On Friday, Croatia signed the accession agreement to become the 28th member of the European Union. Its membership will take effect on 1 July 2013. Until then, it will have observer status. To join the EU, Croatia not only had to meet economic benchmarks,
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EU Finalizes Accession Agreement with Croatia
After eight years of negotiations, member states of the European Union agreed this week on the final text of the EU accession treaty with Croatia. Croatia is set to become the bloc’s 28th member on July 1, 2013.For more information, click here.(cgb)
ICTY Convicts former Yugoslav Army Chief of Staff for Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes
EC Gives Approval for Croatian Accession
European Integration Continuing?
Yesterday, the European Parliament voted in favor of allowing Bulgaria and Romania to join the border-free Schengen zone that faciliates the free movement of people beween countries in Europe. However, the EP vote is non-binding and therefore is largely symbolic. The…
ICTY Convicts Two and Aquits One
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Rajaratnam’s judge
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ICJ Case on the Genocide Convention (Croatia v. Serbia)
Border arbitration deal between Slovenia and Croatia
A border arbitration agreement betweenSlovenia and Croatia was signed today. Croatia’s EU accession talks may nowresume. Assuming that the arbitration agreement is ratifiedby the two countries’ respective national parliament, Croatia will, in alllikelihood, become the 28th member of the…
UN Security Council Moves to Expedite Completion Strategy for ICTR and ICTY
The U.N. Security Council called on the United Nations war crimes tribunals dealing with the 1994 Rwanda genocide and the Balkans conflicts of the 1990s to conduct their trials as quickly and efficiently as possible, and pledged to support…
