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Brussels has given Slovenia a 14-day deadline to explain its policy over the introduction of pricey motorway toll stickers as of July 1.
The stickers valid for six months and costing 35 euro will be mandatory for all motorists, the measure causing an uproar, as short-term cheaper stickers have not been offered and many tourists who […]

Zagreb, June 17 (CP) – A search that has been launched two days ago for a Bosnia-Herzegovina national who went missing on the Croatian island of Brach has so far not yielded results.
The local Split alert centre was informed on Monday that a Bosnia-Herzegovina female was missing and a search operation was immediately launched by […]

Zagreb, July 15 (CP) – The Tourism Minister Damir Bajs has downed a whole small bottle of wine containing 7.5 decilitres at the opening of a Krizevci fair at the same time warning the public to drink in a responsible manner.
The deputy PM Damir Polancec who was also at the opening failed to drink that […]

Zagreb, July 14 (CP) – The Croatian government has established a new police body The Police National Office for Quashing Corruption and Organised Crime, the operation carried out in secret.
The new national organisation, mimicking that of the US FBI should become an effective means for more in-depth investigation into organised crime and corruption.
Once the new […]

Zagreb, June 14 (CP) – The law on banning smoking in public areas and workplaces is to be debated by parliament next week.
Once the law is scrutinized and passed smoking will no longer be allowed in all public and work places, but small cafes may be exempt from the ban.
Smoking will only be allowed in […]

Zagreb, June 12 (CP) – The Croatian Ambassador to the United States, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic had ended up being better at target shooting members of a Croatian delegation held at the national guard camp Camp Riple.
Grabar Kitarovic ended up being better than the rest of the Croatian delegation comprising high ranking Croatian army officers and […]

Zagreb, June 11 (CP) – The Dubrovnik Libertas Rixos hotel has been ordered to bring down the noise produced by its air conditioning system within 24 hours of face paying a 100,000 kuna fine.
The ruling of the Dubrovnik court was incredibly fast following complaints lodged by neighbours living in nearby streets, the document signed by […]

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 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 […]