Archive for February 25th, 2008

Fire Bomb Attacker on Zagreb’s Gay Pride Parade Sentenced to 14 Months

Zagreb, February 25 (CP) – A youth who attacked the Zagreb Gay Parade marchers in mid-2007 was sentenced to 14 months in prison and has been ordered psychiatric counselling that should last as long as the sentence, itself.
The 25-year-old Josip Situm is the first person to be charged under hate crime law provisions that Croatia […]

Croatia Will Decide on Future Moves if EC Continues Pressuring it over ZERP

Zagreb, February 25 (CP) – The Croatian PM Ivo Sanader has told the national radio that if the European Commission pressure on Croatia continues regarding the non-implementation of the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Belt (ZERP) in the Adriatic Croatia will have to decide on the future direction of its policy.
Sanader said that if there is […]

Croatian Tennis Player Ivo Karlovic Enjoys Best Career Ranking

Zagreb, February 25 (CP) – Croatian tennis player Ivo Karlovic has made it up three places following the Rotterdam ATP tournament where he reached the semi-finals and is now in 21st position on the ATP entry list.
Karlovic will be among the 32 players taking part in Zagreb Indoors tennis tournament opening on Monday.

Croatia’s Striker Eduardo May Be Heading to Zagreb for Physio

Zagreb, February 25 (CP) – Arsenal’s Eduardo Da Silva, Croatia’s striker who suffered a serious ankle injury during a game with Birmingham City on Saturday is most probably returning to Croatia for physiotherapy.
Eduardo announced he was considering returning to Croatia in a few weeks in order to begin physio. He is to be released from […]

Zagreb Indoors Tennis Tournament Begins

Zagreb, February 25 (CP) – The Zagreb Indoors Tennis Tournament is beginning on Monday with 32 players taking part in this tournament worth more than 370,000 euro.
Ivan Ljubicic, Ivo Karlovic, Mario Ancic, Marin Cilic and Roko Karanusic will all be playing, as well as Fabrice Santoro, Andrei Pavel, Gilles Simon and many others.
Sadly, no other […]

International Festival of Documentary Film Zagreb Dox Begins

Zagreb, February 25 (CP) — The Zagreb Dox international festival of documentary film gets underway in the Croatian capital today running through to March 2nd.
Over 140 films in international and regional competition will be shown in the categories “Musical Globe”, “Fathers and Children” and “Controversial Documentaries”.
 

Southern Croatian Towns of Knin, Imotski and Metkovic Measure Spring-like 20 Degrees on Sunday

Zagreb, February 25 (CP) – The towns of Knin, Imotski and Metkovic measured 20 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the unseasonably warm weather announcing the approach of Spring.
The Croatian capital Zagreb has also enjoyed high temperatures and clear blue skies on Sunday with 19 degrees being the highest measures on Sunday.
Although such high temperatures are not […]