Archive for April 12th, 2008

WizzAir Low-Cost Airline Suddenly Cancels Zagreb – London Flight, Leaving Passengers Stranded at Zagreb Airport

Zagreb, April 13 (CP) – The Hungarian-Bulgarian low-cost airline WizzAir has totally let its passengers down by suddenly cancelling its Zagreb to London flight and leaving the passengers to their own devices on Friday.
The ordeal the 150 passengers of the Zagreb Friday afternoon flight to London began after the flight was initially postponed for Saturday […]

Assassination Attempt Victim Journalist Pukanic May Have His Handgun Confiscated

Zagreb, April 12 (CP) – Police chief Marijan Benko has confirmed that journalist and co-owner of the Nacional weekly, Ivo Pukanic would be stripped of his legally possessed handgun, due to breaching the law on arms.
The two possible reasons for assassination attempt victim Pukanic being stripped of his handgun is the fact that he came […]

Anto Djapic Re-elected to the Post of HSP President

Zagreb, April 12 (CP) — Anto Djapic has been re-elected to the post of president of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) at the 6th convention of the party held on Saturday.
Some 604 delegates voted of whom 26 voted against him becoming president and 10 abstained from voting.
Djapic pledged to work towards the […]

Large Workers’ Protest Rally To Bring Croatian Capital Zagreb to a Standstill at Noon

Zagreb, April 12 (CP) – A huge protest rally organised by the main workers’ associations in Croatia aimed at highlighting the increasing slumping of the workers’ quality of living is to be held at noon in Zagreb’s main square with some 40,000 participants expected and blocking traffic from certain parts of the capital.
It is yet […]

Croatia and Montenegro To Discuss Maritime Border in May

Zagreb, April 12 (CP) – Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic and his Montenegrin counterpart Milan Rocen have announced the holding of the first round of talks of the joint commission of the two countries on the issue of the maritime border at Prevlaka.
According to an earlier agreement the Commission should draw up an international agreement […]