joining the European Union despite a poor turnout for the referendum, a sign of how much the debt-stricken 27-nation bloc has lost its appeal within countries aspiring to join. | Croatia's state ref...
Croats approve of EU in vote The Washington Times | ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatians voted Sunday in favor of joining the European Union amid a record small referendum turnout in a sign of how much the debt-stricken 27-nation bloc has lost in its appeal within the aspiring member-states. | The stat...
Tipple tourism: On the trail to find Grk (that's a wine made on a Croatian island) The Daily Mail | So, how far would you go for a drink? I journeyed to a land of scorpions and castrated goats on the trail of a strange beverage called ‘Grk’. | It is a wine with no vowels, grown on vines that have no pollination. I was heading on an ad...
As EU's luster fades, Croats vote in referendum on EU membership Orlando Sentinel ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatians are voting in a nationwide referendum on whether to join the debt-stricken European Union. | The Sunday vote is a test of how much the 27-nation bloc has lost its luster with its troubled economies and bickering...
Ikea flatpacks help it ride downturn Gulf News | Zaventem: It takes Mikael Ohlsson five minutes — and the help of one other person — to assemble Ikea's Ektorp sofa. | After 33 years at the Swedish homeware chain, the 54-year-old chief exec-utive is an expert at configuring Ikea's famo...
EU set to hit Iran with new sanctions Al Jazeera | European Union governments are expected to finalise new economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme on Monday, including plans to phase in an oil embargo. | The sanctions follow financial punishments signed into law by the United States on New Year's Eve and will mainly target the oil sector, which accounts for some 90 per cent of ...
Asian stock markets muted as Greece debt talks drag on Malaya BY MYLA IGLESIAS--> | BANGKOK — Asian stocks posted muted gains Monday in trade thinned by Lunar New Year holidays as talks on a debt agreement for Greece dragged on. | Only a handful of markets were open for business. Trading is closed in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea. | Japanâ...
