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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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

Zagreb, March 14 (CP) – A direct flight is to be introduced between the Croatian coastal town of Pula and the Serbian capital of Belgrade on June 19, for the first time in 27 years.
The deal was signed by Pula airport director Bruno Rogovic and JetAirways commercial director Ilija Todoric.
The two have expressed hope that […]

Zagreb, March 14 (CP) – The Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic has stated he believed that Croatia would fulfil all the necessary conditions in order to complete EU entry negotiations until 2009.
Jandrokovic has said that all the necessary chapters are still to be negotiated, but added he hoped negotiations would end by 2009.
The Croatian Foreign Minister […]

Zagreb, March 14 (CP) – The fourth day of the trial of three Croatian generals, Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and Mladen Markac, a prosecution witness said she personally did not witness any crimes being committed, but heard of this happening.
The trial is to continue on April 7 after a 3-week recess.
The ICTY judiciary council has […]

Zagreb, March 14 (CP) – According to a GfK poll recently conducted among Croatian citizens some 61 percent are in favour of the country joining NATO.
The poll has also shown that some 21 percent are against joining the Alliance, while some 18 percent are unsure.
More support than from other groups has been given by those […]

The Croatian Pensioners’ Party (HSU) leader Vladimir Jordan has resigned during Friday’s HSU electoral party convention and backed down from running for another mandate.
He explained his decision by saying that over the past three months there had been a lot of group pitched against group activity within the party and he no longer wishes to […]

Zagreb, March 14 (CP) – Slovene drug dealer boss Kristijan Kamenik who is currently on trial for quadruple murder has been arrested and suspected of leading an illegal drugs smuggling rings in the Rijeka area.
Although Kamenik had his own people coming in to contact with the drugs, he himself made sure he was never close […]