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Human Skin Cultivation Begins in CroatiaZagreb, May 16 (CP) — The human skin cultivation that has begun at a Zagreb laboratory is to be used at the trauma centre to cover burns with skin grafts.
This will alleviate the need for import.
A great need for cultivated skin had occurred last summer when a group of firefighters were seriously injured while putting [...]
Some 40 Croatian Radio Television Journalists Sign Petition against Programming DirectorZagreb, May 16 (CP) – Some 40 Croatian Radio Television (HRT) journalists have signed a petition against programming director Domagoj Buric who wrote a memo inciting more ‘homeland’ emotions being expressed in an upcoming TV show.
Journalists of the ’30 in the Shade’ show have received a memo earlier signed by the programming director Buric demanding [...]
Croatia Not Faring Well on the World Competitiveness List Published by IMDZagreb, May 15 (CP) – Croatia has come 49th out of 55 countries on the world competitiveness list with all EU members fairing better, but with Croatia doing better by four places than the previous year.
The list for 2008 was published by the Institute for Management Development (IMD) headquartered in Lausanne and has seen Croatia’s [...]
Croatia’s Slobodna Dalmacija Daily Journalists Protesting Move from SplitZagreb, May 15 (CP) – The journalists of the Slobodna Dalmacija daily are protesting against the management’s decision to move the paper’s headquarters from Split where it had been based for the past 65 years to the nearby Dugopolje.
At a meeting of the journalists they expressed dissatisfaction with the decision to move the headquarters of [...]
Long-time Croatian Helsinki Committee Director Zarko Puhovski ResignsZagreb, May 14 (CP) – Zarko Puhovski, who had been at the helm of the Croatian Helsinki Committee (HHO) for quite a long time has resigned from the position at Wednesday’s plenary session of the organisation.
It is believed that Puhovski stepped down due to differences with the HHO current president Ivo Banac over the policy [...]
A Locked Flat Harbours a Dead Body for 35 YearsZagreb, May 13 (CP) – The police and neighbours came upon a gruesome discovery on Tuesday, as they discovered a totally decomposed body in bed in a locked flat in the centre of the Croatian capital Zagreb.
The body of a woman who had gone missing a long time ago was discovered in a bed in [...]
Croatian Shipyards? Privatisation Plans CompletedZagreb, May 13 (CP) — Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister, Damir Polancc, announced in Umag on Monday night that individual privatization plans for all Croatian shipyards have been completed.
It is expected that the plans will be adopted at Governments next session.
The deadline for their delivery to Brussels expires at the end of June.
Strong Growth of Mobile Telephony in CroatiaZagreb, May 12 (CP) – A strong rise in the minutes of mobile telephones used in Croatia has been recorded in the first quarter of 2008, reports the State Statistics Bureau.
A growth of 24 percent has been recorded year-on-year with a drop of fixed telephony usage of nine percent.
The current three mobile telephone networks in [...]
Croatian Tennis Player Abramovic Manages To Leave LebanonZagreb, May 12 (CP) – Croatian tennis player Marija Abramovic who ended up stranded in Lebanon, as violence there spiralled out of control, has managed to leave the country for Syria aboard a ship.
The Jounieh tennis tournament organisers Abramovic was attending had organised the pull-out of Abramovic and other tennis tournament participants via Syria where [...]
Croatian Policemen To Police the EURO 2008A team of 32 policemen who are to be dispatched to keep law and order at the European Soccer Cahmpionships is to be presented to the public.
The 32-strong team is to assist their Austrian and Swiss colleagues in working and communicating with Croatian football fans at the championships.
Croatian Tennis Player Marija Abramovic Stranded in LebanonZagreb, May 11 (CP) – Croatian tennis player Marija Abramovic is stranded in Lebanon as political unrest shuts down the Beirut airport.
The 20-year-old Croatian tennis player is unable to leave Lebanon following the tournament she played in Jounieh and is looking for alternative ways to leave the country.
Abramovic is hoping to leave the embattled country, [...]
Zoran Milanovic Remains at the SPD Party Helm in CroatiaZagreb, April 10 (CP) – The Social Democratic Party (SDP) electoral convention that was held on Saturday resulted in the current president Zoran Milanovic retaining his position and capturing 78.88 percent of the vote in the first election round.
The two other candidates, Davorko Vidovic and Dragan Kovacevic had captured 11 percent and nine percent of [...]
