Archive for March 7th, 2008

Croatian PM Sanader in Limbo over the ZERP or EU Dilemma

Zagreb, March 7 (CP) – After holding an emergency meeting with coalition partners, HSLS and HSS, PM Ivo Sanader said that the coalition had not dissolved over the issue of the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Belt (ZERP) or the EU and stressed that it needed to be seen what was more important if Croatia cannot […]

Croatian Prime Minister Announces Croatia Would Decide on Kosovo Recognition During March

Zagreb, March 7 (CP) – Croatian PM Ivo Sanader has stated that Croatia would decide on officially recognizing Kosovo during March.
However, Sanader declined to speculate on any specific recognition date.
This comes following the call made by Serbian president Boris Tadic on Thursday for Croatia not to recognize Kosovo, as it may result in ’serious political […]

ICTY Gotovina, Markac and Cermak Trial Begins in The Hague

Zagreb, March 7 (CP) – The trial of three Croatian generals at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) begins today in The Hague.
The three are to be tried for war crimes committed during the 1995 operation Storm.
The three generals are accused of taking part in a joint criminal enterprise with the aim […]

Greek MIG Company Signs up for First Investment in Croatia

Zagreb, March 7 (CP) – Croatian Sunce Koncern and an international investment group Marfin Investment Group-MIG headquartered in Greece have signed an agreement on MIG purchasing 75 percent of the Sunce Koncern shares for €155 million.
Sunce operates and is the owner of 11 hotels on the Croatian coast and is also the owner of a land plot […]