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[alpha] INSIGHT - EU/CROATIA - BNB - EU001
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ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Wednesday posted on
its web site the text of Croatia's EU accession treaty.
The government has made available on its web site a Croatian translation
of the treaty, which is still subject to legal and linguistic revision, as
well as the English-language draft accession treaty.
The 195-page text is divided into five sections, from treaty principles
and adjustments to permanent and provisional regulations, and regulations
on the implementation of the treaty.
Polish Ambassador to Croatia Wieslaw Tarka said on Wednesday afternoon,
before the treaty was made public, that in Poland the situation had been
similar as in Croatia because in "the six weeks between the first draft
treaty and the final version there was a lot of nervousness in the public"
and suspicion "that the treaty might contain something more than was
He said that at the request of the Croatian government to the Polish EU
Presidency and the secretariat of the Council of the EU, a decision was
made today to make the draft treaty publicly available.
Tarka stressed, however, that the published text was a draft that was
still being worked on, and that legal and linguistic services would
continue to work on it as it was not the final version.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said the government
services had completed the work on comparing the Croatian translation of
the EU accession treaty to the English original and announced that, as
soon as the European Council declassified the document, it would be posted
on the government's website.
Kosor added that the translation might be slightly modified later on, but
the substance would not be changed.
"I think that we have resolved yet another dilemma. Unfortunately, it
happens many times that some people in this country try to undermine and
somehow downplay even the best done jobs," Kosor said.
Ever since the English version of the treaty was presented, various
debates have started in public on whether the government should have made
that document public or not, and there have been various interpretations
and efforts "to score a few political points on this excellently done job,
pouncing on the government with accusations that we did not want to make
the treaty public," Kosor said.
Kosor said that she would formally propose to the government that, in
addition to her, the treaty should also be signed by President Ivo
Josipovic "to show once again our unity around the basic idea that Croatia
should become the 28th member of the European Union, that it should sit at
the table of European states and nations, and that that should be a moment
of celebration and pride for us all."
Kosor said that the fact remained that her government deserved the
greatest credit for completing the accession negotiations and that she
should not be ashamed to talk about it.
BRUSSELS, Sept 21 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Wednesday posted on
its website the Croatian translation of the country's EU accession treaty,
which will be signed in December and is the result of almost six years of
The Croatian translation is still subject to legal and linguistic
The government also uploaded the English-language draft accession treaty.
The 195-page text is divided into five sections, from treaty principles
and adjustments to permanent and provisional regulations, and regulations
on the implementation of the treaty.
The English draft was approved at a meeting of the EU Committee of
Permanent Representatives on September 14 and three days later, Polish
Prime Minister Donald Tusk brought it to Zagreb.
Before the signing, the accession treaty has to be translated into all EU
official languages, then be approved by the European Parliament and
formally approved by the Council of the EU. The European Parliament is
expected to give its consent on December 1 and the Council on December 5.
The place and date of the signing have not yet been chosen.
After the signing, the accession treaty has to be ratified by all EU
member countries. Croatian citizens will voice their opinion on EU
accession in a referendum. The treaty says that the deadline for the
delivery of ratification documents to Italy, the depositary of the treaty,
is 30 June 2013, and Croatia's accession is envisaged for 1 July 2013,
whereby Croatia will become the EU's 28th member.
The accession treaty is the result of negotiations which lasted five years
and eight months, from their launching on 3 October 2005 to their
completion on 30 June 2011. Negotiations were held on 33 policy chapters
of the EU acquis communautaire. Two chapters, "Institutions" and "Other
Issues", are not negotiated.
The "Other Issues" chapter says that Croatia's compliance with commitments
will be monitored until accession. The European Commission will carry out
the usual monitoring that was applied to previous candidates. This autumn,
the Commission will release a progress report and next autumn a monitoring
report. Attention will focus on three policy chapters: "Judiciary and
Fundamental Rights", "Competition Policy" and "Justice, Freedom and
The "Institutions" chapter defines the participation of Croatian
representatives in EU bodies. Croatian will become an official EU language
from the moment of accession.
The most difficult policy chapters during the negotiations were "Judiciary
and Fundamental Rights" and "Competition Policy", and "Agriculture and
Rural Development", "Environment" and "Fisheries" were also demanding.
In the "Finance and Budgetary Provisions" chapter it was agreed, and this
is now part of the accession treaty, that in the first six months of
membership, in the second half of 2013, Croatia will have access to about
EUR 800 million, but the funds cannot be drawn immediately but over a
longer period of time, as most projects are being implemented a number of
years. In the first six months of membership, Croatia will pay EUR 267.7
million into the European budget, meaning that for one euro paid, it gets
three in return.
Croatia negotiated a transitional period of seven years during which
foreigners will not be able to buy farmland, with the possibility of a
three-year extension.
On the day of accession, Croatia will have to rescind the zero VAT rate
but will be able to introduce minimum and lower rates.
SPLIT, Sept 21 (Hina) - A leader of the Croatian People's Party (HNS) and
chair of the National Committee in charge of overseeing Croatia's EU
accession talks, Vesna Pusic, told Radio Split on Wednesday that the
referendum on accession to the EU should be postponed for February 2012 as
there would not be enough time due to forthcoming parliamentary elections
and the Christmas and New Year holidays to inform citizens properly about
what they would be voting on.
She said that the next parliament should change a previous parliamentary
decision on the EU accession referendum.
"Under the Constitution, the referendum should be held within 30 days from
a decision to that effect adopted by a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
At the beginning of this year, the Parliament decided that the referendum
would be held within 30 days from the signing of the EU accession treaty.
This is neither the Constitution nor a law, but a parliament decision
which should be changed by the next parliament," Pusic said.
Noting that parliamentary elections would be held on December 4, and that
the signing of the EU accession treaty was envisaged for December 9, Pusic
said that under the existing parliament decision, this would mean that the
referendum on EU entry should be held by 9 January 2012.
"There is no need to risk, a month after the elections and nine days after
the New Year, in a situation when there hasn't been enough time for a
campaign to communicate to citizens the facts about where we are going and
what they will be deciding in the referendum," Pusic said, adding that the
existing parliament decision on the EU entry referendum should be changed
and that the next parliament should adopt in January 2012 a new decision
on the referendum so that the vote could be held in February.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - Justice Minister Drazen Bosnjakovic said on
Wednesday that Serbia had sent indictments against Vladimir Seks, Ivan
Vekic, Branimir Glavas and Tomislav Mercep accusing them of war crimes and
that on Tuesday he visited wartime interior minister Vekic to talk with
him about the delivery of the indictment.
It is our obligation to hand him the documents which we have received,
Bosnjakovic said after the Croatian government's session today.
He said that "a part of the documentation is missing" and that he could
not speak "precisely about all details".
At this stage there is no request for extradition or questioning or that
Croatia take over the proceedings, only that the documents be delivered,
which will be done once the documentation is complete, the minister said.
