New Bank Aims to Boost Serbs in Croatia

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08 JUL 2011 / 09:27

Newly formed Tesla bank aims to facilitate the return to Croatia of refugees who fled in the Nineties and help them set up farms and small businesses.

Bojana Barlovac Belgrade
Serbia, the northern Serbian region of Vojvodina and the Serbian National Council are joining forces to set up a bank in Croatia that will encourage refugee returns and economic development in Serb areas of Croatia....more...
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Serb Refugees Rush to Postpone Croatia's EU Entry

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10 JUN 2011 / 07:52As Zagreb awaits good news on its EU entry talks on Friday, Serb refugees from Croatia are hoping to postpone the country's membership until their demands are met.
Bojana Barlovac, Belgrade

The Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia, made up of ethnic Serbs who fled Croatia during the conflict in the 1990s, is hoping to collect 100,000 signatures and postpone Croatia's likely EU entry in 2013 until their demands are addressed.

Croatia has almost completed its accession talks, with only four negotiating areas remaining, and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has said that Zagreb can expect good news on its bid on Friday.....more....

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