Zagreb, April 20 (CP) – Croatia is to begin its first round of talks on joining NATO in Brussels on Monday in a bid to become a full NATO member in spring of 2009.
The talks are going to be led on the Croatian side by Bianca Matkovic, a Foreign Ministry political issues state secretary.
The talks […]
Zagreb, April 20 (CP) – The veteran Croatian poet and singer/songwriter Arsen Dedic has had eye-surgery that saved his sight.
One of the most famous Croatian musicians and artists had nearly died some four years ago and had to have an emergency liver transplant.
He recovered beyond all expectations and returned to his work with fresh vigour.
Dedic […]
Zagreb, April 19 (CP) – Veljko Miljevic, the lawyer representing Ivo Pukanic has confirmed that a substance which has as yet not been tested has been found in the family safe at the home of the journalist Ivo Pukanic’s home and that the substance might be cocaine.
Miljevic said that the search of the flat was […]
Zagreb, April 19 (CP) – The electoral convention of the Croatian Peasants’ Party (HSS) is in progress in Zagreb with current leader Josip Friscic being the only presidential candidate, ridding the elections of any excitement.
This reflects the recent events in the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) which both put […]
Zagreb, April 19 (CP) – Croatia is being shook by lottery fever as the players are looking at a potential win of 10.5 million kuna.
The Croats are expected to flock to the Hrvatska lutrija, the local lottery outposts on Saturday and one of the luckiest places to buy tickets is allegedly a Velika Gorica branch […]
Zagreb, April 18 (CP) – The multi-talented Croatian soccer team coach Slaven Bilic has taped a new Croatian football team anthem at the EURO 2008 with his Rowbau band, the song titled Fiery Madness (Vatreno ludilo)
He is the sole author of the lyrics and music and plays the guitar, but he decided to leave the […]
Zagreb, April 18 (CP) – The ruling in the case of the former employees of Rijecka Banka bank accused of embezzling $96.2 million has been announced with the Bank’s chief foreign currency trader Eduard Nodilo being sentenced to 6.5 years in prison and the other five accused including the Bank’s director acquitted.
Nodilo will also have […]
Zagreb, April 18 (CP) – Unofficial reports claim the Dubrovnik police tried to ignore and avoid informing the media of a recent attack on American students.
After receiving queries from journalists interested in the case, the police denied there had been an incident and the American students from the Emerson college from Boston, who were the […]
Zagreb, April 18 (CP) – A branch of Zagrabacka Banka bank was robbed on Friday morning with armed gunmen attacking security guards moving the money from the branch.
The gunmen robbed the guards who later shot at them, but did not stop them in fleeing the scene in a car where an accomplice was waiting for […]
Zagreb, April 17 (CP) – The police are investigating allegations made by Mirjana Pukanic the wife of journalist and co-owner of the Nacional weekly Ivo Pukanic against him.
The wife has accused Pukanic of rape, long-term molestation and drug abuse.
The charges were filed a few days ago when Mirjana Pukanic was released from a mental hospital […]