He recalled that in the 1990s the military prosecutorial authorities in
Serbia had filed "one such indictment".
We must see whether the incumbent war crimes prosecutor's office in Serbia
has taken over anything from that indictment and we will establish that
only when we receive the full documentation, Bosnjakovic said.
Asked about the status of that indictment in Croatia, Bosnjakovic said
that it was not issued by the Croatian authorities. We will see whether
Serbia will request anything of us regarding that indictment, he added.
Earlier on Wednesday, Vekic said at a news conference in Osijek that the
municipal court in that Croatian city had sent him an indictment issued by
the Belgrade Court's war crimes department that charged him as well as
Parliament Deputy Speaker Seks, Glavas, Mercep and about 40 Croatian
soldiers that defended Vukovar with war crimes including genocide.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - Deputy Parliament Speaker Vladimir Seks said on
Wednesday he did not recognise the indictments and decisions of the former
Yugoslav People's Army's (JNA) prosecutor's offices and courts, as they
were the documents of a criminal organisation Croatia had defeated.
Seks, who is also a vice president of the ruling HDZ party, was commenting
at the request of the press on indictments which a Belgrade court's war
crimes department filed against about 40 Croatians, including Seks, Ivan
Vekic, Branimir Glavas and Tomislav Mercep.
"I don't recognise the decisions of the non-existent Yugoslav state, the
decisions of a defeated army and its military courts and prosecutor's
offices nor do I want to receive them," Seks said, adding that "not even
dear God will serve me (such an indictment)."
"I don't intend to take that indictment because I would be recognising
legitimacy and legality as well as admitting that the continuation of
aggression is at work, this time by courts," Seks said, adding that "a
Croatian citizen can't agree to taking the legal document of a criminal
state and a criminal army."
Seks said he learned of the indictments unofficially via a court in Osijek
where his daughter was employed.
Asked if refusal to be served the indictment constituted contempt of the
Croatian legal system, Seks said being served the indictment was a matter
of his good will.
"The next move is not the Croatian judiciary's but of some other forms of
politics. I am not being prosecuted by the Croatian judiciary nor is
Vekic. I neither expect nor seek nor need the Croatian judiciary's
Seks said he expected all loose ends to be tied up in quiet diplomatic
activity, out of the public eye, as was done in the case of Vesna Bosanac,
a Croatian hospital manager whom Serbia also accused of genocide.
"The indictments which the Serbian judiciary has taken from the JNA should
be dealt with only through quiet diplomacy so that the proceedings are
dropped," said Seks.
NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Hina) - Commenting on indictments from Belgrade for
alleged war crimes committed in the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar,
Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said in New York on Wednesday he believed
that no one who was innocent would be tried for war crimes.
"I'm sure Croatia won't allow that nor is there a way ... that someone who
is not responsible is tried and punished for war crimes," he told the
Josipovic said those indictments had been issued by a former military
prosecutor's office, that Croatia had already dealt with such indictments
and that they arrived long ago. "I'm confident that we will clear things
Asked if those indictments were a blow to his regional policy, Josipovic
said he "wouldn't say it is so." "That indictment, I hear, arrived long
ago. On the other hand, the procedure simply has to be wrapped up."
He said one should remember a previous case in which "things were cleared
up through cooperation." Asked if he was referring to the case of war
veteran Tihomir Purda, Josipovic said he was. "That was an example of how
bad and wrongful accusations by the military prosecutor's office were
cleared up through cooperation."
Josipovic is in New York attending the UN General Assembly.
Former Croatian Interior Minister Ivan Vekic said today he received
through Osijek's Municipal Court an indictment issued by a Belgrade
court's war crimes department which accused him and another 40 people of
war crimes and genocide. He said it was a copied indictment issued by
Serbia's military prosecutor's office in 1992. Among the other accused are
Croatian Deputy Parliament Speaker Vladimir Seks and war veterans from
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - The Ministry of Family Affairs, War Veterans and
Inter-Generational Solidarity on Wednesday most strongly condemned the
Belgrade War Crimes Court's issuing an indictment reportedly charging with
war crimes and genocide Croatians Vladimir Seks, Ivan Vekic, Tomislav
Mercep, Branimir Glavas and a number of war veterans.
"If the information proves true that the indictment is based on an earlier
indictment by the military prosecutor of the nonexistent Yugoslav state
from 1992, we find such practice completely unacceptable," the ministry
The ministry went on to say that it was beyond doubt that in the early
1990s Croatia had been a victim of the Greater Serbia military aggression
of the Slobodan Milosevic regime, carried out with the help of the
Yugoslav People's Army, and that the Homeland War had been a just war of
liberation and defence.
Reactivating indictments issued by the Yugoslav army almost 20 years ago
against the legitimate organisers of Croatia's defence and its
participants is nothing but an attempt to blur historical facts and make
the victim and the aggressor equal, which is intolerable in a free,
democratic world, said the ministry, adding that possible crimes committed
during the Homeland War on Croatia's territory should be dealt with
exclusively by the Croatian judiciary.
OSIJEK, Sept 21 (Hina) - A senior official of the Croatian Democratic
Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB) and member of Parliament, Dinko
Buric, said in Osijek on Wednesday that a precondition for the Belgrade
War Crimes Court's indictment against Ivan Vekic, Tomislav Mercep,
Vladimir Seks and around 40 war veterans from Vukovar, was the Zagreb
County Court verdict against Branimir Glavas for war crimes against
civilians, wondering what relevant state institutions intended to do with
regard to the Belgrade court's indictment.
Addressing a news conference, Buric said that the HDSSB had repeatedly
warned about the dangers arising for Croatian veterans from statements in
the verdicts the Zagreb County Court and the Supreme Court imposed on
Glavas for war crimes against civilians.
The HDSSB has warned that the allegations in those verdicts - that up
until 8 October 1991 there was no military aggression against Croatia, but
an armed conflict between Croatian and Serb paramilitary units, and that
the only legal forces until that time were Yugoslav People's Army forces -
"will be the basis for a future indictment against those who joined in the
defence of the Croatian state before 8 October 1991," said Buric.
He went on to say that "the Croatian judiciary is a mere branch of the
Serbian judiciary, and both judiciaries are in the service of the Hague
tribunal and foreign interests."
Buric read out a statement by HDSSB founder Branimir Glavas, sent from the
prison in Mostar where he is serving his term for war crimes against
In the statement, Glavas says that he is "very much honoured by the
Serbian indictment." Since "Seks and his colleagues in the HDZ party"
called on him (Glavas) to prove his innocence in a trial "they rigged at a
Croatian court", Glavas now advises Seks "to go to Belgrade and prove his
innocence there."
Earlier in the day, the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) expressed its
support for Ivan Vekic, saying that just like in the case of war veteran
Tihomir Purda, Croatian authorities this time, too, failed to inform
veterans that criminal proceedings were under way against them in other
HSP leader Daniel Srb called on veterans possibly facing arrest not to
cross Croatia's borders.
