Archive for May 9th, 2008

Croatian High Jumper Blanka Vlasic Wins Qatar Grand Prix by Clearing 203 Centimetres

Zagreb, May 9 (CP) – Croatia’s best track and field athlete Blanka Vlasic has won another athletic meet – the Super Grand Prix in Qatar by managing to clear 203 centimetres a season record, but failing to make the 205 on Friday.
The meet is a great preparation for the upcoming Beijing Olympics.

Varazdin Pilot-project for Company Establishment Using the Net Ends Successful Six-month Run

Zagreb, May 9 (CP) – A pilot-project of registering limited companies via e-mail has ended its six-month run at the northern Croatian town of Varazdin’s commercial court.
The Hitro.hr project enables the setting up of a limited company online in three steps within a 24-hour period.
During the six months of the project being implemented some 198 […]

Croatian-made Trams To Have a Test Run in Sofia in September

Zagreb, May 9 (CP) – A charter on cooperation was signed between Sofia, Bulgaria and the Koncar company from Croatia, which represents the first step in Sofia buying trams from Koncar.
Croatian-made trams are to go for a test-run in Sofia in September.
Sofia is facing a rehaul of its electrical tram system and is looking for […]

Eminent Croatian Rock Critic Drazen Vrdoljak Dies Aged 58

Zagreb, May 9 (CP) – Croatian rock music critic and author of a number of books on the topic, Drazen Vrdoljak, has died aged 58 in Zagreb.
Vrdoljak, known as a ‘living encyclopaedia’ of pop music had been hosting numerous music shows on radio and TV and had been the one to introduce the Croatian public […]