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Zagreb: Traffic in the city is chaotic because of snowThis morning the drivers were mad because there was a lot of snow on the roads. It seems that the city services in charge have failed for the first time since the snow-storm hit the city. The majority of access roads towards the city were clean but...
javno.com | 08-Feb-2012 00:00
Bandic started a blog: Zagreb is my choice and my love
After opening social networking accounts at Facebook and Twitter where he has a huge number of subscribers and followers, the mayor Milan Bandic started his own blog on the 1st of February. His public diary is “zagrebusljubavljumilanbandic.blogspot.com.”...
javno.com | 08-Feb-2012 00:00
Happy Dox: The biggest hit is the film by Morgan Spurlock
The Zagreb Dox organizers published the full list of films in category called Happy Dox. This category is perfect for cheering up the spectators after watching the depressive topics shown by some other festival categories like Controversial Dox...
javno.com | 08-Feb-2012 00:00
Bandic: If you haven’t got anywhere to go, sleep at my place!
The city Mayor Milan Bandic visited the shelter for homeless people Kosnica yesterday. There are 136 people staying there at the moment. He announced that no one will stay outside in cold weather. If it is necessary, he himself will offer the accommodation....
javno.com | 08-Feb-2012 00:00
Death toll from Europe's cold snap hits 400 as explosive experts called in to break up Serbian ice
A group of children cross the frozen Vistula River between Poniatowski and Lazienkowski Bridge in the centre of Warsaw February 5, 2012 BELGRADE - Authorities used explosives, icebreakers and tractors Tuesday in the battle to overcome Europe's big freeze, as dozens more died of hypothermia and tens of thousands remained cut off by snow.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 20:46
NDM-1 - "Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, Croatia
To the Editor: The novel metallo-I2-lactamase named New Delhi metallo-I2-lactamase was identified from Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolates in Sweden from a patient previously hospitalized in India .
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 19:41
The necessary fiscal consolidation can be achieved by measures of a...
The necessary fiscal consolidation can be achieved by measures of a permanent character and not by giving up on certain expenses for a short period of time, the governor of the Croatian National Bank , Zeljko Rohatinski, said in an interview with Vjesnik daily of Sunday,... The necessary fiscal consolidation can be achieved by measures of a ... (more)
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 17:36
Homs Attack: Is This Syria's Benghazi Moment?
"Is this Syria's Benghazi moment?" is the question, referring to how, just hours before a probable massacre, Nato flew to the rescue of the besieged town and turned the tide of the Libyan uprising.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 13:27
Fiume-Rijeka Harbour
Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. Fiume , situata sull'Adriatico e la terza citta della Croazia per popolazione dopo Zagabria e Spalato.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 12:22
Park Maksimir Under Snow
Ivan Klindic, of Zagreb, Croatia, shot these pictures of snow-covered, but typically green, Maksimir Park.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 08:07
Video of the Day: Snow on the beach in Split, Croatia
Extreme cold and snow have gripped parts of Europe in ways that the continent has not experienced in years.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 03:53
Josipovic managed to break through from Jahorina
The Croatian president Ivo Josipovic left Jahorina today while the Serbian president Boris Tadic is still there. Yesterday there was a trilateral meeting of regional leaders, as the agency Srna affirmed. This information was being transferred by many...
javno.com | 07-Feb-2012 00:00
People’s Bar from Zagreb closed
After the closure of Saloon because of the tax debts and the closure of H20 because of illegal sale of alcohol and working without permits, one more place had to close its door. It is the restaurant and lounge bar People’s, which is the popular meeting...
javno.com | 07-Feb-2012 00:00
Vip Jazz Club is the new place for jazz lovers
Jazz has returned to the capital city and it plans to stay. After the closure of the legendary BP club, the new place for jazz lovers is Vip Jazz Club at Ban Jelacic square, in the basement of Gradska kavana. The high quality concerts have been announced...
javno.com | 07-Feb-2012 00:00
How about MPs getting retired just after their mandates expire?