He warned that with the entry into force of the European arrest warrant,
people in such indictments "will have to be arrested in Croatia", because
"Croatia has signed and agreed to it in the process of adoption of the EU
acquis communautaire."
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on
Wednesday that she did not understand what President Ivo Josipovic meant
by saying that he was not sure that the right people from Croatia had been
put on trial at the Hague war crimes tribunal.
"It is difficult for me to comment on it because President Josipovic did
not say what exactly he meant and which people he believed should not and
which should be in The Hague," Kosor said during a visit to a Zagreb
"When a country's president is making such statements, they should be
crystal clear. However, it seems to me that President Josipovic had the
chance to speak about it in this way in previous years as well," Kosor
said, adding that Josipovic had the chance to make such a statement and
act accordingly as a member of the Council for Cooperation with the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) until
"This is a very, very sensitive statement. If the President thinks that
legal steps should be taken, then he should say very clearly what he
really thinks in public and in his everyday work," Kosor said.
Josipovic is in New York, attending the 66th session of the UN General
Assembly. During a meeting with Croatian expatriates in New York on Monday
evening, Josipovic was asked what he thought about the ICTY's work and its
verdicts against Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac.
"That is a sensitive issue. Unfortunately, there were war crimes in the
Homeland War, but Croatia waged a just war of defence. Personally, as a
legal expert, I am not satisfied with the outcome of trials in The Hague,
not only when it comes to the Croatian side. I'm not sure that the right
people from Croatia were tried there either," he said.
SPLIT, Sept 21 (Hina) - Asked by reporters to comment on President Ivo
Josipovic's statement that he was not sure if the right people had ended
up in The Hague, the chair of the National Committee in charge of
overseeing Croatia's EU accession talks and member of Parliament, Vesna
Pusic, said in Split on Wednesday that one should not comment on the cases
at the Hague war crimes tribunal that were still under way.
"As for Josipovic's position that some other people should be in The
Hague, it may be so, but then it would be logical to ask who those other
people are. Some of them have probably been tried, but not necessarily in
The Hague, and it is difficult to say who the President was referring to,"
said Pusic, who is also head of the parliamentary club of deputies of the
Croatian People's Party (HNS) and the Croatian Pensioners' Party.
Speaking of Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac who are on
trial in The Hague, Pusic said the proceedings against them were not over,
that a final verdict was pending and that therefore one should not comment
on the case.
Asked about a Serbian indictment against Vladimir Seks, Ivan Vekic,
Branimir Glavas and Tomislav Mercep, Pusic said that "if the charges refer
to physical persons, it is up to them to decide if they want to defend
themselves by going to Serbia and taking part in a trial."
Pusic visited Split for a panel discussion on science and higher
education, organised by the local HNS Civic Forum. She underlined in her
speech the problem of continued reduction of budgetary funding for
Croatian universities.
NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Hina) - Commenting on the many reactions in Croatia to
his recent criticism of the Hague war crimes tribunal, President Ivo
Josipovic said in New York on Wednesday the trials had been a big
opportunity to bring to justice those most responsible, but that it had
not always been so.
"Apart from all the good the Hague tribunal has done, unfortunately, it
hasn't fully used the possibilities to meet the principles of full
fairness and equal accountability criteria," Josipovic told the press.
For him, it is "all too important" that all the crimes that were committed
in the war, in Croatia as well as in its neighbourhood, be justly
punished, so that the victims can have a feeling of justice. "That's the
only possible foundation for building healthy relations in Croatia as well
as good relations with neighbours."
Josipovic said that in his criticism of the UN court during talks with
Croatian emigrants in New York he underlined, as he did in 1999, when he
resigned as a member of a war crimes commission, that Croatia had not
cooperated appropriately for a long time, citing the example of Tihomir
Blaskic, as it turned out that he had been wrongly accused in the Ahmici
"In that context, I spoke of other wrong persons as well," he said, citing
the example of General Ivan Cermak. "He was a wrong person in The Hague.
And there were persons like him not only on the Croatian side, but on the
Serbian, Bosnian and Albanian sides as well."
Josipovic said a lot of funds and resources had been used for the trials
at The Hague, yet the result, first and foremost justice and fairness, had
not been achieved. "When we are talking about war crimes trials criteria,
I always advocated and will always advocate equal criteria."
Asked if General Ante Gotovina was also "a wrong person at The Hague,"
Josipovic said he had not mentioned names. He also recalled verdicts
handed down for crimes committed in Vukovar, saying that many high-ranked
commanders did not end up at The Hague and that there had been crimes
against Croatian Serbs that were not prosecuted.
Josipovic said he was pleased that "now we have changed the story and it's
good that Croatia is working on that." "I expect the Hague tribunal to
rule fairly in all cases," he added.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - The state will pay from the national budget HRK
482.3 million kuna to service part of a HRK 2.43 billion principal and
interest for bonds issued for the restructuring of the economy in 1991,
while the rest will be serviced with a long term loan in the amount of EUR
260 million, the government said on Wednesday.
The bonds, in the amount of the then 24.5 billion Croatian dinars, were
issued to bail out banks, and most of the bondholders are banks.
The principal was increased every six months by the index of manufacturing
prices in industry. In June it went up 3.2 per cent and the applicable
interest rate was five per cent a year, Finance Minister Martina Dalic
said at a government meeting.
The deadline for the purchase of the bonds is this year and the HRK 2.4
billion will be serviced from the state budget in the amount of HRK 482.4
million and the remaining HRK 1.9 billion with a long term loan in the
amount of EUR 260 million, she added.
The loan was granted by Erste & Steiermaerkische Bank and Hypo
Alpe-Adria-Bank, each in the amount of EUR 130 million.
The loan interest is fixed at 5.5 per cent annually and the loan will be
repaid in five equal annual instalments, said Dalic.
Apart from servicing liabilities from 1991, the loan will ensure the
enactment of the public debt management strategy, and unfavourable
financing instruments are replaced with more favourable ones, the minister
She underscored that in times of financial crisis and unfavourable
developments on the financial market, the Moody's agency yesterday
confirmed Croatia's Baa3 rating and a stable outlook.
That is owing to the fact that Croatia will join the European Union in
2013 and the appropriate relationship between its economic trends and the
EU average, Dalic said, adding that purchasing power parity was US$ 20,000
per capita.
The government authorised Dalic to sign an agreement with Albania's
representatives on the settlement of its debt to the former Yugoslavia.
Albania's debt to the former federation's successors is $20.7 million and,
under a succession agreement, Croatia will receive $5.48 million in four
equal six-month instalments.
Also today, the government was briefed about negotiations with the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on a loan between the
EBRD and Croatia Control, the state-owned air navigation control company.
