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October 24, 2013.
COMPANIES
PLIVA opens new generic pharmaceuticals plant

ZAGREB: On Friday, 18th October, on Zagreb the Croatian pharmaceuticals company PLIVA inaugurated a new plant for the production of medicine earmarked (tablets ) for export to Europe and the US. PLIVA is part of the Israel-based multinational group TEVA.
The 80-million-euro investment is one of the largest in Croatia of the past few years and is expected to create 200 people more. The company is mainly focused on the production of generic pharmaceuticals and with the new plant PLIVA will be able to increase its production of pills and capsules by two billion per year: a 25 percent rise on current production levels.

Company directors have also announced that 15 million euros more will soon be invested for the development of sterile production. HIC

February 28, 2014

Deputy Speaker of the Croatian Parliament visits Washington for President's Prayer Breakfast, Meets with Croatian Caucus Co-Chairs in the US Congress.

WASHINGTON:Dr. Zeljko Reiner, Sabor Vice President and a top HDZ party leader, met new Co-Chair of the Congressional Croatian Caucus, Rep. David Joyce (R-OH), while visiting Washington for President Barack Obama's annual prayer breakfast.
The meeting with Caucus Co-Chair Joyce also included Croatian Ambassador Josko Paro and Joe Foley, Public Affairs Director to the National Federation of Croatian Americans.  The NFCA was a co-sponsor of Dr. Reiner's February visit and assisted the Deputy Speaker while in our nation's capital.

16.11.2013.
NFCA:The new Co-Chairs for the Congressional Croatian Caucus.

24.9.2013.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is ready to conduct a cenzus on October 1-15, 2013.

Is BiH ready for first census in 22 Years!

WASHINGTON DC:After the meeting of EUROSTAT Director Pieter Everaers and BiH Minister of Transport and Communications Damir Hadzic, the International Monitoring Operation (IMO) gave a positive assessment of preparations for the implementation of the Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 1-15, 2013. ( more )

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February 10,2014.
UNREST IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

OSCE PA President calls for calm in Bosnia and Herzegovina, urges renewed push for reform.

COPENHAGEN: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President and President of the Montenegrin Parliament Ranko Krivokapic today called for calm after several days of unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urged the government to renew its efforts to tackle unemployment and corruption. (more)

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February 10,2014.
Commentary: by Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Kulwant Singh and Dr. David Leffler
UNREST IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Proven Strategy to Prevent Turmoil in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the 1990's, Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered severe violence and conflict. Tensions have risen again. The political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovinais extremely dangerous. Protesters smashed windows, attacked the presidencial building, and set ablaze section of a government building in Sarajevo. Demonstrations have spread to 20 towns and cities. If tensions continue rising, their resulting turmoil might further escalate into war yet again.(more)

March 7,2014.
EPP Elections Congress Dublin: highlights of final day
DUBLIN:The European People's Party (EPP) today held the second and final day of the 2014 Elections Congress in Dublin. Nearly 3,000 delegates, guests and journalists took part over the course of the two-day event. (more)
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January 30,2014.

COUNCIL EUROPE
Ukraine: both sides must take ‘concrete steps’ to solve the crisis

The Ukrainian authorities should enter into “open, honest and effective negotiations with the opposition” and promptly seek a wide consensus on the geopolitical alignment and further democratic development, as well as the constitutional order, of the country, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) said today at the end of an urgent debate. (more)

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Decembre 7th, 2013
Hurricane Xavier hits Poland.
POLAND: Yesterday between midnight and 5 am local time,firefighters took part in 546 actions with the worst hit area being the West Pomerania region on the Baltic coast. They intervened 124 times in West Pomerania, and there were also high instances of problems in Wielopolska (63) and Silesia (59).
Four people were injured, including two in Silesia, one in Wielkopolska and one in Masovia. Meanwhile, twelve people in the Silesian town of Cieszyn had to be evacuated following damage to a gas line, and a six-person family in the vicinity of Zlotoryja, Lower Silesia also had to be moved. A power line that fell on a barn in Skotnik, West Pomerania, killed twenty-six cattle. Strong winds are expected to continue on Friday, accompanied by snow, and once again the Baltic coast is the most vulnerable area. Over 100,000 households were left without electricity on Friday morning as Hurricane Xavier lashed Poland. After the tree felt on the car in Pomerania region three people are reported to be dead.

Strong winds are expected to continue on Friday, accompanied by snow, and once again the Baltic coast is the most vulnerable area
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Decembre 7th, 2013.
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President’s statement on the passing of Nelson Mandela.
KYIV, 6 December 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic issued the following statement today on the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela:
“I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela. I send my sincere condolences to his family, friends, and the citizens of South Africa. Nelson Mandela is one of history’s greatest democratic icons. His legacy will continue to serve as a beacon of hope for generations of pro-democracy leaders, lawmakers, activists, and people around the world who strive for freedom and equality.
As someone who has witnessed the horrors unleashed by interethnic intolerance in the Balkans, I have long been inspired on a personal level by Nelson Mandela's quest for a more righteous world. Let us all – in the OSCE area and beyond – continue to emulate his courage and vision.” (OSCE press/ HIC)

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Decembre 7th, 2013
Nelson Mandala died.
Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in Mveso, Transkei, South Africa. Becoming actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement in his 20s, Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942. For 20 years, he directed a campaign of peaceful, non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. In 1993, Mandela and South African President F.W. de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to dismantle the country's apartheid system. In 1994, Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. In 2009, Mandela's birthday (July 18) was declared Mandela Day to promote global peace and celebrate the South African leader's legacy. Mandela died at his home in Johannesburg on December 5, 2013, at age 95 (Mandela's biography)



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22.11.2013.
LATVIA
Grocery roof collapse in Riga,
32 dead 

RIGA(Latvia):32 people died, including three firefighters, after an enormous section of roof collapsed at a Latvian supermarket in the country's capital, emergency medical officials said on Friday. The roof collapsed on Thursday evening (21st november).
The reason for the collapse during shopping rush-hour was still not known but rescue and police officials said that possible theories include building's design flaws and poor construction work.(AP/HIC)

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29.10.2013. POLAND Tadeusz Mazowiecki died A state funeral of the former Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki (86) to be held on Sunday, November 3rd, at St. John’s Arch-Cathedral in Warsaw. The service will begin at 11.00 am local time. Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be buried in his family’s grave in Laski, near Warsaw. Tadeusz Mazowiecki was a Solidarity activist and the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe since the end of World War II. (more) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ World market oil & gold: