Tennis greats John McEnroe and Goran Ivanisevic are set to play each other in Dubrovnik's ancient square this July.The former Wimbledon champions will meet four days after this year's Wimbledon final.The humanitarian match has been scheduled for 8 July and the money raised will be forwarded to a local hospital.The match in the centuries old square in front of Knezev Dvor (the Count's Court) is also expected to attract international celebrities.
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Croatia has fallen by one place to 10th position in the latest monthly ranking of the International Football Federation (FIFA).Croatia began the year in 11th place. In March it was number 10 in the world, and number nine in April.France climbed ahead of Croatia to take ninth place, the Croatian news portal Index writes.
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Croatia has fallen by one place to 10th position in the latest monthly ranking of the International Football Federation (FIFA).Croatia began the year in 11th place. In March it was number 10 in the world, and number nine in April.France climbed ahead of Croatia to take ninth place, the Croatian news portal Index writes.
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Croatia has fallen by one place to 10th position in the latest monthly ranking of the International Football Federation (FIFA).Croatia began the year in 11th place. In March it was number 10 in the world, and number nine in April.France climbed ahead of Croatia to take ninth place, the Croatian news portal Index writes.
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Croatia has fallen by one place to 10th position in the latest monthly ranking of the International Football Federation (FIFA).Croatia began the year in 11th place. In March it was number 10 in the world, and number nine in April.France climbed ahead of Croatia to take ninth place, the Croatian news portal Index writes.
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Croatia has fallen by one place to 10th position in the latest monthly ranking of the International Football Federation (FIFA).Croatia began the year in 11th place. In March it was number 10 in the world, and number nine in April.France climbed ahead of Croatia to take ninth place, the Croatian news portal Index writes.
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Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor is expected to meet with U.S. vice-president Joe Biden today (Tue) during a two-day official visit to Washington D.C.The two leaders are expected to discuss Croatia's entrance into the EU, the NATO alliance, the country's economic reforms and the fight against corruption.Kosor's visit just ten or so months after she took over as PM in July of last year and just a month and a half after a meeting with Obama in Prague, has been evaluated positively in American political and diplomatic circles as a sign of the deep alliance between the two countries, the Croatian
Ante Mise, former Hajduk Split club coach, has become the new coach of a Pula football club, Istra 1961.Mise, 43 will succeed Zoran Vulic, also former Hajduk Split and Rijeka club coach.Mise is expected to arrive in Pula today (Mon).Istra 1961 was promoted to the Croatian First Division in 2008-09.
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Croatia has put 19,300 square metres of building area in the city of Zadar up for sale, the UK Trade and Investment website announced on Friday.The starting price is 53,903.835 HRK (1£=8.5HRK). The deadline for the submission of offers is 3 June.The UK Trade and Investment website has described the area as a typical fortification zone with the former fortification, former barracks, former industry and sports and municipal activities. The aim is to transform the area into a modern city centre with shopping centres, offices, hotels as well as other touristic attractions and a garage for 1,500 vehicles.
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British WWII veterans are heading to the remote Croatian island of Vis next week to pay tribute to their fallen colleagues who died fending off Nazi troops.The former marine and Royal Navy commandos will be joined by the British Ambassador to Croatia, David Blunt, when they arrive for their two day visit on 25 and 26 May.Some 6,000 British commandos and Royal Navy seamen took part in operations at Vis in 1943 and 1944 defending the island from attacking German forces during the Adriatic campaign.The WWII veterans return every year to mark the event.