The loan for the upgrading of the air management system will be issued in
the amount of EUR 47 million, with a 12-year repayment period, three
years' grace, and a six-month Euribor.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - Some 865,000 recipients of pensions lower than
HRK 3,200 will be given a one-off bonus of HRK 145 this year, the Croatian
government decided on Wednesday.
The government today tasked the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute
(HZMO) to secure funds for those bonuses from the profit made by legal
entities established by the HZMO.
Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said that the one-off bonus payment would
not affect the budget expenditure, as it would be secured from the profit
of HRK 125 million which the companies established by the HZMO had made.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - Commenting on the fact that the government led by
Prime Minister Borut Pahor failed to win a confidence vote in the
Slovenian parliament on Tuesday, Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor
said on Wednesday that her experience from the cooperation with the Pahor
cabinet was excellent.
"We have managed to solve a problem, reach agreement and find a solution
which none had found in the previous 18 years," Kosor said referring to an
agreement on international arbitration in a border dispute between the two
neighbouring countries.
Responding to reporters' questions during her visit to the Merkur hospital
in Zagreb, Kosor described her cooperation with Pahor as "good and open
and friendly".
Pahor's government lost a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday,
with a majority of the MPs voting against the appointment of five new
cabinet ministers.
Out of the 88 MPs taking part in the vote, 51 voted against the
appointment of the new ministers, whose nomination was tied with the vote
of confidence in the government, while 36 deputies voted for the new
The outcome paved the way for a month-long deadline to form a new majority
in the current parliament that might nominate a new premier-designate, or
early elections will be held towards the end of this year. The latter
option seems more likely.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - Economy Minister Djuro Popijac said on Wednesday
he was convinced that Croatia's economic growth this year would exceed 0.8
per cent.
The International Monetary Fund yesterday lowered the projection of
Croatia's growth in 2011 from the 1.3 per cent predicted in the spring to
0.8 per cent.
Popijac said the IMF had corrected the growth predictions for most
countries and that the global economic situation remained very
I think that we will continue to do everything to cushion the consequences
of the economic crisis and create prerequisites for a more intensive
growth. We have to adjust measures to our environment as well as the
global economy as a whole, he said responding to questions from the press.
Croatia is generating economic growth, Popijac said, confident that it
would exceed 0.8 per cent by the end of the year.
"Let's wait to see the indicators for the third quarter and then we will
adapt further economic measures, depending on the situation on the global
economic scene."
Asked how the growth of the euro could impact the state, notably loan
repayment, Popijac said "the Croatian National Bank is doing everything to
protect the exchange rate of the kuna in relation to the euro" and called
for not speculating.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - The World Bank Board of Directors has endorsed
the Progress Report on the Croatia Country Partnership Strategy, saying
that the bank will help Croatia make most of its forthcoming EU
membership, the World Bank's Zagreb Office said in a statement on
"Today, Croatia is at the doorsteps of the European Union and upon
accession will gain access to substantial amounts of EU Structural and
Cohesion funds. Therefore the Bank will support Croatia make the most of
its imminent EU membership. More emphasis will be placed on knowledge
products related to policy challenges and technical assistance that
support Croatia's EU related responsibilities and create an enabling
environment to absorb EU grant funds," said Peter Harrold, Country
Director for Central Europe and the Baltic Countries.
The Progress Report reviews the implementation of the four-year Country
Partnership Strategy (CPS) which was launched in September 2008. The CPS
was prepared prior to the onset of the global financial crisis when
Croatia was in the midst of EU accession negotiations, enjoying a stretch
of strong economic growth averaging four percent over five years, the
statement said.
The CPS aims to support Croatia's efforts to complete the EU accession
process and achieve rapid income convergence with EU members in a
fiscally, socially and environmentally sustainable manner. The strategy's
flexible nature envisaged lending for investment loans, as well as
Development Policy loans. International Finance Corporation's (IFC)
strategic focus in Croatia was underpinned by its regional priorities of
increasing access and quality of infrastructure services, addressing
climate change, and enhancing competitiveness, including supporting
South-South investments.
"The lending program was designed to permit a flexible response to events
and emerging country needs", said Hongjoo Hahm, the World Bank's Country
Manager in Croatia. "When the global crisis hit, we adapted our program to
support the Croatian authorities with two quick-disbursing development
policy operations and an export credit line to help mitigate the impact of
the crisis, speed up fiscal consolidation and structural reforms and help
export oriented companies cope with the economic downturn."
Due to changing priorities, half of the envisaged investment lending
program has been delivered to date with increased priority placed on
boosting competitiveness and supporting Croatia's EU agenda. For example,
the Bank continued to help with the development of major trading routes in
Rijeka and Ploce, and upgrading waste water systems and collection along
the Adriatic coast to help Croatia meet EU directives in the water sector,
according to the statement.
The Bank's Analytical and Advisory Activities supported the Government's
efforts to respond to the crisis and address selected reforms. The
in-country consultations on the 2010 Social Impact of the Crisis and
Building Resilience report, prepared jointly with the United Nations
Development Program, led to the Bank's intensive engagement in policy
The Bank has delivered a series of policy notes on reforms in labor
market, pension reform, and social welfare, and has also provided policy
advice on the fiscal responsibility framework, which contributed to recent
legislative reforms under the Government's economic recovery program, the
statement said.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - In 2010, Croatian companies were the most active
acquirers in southeastern Europe (SEE) with a total of 15 acquisitions
worth EUR 403 million, and Atlantic Grupa's takeover of the Slovenian
company Droga Kolinska for EUR 243 million was the highest individual
acquisition in SEE, according to a study published by the Roland Berger
consulting company.
The fourth annual edition of the study on mergers and acquisitions shows
that stagnation in acquisitions and takeovers was present in southeastern
Europe in 2010 in comparison to trends in western and central-eastern
As for the 2000-2010 decade, the most active market in SEE was Bulgaria
with a total of 243 mergers and acquisitions worth EUR 13.4 billion, the
study showed.
Croatia was ranked second with 135 contracts worth EUR 7.5 billion.
In that decade, the most active acquirers were from Slovenia and Serbia.
The executive director of Roland Berger's office in Zagreb, Vladimir
Preveden, said on Wednesday that "the most attractive target sectors in
SEE in 2010 were media and entertainment as well as consumer staples,"
adding that the telecommunications and financial sectors had lost their
dominant position.
According to Preveden, a majority of investors came from the consumer
staples and banking and finance.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - A verdict in the trial of a former CEO of the
Croatian Railways (HZ) company, Davorin Kobak, charged with siphoning off
3.7 million euros from HZ through the firm Agit, will be delivered by the
Zagreb County Court on 30 September.
The date for the judgement hearing was announced on Wednesday by the trial
chamber's president, Renata Milicevic, after both the prosecution and
defence teams gave their closing arguments.