- I don’t see a reason why after four years, when MP’s mandate expires, he/she can't have a possibility to return to a working position he/she had before going to the Parliament – that was a statement of the SDP member Gordana Sobol during a discussion...
javno.com | 07-Feb-2012 00:00
Legend of DJ culture Beppe Loda arrives in Zagreb
Next Saturday Cinemascope groove evening will present a live legend of DJ culture Beppe Loda in Zagreb. Beppe Loda arrives from Italian Brecia. He had his first DJ performance in 1973 and he was an active contestant in setting grounds for a global underground...
javno.com | 07-Feb-2012 00:00
Mad SDP members: Kerum you are incompetent, you should resign!
Although snow and cold weather in Split and Dalmatia in the last few days are really remarkable and it is understandable this weather conditions have created huge problems in an everyday life of citizens in Split, the city SDP had a harsh reactions on...
javno.com | 07-Feb-2012 00:00
The first kindergarten with a swimming pool in Croatia
The new swimming pool has been opened in Zagreb’s kindergarten ''En ten tini'' this morning. The kindergarten is located within the new area of Sopnica Jelkovec. The swimming pool is about 15 square meters big and the opening was attended by the Mayor...
javno.com | 07-Feb-2012 00:00
Gas prices going up again from midnight
The ministry of economy announced new retail prices on gas that will remain until 20th of February. According to the data the price of gas will rise for seven or eight lipa, and Eurodiesel fuel will be cheaper for 15 lipa. The price of Eurosuper 95 will...
javno.com | 07-Feb-2012 00:00
International career leads to yoga, new book
A hip injury from running led New Fairfield native Kelly Moore to yoga, and inspired her recently released book.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 23:48
Animals loving Europe's snow storms
Overwhelmed by deep snow and harsh temperatures, some countries in Europe closed down schools and struggled to run public transport Monday, the Associated Press is reporting.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 19:43
Serbia, Bosnia struggle under record cold snap
Overwhelmed by record snow and harsh temperatures, Serbia and Bosnia closed down schools and struggled to continue public transport and garbage pick-up Monday, as authorities focused on trying to help thousands trapped in the region's remote mountain villages.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 15:29
Croatian Former Official to Stand War Crimes Trial
Tomislav Mercep, a Croatian former assistant interior minister, is to stand trial for war crimes on February 10 at Zagreb County Court, the court announced.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 15:29
Heavy Snowfall Grips the Balkans
The biggest snowfall in the Balkans in the past three decades has claimed lives and cut off villagers across the region.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 13:23
Market Report, "Croatia Business Forecast Report Q2 2012", published
We also highlight that Croatia's economy remains highly reliant on the external environment, and a deeper deterioration of this would put our forecasts in jeopardy.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 09:10
Church of Holy Cross
Church of the Holy Cross , also known as "the smallest cathedral in the world", is a Croatian Pre-Romanesque Catholic church originating from the 9th century in Nin.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 01:50
We lost our virginity. Who did it hurt?
When discussions appeared on Croatia going to lose its sovereignty by joining the European Union someone compared this sovereignty with a virgin. The sovereignty is like virginity - you have it or you don’t, but you cannot partially have it. So if it...
javno.com | 06-Feb-2012 00:00
The cold weather in Zagreb: Homeless people go to Kosnica
Due to the cold weather conditions we inform the citizens that there is enough room in the city shelter for homeless people. The shelter of Red Cross Zagreb is located in Kosnica, the City office for social protection informs. If there is need...
javno.com | 06-Feb-2012 00:00
The ambulance service had about 17,000 interventions
The rescue and protection services had 20,233 emergency interventions in 2011, according to Pavle Kalinic, who held the press conference of the City Office for emergency management. The most numerous were the interventions by the Emergency Center Zagreb...
javno.com | 06-Feb-2012 00:00
Are you surprised by Seks’s pension? He even borrows money for charity...