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The free public transportation for parliamentary representatives will be abolished and monument annuity will be decreased by 50 percent, with total savings of 120 million kunas (16.5 million Euros), it was decided today (Thu) at a government session in Zagreb.Starting in July, plavi dizel fuel (blue diesel fuel) – partially subsidized by the government for large agricultural producers and fisherman – will be bought exclusively with a special card on which each person's limit would be noted.The government has also established a committee to monitor the sales of shipyards 3.Maj, Brodogradjevna Industrija Split and Brodotrogir under special conditions.Prime Minister Jadranka
Most Croatians believe that Nike gives them the best quality for price when it comes to sports clothing, according to research conducted by Best Buy Award Croatia and GfK market research agency.Adidas is in second place and falls behind by only one percent. After these come Puma, Kappa and Reebok.Mirjana Pelaic, the director of Best Buy Awards says: "Nike is according to data and sports clothing sales number one in Croatia. In some categories, the results of the survey coincide with consumption (as is the case with Nike), while in some other categories, people consider something else a better buy
Croatia's ties, scarves and handkerchiefs drew big interests from crowds at EXPO 2010 held this year in Shanghai."We found ourselves in a situation where in a week we were left without any merchandise," Franjo Busic director of Potomac-Croata told Croatian business daily Poslovni Dnevnik. He added that several thousand Croatian products were sold at the Croatian Pavilion and that the demand remained strong."Chinese markets are hungry for quality brand products from Croatia," Busic said, adding that Chinese buyers and businessmen interested in cooperation recognised the products' designer quality.He emphasized that they had sold the most expensive ties and that these
President Ivo Josipovic has emphasized that Croatia's appearance at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai is an indication of the country's excellent relations in cultural affairs and a strong foundation for further economic cooperation.During his visit to China last Friday, Josipovic said that several investments in infrastructural projects are under consideration.Josipovic and China's vice-president Xi Jinping discussed how to better their cooperation through concrete investment projects with the hosts once again emphasizing their interest in Zagreb's airport, Rijeka and Ploce seaports and the building of a railway between Rijeka and the Croatian-Hungarian border.The Chinese Minister of Information Wang Chen also said
An international comic festival is to take place in Makarska, Croatia from 20 to 23 May.Among the big comic names expected to attend are Spanish artist Enrique Sanchez Abuli, Eduardo Risso, Ivo Milazzo, Pasquale Ruju, Goran Parlov, Gianpiero Casertano and Zoran Janjetov.Croatian bands will play a series of concerts and up to 1,500 people are expected, said organisers.
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Hundreds of eggs left in various public places across Croatia and the United States have marked the beginning of a protest called: "Ministers, my eggs are not to be thrown away."The action has been organised by Udruga Roda (Stork Organisation) as a protest against medically-assisted reproduction laws, in particular the provision that limits fertilization to three egg cells.Croatian law also bans embryo freezing. It is one of the strictest in the world, with only Bangladesh and El Salvador having similar laws in place.The action coincides with Congress about medically-assisted reprodcution that is currently taking place in Plitvice.
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With a symbolic release of 50 black balloons with CO2 written on them, environmental activists gathered to protest at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development conference (ERDB) in Zagreb's Marshal Tito Square, yesterday (Thurs).The protestors from Bank Watch and Zelene Akcije (Green Action) warn that EBRD has numerous harmful projects that stimulate the use of "dirty" fossil fuels such as coal in Russia, Kazakhstan, Romania and neighbouring Croatia.Green Action wants EBRD to influence the Croatian government to stop the promotion of the building of a coal thermal power plant that should instead run on renewable energy sources.Toni Vidan -
Karlovac policemen will introduce a bicycle patrol on 1 June, the police administration office has announced.The project has proved successful in other places and Karlovac police say it will increase efficacy when it comes to parking violations and catching criminals in the act."The goal of the bike programme is to make the police even more approachable for residents of Karlovac. We want to be more approachable and efficient in doing our work but also encourage the use of bikes, especially among the young," said Darko Bratic, the head of the Karlovac Police administration office.The city centre will be patrolled by
Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor's nicknames were the centre of discussion during a press conference of the Association of Women in the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) held in Dubrovnik, yesterday (Tues).
