Archive for February 7th, 2008

Mesic: The ZERP Issue Has Been Blown out of Proportion

Zagreb, February 7 (CP) — President Stjepan Mesic has said he believed the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Belt (ZERP) in the Adriatic issue was blown out of proportion, but is an open issue which needs to be solved. 
He said that the real problem was the fact that Slovenia was linking the issue of the maritime […]

Zagreb Stock Exchange: Crobex Share Index Dips 3.13 Percent

Zagreb, February 7 (CP) — The Zagreb Stock Exchange share index Crobex has dropped by 3.13 percent with all the traded shares losing value. T-HT shares have for the first time since being floated on the market dropped below the 300 kuna level ending the day at 298.02 kuna. Crobex ended the day at 4.164,39 […]

Two Dubrovnik Residents Arrested following Car Bomb Explosion

Zagreb, February 7 (CP) — Two residents of Dubrovnik were arrested and faced the magistrate on Thursday following a car bomb explosion that rocked the ancient port on February 5.
They are being charged with conducting a criminal act, endangering lives and property.
According to unofficial claims the two are Tomislav Krmek and Damir Zovko, former special […]

Varteks from Varazdin Severs Deal with Univerzijada Beograd

agreb, February 7 (CP) — Despite claiming it will not agree to the severance of the €5 million deal with Univerzijada Beograd, the Varazdin-based Varteks company had done so, thus no longer being the exclusive supplier of official clothing and footwear for the upcoming event.
The deal has been broken off despite the fact that it […]

Zagreb Commended for Refugee Efforts

Zagreb, February 7 (CP) — The EP member and Croatia rapporteur Hannes Swoboda has said speaking in Zagreb that not a single country that had gone through a war had not done so much for the refugees and for cooperation with the ICTY as Croatia did.
He added that there still remained certain issues that needed […]

Lika ‘Tudjman’ Josip Mraovic Sentenced To Three Years for Attempted Rape of American Athlete

Zagreb, February 7 (CP) — The Rijeka county court has sentenced Gospic tycoon Josip Mraovic to three years in prison for the attempted rape of American basketball player Illisha Jarrett.
The incident happened in 2005 when tycoon Mraovic came to Jarrett’s hotel room and forced a finger up her anus in an attempt to rape her.
Mraovic […]

Croatia Loses to Netherlands 0-3 in Soccer Friendly

Zagreb, February 7 (CP) – The Croatian soccer squad lost to the Dutch 0-3 in a disappointing match at the Poljud stadium in the coastal town of Split on Wednesday evening.
This was Croatia’s first game since beating England 3-2 at Wembley in November.
The two have met before in the third-place playoff at the World Cup […]

Croatian Generals’ ICTY Trial To Begin on March 11

Zagreb, February 7 (CP) – The Hague Tribunal (ICTY) has announced that the trial in the case of Gotovina, Cermak and Markac would begin on March 11 and ordered the return into custody of General Ivan Cermak on March 5.
The initial pre-trial hearing is to be held on March 10, while the prosecution is to […]