Croatia Cables
the Society of Croatia - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "some Croatian political persons - wanted its citizens !"
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- "to believe - that the old dream - of joining the EU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "is finally achieved - Croatia - is now in the - European Union !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and there is - nothing left - to do !"
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- "but this is not enough - it is about the terms - what more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "is done - and how the state of Croatia - acts within the EU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the majority - in Croatia - believes in the - European Union !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but not at - all costs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Croatian government - of that time - thought it would !"
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- "get a bonus - from other states - if it did more !"
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- "than was necessary - and followed some advisors - of them !"
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- "( privatisation - 1990s - neoliberal agenda - begin of the 2000s ! )"
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- "( social gaps - and unemployment rate ! )"
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- "Slovenia - traditionally has a broad - manufacture sector !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but Croatia - does not have that - and has almost no industry !"
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- "of course there is - tourism - but less than 20% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of Croatia's GDP - what is with the rest ?!"
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- "the US$ 3bn - external debt - part of which was inherited !"
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- "from Yugoslavia - stands at about - US$ 60bn !"
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- "which is close to - 100% - of Croatia's - GDP !"
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- "can Croatia - make a difference - for itself ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and for others - that could indeed be one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that finds - its voice - and be more - responsible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with large - solidarity networks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "both within - the EU - and in the Balkans !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "then it would become - something more - than only a country for holiday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Ivo Sanader charged - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the Croatian - Ivo Sanader - corruption investigations - revealed !"
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- "that he was involved - in at least two - corruption scandals !"
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- "from which he was charged - with "conspiring - to commit crimes" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- ""and abuse of office" - with a maximum punishment of - 15 years in prison !"
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- "Ivo Sanader - tried to give the impression of a - pro-European mask !"
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- "pacifying the right wing - of his party ! - ( presumably not only - with political promises ! )"
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- "in the meantime - he was buying people - some with favours !"
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- "until many players - were part - of his network !"
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- "while in post - Sanader - felt safe - at the moment !"
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- "when he was forced - to step down - he installed - in his place !"
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- "his aide - Jadranka Kosor - he thought loyal to him !"
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- "and what did she - do ? - at the first opportunity !"
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- "Kosor - gave her former boss - the boot !"
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- "Sanader - had become too - self-assured - change only !"
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- "technical one - "business as usual" - that was a - mistake of him !"
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- "sixteen resolutions were passed - by the Croatian Parliament !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "regarding the implementation - of the constitutional resolution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "on the sovereignty - and independence of - Croatia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "prime minister Racan - submitted Croatia's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "official application - for EU membership !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Gotovina - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05ZAGREB1930
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- "Spanish authorities - on the Canary Islands - arrested ICTY fugitive !"
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- "Ante Gotovina - the Croatian state prosecutor's office expected !"
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- "Gotovina - to be extradited to The Hague !"
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- "of the estimated - 350,000 people - who were displaced from 1991-1995 !"
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- "about 134,000 - have returned !"
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- "110,000 - actually intend to return - to Croatia !"
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- "commemoration ceremonies - were held in Jasenovac - in Croatia !"
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- "where 1945 - the ustashe - had made crimes !"
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- "President Mesic - apologized - for that crimes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
GMO free - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04ZAGREB578
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- "the scandal - around the presence - of non-approved GMOs !"
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- "in 14 food samples - stirred the public debate - of GMOs !"
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- "genetically modified organism - the government striked a compromise position !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that imports - of GMOs - would be permitted - if labeled !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but that Croatia - will remain - "GMO free" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Croatian health minister - Andrija Hebrang - said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Croatia - must be a - GMO-free country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "GMO products - will not be produced - in Croatia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "those imported - from abroad - must be subject to - stringent checks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "while Croatia's Parliament - was set to institutionalize !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a precautionary principle approach - for genetically modified seed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "imports - some MPs - called for an !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "outright ban - on all GMO products !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Gas Pipeline - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06ZAGREB1092
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- "the completion - of a gas pipeline - linked Croatia's Adriatic !"
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- "gas fields - to the mainland - gas distribution system !"
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- "domestic gas production - satisfied 70 percent - of Croatia's !"
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- "annual demand - while reducing - its imports !"
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- "tourism revenue - for Croatia - 15-20 percent - of GDP !"
Goldstone Report - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09ZAGREB651
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- "Vesna Vukovic - head of the foreign ministry's UN office - noted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that the position of Croatia - was that the - Goldstone Report !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "was best handled - outside of the Security Council !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Croatia will abstain - on the UNGA vote - on the drafted !"
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- "resolution - to follow up on the - Goldstone Report !"
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