Archive for March 15th, 2008

Croatian Social Democratic Party’s Zeljka Antunovic Resigns from Deputy President Post

Zagreb, March 15 (CP) – The deputy Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Zeljka Antunovic has resigned from post, due to ‘deep divisions’ within the party.
Antunovic announced her decision at the Party’s central committee session, which began on Saturday morning.
An official announcement by Antunovic is expected later on Saturday.
According to those close to Antunovic, she has […]

Slovene and Italian Fishing Boats Free To Fish in ZERP as of Saturday

Zagreb, March 15 (CP) – Since the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Zone’s (ZERP) implementation in Croatia against EU countries has been postponed as of Saturday, Italian and Slovene fishing boats can now fish freely in this segment of the sea.
Although HSS MPs as well as HSP leader and two SDP MPs voted against of the […]

A 3.3 Richter Scale Tremor Shakes the Kornati Area off Coastal Town of Zadar

Zagreb, March 15 (CP) – A 3.3 magnitude quake with the epicentre near the Kornat, some 40 kilometres south of Zadar was recorded at 5:28 a.m. local time on Saturday morning.
The moderate tremor could be felt by residents of Kornat, Pasman, Dugi otok, Zadar and Biograd.
Four similar quakes were recorded in the area last year.

Osijek Linked with Cologne Twice a Week by Low-cost Germanwings Airline

Zagreb, March 15 (CP) – The first flight on the regular airlink between the eastern Croatian town of Osijek with Cologne in Germany, touched down at the local airport on Friday.
This is the first time in 17 years that Osijek has had an international flight connection.
The planes are to link the two cities twice a […]