Archive for April 10th, 2008

IKEA Executive Director Announces Expansion into New Markets Including Croatia

Zagreb, April 10 (CP) – The executive director of the Swedish IKEA company Anders Dahlvig has told the British Times that IKEA was planning expnding to Croatia, Slovenia and the Ukraine in the coming years.
He said that the plans have been prompted by the slump in the US and British property markets, as well as […]

Serbian War Crimes Prosecution Indicts British Citizen Milorad Pejic for War Crimes Committed at Ovcara Farm

Zagreb, April 10 (CP) – The Serbian war crimes prosecution has indicted Milorad Pejic for war crimes committed at the Ovcara pig farm near Vukovar in 1991.
Pejic, a 39-year-old locksmith from Vukovar who has become a British citizen and lives in Britian is charged with taking part in the killings of 200 Croatian POWs at […]

Leaders of Two Croatia Telecom (T-HT) Unions Announcing Industrial Action

Zagreb, April 10 (CP) – Leaders of two Croatian Telecom (T-HT) unions have announced industrial action due to dissatisfaction with the salaries’ policy in the company.
They are saying that T-HT services would be slowed down following Labour Day with the aim of creating financial damage to T-HT, as the workers have had enough of the […]

Owner of Croatia’s Nacional Weekly Narrowly Escapes Death

Zagreb, April 10 (CP) – An unknown assailant has shot at the owner of Croatia’s Nacional weekly Ivo Pukanic just before midnight on Wednesday not far from Pukanic’s home narrowly missing him.
The attack happened as Pukanic was heading for his flat. The shots missed Pukanic and one of them ended up in a shop window. […]

European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Croatia

Zagreb, April 10 (CP) – The European Parliament in Brussels adopted a resolution on Croatia following Wednesday’s debate.
The resolution stresses that Zagreb could end its accession negotiations during the course of next year and is calling on the Croatian government and parliament to double their efforts in fulfilling the conditions for the opening of negotiating […]

Former Tennis Star Ivanisevic’s Split Villa on Sale at the Croatia Property Show

Zagreb, April 10 (CP) – The €8 million Split villa belonging to former tennis star Goran Ivanisevic is being offer for sale at the Split Croatia Property Show.
The villa is situated in the affluent Split neighbourhood of Meje.
The villa has been offered for sale following the Ivanisevic family moving to Los Angeles after a highly […]