Zagreb, June 9 (CP) – The Krsko nuclear power plant that had experienced a malfunction on Wednesday has been repaired and is back in the electrical power grid.
The power plant had been shut down after a vent had malfunctioned and caused panic across the EU and the neighbouring country, but the alarm had been a […]
Zagreb, June 9 (CP) – The latest tests on the beaches of the Croatian section of the Adriatic have shown that out of the 879 tested beaches only seven are moderately polluted and not a single one suffering from serious pollution.
The Environment Protection Ministry conducted the testing between May 12 and 30 and the beaches […]
Zagreb, June 9 (CP) – A diving instructor attempting to work in her profession in Croatia is not allowed to legally pursue her career, as according to a 1996 legal regulation, women are not allowed to work under water in Croatia.
The Czech diving instructor was surprised when despite being given a valid work permit by […]
Zagreb, June 8 (CP) – The Dubrovnik Bellevue Hotel, which was named one of the most attractive new hotels in Europe by the Sunday Times has been reopened after closing due to red tape issues.
The hotel opened after seven months of legal wrangles over category licenses.
Now that the problems have been solved, the five-star Bellevue Hotel […]
Zagreb, June 8 (CP) – A Swedish national was robbed of some money and a EURO2008 soccer championships ticket on Saturday in Zagreb.
The 22-year-old had arrived in Zagreb on Friday and met two men that he spent the day with. Later, another Swede arrived and joined the group and the two were offered to sleep in […]
Zagreb, June 8 (CP) – A retired medical doctor, 71, climbing with a group of walking enthusiasts dropped dead after reaching the top of Mount Biokovo near Split and complaining of not feeling well on Sunday morning.
Split rescue services managed to bring his body down from the mountain using a helicopter and by the late […]
Zagreb, June 7 (CP) – At a press conference held prior to the start of Croatia’s matches at the EURO2008 in Austria, the Croatian football coach Slaven Bilic refused to respond to an English speaking journalist’s question in English saying he would do the same as other coaches and speak in his mother tongue with […]
Zagreb, June 7 (CP) – The Slovene border police and Croatian football fans on their way to the EURO2008 in Austria are squabbling over the small Croatian flags that the Croats are flying on their cars.
The Slovene police have decided to blindly follow the word of law which stipulates that apart from protocol vehicles none […]
Zagreb, June 7 (CP) – The ancient port of Dubrovnik in Croatia’s southern coast has been swarmed by as many as 12,000 guests travelling on four mega cruisers that had sailed into its port.
The cruisers MSC Musica, Zenith, Costa Serena and Emerald Princess all came in so that extra policemen had to be called in […]
Zagreb, May 6 (CP) – The Croatian Journalists’ Association (HND) is holding a silent protest at Zagreb’s Kamenita Vrata monument and march to the upper town’s Mark’s Square following an attack on their colleague and a general rise of violent attacks on journalists.
The latest incident happened on Monday, when crime reporter Dusan Miljus was savagely […]
