Zagreb, February 20 (CP) – The Finance Ministry has revealed its proposal for the 2008 budget which envisages revenue of 115.6 billion kuna spending of 119.4.
It is said to be geared towards fiscal consolidation and slowing down of state expenditure.
The Finance Ministry is stressing that the country will adjust to the lower economic growth rate […]
Zagreb, February 20 — Two deputy parliament speakers were elected on Wednesday at the first session of the newly established parliament.
They are SDP’s Zeljka Antunovic and Neven Mimica. HNS’ Vesna Pusic is to head the National Committee for the Monitoring of EU Negotiations.
This came following the SDP and HNS not being able to agree on […]
Zagreb, February 20 (CP) — HDSSB MP Branimir Glavas has informed the parliament commission in charge of electing, naming and administration services he would not accept the proposal by the Commission on his candidature for membership in the parliament’s Human Rights and National Minority Rights Commission.
Glavas is currently on trial at the Zagreb county court […]
Zagreb, February 20 (CP) – After exactly two weeks of a fire erupting on a Turkish cargo ship off the Croatian coast, the vessel has been finally towed to a Trieste shipyard.
The Turkish ship has been waiting for clearance from the Italian authorities to be let into Italian territorial waters and once it was allowed […]
Zagreb, February 20 (CP) – Following the decision of the Telecommunications’ Agency (HAT), citizens with low income will now have the opportunity of enlisting for the so-called ’social landline tariff’ offered by T-Com.
The Agency has given T-Com the green light to offer a social package that will cost these eligible some 30 kuna per month, […]
Zagreb, February 20 (CP) — Two fairs open at the Zagreb Fairground today, the 17th International Sports and Boat Show and the International Fashion and Sports Clothing Fair.
According to organizers this year’s boat show will be the largest yet with over 512 exhibitors from 30 countries participating.
Zagreb, February 20 (CP) — The Italian police have arrested Sreten Peslac who had an arrest warrant issued for him for committing war crimes in Croatia and being sentenced in absentia by the Sibenik court to 10 years in prison.
Peslac was a member of a Serb paramilitary group which forced Croats out of their homes […]
Zagreb, February 20 (CP) — Croatian parliament is holding its first regular session since being set up, which is expected to last until the end of March.
Some 27 laws from the European package are to be adopted and the 2008 state budget is to be approved.
Two parliament deputy speakers will be chosen from the opposition […]
Zagreb, February 20 (CP) – Croatian Defence Minister Branko Vukelic has said speaking in Washington that Croatia would be invited to join NATO at the Alliance’s summit in Bucharest in April 2008.
Vukelic said this following a meeting at the Pentagon with defence ministers of the countries-signatories of the US-Adriatic Charter with US Defence Secretary Robert […]
