Croatia Society News

Lowering of Prices Agreed

Zagreb, January 30 (CT) — The PM Ivo Sanader announced after a meeting of the Price Increase Monitoring Committee that the government could vouch that there would be no changes in the price of gas for households until the summer, while the same has still not been confirmed for commercial clients.
The Committee made up of […]

Bosnia-Herzegovina Wants Its Property Back

Zagreb, January 30 (CP) — The Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency president Zeljko Komsic has announced his country would not give up its claim to the former children’s hospital in Cavtat near Dubrovnik and would contact, regarding the issue, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader.
The landplot and the children’s hospital building are situated in a particulary nice spot by the […]

Union Representatives Hold Price Hike Protest

Zagreb, January 30 (CP) — A rally of warning is being staged in front of the Zagreb city authorities building by some 200 trade unions’ representatives in protest against the latest rise in utility prices in the capital.
The unions’ representatives are claiming that the legal procedure has not been followed in the process of price […]

Dutch Cyclist Dies in Crash near Vodnjan in Istria

A Dutch cyclist is hit by a van in Vodnjan, Istria and later dies in Pula hospital

Verdict in the Rape Trial of Lika Tycoon Josip Mraovic Postponed

Zagreb, January 29 (CP) – Although a verdict was expected to be handed down at the Rijeka county court in the trial of local Gospic tycoon Josip Mraovic for the rape of American basketball player Ilisha Jarrett, the hearing has been postponed until February 6.
The reason for this is that the evidence material regarding the […]

Families of Fire-fighters Demanding Eight Million Kuna in Damages

Zagreb, January 29 (CP) – The families of 12 fire-fighters who had died at Veliki Kornat on August 30, 2007 are demanding a total of eight million kuna in damages.
If the court accepts the claims filed by the families, the local authorities in Vodice and Tisno will have to pay up, reports the Slobodna Dalmacija […]

Croatian Ship Captain Denied Release from Greek Prison

Zagreb, January 28 (CP) — The Dubrovnik-based ship captain Kristo Laptalo and his colleagues are to remain in custody in a Greek jail following their request for release being rejected, despite guarantees given by Croatian president Stjepan Mesic, himself.

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