Archive for March, 2008

US Actress of Croatian Descend Awarded Back Her Flat in Zagreb

Zagreb, March 28 (CP) – Actress Mira Furlan, a native of Zagreb who has after forging a great career in ex-Yugoslavia moved to the US and become a successful actress there has won a court battle with the city of Zagreb finally returning her home after 16 years.
Furlan has been awarded back her flat in […]

US President Bush To Hold Speech in one of Zagreb’s Squares

Zagreb, March 28 (CP) – According to the media, US president G.W. Bush will be addressing the Croatian nation from one of capital Zagreb’s squares.
The American president is set to arrive in Zagreb on Friday, April 4 in the afternoon hours after which he is scheduled to meet president Stjepan Mesic.
The next day, Bush will […]

Retired Croatian General Suspected of Being Involved in Quadruple Massacre on the Run

Zagreb, March 28 (CP) – Retired Croatian army general Ivan Korade is being looked for by some 300 police special forces as he is believed to be involved in the killing of four people in Croatia’s Zagorje region.
Ret. Gen. Ivan Korade, 44, known for his short temper and many incidents over the years has gone […]

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, […]

Dubrovnik To Introduce a Clean-up Vessel during the Tourist Season

Zagreb, March 26 (CP) – A special vessel is to be moored in Dubrovnik’s Gruz port during the summer months tasked with cleaning the sea in case of pollution and taking sea water samples in water quality assessments.
One of the reasons for the ship being engaged is a large number of cruisers that sail into […]

Sunday Trade Discussed once again

Zagreb, March 26 (CP) — The proposal of a new law on Sunday shopping has been put before parliament. The ruling HDZ is claiming that the law should prevent grey economy and protect workers. Explaining the proposal deputy PM Damir Polancec said that the law envisages Sunday and holidays to be non-working days for shops, […]

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