Goran Ivanisevic and Wronged Common Law Wife Tanja Dragovic Return to Zagreb from the United StatesZagreb, May 10 (CP) – Former Croatian tennis star Goran Ivanisevic and his common law wife Tanja Dragovic have returned from the United States after a two-month self-imposed exile.
The couple and their young children had fled Croatia after it was revealed that Ivanisevic was having an affair with a local model.
Following several bust-ups with the [...]
Croatian High Jumper Blanka Vlasic Wins Qatar Grand Prix by Clearing 203 CentimetresZagreb, 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 RunZagreb, 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 SeptemberZagreb, 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 58Zagreb, 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 [...]
President Mesic’s Advisor Perkovic under Investigation by Austrian JudiciaryZagreb, May 8 (CP) — The Austrian state prosecution in Vienna has received a request for an investigation against president Stjepan Mesic's advisor Sasa Perkovic. He is accused of putting pressure on ret. Gen. Vladimir Zagorec during a secret meeting in 2007 who he demanded of to provide information in exchange for certain concessions.
The request [...]
Stash of Munitions and Arms Found in a Well in Croatian HinterlandZagreb, May 8 (CP) – A large stash of ammunition and arms hidden in a well near the coastal town of Zadar was discovered by police on Thursday.
Among the stash were several hand grenades, a cluster bomb filling, mines and thousands of pieces of munitions.
The well is situated in Biljani Donji in the Zadar hinterland [...]
University Students across Croatia ProtestingZagreb, May 7 (CP) — University students across Croatia are holding a protest, despite the fact that the Education Minister Dragan Primorac, said all their demands would be met following a session of the student council on Tuesday.
Students are demanding, education free of charge for all bachelor programs, they also want to complete their studies [...]
Croatia To Begin Second and Last Round of NATO Accession TalksZagreb, May 7 (CP) — The second and final round of negotiations regarding Croatian membership in the North Atlantic alliance is being held today at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.
The protocol for Croatia's accession is expected to be signed by early July, after which it is to be ratified by member countries. The Croatian flag [...]
Zagreb Book Fair Opens at Profil Megastore BookshopZagreb, May 6 (CP) — The 5th Book Fair was opened on Tuesday at the Profil Megastore bookshop in Zagreb focusing on the new Croatian novel.
Some 150 publishers are to take part and books at the Profil Megastore bookshop are to be sold up to 50 percent cheaper until May 17th.
Croatian Sea Minister Kalmeta Signs Contracts on Ports? Reconstruction and BuildingZagreb, May 6 (CP) — The Minister of the Sea, Bozidar Kalmeta signed in Zadar on Tuesday some 22 contracts for the building and reconstruction of sea ports in different countries stretching from Pula to Dubrovnik.
Some 309 million kuna is to be injected into the port infrastructure during 2008 with some 213 million going on [...]
Croatia Soccer Squad Coach Bilic Signs a Fresh Two-year Contract with Croatian Football AssociationZagreb, May 6 (CP) — Slaven Bilic, the Croatian football squad coach signed a fresh two-year contract with the Croatian Football Federation on Monday and announced a list of players for the upcoming EURO 2008.
Putting forth a list of players he is counting on for the upcoming European Championships Bilic ommitted some some big names [...]
Croatian President Mesic Accuses the Foreign Ministry of Securing Jobs for Those Tugging the Party LineZagreb, May 6 (CP) – Speaking to Croatian Radio (HR) during a regular interview, president Stjepan Mesic accused the Foreign and European Integration Ministry (MVPEI) of hiring people tugging the party line.
Mesic said that the seventh administration of the Foreign Ministry was responsible for employing people without tenders being put out for positions, so that those [...]
Croatia?s Capital Zagreb Remembers the Rocket Attack against it 13 Years AgoZagreb, May 2 (CP) – Residents of Zagreb are remembering May 2 and 3 of 1995, when Zagreb was rocketed and six people killed in an attack in retaliation of Croatian forces retaking control of the so-called Krajina.
The cluster bombs rained on Zagreb, the attack ordered by Milan Martic, who has been sentenced to 35 [...]
Cars from Bosnia-Herzegovina Damaged in DubrovnikZagreb, May 2 (CP) – Four vehicles from Bosnia-Herzegovina were damaged in the late hours of Wednesday as their owners were holidaying in the ancient walled city on May Day.
