Archive for April 16th, 2008

HHO Leader Ivo Banac Rushed to Hospital after Collapsing

Zagreb, April 16 (CP) – The Croatian Helsinki Committee (HHO) president Ivo Banac was rushed to hospital on Wednesday morning in Zagreb after suffering symptoms similar to a heart attack during a radio interview.
The doctor treating Banac denied he suffered a heart attack, but claimed he fell pray to stress which he had a lot […]

Man Tries To Set Himself Alight in Zagreb in Protest of Unfair Treatment by Employers

Zagreb, April 16 (CP) – A 61-year-old man tried to commit suicide in front of the Zagreb city authorities’ building on Wednesday by setting himself alight.
The man’s life was saved by security guards who leapt out of the building and calmed him down and brought him indoors.
The man was taken to a psychiatric hospital following […]

Brussels Announces Meeting of Joint Croatian-Slovene Commission Focusing on Unresolved Issues

Zagreb, April 16 (CP) – A joint diplomatic commission tasked with finding a solution to the unresolved border issues between Croatia and Slovenia is to be held most probably in Rijeka on April 25.
Both governments will be putting forth their views on the issues.
The two sides agreed last year that the a third party should […]

World Bank Postpones Payment of €100 Million Loan to Croatia until June

Zagreb, April 16 (CP) – The World Bank (WB) has decided to postponed the payment of € 100 million in a loan to Croatia, as the country had failed to adopt the law on the introduction of a tax number.
The adoption of the law on tax number was planned for the start of April with […]