2 July 2009
CBR gathers a comprehensive twenty points that cover this major political event:
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1 July 2009
In a shock move, Ivo Sanader has resigned. At a press conference this morning, he announced he was stepping down from politics altogether. He told the media that “My job has been done, my political life ends now.”
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12 June 2009
CBR’s criticism of the British Foreign and Commonwealth’s Office (FCO) warnings to travellers about crime and ‘terrorism’ in Croatia has been vindicated by the FCO’s revision of its travel advice to Croatia.
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10 June 2009
 We talk to Dr Zlatan Frohlich, Dean of the International Graduate Business School (IGBS) Zagreb. It is one of Croatia’s leading business education institutions. Dr Frohlich is also a senior research fellow at Zagreb’s Institute of Economics as well as being President of the Zagreb Chamber of the Economy. We ask him about the development of business schools in Croatia, the establishment of IGBS, business education in the state sector, bureaucracy and corruption in Croatia and more.
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30 May 2009
CBR’s recent article ‘ What the BBC could tell Croatia about crime - in Britain’ has received coverage in the Croatian media as can be seen here (English) and here (Croatian). Further, another opinion has been raised similar to that of CBR’s – essentially that crime and corruption in Croatia is no worse than in much of the EU.
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20 May 2009
We provide updates on previous stories – The Operation Maestro
corruption case regarding the Croatian Privatisation Fund and the
extradition progress from the UK of Milan Spanovic, wanted in Croatia on war crimes charges.
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17 May 2009
 The BBC and the British Foreign Office caused a furore in Croatia during April. The BBC broadcast a documentary and published an internet article alleging that Croatia is ‘cursed’ by crime and corruption. The Foreign Office published travel advice suggesting that travellers take care whilst going to Croatia. The BBC’s criticism could be more favourably directed at Britain itself – especially considering high crime levels and the unfortunate expenses scandal devastating Parliament. In light of what is currently going on in London CBR wonders again if Croatia is not corrupt enough for its critics?
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12 May 2009
We update topics covered previously: the Slovenia-Croatia dispute and Crime in Croatia
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16 April 2008
 Why should Charles Tannock, a British member of the European Parliament, read this book? Why would the use of 'Serbo-Croat' for Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Serbia and Montenegro when they join the European Union create practical difficulties for the EU? CBR's editor answers these questions in his review of 'A Historical Outline of Literary Croatian/The Glagolitic Heritage of Croatian Culture by Branko Franolic and Mateo Zagar'
Originally featured in issue 2 of Most/The Bridge, published by the Croatian Chaplaincy, London.
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13 April 2009
 Croatia officially joined NATO on 1 April, fulfilling one of Croatia’s long held ambitions. Ever since independence, Croatia has sought to join NATO. There are two
reasons for this. Firstly, security. Given the realities of Serbian
aggression, the country had more reason to join than other countries.
Secondly, Croatia fulfils an ambition of being part of the West, rather
than the ‘Balkans’ – there is a powerful symbolism in this. Indeed, the political significance is arguably as important as that of the extra security membership brings. It
certainly gives Croatia a certain stature, increasing its confidence.
It's been a tricky road that Croatia has travelled to NATO - CBR takes a look at what it means for Croatia.
Photo courtesy Vlada.hr
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5 April 2009
 Standard & Poor’s, the credit rating agency, has recently downgraded Croatia’s local currency sovereign currency rating, leading to negative comment in the media. CBR takes a closer look, with views from S&P analyst Ana Mates. Is the Standard & Poors’s view all bad news?
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 1 April 2009
Croatia is not only a desirable destination for tourists. It’s an attractive place to hold conference, business seminars and so on. We talk to Marin Rinčić (pictured), the CEO of Rina Travel, one of Croatia’s leading destination management companies. We ask him about the events organisation sector in Croatia, and what it offers overseas business.
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