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 […]
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 […]
Zagreb, February 6 (CP) – The EU expansion commissioner Olli Rehn has informed the European Commission of the course of accession negotiations with Croatia and told reporters that there would be no postponement or blocking of talks due to the issue of the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Belt (ZERP).
The European Commission has expressed readiness to […]
Zagreb, February 6 (CP) — A freight ship sailing under a Turkish flag has caught fire in the Northern Adriatic not far from the resort of Rovinj where Croatian territorial waters are meeting the Protected Zone.
A mayday call was received this morning by the maritime search and rescue centre.
All the crew members and passengers, a […]
Zagreb, February 6 (CP) — The Slovene Foreign Ministry has sent a non-paper through diplomatic channels responding to claims made in a Croatian non-paper regarding the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Zone in the Adriatic.
The Slovene document notes Croatia’s obligation to respect an alleged agreement regarding non-implementation of the zone for EU member-states dating from 2004.
Responding […]
Zagreb, February 6 (CP) — Members of consumer’s associations have called for a one week shopping boycott in the country so that citizens may demonstrate their dissatisfaction with prices and the treatment of consumers.
Consumers have been called upon to show their strength and only purchase products that are absolutely necessary for a week, starting Thursday.
Associations […]
Zagreb, February 6 (CP) — Members of the European Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee are visiting Zagreb, headed by Croatia rapporteur, Austrian Socialist Hannes Swoboda.
They will be meeting with top state officials to discuss Croatia’s accession to the EU and the implementation of the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Zone in the Adriatic, which EU member-states Italy […]
Zagreb, February 6 (CP) – The coastal town of Split and its Poljud stadium are to host Wednesday evening’s friendly between the Croatian and Dutch soccer squads.
The Croatian squad has drawn six and lost two matches in Split since Croatia’s gaining independence in 1991 playing in Split.
It is hoping to end the string of winless matches […]
Zagreb, February 6 (CP) – Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic has continued her winning steak with clearing 204 centimetres at the Banska Bystrica athletic meet in Slovakia on Wednesday, setting her personal season record.
She left behind her greatest rival Russian Yekaterina Savchenko, who managed only 197 centimetres.
This is the third win for Vlasic in as […]
Zagreb, February 5 (CP) – President Stjepan Mesic has stated that the reason for the stalling of Croatia’s EU membership negotiations was not Slovenia, but rather the fact that Croatia had not opened up enough negotiating chapters and had not closed the ones that had been opened.
He stressed that Croatia enjoyed good relations with Slovenia, […]
