Archive for March 27th, 2008

Slovene PM Jansa Discusses Croatia with Political Parties

Zagreb, March 27 (CP) — A meeting of the Slovene PM Janez Jansa with parliamentary parties’ leaders was held focusing on relations with Croatia.It seems that the meeting ended without a conclusion.
Speaking after the meeting Jansa said that it was aimed at informing those present about the events following Croatia’s freezing of the Protected Ecology […]

Bush:No Permanent NATO Bases Planned in Croatia

Zagreb, March 27 — In an interview that HTV had with US president G.W. Bush prior to his visit to Croatia on April 4 and 5, he said among other things that he was hoping he would bring good news to Croatia from the Bucharest NATO summit regarding its membership and said that Croatia was […]

Croatian Police Officer Involved in Human Trafficking

Zagreb, March 27 (CP) — A joint operation by the police and USKOK has resulted in the breaking of yet another human trafficking ring with some 10 people being arrested.
Mostly Turkish, Albanian and Kosovo nationals were being smuggled over the Croatian, Serb and Bosnian borders.
One of the arrested is an assistant police commissioner of a […]

Traffic in Zagreb’s Centre To Be Blocked During G.W. Bush’s Visit

Zagreb, March 27 (CP) – According to different Croatian media, the route between the Zagreb airport and the Westin Hotel in the centre of Zagreb will be closed to all traffic on the day of US President G.W. Bush’s arrival in Zagreb, Friday April 4.
It seems that on April 5, the second day of the […]

Man Rummaging through Trash Blown up by Hand Grenade in Zagreb

Zagreb, March 27 (CP) – A man allegedly rummaging through a garbage can was killed when a hand grenade exploded around midnight on Wednesday in Zagreb.
The police and an ambulance had been summoned to the scene, only to pronounce the man dead.
The incident is still being investigated and the police on the scene were tight-lipped, […]