 Alliance for Europe Cracking?
17.01.2008.As PM Sanader and SDP president Milanovic bicker in the public eye over whether the EU are blocked or postponed, and accuse each other of misrepresenting facts, the media wonder if the Alliance for Europe, which HDZ and SDP made at the end of 2005, is... more » End of Honeymoon17.01.2008.Recent messages from Brussels indicate that the honeymoon between the EU and Croatia is over. EU wants concrete evidence of progress, and its patience for the Croatian dithering advancement appears to be wearing thin. After repeat warnings about... more » European Parliament Rapporteur Hannes Swoboda17.01.2008.Unless Croatia speeds up reforms, it could be slated to enter the EU in a package with some other Balkans countries, which would mean a postponement of five or even seven years. The EU places particular emphasis on the need for the reform of the... more » Prime Minister Sanader at NATO HQ17.01.2008.NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer is pleased with news of rising support for NATO membership among Croatian citizens. PM Sanader cautiously expects Croatia to receive an invitation for membership at the upcoming summit meeting in Bucharest.... more » Zagreb Holding: Higher Costs, More Employees16.01.2008.Zagreb Holding has strayed far from the goals of efficiency and cost-cutting that Mayor Milan Bandic initially promised to his constituency. In fact, the conglomerate employs as many as 600 more workers and is running at a loss of some HRK 90 million.... more » Shipyards Resist Korean Interest16.01.2008.Management of the perpetually insolvent Croatian shipbuilding yards are determined not to allow any privatization that involves selling to foreign investors, which includes recent advances from Korean investors. more » Construction Slowing Down16.01.2008.According to the Bureau of Statistics, the construction licenses for building issued during the first three quarters of 2007 are down 6 percent from the year before, meaning that the amount of overall construction pending this year should be... more » Invisible Regional Development Fund16.01.2008.Testament to how little the Regional Development Fund has accomplished in the past seven years is the fact that HDZ, HSS and HSLS have not even alluded to the Fund during their quarreling over whether a new ministry or an agency should be established... more » Slovenia Building a New Reactor at NEK?16.01.2008.The Slovenian Government is apparently considering building a new nuclear reactor alongside the current nuclear power plant in Krsko in order to meet its future energy needs. First, the problem of nuclear waste needs to be resolved, as does the issue... more » Atlantic Group Acquires Two Pharmacy Chains16.01.2008.Atlantic Group beverages and food supplement conglomerate has acquired two drug retailing companies – the Coner chain and the Ljekarne Farmako – for undisclosed sums. Both companies have been privately held. Group president Emil Tedeschi... more » |
Glavas Case16.01.2008.The EC has raised an eyebrow at the Sabor decision to abolish detention for war crime suspect Branimir Glavas, who has been elected to the Sabor. Meanwhile, an Osijek building that was officially designated as the crime scene has been demolished... more » Barroso, Nagy on EC Expectations16.01.2008.In a congratulatory note to PM Sanader, EC President Jose Manuel Barroso expressed his expectations that the new government would continue fulfilling the criteria for EU membership – especially judicial and State administrative reforms, its... more » Solution to Tenants’ Rights at Hand?16.01.2008.The problem of the lost tenancy rights of exiled Croatian Serbs appears to be nearing solution, reports VECERNJI LIST, but gives no details of the envisaged solution. The coalition agreement signed between HDZ and SDSS states that the housing problems... more » SDP President Zoran Milanovic16.01.2008.The SDP president disagrees that his party is the only true opposition, and calls attention to HNS and IDS. He is utterly surprised at the behavior of HSS after the elections considering the content of its platform. He is also disappointed with the... more » Sanader’s Staff Reshuffle16.01.2008.The departure of Government spokesman Ratko Macek, Sanader’s chief of staff Bianca Matkovic, HDZ economic strategist Martina Dalic and State Secretary for e-Croatia Miro Kovacic comes as a surprise to many. At the moment, only Macek’s and... more » President Mesic on New Government16.01.2008.The President urges the new Government to make the toughest moves -- like the reform of the judiciary and of the health care administration -- right away. He is skeptical towards the proliferation of Deputy Prime Ministers in the Government, pleased... more » Developer Ivica Kurtovic14.01.2008. Ivica Kurtovic, the owner of Eurodom construction and property development company, continues to deny reports that an Arab investor has purchased the Hotel Le Meridien Lav for EUR 160 million. He reiterates that the hotel is not for sale at this time.... more » Rockwool Must Obey Rules14.01.2008. Head of the Agency for Promotion of Foreign Investment (APIU) Slobodan Mikac is refusing to back down on the decision to close Rockwool’s production facilities until the company meets construction and environmental standards – even in the... more » New Energy Strategy Soon14.01.2008. The Ministry of Economy is creating a new Energy Strategy for Croatia in cooperation with the UNDP. The Ekonerg, the Institute for Energy and Environmental Protection, in collaboration with local and foreign experts, will lead the program to plan and... more » Does the Coalition Have a Secret Plan?14.01.2008. The new Coalition Government has paid disturbingly little attention to matters such as the foreign debt, inflation or the balance of payments in its 119-page memorandum that is supposed to guide the coalition during the course of its upcoming mandate.... more » |
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