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08/08/2011 - THE WEEK IN EUROPE

High drama in Ukraine as Tymoshenko trial resumes

A former Ukrainian Prime Minister is accused of abuse of power and contempt of court. We take a look at Yulia Tymoshenko’s upcoming trial and the reactions it has provoked. Also, as economic woes boost the price of gold, people are picking up their sifters in Scotland. Finally, France 24's correspondents look at why Europe's second-largest river, the Danube, is under threat.

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30/07/2011 - EUROPE DISTRICT

Croatia: welcome to the European club! (part 2)

Extradited by Austria, Croatian former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader is awaiting trial. He is the most senior figure to face corruption charges since Croatia's independence in 1991. We also take you to the "Amazon of Europe", which could be threatened by navigation projects on the Danube river. Finally, theatre director Ivica Buljan introduces us to the bustling port of Rijeka, which is reinventing itself as the country’s new capital of culture.

30/07/2011 - EUROPE DISTRICT

Croatia: welcome to the European club! (part 1)

Croatia has been given the go-ahead to join the European Union in July 2013. President Ivo Josipovic tells Europe District what this means for his country. We also take you behind the scenes of the government’s campaign to convince eurosceptics. Plus: do you speak Croatian? The soon-to-be 24th language of the EU is the subject of heated debate over its linguistic origin.

22/07/2011 - SERBIA

Hadzic sent to The Hague ahead of war crimes trial

Serbian war crimes suspect Goran Hadzic has arrived in The Hague where he will stand trial on war crimes charges. Hadzic, who alluded justice for sever years, was wanted for atrocities committed in Croatia during the 1991-1995 war.

21/07/2011 - SERBIA

Police traced Hadzic through Modigliani painting

Serbian fugitive Goran Hadzic, arrested Wednesday after seven years on the run, was found by police because he tried to sell a Modigliani painting investigators knew he owned.

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20/07/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Ivo Josipovic, Croatian President

Christophe Robeet meets Ivo Josipovic, the Croatian President, in Zagreb. In July 2013, Croatia is set to become the 28th member of the European Union. President Josipovic gives us his point of view on this milestone for his country.

21/07/2011 - SERBIA

Serbia arrests final war crimes fugitive Hadzic

Serbian authorities have arrested Goran Hadzic, the last suspect sought by the UN war crimes court for the former Yugoslavia, in a development that significantly bolsters Serbia’s EU candidacy.

24/06/2011 - CROATIA

EU leaders endorse Croatia as bloc's newest member

EU leaders meeting in Brussels Friday endorsed Croatia's membership to the bloc. The draft conclusion of the summit said that membership could be concluded in June, with the accession treaty signed by December.

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10/06/2011 - EU

Croatia wins approval for EU membership in mid-2013

Croatia won approval from Brussels on Friday to join the European Union in mid-2013, a move hailed by Croatian President Ivo Josipovic (pictured) as opening "a new page in our history". Zagreb will gain official approval at an EU summit in June.

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16/04/2011 - THE HAGUE

Croatian general, police chief convicted of war crimes

A UN tribunal on Friday sentenced a former Croatian army general and a police chief to prison terms for war crimes committed as Croat forces retook control of the Krajina region in 1995. The sentences sparked outrage from Zagreb.

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Croatia

‘Darth Vader’ demands free land from Ukrainian government