Vladimir Seks, the longest-running active politician in Croatia got retired. But only for a day so he wouldn’t have lost the right for privileged pension that is about to be abolished as Kukuriku coalition announced during the first Parliamentary session...
javno.com | 06-Feb-2012 00:00
Taxi Cammeo can’t receive the calls because of the server failure
Due to the technical problems with the server, Taxi Cammeo in Zagreb is not able to receive calls and forward them to their drivers, they report. The expert teams of Spanish producers of equipment are working to solve the problem and they hope to restore...
javno.com | 06-Feb-2012 00:00
‘’Our Beautiful’’ rifled
Slovenly of our state in some certain functions has taken monstrous proportions. In time of the former Government, its officials would have sometimes admitted out openly how only a small amount of money, out of tremendous billions spent for subventions...
javno.com | 06-Feb-2012 00:00
Industrogradnja loses the skyscraper in Savska street due to unpaid taxes
Due to tax debts of about 108 mil HRK the company Industrogradnja loses its skyscraper in Savska street in Zagreb. This decision was made at the government session last week. The government approved the report from DORH about the solution of ownership...
javno.com | 06-Feb-2012 00:00
Europe paralyzed by snow, Bosnia declares state of emergency
Bosnia's government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralyzed by snow.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 21:45
Heaviest snowfall in decades wreaks havoc across Europe
A truck clears snow in Burgos, Ukraine. More than 120 people died in the country owing to the poor weather conditions.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 17:46
Snow traps thousands in Bosnian villages
A man with his child slides down a slope at a snow covered park as cold weather affect much of Britain, in Croydon, south London, Sunday, Feb.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 13:31
Snow from Europe's cold snap buries Bosnia, trapping scores of people; Rome's Colosseum closed
Two girls from the Philippines take a self-timer photo in front of a snow surrounded ancient Colosseum, in Rome Saturday, Feb.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 04:02
Snowfall strands leaders of Serbia, Croatia
Heavy snowfall has stranded presidents of Serbia and Croatia at a mountain resort outside of Sarajevo, according to reports reaching here on Saturday.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 23:53
Heavy snow traps more people in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe's unrelenting and deadly cold snap produced another heavy snowfall in the Balkans on Saturday, trapping people in their homes and cars, causing power outages, and closing airports, railway stations and bus services.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 15:43
Heavy snow blankets Bosnia, traps people in cars
More than a meter of snow fell on the capital, Sarajevo, trapping most people in their homes.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 11:34
Technical Museum Zagreb: The Days of Nikola Tesla
The Days of Nikola Tesla are held in Technical Museum Zagreb this week. The lecture by Bozo Skoko: “Nikola Tesla as a famous Croatian” was held yesterday at 6 p.m. The results of several public opinion researches show that Nikola Tesla is the top person...
javno.com | 04-Feb-2012 00:00
Clash between a minor and a major court
Do we need this kind of a state boss, asks the former president Mesic within his harsh reaction to the current state president Josipovic’s statement? Furthermore, the current president publicly pleaded against privileges for former presidents since he...
javno.com | 04-Feb-2012 00:00
Zagreb expects the storm of the century, all the services are prepared
Cold wind which bites gave the true winter greeting to the citizens of Zagreb who listen about the consequences of snow storms which hit almost all the countries in the region and the areas of Primorje and Dalmatia as well. The forecast says that there...
javno.com | 04-Feb-2012 00:00
Separate from your parents but, man, do it on your own
When we start to count the budget money which has, by various basics of privileges, ‘’flew on’’ the account of the new minister of administration Arsen Bauk during his 4 years long parliamentary mandate, he managed to save up almost a million HRK with...
javno.com | 04-Feb-2012 00:00
The workers of HEP and HRT got more than 8 million HRK for overtime
HEP group and HRT are the holders of the record for overtime pay in 2011. This is what the research, done by the portal Poslovni.hr, showed. In HEP group they registered the total number of 102,472 overtime hours which were paid 5,932,190 HRK gross....
javno.com | 04-Feb-2012 00:00
The premiere of Sljeme Snow Impact
Sljeme Snow Impact tends to become the greatest competition of snowboarders and fans of this sport. The event is held for the first time on Cinovnicka livada ski slope on Saturday. The program starts at noon when all the visitors will be able to attend...
javno.com | 04-Feb-2012 00:00