Archive for February 18th, 2008

Croatian Pop Music Diva Has Kidney Tumour Successfully Removed in Slovenia

Zagreb, February 18 (CP) – Croatian popular music diva Tereza Kesovija, 69, has had a tumour from one of her kidneys removed at a clinic in Slovenia, but is set to continue concert activity in Ljubljana, Slovenia on March 8.
One of Croatia’s music legends Tereza Kesovija, who was diagnosed with a kidney tumour during a […]

Croatian Ingra Civil Engineering Company To Purchase Macedonia-based GP Mavrovo Company

Zagreb, February 18 (CP) – The Croatian Ingra construction company has announced the stock exchange it was planning to purchase shares in the GP Mavrovo construction company.
Ingra should complete the transaction in 10 days time via the Macedonian stock exchange.
Mavrovo has some 3,198 employees and an annual turnover of $74.4 million. The Macedonian construction market […]

Mafia-style Shooting Victim Vinko Rodic Dies in Zagreb Hospital of Wounds Sustained

Zagreb, February 18 (CP) – Vinko Rodic, who was shot several times at a bar in Zagreb’s Dubrava residential quarter, has died from his wounds.
The mafia-style killing happened in a bar owned by Rodic’s brother Sebastian, as a group of people was celebrating Kosovo independence declaration on Sunday evening.
Rodic was immediately rushed to a near-by […]

President Mesic Denies Croatia Would Recognize Kosovo on Thursday, as Media Reported Earlier

Zagreb, February 18 (CP) – Croatian president Stjepan Mesic has said that Croatia would not recognize Kosovo’s independence, despite such claims by the media quoting unofficial government sources.
Mesic said that he did not expect the topic to make it onto the government’s session agenda on Thursday, but confirmed that he had received a message from […]

Serbian Ambassador To Croatia Lobbies with Croatian President Mesic over Kosovo Declaration of Independence; Croatia May Announce Recognition Date Today

Zagreb, February 18 (CP) – Croatian president Stjepan Mesic has received the Serbian Ambassador to Croatia, Radivoj Cvjeticanin on Monday.
Cvjeticanin conveyed to Mesic a message by Serbian president Boris Tadic regarding Kosovo’s declaration of independence. The message contains the well-known views of Serbia regarding Kosovo independence.
Croatia is expected to publish the date it plans to […]

Another Mafia-style Killing Takes Place in Zagreb Overnight

Zagreb, February 18 (CP) – The Croatian capital Zagreb has seen yet another mafia-style killing on Sunday night, as an unknown attacker gunned down one of the three brothers charged with the killing of an underworld boss in 1998.
Vinko Rodic, one of the acquitted men in the proceedings in the murder of criminal gang boss […]

The EU Council To Discuss Croatia’s ZERP at it’s Monday’s Session

Zagreb, February 18 (CP) – The European Union council, as announced earlier, is to sent out at warning to Croatia from it’s Monday’s session to refrain from implementing the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Belt (ZERP) against EU member-countries until a joint agreement is reached.
It is to call on Croatia to hold negotiations with Italy, Slovenia […]

Croatian Foreign Minister and Government Claim that Croatia Will Take its Time in Recognizing Kosovo

Zagreb, February 18 (CP) – Croatia’s Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic and the government are claiming they would follow the stance of the EU regarding Kosovo’s recognition stating that there is no need for Croatia to make hasty moves regarding the issue.
The government is closely following events on Kosovo both on Sunday and the following day […]