Dubravka Maruncic, the president of the Association's Dubrovnik branch said that the diminutive "Jaca" - which the media often called Kosor - was inappropriate. "Behind such a nickname lies a large dose of cynicism. This is not a question of a 'pet' name, but rather of a negative, mocking nickname," she said adding that the PM should be called "Jadre" if the norms of Croatian language are to be respected,
Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor met with opposition leader Zoran Milanovic yesterday (Mon) to discuss the regulations of voting in the diaspora."We had a successful meeting. It was a good, constructive conversation, the best so far," the PM said afterwards."If we discussed this through the media, it is unlikely we would reach an agreement," she added.Milanovic welcomed the meeting saying this is the first time that the two had sat down and talked after two and a half months of silence.The diaspora vote is a controversial subject. Croatia's Social Democratic Party (SDP) of which Milanovic is a member would like
A school bus full of children caught fire around 2pm today (Mon) in Dijanes near Zagreb."It was frightening, a true disaster. The bus was standing at a stop when one woman noticed it was on fire. She notified the driver who luckily was able to evacuate the children in time. We tried to extinguish the flames, but we couldn't," a witness said.None of the 30 students on board were injured, the Croatian daily Vecernji List reports.
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A city has been thrown into chaos after a fire at an electricity substation cut all power.Varazdin in the north of Croatia ground to a halt at 8.29 am this morning when a fuse short-circuited and caught on fire.Firemen are battling to extinguish the blaze and authorities say they won't be able to begin repairs until the fire has been put out, the Croatian daily Jutarnji List reports.
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"New voices in Croatian drama" has been chosen as the title of a programme representing contemporary Croatian drama in the US.The programme, which will take place on 13th May in the famous New York's Martin E. Segal Theatre Centre, will be a presentation of cultural events in contemporary Croatian drama, theatre and literature.Guests will include Tena Štivičić and Ivana Sajko, while a multimedia lecture on contemporary Croatian theare and drama will be held by Jasen Boko.
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A family had a lucky escape after a bomb was set off at their home in the early hours of this morning.Ivan R., 412, his wife and two children were asleep when the exposion ripped through their family home in Kastel Stari (Dalmatia) around 3am.The explosion destroyed the front door and ground floor windows, the Croatian daily Vecernji List writes.The police are investigating.
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A row over who holds the world record for the biggest tamburitza orchestra has broken out.Markus Karlich of the Tamburica Group in Trausdorf, Austria, sent a letter to the Croatian Times this week saying that news reported in February that the Croatian tamburitza band "100 tamburasa" held the world record was simply not true.He claimed instead that his Tamburica Group has 260 players from Austria and Hungary and is the rightful owner of the Guinness World Record.But the Croatian-based 100 tamburasa orchestra says it has some of the most prominent players in the world including Zvonimir Tonkovic, Darko Kranjcevic and
People with disabilities in Croatia still face violations of their basic human rights two years after a groundbreaking treaty on disability rights came into force, Human Rights Watch has announced in an info sent to media.Croatia was among the first countries in the world to agree to be bound by the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which will have its second anniversary on May 3, 2010."Croatia was a leader in taking on the obligations of the Convention, but since then it hasn't done enough to improve people's lives, particularly those with intellectual and mental disabilities" said
A man in Croatia tried to steal an ambulance after doctors had helped him.The 23-year-old man shocked emergency-room doctors in the western town of Porec by first asking for help after drinking too much alcohol and then on his way home from hospital breaking one of an ambulance's windows in an attempt to steal it.He tried to start the engine, but police stopped him before he could drive away, the daily newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija has reported.
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The U.S. State Department spokesperson Philip Cowley said that the U.S. welcomed President Ivo Josipovic's statement yesterday (Wed) in Sarajevo in which he apologized for Croatia's role in the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s.Cowley said that it reinforces the efforts to bring the stability to the region. "We think this is a vitally important…in terms of easing tensions, reconciling the various communities, and most importantly, creating an atmosphere where reform can occur."Foreign media has judged Josipovic's statement as a positive development. Reuters wrote that this is one of the last in a series of steps that Croatian