The other accused are former Agit manager Biserka Robic, her associate
Andrija Saric, and a former manager of the Serbian national rail company,
Vladimir Vasiljevic. They are all charged with abuse of office and
concealment of ill-gotten gains. The Croatian anti-corruption agency USKOK
charged them with conspiring to syphon off money from the HZ, thus
defrauding the company of more than EUR 3.7 million and obtaining illegal
gain in the amount of more than EUR 3.2 million. Under the indictment,
they conspired, in the period between 2002 and 2008, in Zagreb, Mostar,
Banja Luka and Graz, to syphon off money from the Agit company.
Kobak, Robic and Vasiljevic pleaded not guilty, while Saric admitted to
the charges.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - The kuna on Wednesday strengthened against all
major foreign currencies, according to the exchange rate list issued by
the Croatian National Bank on Wednesday and applicable on Thursday.
The kuna went up 0.22 per cent against the euro, resulting in the midpoint
exchange rate of one euro for 7.483696 kuna.
On 19 September, the Croatian National Bank intervened in the foreign
exchange market, selling EUR 180.5 million after the kuna/euro exchange
rate exceeded HRK 7.5 for the first time in the last six years. The
central bank also decided on Tuesday to raise the rate of reserve
requirements of commercial banks from 13 to 14 per cent, whereby HRK 3.1
billion will be withdrawn from the banking system in order to alleviate
depreciation pressures on the HRK/EUR exchange rate.
The kuna today went up by 1.42 per cent against the Swiss franc, with the
mean exchange rate of one franc being equal to HRK 6.127146.
The midpoint exchange rate of one US dollar was HRK 5.469339 and the
British pound traded at HRK 8.571408, according to the latest exchange
rate list.
VARAZDIN, Sept 21 (Hina) - The economic programme of the parliamentary
Opposition coalition is epitomised by five keywords: investments,
innovations, integration, industry and export, Social Democratic Party
(SDP) leader Zoran Milanovic said while presenting the opposition's
21-point economic platform in the northern town of Varazdin on Wednesday.
These are our priorities, Milanovic said presenting the document together
with Croatian People's Party (HNS) leader Radimir Cacic and SDP economic
expert Branko Grcic.
Grcic said that the main objective of the coalition would be to
reinvigorate economic growth so that it might reach a five percent rate by
We will also try to employ most of the 140,000 people who have lost their
jobs in the past few years as well as employ young people, enhance the
efficiency of the public sector and bring order to public finances, he
Cacic said that the four most attractive target sectors for investments
would be tourism, energy, infrastructure, and irrigation and environment.
This is enough work for a period of eight years. In the first six months,
we will launch big projects and their effects will be felt. In the first
two years of our term in office we will implement one fifth of what is
planned, and two thirds by the end of the first term, Cacic said.
Asked by reporters if he was afraid that the ongoing criminal proceedings
against Cacic in Hungary for a fatal motorway accident could negatively
affect their election campaign, Milanovic answered in the negative, saying
that he wished Cacic all the best.
"The way he assumed responsibility (for the accident) is the right way.
The Hungarian court will decide on the contents of the indictment and
decide whether or not he is guilty and make a judgement," Milanovic said.
As for a possible change of the government in Slovenia after the Social
Democrat government led by Borut Pahor lost a confidence vote in
parliament and possible consequences for Slovenian-Croatian relations and
their border agreement, Milanovic said that it should be irrelevant who
was in power and that he believed that Slovenia was a law-based country
honouring its international commitments.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - The chair of the Parliament's Judiciary
Committee, Ana Lovrin, on Wednesday met with members of the OSCE Needs
Assessment Mission which is part of the standard procedure the
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) carries out
shortly before elections in a country so as to get acquainted as much as
possible with the pre-election atmosphere and the legislative framework,
the parliament's public relations office said.
Beata Martin-Rozumilowicz, Head of the OSCE Election Department, said the
Needs Assessment Mission gave recommendations as to whether it was
desirable for the OSCE to send its observers to a country to monitor
elections. She recalled that the OSCE's recommendation to Croatia had been
to make a single election law.
Lovrin said this topic had been discussed, but that there had not been
enough time in the parliament's current term to adopt such a law, while
amendment of election laws is banned in election year. Nevertheless, the
important issue of financing the election campaign has been solved, with
rules having been set for parliamentary, presidential and local elections
and independent bodies - the State Election Commission and the State Audit
Office - having been entrusted with overseeing spending in the election
campaign, she said.
The OSCE's recommendation on evening the number of voters in
constituencies will definitely be a subject of debate in the next
parliament, Lovrin said. Asked about the representation of ethnic
minorities in the parliament, she said the existing law on the election of
parliamentary deputies guaranteed eight parliamentary seats to members of
ethnic minorities.
She underlined that the June 2010 amendment of the Constitution had
removed one more objection, referring to the voting of Croatian citizens
who do not reside in Croatia, defining the number of deputies elected by
that constituency (three) and providing for voting exclusively in
diplomatic and consular offices so as to prevent possible abuse of voting
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - French Ambassador to Croatia Jerome Pasquier on
Wednesday visited the Croatian Parliament where he held separate talks
with the Parliament Deputy Speaker and chairman of the Committee on
European Integration, Neven Mimica, and the chairman of the Committee on
Education, Science and Culture and the Croatian-French Interparliamentary
Friendship Group, Petar Selem, the parliament's public relations service
said in a statement.
The meeting between Pasquier and Mimica revolved around the coming period
in the EU accession process. The French ambassador congratulated Croatia
on the completed negotiations, noting that Croatia had done a huge job and
that it was joining the EU well-prepared. Croatia's successful accession
process is very important also for further EU enlargement in Southeast
Europe, said Pasquier.
Mimica said that in the coming period it would be necessary to continue
with reforms and with the fulfilment of obligations, and that the current
Parliament, at its last session, would discuss the remaining few laws from
the EU acquis communautaire that had not been adopted yet.
Speaking of a forthcoming referendum on EU accession, Mimica said he was
confident that Croatian citizens would recognise the important positive
aspects of Croatia's EU entry. He noted that the government should step up
efforts to communicate to citizens all relevant facts about EU membership
so that they could obtain them on time.
Mimica and Pasquier also discussed their countries' participation in the
Union for the Mediterranean, concluding that they want to develop
cooperation and promote positive processes in the Mediterranean.
Pasquier informed Mimica about preparations for the project "A Croatian
Culture Season", to be held in France in the autumn of 2012, which he said
would contribute to closer ties and better understanding between the two
The French ambassador and the chairman of the Committee on Education,
Science and Culture and the Croatian-French Interparliamentary Friendship
Group, Petar Selem, discussed the forthcoming parliamentary election,
expectations regarding the referendum on EU membership, outstanding
reconciliation issues in the region, and the forthcoming dissolution of
the parliament.
They also discussed the cultural cooperation between the two countries,
notably preparations for "A Croatian Culture Season" in France.
Also discussed was an exhibition on Rudjer Boskovic, to be held at UNESCO
in Paris in November. A project to name a Paris street after Boskovic is
being completed, it was said at the talks.
