2005 in Croatia explained

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Events from the year 2005 in Croatia.

Incumbents

• President

Stjepan Mesić

• Prime Minister

Ivo Sanader

• Speaker

Vladimir Šeks

Events

January

• January 2 - First round of presidential elections. Stjepan Mesić and Jadranka Kosor enter into the second round.
• January 16 - Second round of presidential elections. Stjepan Mesić was reelected president.

October

• October 3 – the European Union has decided to start full membership negotiations with Croatia.

Arts and literature

• March 5 - Boris Novković won Dora 2005 to become Croatia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

Sport

• September 17-25 - Croatia hosted the 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Pula and Zagreb.

See also

• 2005 in Croatian television