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Hotel Globo is a city and business Hotel in Split Croatia. This newly renovated Hotel is and excellent base for a relaxing holiday in Croatia’s second largest town. From the Hotel there is an easy …

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Croatia’s Former President: government was corrupt

February 12, 2010 – 12:03 pm | One Comment
Croatia’s Former President: government was corrupt

Zagreb: The outgoing President, Stjepan Mesic, has blasted a bomb by the end of his term. According to all news papers in Zagreb, he was quoted for saying “The government was the head of the …

Croatia election of new President

January 10, 2010 – 10:49 am | No Comment
Croatia election of new President

Today more then 4 mio. Croatians are entitled to vote for the 3rd Croatian President, the second round run-off candidates are Ivo Josipovic From the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the independent candidate Milan Bandic, …

Former Prime minister Sanader returns to politics

January 3, 2010 – 9:43 pm | 3 Comments
Former Prime minister Sanader returns to politics

Today the former Croatian Prime minister Ivo Sanader announced that he will return to Croatian politics, as his entitle to as honoree president of the HDZ.
It is still unclear why Sanader resigned as Prime minister …

Croatia wants to join EU in 2011

December 1, 2009 – 9:21 pm | 6 Comments
Croatia wants to join EU in 2011

Upon the new Lisbon treaty, which has entered into force here on the first of December, the Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, has criticises Brussels for plans which could make Croatia’s way info to the EU, …

Webpage against Candidacy of Zagreb Major

November 23, 2009 – 5:01 pm | No Comment
Webpage against Candidacy of Zagreb Major

The candidacy of the Zagreb Major Bandic for the President of Croatia, seams be to much for some people, now somebody has founded a website www.stopbandic.com and a Facebook group, which inform about some of the …

To big to fail – bailout of the Adriatica.net group

November 19, 2009 – 10:35 pm | No Comment
To big to fail – bailout of the Adriatica.net group

According to the newspaper National.hr, a secret bailout plan for Croatia’s largest tour operator Adriatica.net group is currently being finalised and will be made public in the nearest future. 
Apparently the tour operator has over the …

Zagreb Major announces his candidacy for President of Croatia

November 9, 2009 – 10:03 pm | No Comment
Zagreb Major announces his candidacy for President of Croatia

Last week the mayor of Zagreb Milan Bandic announced his candidacy for President of the Republic Croatia.  The announcement of his candidacy was done In a little bit unusual way, he had invited journalists to …

Non-Extradition of suspects of crime and corruption

October 23, 2009 – 2:22 pm | No Comment
Non-Extradition of suspects of crime and corruption

The last few days the Croatian newspapers have been full with articles about the murder of a football fan in Siroki Brijeg (Bosnia and Herzegovina). 
A member of the fan group “Hordes of evil” Vedran Pulji? …

Hungerstrike on Steelwork in Split

October 22, 2009 – 2:37 pm | No Comment
Hungerstrike on Steelwork in Split

The workers at the Split Steel company Željezara Split has announced that the will start a hunger strike this week. For several month the workers has not been receiving any pay check, and they therefore, …

Press freedom Croatia drop 33 places in world ranking

October 20, 2009 – 10:42 pm | No Comment
Press freedom Croatia drop 33 places in world ranking

Press freedom has been a frequently discussed issued in Croatia during the last years, unfortunately Croatia is not progressing in that relation, but seam to have less and less freedom of press from year to …

Croatian first European blogger to go to Prison

October 9, 2009 – 10:38 am | No Comment
Croatian first European blogger to go to Prison

The worst nightmare for a blogger has happened to the Vukovar resident Damir Fintic, who has been convicted, 20 days in prison for a comment published on his blog www.vukovarac.net back in 2005. 
The critical comment on …

Shipbuilding industry in Croatia

September 24, 2009 – 8:36 am | No Comment
Shipbuilding industry in Croatia

The current support to the shipyards is a huge burden on the backs of the Croatian taxpayers, according to Ivica Mudrinic a representative of the Croatian Association of Employers, Croatian taxpayers, in the Period from …