Boskovic (1711 - 1787) was a theologian, physicist, astronomer,
mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, Jesuit, and a polymath from
the city of Dubrovnik in the Republic of Ragusa (today in Croatia), who
studied and lived in Italy and France.
ZADAR, Sept 21 (Hina) - The Zadar County Court on Wednesday opened a
retrial of Renato Petrov, a 43-year-old Croat charged with having
committed war crimes as a member of the Croatian Serb rebel police forces
in Skabrnja, a village in the Zadar hinterland, in November 1991.
After the indictment, charging Petrov with an attack on Skabrnja and the
murder of an elderly villager, was read out, the defendant entered a plea
of not guilty. He also told the trial chamber that he worked at a national
security office in the United States.
Petrov, who hails from the island of Ugljan, was arrested on an Interpol
warrant in Duesseldorf, Germany, in April this year, and was transferred
to Croatia in early July.
In 1998, the Supreme Court sentenced him and 16 other persons to 20 years
in prison for war crimes in Skabrnja. After his extradition, he requested
a retrial.
Croatian war veteran Bruno Ivkovic took the witness stand today. After he
was captured in Pridraga in 1993, Ivkovic was taken to the military
barracks in Benkovac, where he first met Petrov. Ivkovic said that Petrov
had told him that he, too, was a Croat but that he did not side "with the
Ustasha, but stayed in Benkovac to defend the Serb infants". Ivkovic also
said that after that, Petrov tortured him.
Later on, during detention in Knin, he heard Serb prisoner Mladen Uzelac
say that he and Petrov had taken part in a mop-up operation in Skabrnja,
and that Petrov shot dead an elderly villager.
The trial will continue in November.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - The IPA 2009 twinning project "Capacity Building
in the Field of Fight against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse of
Children, and on Police Assistance to Vulnerable Crime Victims" was
formally launched at the Police Directorate in Zagreb on Wednesday.
The purpose of the EUR 800,000 project is to enhance the capacity of the
Croatian police and judicial authorities in combating sexual exploitation
and sexual abuse of children and in assisting vulnerable victims of crime.
The project aims to raise public awareness of the problem, improve
cooperation among the institutions involved in the fight against sexual
abuse, and improve the crime reporting system by standardising procedures,
training law enforcement officers and assisting victims.
The EU will provide an additional 813,000 euros for the purchase of the
necessary equipment to strengthen the capacity of the police in combating
crime against children. The project will be implemented with the
assistance of the Northern Ireland Police Service and the company Northern
Ireland Co-operation Overseas.
Last year, 2,228 children in Croatia were victims of crime, of whom 322
were victims of sexual exploitation and abuse. Since the figures are
believed to be just "the tip of the iceberg", one of the objectives of the
project is to encourage crime victims and their families to report such
crimes, project leader Predrag Brkopac said.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) - The 500th liver transplant in Zagreb's hospital
Merkur was marked on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor saying
the government was determined to continue supporting the development of
transplantation medicine.
Merkur started developing the transplantation programme in 1999 and is the
leading medical centre in this field in the country.
The number of organ donors went up 64 per cent last year and that of
transplants 54 per cent, making Croatia the world leader in this field
alongside Spain.
Merkur's manager Zeljko Vidas said 40 per cent of the hospital's
capacities focused on organ transplantation and that the building of the
Transplantation Centre, which is being built thanks to a Council of Europe
loan, should be finished by the end of the year.
The centre's manager, Branislav Kocman, said Croatia reached 30.6 donors
per million inhabitants this year, ranking the first in Europe and sixth
in the world.
He said 384 organs were transplanted last year, the highest number per
million inhabitants, adding that Croatian citizens had the best chance to
get a new liver in the world.
MOSTAR, Sept 21 (Hina) - European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele
informed Bosnia's authorities on Wednesday that the European Commission
would direct the EUR 96 million in support from the IPA pre-accession
programme to other countries in the region unless agreement was reached in
the next few days on the allocation of the funds between Bosnia and
Herzegovina's two entity governments and the state Council of Ministers,
Bosnian media reported.
Despite progress in negotiations, there is still no agreement between all
those involved, which can bring into question the signing of this
financial agreement with the European Commission and the implementation of
projects, Fuele said in a letter to Council of Ministers chairman Nikola
The commissioner will have to take action to make sure that the EUR 96
million from IPA are allocated by the end of the year and used in the
Western Balkans, Bosnian media cited from a statement from Fuele's office.
According to Fuele, Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only country in the
region that has not completed a national programme for the use of IPA
funds, which is crucial for its European future.
The government of the Federation entity has refused a compromise solution
proposed by the Council of Ministers whereby only the entities, and not
the state, would manage IPA funds, claiming that the Republika Srpska
entity, which objected to the state allocating the funds, is trying to
negotiate directly with the European Union and assume the state's powers.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) -
The Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, Luka Bebic, will be in the Czech
Republic on Thursday and Friday for an official visit during which he is
scheduled to meet Prime Minister Petr Necas, the speakers of the lower and
upper houses of parliament, Miroslava Nemcova and Milan Stech, and the
chairman of the Croatian-Czech Friendship Group in the lower house of the
Czech Parliament, David Seich. The talks are expected to focus on
bilateral relations, ratification of Croatia's EU accession treaty,
regional cooperation, and the position of ethnic minorities in the two
countries. The Czech Republic and Croatia have excellent bilateral
relations, and Croatia enjoys great support from the Czech Republic on its
path to EU membership.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) -
Twenty Croatian companies from the shipbuilding industry are taking part
in the NEVA International Exhibition in St Petersburg, which is being held
from 20 to 23 September, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce said on
Wednesday. As part of the fair which is focused on shipbuilding, shipping,
ports and offshore energy, Croatia Day was held today with potential
Russian investors visiting the Croatian pavilion, the HGK said. According
to the HGK statement, the Croatian Jadranbrod company signed a memorandum
of cooperation with the Moscow-based Russian Financial Corporation on
cooperation in the building and overhauling of vessels and the sale of
ship equipment.
