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British Croatian Chamber of Commerce Annual DinnerBritish Croatian Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner British Croatian Chamber of Commerce Annual dinner the will take place on Thursday, 11th November 2004 at 7.30 pm at The Little Ship Club, Bell Wharf Lane, Upper Thames Street, London, EC4R 3TB. This year´s guest speaker is Mr Chris Cviic, Senior Political Counsellor at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London. Tickets at L45 for Members and L65 for Non-Members can be obtained form Mrs Marina Hrabar, BCCC, c/o Mercury Maritime Limited, 3 Toley Avenue, Preston Road, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 9TB04.11.2004. | Press releases

British Croatian Society Annual DinnerBritish-Croatian Society Annual Dinner Friday, 26th November 2004 A year since the first British-Croatian Society annual dinner, the Society will be holding this year´s dinner in the spectacular Grand Hall of the Battersea Arts Centre in London on Friday, 26th November at 6.30 pm. The dinner will be held in the presence of the Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia in the United Kingdom HE Mr Joško Paro and patrons of the Society. The guest speaker will be The Rt Hon The Lord Taylor of Blackburn.04.11.2004. | Press releases

Croatia: Development Strategy and Investment OpportunitiesCroatia: Development Strategy and Investment Opportunities Croatian Embassy in London, IFSL and London Stock Exchange organise the briefing on Croatia´s development strategy and investment opportunities on Wednesday, 24th November 2004 at 3 pm at the London Stock Exchange. The briefing, aimed at the UK business community, will provide information on the latest economic update and development strategy, recent developments regarding the EU accession, monetary policy and financial system, inward investment climate and a range of investment opportunities.04.11.2004. | Press releases

Do you still have missing relatives in Croatia?Do you still have missing relatives in Croatia? Thousands of people from Croatia have relatives who disappeared during the conflicts of the 1990s and are still awaiting news about what might have happened to them.Some of those people with missing relatives now live in the UK. If you are in this situation, you may be able to find out more about the fate of your relative through a new initiative of the Red Cross.19.10.2004. | Press releases

Croatian and British representatives of the wood processing industry meet at the Croatian EmbassyCroatian Embassy in London and the Croatian Chamber of Commerce in Zagreb were the joint organisers of the meeting of the representatives of the Croatian wood-processing industry and their British partners held at the Embassy on 24th September 2004.11.10.2004. | Press releases

Dušan Džamonja in London An exhibition of monumental abstract sculptures by Dušan Džamonja - Regents Park´s first major international sculpture exhibition – opened on 23rd June 2004. For five months, his striking abstract sculptures became part of the London landscape. The exhibition arrived in London following highly successful and critically acclaimed exhibitions of Džamonja´s work in Paris, Lisbon and Brussels and remained open to thousands of visitors of the English Garden, Regent´s Park, from June until October 2004.07.10.2004. | Press releases

AN EXHIBITION AND A FASHION SHOW OF IGOR DOBRANIC´S DESIGNSAs a part of the London Fashion Week, which every year brings together some of the most famous fashion designers in the world as well as young fashion talents, the Croatian Embassy in London organised an exhibition and a small fashion show of the designs made by Igor Dobranic from Karlovac.27.09.2004. | Press releases

TOGETHER AFTER 1700 YEARSA major exhibition of Roman sculptures from the Augusteum at Narona, Croatia, opened at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford on 6th July 2004. The exhibition "The Rise and Fall of an Imperial Shrine: Roman Sculpture from the Augusteum at Narona", comes from the oldest museum in South Eastern Europe the Archaeological Museum in Split and will remain open to the public until 17th October 2004.27.09.2004. | Press releases

CARDINAL JOSIP BOZANIC TO VISIT THE UNITED KINGDOMPresident of the Croatian Bishops´ Conference, the Archbishop of Zagreb, Cardinal Josip Bozanic will visit London and the Croatian Catholic Mission next week. On Sunday, 3rd October 2004 at 6 pm Cardinal Bozanic will celebrate mass at St. Augustine´s, Hammersmith, followed by a reception from 7 until 10 pm.27.09.2004. | Press releases

Political relations Links in Croatia: - Croatia – EU - Croatia – NATO - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia - Ministry of European Integration - Croatian Government - Croatian President in the UK: - UK online government site - 10 Downing Street - Cabinet Office - Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Department for Education and Skills - Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - Department of Health - Department for International Development - Department of Trade and Industry - Department for Transport - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - Foreign and Commonwealth Office - HM Treasury - Home Office - Lord Chancellor’s Department - Ministry of Defence - Northern Ireland Office - Privy Council Office - Department for Work and Pensions - UK Resilience - Regulatory Impact Unit - The UK Parliament 17.09.2004. | Press releases