The cars were parked at the Gradac parking lot and their owners discovered when they came to pick them up that they were badly vandalised with [...]
Priest Dies During Funeral Service at a Zagreb CemeteryZagreb, May 1 (CP) – A 57-year-old priest has died as he was delivering mass at a funeral in Croatia’s capital Zagreb.
The priest, Ivan Lovric, suddenly fell to the ground, as he was speaking at a grave at the Mirosevac cemetery in Zagreb.
It is believed that the priest died of a heart attack.
Croatia Marks 13 Years Since Retaking Control of Western Slavonia from Rebel SerbsZagreb, May 1 (CP) — Commemorations are being in Okučani today to mark the 13th anniversary of operation Flash in which Western Slavonia was retaken contol of by Croatian forces after four years of occupation by rebel Serbs.
Veterans, locals and visitors are attending along with President Stjepan Mesić, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and Parliament President [...]
Picasso Sketches’ Exhibition Opens in DubrovnikZagreb, April 30 (CP) – Dubrovnik’s Sebastijan gallery is hosting an exhibition by Pablo Picasso entitled Sketches on paper for the Guernica from the Prado Museum Collection from Madrid.
Exhibited are lithographs of some of the sketches the artist had made when preparing Guernica.
The exhibition was opened on Wednesday evening in the organisation of the Spanish [...]
Serb Entrepreneur Mitrovic Acquires Several Local TV Stations in CroatiaZagreb, April 30 (CP) – Serb businessman Zeljko Mitrovic, the owner of the TV Pink station has confirmed to the Belgrade TANJUG news agency he had expanded his business to Croatia by purchasing several local TV stations.
Mitrovic confirmed TV Pink would take off in Croatia once he joins the network of nine local TVs, some [...]
Two War Crimes Indictees Extradited to CroatiaZagreb, April 30 (CP) – The Foreign Ministry has announced that the Greek authorities had extradited to Croatia Ernest Radjen and Dusan Maslovar, who have both been indicted for war crimes by the Croatian judiciary.
The Justice Ministry has put in a request for the extradition of Maslovar in July 2006 and of Radjen in October [...]
Croatian Foreign Ministry Provides Documents Proving Croatia Did Not Make a Mistake as Claimed by Slovene Foreign MinisterZagreb, April 30 (CP) — The Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic had denied claims by his Slovene colleague Dimitrij Rupel that official Zagreb had conned the public saying that in August of last year, during a meeting of two PMs Ivo Sanader and Janez Jansa, an agreement had been reached on the arbitration of the International [...]
Renowned Croatian Artist Arsen Dedic Plays the Vatroslav Lisinski Hall TonightZagreb, April 29 (CP) — Croatian signer/songwriter and poet Arsen Dedic will be playing the Vatroslav Lisinski concert hall at 7:30 tonight, marking 50 years of his career.
His guests will include the Zagreb Philharmonic conducted by Pavle Despalj and Josip Cvitanovic.
Dedic's film and TV series music, as well as many of his songs will be [...]
Croatian Secondary School Pupils Manage To Stave off Introduction of New Final Exam for a YearZagreb, April 29 (CP) — Speaking for Croatian Television last night, Education Minister Dragan Primorac, said that the introduction of a national level final exam for graduating secondary school students would be postponed until next year.
Primorac said that a lack of information regarding the exam had prompted students protests, and that this problem would be [...]
Croatian Midfielder Luka Modric Formally Signs for TottenhamZagreb, April 29 (CP) — Croatian international midfielder Luka Modric of Dinamo, Zagreb has formally signed a transfer contract with Tottenham Hotspur football club in line with an agreement reached with Dinamo Zagreb and Luka Modric, for a total consideration of 21 million euro payable in instalments over the next four years.
The player's contract is [...]
Croatian and Slovene PMs To Meet on Wednesday at BreganaZagreb, April 29 (CP) – Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and his Slovene counterpart Janez Jansa, agreed on Tuesday to hold a meeting at the Bregana border crossing on Wednesday, as a sign of support for the Croat-Slovene initiative 'Trade unions without borders'.
The two also agreed that the border regime between the two countries would [...]
Dubrovnik-based Adriastar Company Takes over Management of Two Montenegrin HotelsZagreb, April 28 (CP) – The Dubrovnik-based Adriastar company has taken over management of two Montenegrin hotels in Kolasin: the Bjanka and Lipa hotels.