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) -
After two days of declining, the Zagreb Stock Exchange indices rose on
Wednesday - the Crobex by 0.60 per cent to 1,927.72 points and the
Crobex10 by 0.65 per cent to 1,056.40 points. Regular turnover was HRK
11.3 million and only the HT telecommunications stock turned over more
than one million kuna. HT's turnover was HRK 1.7 million at the closing
price of HRK 247.6, up one per cent from Tuesday. (EUR 1 = HRK 7.48)
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) -
The fifth multinational Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT), to
serve in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in
Afghanistan, was seen off on Wednesday at the Pleso barracks in Zagreb,
where simultaneously a welcome ceremony was given for members of the 7th
Croatian army contingent returning from the NATO-led peace mission in
Kosovo, the Croatian Defence Ministry said. The OMLT that left for
Afghanistan will be training members of the Afghan national army and it is
made up of 15 members of the Croatian Armed Forces and 12 members of the
National Guard of Minnesota. The commander of the joint OMLT is Colonel
Zoran Hemetek. The team will spend nine months in the Regional Command
North, headquartered in Mazar-e-Sharif. The 7th Croatian army contingent
returning from the peace mission in Kosovo had 20 members and it was the
first contingent to spend six months in Kosovo, instead of three as
ZAGREB, Sept 21 (Hina) -
Zagreb and 13 other cities and towns throughout Croatia will join in the
Car Free Day, which is observed worldwide on 22 September. According to
the Croatian environment ministry, Crikvenica, Cakovec, Dubrovnik,
Djurdjevac, Ivanic-Grad, Koprivnica, Krapina, Labin, Mali Losinj, Pula,
Rijeka, Sibenik and Zabok will participate in the day-long no cars
campaign on Thursday. Car Free Day is the crown of the European Mobility
Week, an awareness raising campaign aimed at sensibilising citizens to use
public transport and bicycles.
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, Dec 23, 2014
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Ever since May 2013, a Mercedes-Benz Unimog 435, 1300L model, has been the "honeymoon suite" of Jennifer (37) and Peter (42) Glas. Over a year and a half ago, they set off to discover the world in their almost 29-year-old Unimog.
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, Dec 08, 2014
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At the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Daimler AG handed over a donation of three Unimog U 5023, the ultimate all-terrain vehicle equipped with the latest Euro VI technology, to the 'Technisches Hilfswerk' (THW), the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief. Dr Wolfgang Bernhard, the Board Member responsible for the company's truck and bus operations worldwide, handed over the ignition keys via the THW Foundation, represented by its Chairman Stephan Mayer, MdB (Member of the German Bundestag), to the president of the THW, Albrecht Broemme.
, Dec 02, 2014
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, Nov 21, 2014
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, Nov 05, 2014
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When it comes to maximum efficiency and safety, Daimler's commercial vehicle brands answer the questions that companies and drivers ask. The slogan for the 2014 International Commercial Vehicle show (IAA) in Hanover, Germany, is "Driving the future". No-one embodies this objective better than Daimler's commercial vehicle brands – the company is the world's leading manufacturer of urban delivery vans through to heavy haulage vehicles. The slogan applies to the latest ranges from Mercedes-Benz, Setra and Fuso, and also to Daimler's take on the near future:
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From a vision to reality – the Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 gives an exciting and realistic outlook on the long-distance truck of tomorrow. In ten years trucks will be able to drive autonomously on the motorways and highways of Europe.
, May 05, 2014
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Daimler AG will be presenting a comprehensive range of vehicles for the public service sector at IFAT, the world's leading trade show for innovations and services from the areas of water, sewage, waste and raw materials management, from 5 to 9 May 2014 in Munich.
, Mar 19, 2014
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Der neue Unimog ist bereit. Die ersten Fahrzeuge der im Frühjahr dieses Jahres vorgestellten Unimog Generation BlueTec 6 mit Euro VI-Motoren und weiteren grundlegenden Neuerungen sind ausgeliefert. Auf einem Testgelände in Münsingen hat die internationale Fachpresse nun Gelegenheit, die neuen Unimog-Modelle zu erproben und verschiedene Gerätekombinationen kennen-zulernen.
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Mercedes-Benz at Agritechnica 2013: New-generation Unimog and new Arocs
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With the show premiere of the new Unimog at the leading "Agritechnica" fair in Hanover (10 to 16 November), engines complying with the Euro VI emission standard mandatory for trucks are arriving in the agricultural sector. At stand C 05 in Hall 9, for the first time Mercedes-Benz also is presenting a Mercedes-Benz Arocs specifically for use in agricultural logistics.


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Verizon iPhone 4 Hotspot
Verizon iPhone Hotspot: $20 For 2GB a Month
While $50 for data doesn't seem like that much, tack on the minimum $60 talk and text plan, and you begin to realize just how much this iPhone 4 is really costing you — upwards of $1,300 a year — if you don't go over your limits. For example, each additional GB on your hotsopot will set you back another $20. Ouch.


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Mighty Mini! Banger bought for £500 outstrips a Bugatti Veyron
A PETROLHEAD dad-of-two has created the world's mightiest Mini which is faster than a Bugatti Veyron and can do 0-60mph in under TWO seconds.
Stuart Meads' 700 horsepower Mini 1000 is so quick that the front lifts off the ground when the pedal hits the metal and a parachute is packed in the boot in order to slow it down.


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August Wilson
Broadway producer Stewart F. Lane will release his latest book next month.
Timothy Douglas directs the drama at the Washington, D.C. theater.
Wright joins the previously announced E. Faye Butler.
The Broadway League had decided not to dim Broadway's marquees for the pioneering comedian.
Hadary will star as Tevye in the D.C. theater's production of Fiddler on the Roof.
High school competitors will make their Broadway debut on the stage of the August Wilson Theatre.
New plays by Morris Panych and Katori Hall are also on tap for the Washington, D.C. mainstay.
Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad takes her turn at the helm of August Wilson's ''Fences'' at Princeton, New Jersey's McCarter Theatre.
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FCC Endures Debate On Ownership Limits
Michael K. Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, presides over a hearing on competition between telephone companies last week. Photo: Matthew Cavanaugh, The Washington Post |
Richmond, VA - Feb 28, 2003 - At the peak of attendance, nearly 200
people attended the FCC public hearing held on Feb. 27 in Richmond, VA.
The agenda called for 22 people to make presentations before the
Commission to help the FCC in its pending decision on broadcast
ownership limits.
Many of the attendees openly support an ownership limit cap and feel
that the rules are already too generous. Television group owners want
to raise the limit beyond its current 35 percent of the national
television audience and remove the restriction that bars a single owner
from holding a newspaper and television or radio station in a single
market. The typical opposition cry is that reduced restrictions will
lead to more mergers and a few large companies controlling what people
read, hear and watch. Representatives of newspapers and television
networks disagreed, saying that decades-old ownership rules are
outdated in today's world of satellite broadcasts, cable television and
the Internet.
Both sides made their pleas to the Federal Communications Commission,
which moved out of Washington for a day to get opinions on its review
of six ownership rules. The FCC is expected to make its decision in
Business |
Arbitron and Nielsen Expand Agreement for Testing PPM
New York - Mar 4, 2003 - Arbitron and Nielsen Media Research have
expanded their agreement to increase Nielsen's involvement in a joint
research program to evaluate the Arbitron Portable People Meter
The two companies are exploring the feasibility of using the PPM as a
data collection tool for television audience measurement. Arbitron and
Nielsen first announced an agreement in June 2000 to jointly test the
PPM in Philadelphia. This latest agreement expands this relationship to
include a number of research initiatives that will be supported, in
part, by increasing the financial involvement and commitment of
resources from Nielsen Media Research.
