Archive for March, 2008

Croatian Ministry of Defence Denies Plans To Erect NATO Base on Peljesac Peninsula

Zagreb, March 18 (CP) – The Croatian Ministry of Defence has issued a statement on Monday denying claims in the media a NATO base may be erected on the Peljesac peninsula.
However, the MOD has confirmed that in the long-term development plan, the maritime port south is to be erected for the future use by the […]

Three Croatian Tennis Players Advance to ATP Indian Wells Third Round

Zagreb, March 17 (CP) – Ivan Ljubicic, Mario Ancic and Ivo Karlovic have made it into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament.
Ljubicic was better in the all-Croatian game between him and Marin Cilic, beating the Croatian youngster 7-6, 7-5. This was the first time the two played each other on the ATP […]

Croatia Soccer Team Coach Slaven Bilic Begins Negotiations with HSV for Coach Position

Zagreb, March 17 (CP) – Croatian soccer squad coach Slaven Bilic has confirmed to Croatian media he has been talking with German HSV Hamburg team on the possibility of taking over as coach.
Bilic said he might take up the position as early as this summer.
 

New Synagogue Opens in Zagreb after 66 Years

Zagreb, May 17 (CP) – A new synagogue opened in the centre of Croatia’s capital Zagreb on Sunday in the presence of senior Croatian officials, as well as numerous rabbis from Europe and the U.S.
The main rabbi in Croatia Kotel Dadon stressed that the new synagogue represented an important step in securing spiritual life for […]

Robbers Steal up to 15 Million Kuna from Post Office Branch in Split on Saturday

Zagreb, March 17 (CP) – A group of robbers have managed to steal up to 15 million kuna from the Split post office branch where money for the whole of the Split and Dalmatia county postal branches is kept.
The robbers managed to overpower three security guards, cuff them and after that went for the clerks […]

Hungarian Mol and Croatian INA Planning To Jointly Purchase Albanian Amro

Zagreb, March 16 (CP) – Lajos Alacs the Mol executive vice president has confirmed that Mol would probably via INA or in cooperation with it join the race for the purchase of Albanian Amro. This was also confirmed by sources close to the INA oil company management.
Amro had already been offered for purchase several years […]

Mass Teenage Brawl in Zagreb Results in One Youth Stabbed to Death

Zagreb, March 16 (CP) – An 18-year-old youth was stabbed to death in a mass brawl in a Zagreb park near a popular night bar on Saturday evening.
The incident happened just minutes before midnight and the 18-year-old had suffered three stab wounds inflicted by a sharp object, most probably a knife.
The brawl began as a […]

Two Serbian Nationals Attacked while Napping at Service Station on the Zagreb-Split Motorway

Zagreb, March 16 (CP) – A group of masked assailants attacked two Serb nationals overnight while they were sleeping in their car bearing Novi Sad number plates at the Tifon service station on the Zagreb-Split motorway.
The attack occurred around 4 a.m. and there are reports of the car being damaged.
The Ogulin police have as yet […]

Crafty Robbers Steal 700,000 Kuna Worth of Bikes from Elite Croatian Hotel

Zagreb, March 16 (CP) – Some 20 bicycles were stolen between Wednesday night and Thursday morning from a top Croatian hotel in the northern coastal resort of Porec.
The robbers broke through the chained metal cages where the bikes belonging to German and Austrian riders competing in the Istria Spring race that was held there at […]

Croatian Non-parliamentary Political Parties Organise Protest Calling for Referendum on NATO Membership

Zagreb, March 16 (CP) – The coordination of Croatian non-parliamentary parties comprising 15 parties of different political affiliations held a protest gathering in Zagreb’s main square on Saturday sending a demand to parliament to call a referendum on Croatia’s NATO membership.
It was stated that if 10 percent of the voters in Croatia sign a petition […]

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