Adriastar has signed a contract on managing the hotels and organising the training of staff, the sale of the hotels' capacities and promotion.
Adriastar has already signed a similar contract with the Queen [...]
A Section of Central Zagreb House Facade Falls off; No One InjuredZagreb, April 28 (CP) – A section of a facade on an old building in the center of Zagreb fell onto the roof of a nearby house, damaging it, but luckily no one was injured in the incident.
The emergency services hurried to the scene and a construction firm is now making the facade safe.
Zagreb has [...]
Some 40 Percent of Croatian Children InactiveZagreb, April 28 (CP) – A debate in parliament has shown that according to a recent survey some 40 percent of Croatian children between the ages of 11 and 13 are not engaged in sports or any type of physical activity and some 90 percent of them watch TV for about four hours a day.
The [...]
Some 500 Zagreb Secondary School Pupils Hold Protest against Final State ExamsZagreb, April 28 (CP) – Some 500 Zagreb secondary school pupils gathered in the Croatian capital's main square in protest of the upcoming state exam for which they claim preparations have not been thorough.
The Zagreb pupils together with those in several other Croatian cities are demanding that the introduction of the exam be postponed until [...]
Policeman near Croatian Resort of Opatija Shoots and Injures an Italian Man and a Croatian Woman; Turns the Gun on HimselfZagreb, April 26 (CP) – An off-duty policeman got into a fight with an Italian man who was in the company of a 24-year-old woman and shot them both in the legs and arms, only to then shoot himself in the head on Saturday near the Croatian coastal resort of Opatija.
The policemen 43-year-old policeman died [...]
Body of Chained Man with a Deep Gash to the Head Found at Zagreb?s Lake JarunZagreb, April 27 (CP) – The body of a chained man with a huge gash to his head was found at the lake Jarun nudist beach in Zagreb on Sunday afternoon.
A CSI team is on the scene and the police cannot tell as yet whether the man committed suicide or whether he was killed.
It is [...]
Dinamo Zagreb To Receive €25 Mln in Damages for Modric; Modric To Receive €3 Mln AnnuallyZagreb, April 27 (CP) – The details of Dinamo Zagreb’s captain midfielder Luka Modric’s transfer are surfacing with Dinamo to receive €25 mln and Modric to enjoy a € 3 Mln annual pay.
Modric was sold to Tottenham on Friday and is already in the UK where he is undergoing rigorous medical checks.
It is interesting that [...]
Croatian IGH Construction Company Captures €20 Million Contracts in MoroccoZagreb, April 27 (CP) – The Civil Engineering Institute of Croatia (IGH) has closed several deals in Morocco totalling €20 million.
The IGH has captured deals that include the construction of a hotel and housing units, the overall investment standing at €1.5 billion.
The contracts are to be signed soon and IGH engineers have already toured the [...]
Some 14 Passengers Taken off the Croatia Airlines Amsterdam-Zagreb Flight due to Flight Attendant?s IllnessZagreb, April 26 (CP) – Some 14 passengers were taken off the Amsterdam-Zagreb Croatia Airlines flight on Saturday, after flight attendant falls ill and the remaining three flight attendants could only care for 150 passengers in line with the international flight regulations.
The plane setting off from the Amsterdam Schipol airport had to ensure that 14 [...]
Croatian PM Ivo Sanader Re-elected to the HDZ Helm for the Fourth TimeZagreb, April 26 (CP) – Ivo Sanader has been re-elected to the post of Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) leader for the fourth time at the party's 12th general convention on Saturday.
Jadranka Kosor has also kept her position as party deputy president.
Out of the 3,281 delegates, some 2,467 had voted in favour of Sanader retaining his [...]
Injured Italian Climber Saved by Croatian Mountain Rescue TeamZagreb, April 26 (CP) – The members of the Croatian Mountain Rescue Team (HGSS) managed to rescue an injured Italian climber at the Paklenica national park.
The Zadar alert centre was informed on Friday evening of an Italian climber breaking his leg while climbing at the Anica Kuk section of the Paklenica national park and passed [...]
Croatian Midfielder Luka Modric, Dinamo Zagreb Captain, Signs for Tottenham for € 26 MillionZagreb, April 26 (CP) – The Dinamo Zagreb soccer club captain Luka Modric has become a member of Tottenham late last night, as he signed a 5-year deal for a fantastic € 26 million!
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City were all said to have had an eye on Modric, but Spurs captured him making a [...]
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