January 28, 2014.
OFFICIAL VISIT TO ESTONIA
Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanović visited Estonia

Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanović has paid an official visit to Estonia this week, where he met with Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas


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20,January 2015
THE LOANS IN SWISS FRANC
The Croatian government propose one year CHF freeze at HRK 6.39
ZAGREB: Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Monday 19.January told a press conference that the government would to recommend to parliament amendments to the law on consumer loans which would determine the exchange rate for the Swiss franc to be set at HRK 6.39 for a period of one year at the expense of financial institutions.
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12.January 2015.
PRESIDENTAL ELECTIONS IN CROATIA
Croatia has a wooman for president.

Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic (46-year-old) is a new president Republic of Croatia.

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12 January 2015
EPP President congratulates Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović on winning the presidential elections.

Brussels: The President of the European People’s Party (EPP), Joseph Daul, congratulated Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović on her victory against incumbent Ivo Josipović..
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12 January 2015.
Hindus congratulate Kolinda on becoming Croatia’s 1st woman President

USA (Nevada): Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has warmly congratulated
Croatian President-elect Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (46 year old), on her election, thus creating history of becoming Croatia’s first woman President.
Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, noted that she should now deliver on the changes she campaigned for and the promises she made; including overcoming economic crisis, kick starting the ailing economy and leading Croatia towards prosperity.



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PRESIDENTAL ELECTIONS IN CROATIA
Croatian presidental elections in foreign medias


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10th Deceber, 2014.
The fifteenth anniversary of the death dr. Franjo Tudjman ,
the first Croatian president and founder of HDZ political party
(1999.- 10.december- 2014.)


ZAGREB: On Wednesday in the morning wreaths were laid at Tudjman's grave at the cemetery Mirogoj in Zagreb the Tudjman's  family , HDZ's delegation (Tomislav Karamarko, Kolinda Grabar Kitarović ), delegation of political parties - HSP AS, HSS, HDSSB, Association of Croatian generals and choir, Association of Croatian war veterans and widows of Croatian Homeland War and  others.
Also wreaths were laid at Tudjman's birthplace in Veliko Trgovišće, a village 40 kilometers from the capital.


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10th Deceber, 2014.
Human Rights Day

ZAGREB:The United Nations in 1950 declared 10 December the Human Rights Day in order to highlight the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948 and still provides the fundamental guidelines for respecting human rights.
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28th November, 2014
CROATIAN GOVERNMENT
Government welcomes EC's investment plan.

ZAGREB: The Croatian government on Thursday welcomed the European Commission's strategic investment plan, noting that it welcomed any initiative supporting the growth of investment activity and providing an opportunity for job creation.

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July 14, 2014.
“US Congressman David Joyce (R-OH) and the National Federation of Croatian Americans (NFCA) Request a Response from the US Department of the Treasury on the Establishment of a Double Taxation Treaty with the Republic of Croatia”

January 28, 2014.
UKRAINA ENERGY SECTOR
Lies And Deception In Ukraine's Energy Sector.
The Ukrainian government has repeatedly claimed it is doing its best to improve the oil and gas investment climate, but official statements are the opposite of the reality, as Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is leading the great deception. more

8th January, 2015.
TERRORISM
PAM CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN PARIS

MALTA: On behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, President Sen. Francesco Amoruso (Italy) expressed the Assembly's and his personal deepest condolences to the Presidents of the French Senate and National Assembly respectively, the French people and the families of the victims and wounded of the vile terroristic attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices in Paris.
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8th January, 2015.
FOOD PRICES
Food price index drops in December 2014.

FAO's monthly Food Price Index declined in December after three months of stability. Continued large supplies and record stocks combined with a stronger US dollar and falling oil prices contributed to the decline.
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6th January, 2015.
ENERGY CRISIS
Energy Crisis As Early As 2016
Low oil prices today may be setting the world up for an oil shortage as early as 2016. Today we have just 2% more crude oil supply than demand and the price of gasoline is under $2.00/gallon in Texas. If oil supply falls too far, we could see gasoline prices doubling within 18 months. For a commodity as critical to our standard of living as oil is, it only takes a small shortage to drive up the price. more

28th November, 2014.
Serbian war crimes indictee
Vojislav Seselj proud of Croatian and European parliament declarations.
Vojislav Seselj ,the war crimes indictee, Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader on Thursday said that he would not return to The Hague voluntarily, stressing that he was very proud of the declaration adopted by the Croatian Parliament and the resolution passed by the European Parliament, especially because the latter was initiated by Croatian MEPs.
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August 12,2014.
WASHINGTON
US Representative Janice Hahn (D-CA) Introduces H. Res. 705 in the US Congress Calling for a Special Envoy for Bosnia and Herzegovina to Review the Successes and Shortcomings of the Dayton Peace Accord

The National Federation of Croatian Americans (NFCA) highly commends US Representative Janice Hahn of California for her introduction in the US House of Representatives of legislation to appoint a Special Envoy for the Balkans, in particular Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).  

The legislation may also be seen at:
http://www.gpo.gov:80/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hres705ih/pdf/BILLS-113hres705ih.pdf

photo: Janice Hahn
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