Archive for March, 2008
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Zagreb, March 26 (CP) – The Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) has at an emergency session of its main body has after an hour and a half of debate decided to remain in the government.
It has been decided that Slobodan Uzelac is to remain in the government, but certain conditions are to be put to […]
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Zagreb, March 26 (CP) — The Croatian national football team is in Glasgow today preparing for tonight’s friendly match against Scotland. Croatia has two more friendlies ahead of the 2008 European Championships, those matches will be against Moldova and Hungary in May.
Tonight’s match kicks off at 9 PM at Hampden Park.
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Zagreb, March 26 (CP) — Friends, colleagues, and fans will pay their last respects to Croatian actor Boris Dvornik today at a ceremony to be held at the Croatian National Theatre in Split at 1pm. Dvornik passed away in Split last Sunday at the age of 69. Funeral services will be at the Lovrinac cemetery […]
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Zagreb, March 25 (CP) – Six former members of the National Guard military police 76 battalion have been charged for committing war crimes in the killing of 16 Serb civilians near Pakrac in 1991.
A month ago Damir Kufner and Davor Simic, both commanders of the military police platoon responsible for the killing had been arrested, […]
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Zagreb, March 25 (CP) – A huge boulder of some 180 centimetres in diameter dislodged from a larger stone mass in the picturesque town of Samobor close to Zagreb, hitting a home and making its way into the living room in the early hours of Tuesday.
The large stone had broken off a nearby cliff and […]
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Following seven months of political squabbles the Osijek authorities’ crisis has finally ended with Croatian Pary of Rights (HSP), The Social Democratic Party (SDP), The Croatian Peoples’ Party( HNS) and the Pensioners’ Party( HSU) coming to the helm of the city.
The councillors of the said parties have 14 out of the 25 seats in the […]
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Zagreb, March 25 (CP) — Orco Property Group from Luxembourg is to put out a public tender for the purchase of Suncani Hvar tourism company shares.
The Orco regional director Dragutin Lazukic has said that the extra finances will be used to fund new projects like the Obonjan Rivijera.
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Zagreb, March 25 (CP) — The Croatian Privatisation Fund (HFP) has put out public tenders for the sale of 98.79 percent of Imota wine and grapes producer from Imotski and 81.67 percent of plastics producer Adriachem from Kastel Sucurac.
The tenders have been put out under special conditions with the starting price standing at one kuna.
The […]
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Zagreb, March 25 (CP) — The Makarska riviera has among other Croatian regions been hit by inclement weather.
The coastal resort of Makarska known for its mild weather has measured six degrees on Tuesday afternoon, while on Biokovo the temperature has dropped to minus eight with 40 centimetres of snow.
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Zagreb, March 25 (CP) – The coastal town of Dubrovnik was battered by bad weather on Monday with mini-tornados hitting the area accompanied by wind and hale.
The storm witnessed by the residents of the region was said to had also produced lots of hale and at least 12 twisters.
The locals have said that if this […]
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