Archive for April 4th, 2008

Policemen Stumble upon Dead Body as they Guard the Route between Airport and Zagreb on Bush’s Arrival

Zagreb, April 5 (CP) – Police officers stumbled upon a decomposing dead body of a man as they were guarding the route that US president Bush’s motorcade was to pass between the Zagreb airport and city.
The police have said that the decomposed body of a man was discovered some 20 meters from the road leading […]

Citizens of the Republic of Kosovo To Need Visas for Entering Croatia as of May 1

Zagreb, April 4 (CP) – As of May 1 all Kosovo citizens will have to obtain visas in order to enter Croatia.
Croatia has recognized Kosovo on March 19 and has been placed on a visa regime, as it has still not adopted basic legislation on citizenship and passports, so that most of its citizens are […]

Former Croatian Constitutional Court Judge Jadranko Crnic Dies at 81

Zagreb, April 4 (CP) – A former Constitutional Court president Jadranko Crnic has died at the age of 81.
He had become a judge of the Constitutional Court in 1984 and its president in 1990.  He was awarded another Constitutional Court president 4-year mandate in 1995.

The Zero Alcohol Tolerance for Motorists To Be Scrapped as of June 1

Zagreb, April 4 (CP) – The cabinet has agreed that as of June 1 the zero alcohol tolerance for drivers be scrapped and returned to 0.5 tolerance.
However, this will not be true for all motorists, as professional drivers like ambulance, taxi drivers and the like will have to stick to old rules including young drivers […]

US President G.W. Bush Touches Down in Croatia

Zagreb, April 4 (CP) – US president George Walker Bush has arrived on Croatian soil, the Airforce One blue and white plane touching down in Zagreb at exactly five minutes to 3 p.m., local time.
The US president is arriving in Croatia to give his support to the country for its reform efforts and to acknowledge […]