Archive for April 9th, 2008

Hannes Swoboda Says Croatia Will Enter EU by 2011

Zagreb, April 9 (CP) — A debate on the European Parliament resolution on Croatia concluded that Croatia had made good progress in accession negotiations and the solving of the ZERP issue enabled the faster completion of the accession process, if Croatia introduces all the necessary reforms.
If Croatia were to complete all the necessary reforms it […]

Families of Five Fire-fighters Dying in the Kornat Tragedy Win the Damages Court Case

Zagreb, April 9 (CP) – Five families of the fire-fighters that died last summer in the Kornat tragedy have won the damages court case against the Tisno and Vodice fire fighting centres and will have some 3.5 million kuna paid out to them.
The rest of the families are to be informed of the outcome of […]

Zagreb Police Chief Wife’s Car Broken into; Laptop Stolen

Zagreb, April 9 (CP) – The wife of Zagreb’s police chief Marijan Benko is left without her computer following her car being broken into and her laptop stolen.
Although it is a matter of common sense to place valuables out of sight of potential robbers when a car is parked, this bit of knowledge eluded the […]

Croatian President Responds to Announcement of Possible Slovene Referendum on Croatia’s EU Entry

Zagreb, April 9 (CP) – Following Monday’s announcement by Slovene PM Janez Jansa that a referendum could be held on Croatia’s EU entry if the open issues like the border issue are not resolved, Croatian president Stjepan Mesic reacted to the statement.
Mesic mentioned the Ljubljanska Banka savings accounts holders from Croatia who he said were […]