The two companies anticipate reporting initial results of these
expanded tests by Fall of 2003.
BRS Media Marks Anniversary on Alternate Domains
San Francisco - Mar 4, 2003 - BRS Media's DotFM, the exclusive
worldwide registry for Web addresses ending in .FM, marks its fifth
anniversary in providing alternate domain name registration services.
Since 1998, DotFM has made the unique .FM domain available to radio
stations and other entities looking for a different identity.
On a non-exclusive basis, BRS Media also offers .AM top-level domains
through its DotAM division. The company also registers domains for all
other available domain extensions.
Are you wondering where the unique domain endings originated? Most
two-letter ending are assigned to countries. These countries then offer
the ending as a business venture. Some unique endings in use and their
associated origins are:
.fm . . . Federated States of Micronesia
.am . . . Armenia
.tv . . . Tuvalu
.cd . . . Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire
.bz . . . Belize
.cc . . . Cocos (Keeling) Islands
.nu . . . Niue
.ws . . . Samoa
Emediatrade Provides Interface to Wicks
Reedsport, OR, and Atlanta - Mar 3, 2003 - Wicks Broadcast Solutions
has contracted Emediatrade as its direct electronic data invoicing
(EDI) interface with advertising agencies and media buyers using
systems such as Adware, Datatech, Donovan Data Systems, Strata, and MRP
Smartplus. Electronic invoicing has been watched with keen interest by
radio stations for several years.
Wicks Invoice Express is used by 7,800 radio stations, and this
agreement makes it possible for Wicks to offer its clients a new
platform for electronic invoice delivery. For the broadcaster, Invoice
Express Desk reduces paper, envelope, postage and labor expenses
associated with printing documents, enabling invoicing within hours of
the end of the broadcast month. For the agency, Invoice Express Desk
provides machine-readable files enabling automatic reconciliation of
invoices and eliminates labor costs and reduces margin of error.
Invoices are received immediately.
Clear Channel Chicago and Cincinnati Go IBOC with Harris
Cincinnati - Mar 4, 2003 - Two Clear Channel radio stations in
Chicago and one in Cincinnati will implement Ibiquity Digital's IBOC
with products from Harris. The equipment, including the Harris Dexstar
HD Radio AM/FM exciter and transmitters from the Harris Z line, will be
used at WVAZ-FM Chicago, IL; WNUA-FM Chicago, IL; and WSAI-AM
Cincinnati, OH.
Clear Channel has chosen a Z16HD transmitter from the Harris Z Platinum
FM line for WVAZ and has upgraded WNUA's transmitter to a Z10HD. WVAZ
and WSAI will receive a Dexstar HD AM/FM exciter.
Jeff Littlejohn, senior vice president of engineering for Clear Channel
Radio, feels that the Harris FM solid-state transmitters had a decisive
advantage in IBOC hybrid mode and that was the reason for the
People |
NAB Announces 2003 Engineering Achievement Award Recipients
Washington - Feb 28, 2003 - The National Association of Broadcasters
has announced the winners of its Engineering Achievement Awards. The
awards, first established in 1959, are given to industry leaders for
significant contributions that have advanced broadcast engineering.
award winners will be honored at the Technology Luncheon, Wednesday,
April 9 at NAB2003 in Las Vegas.
This year's recipients are John Reiser (radio) and Robert P. Eckert
Radio Engineering Achievement Award Winner - John W.
John Reiser retired in 2000 as a senior broadcast engineer with the
FCC's International Bureau. He played a significant role in many
landmark rulings during his 39 years at the FCC, including the
standardization of the FCC national program for broadcast station
inspections in the 1970s, the 1976 revision of the broadcast rules and
regulations and the reorganization of the Broadcast Bureau into what is
now the Media Bureau. From 1986-2000, he served as the U.S. chairman of
the technical study groups on broadcasting that participate in the
standards and conference preparatory work of the International
Telecommunications Union and represented the U.S. at numerous
international meetings on broadcasting issues. For many
years, his extensive knowledge of the FCC rules and hands-on experience
and day-to-day contact with broadcast stations made him a critical
resource to the industry in helping broadcasters comply with the FCC
Television Engineering Achievement Award Winner - Robert P.
Robert Eckert is the Branch Chief-Electromagnetic Compatibility
Division, Technical Analysis Branch of the Office of Engineering and
Technology at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He began his
career with the FCC in 1980, specializing in matters relating to radio
propagation prediction, spectrum efficiency, and frequency-assignment
algorithms. For the past 15 years, his work at the FCC has been devoted
to spectrum planning for advanced television. He investigated ways to
assign digital TV channels within the current TV broadcast bands and
constructed computer programs to evaluate the coverage and interference
consequences of various digital TV (DTV) channel allotment tables. He
was one of the principal architects of the original DTV channel
allotment plan, and developed and implemented the FCC's channel
selection algorithms that accommodated all television stations with a
DTV channel assignment. His significant technical accomplishments have
been instrumental in facilitating the DTV transition for the broadcast
television service.
Internet Watch |
BSI Launches Spanish Website
Eugene, OR - Mar 3, 2003 - Broadcast Software International (BSI)
has debuted its Spanish-language website. The website mirrors the
English website, including online ordering and product information. The
Spanish edition was created to better serve the company's global client
The Spanish website follows the release of a Spanish-language Simian
manual, and allows Spanish speaking users to access the information
that was on the original website in English. BSI plans to release a
multi-lingual version of Simian in the near future.
Products |
TC Works Ships Spark XL 2.7 with CD Burning
Westlake Village, CA - Mar 5, 2003 - Spark XL Version 2.7 of TC
Works' audio processing application is now shipping. Spark XL 2.7
features direct CD-burning from inside Spark XL's play list. Track
indexes may be activated or deactivated per region, allowing several
regions to be used to create one track without rendering.
Spark XL 2.7 is the first version that supports only OS X. A Mac OS 9
version is still available, but it does not support the new
SBE Publishes Handbook for Radio Operators
Indianapolis - Mar 5, 2003 - The Society of Broadcast Engineers'
Certification Committee has announced the publication of an important
new book useful in training radio station board operators. The
Certification Handbook for Radio Operators is designed to help
board operators increase their knowledge of station operations by
explaining standard practices and common procedures. It is available
beginning this month from the Society's National Headquarters in
Indianapolis and will also be found at the SBE's booth during the NAB
Convention in Las Vegas, April 7 -10.
Radio board operators—that is anyone who takes operational
responsibility of a radio station, including announcers—need to
understand the inner workings of the radio station. This handbook
will help operators learn more about the broadcasting business from the
technical and business side. While it is designed for individuals just
getting started in radio, the information is useful to anyone who pulls
a shift behind the console.
The book covers FCC rules, technical layout of a typical station and
the general responsibilities of a radio operator. In addition, an
overview of station management structure and professional etiquette is
presented. Other chapters cover station logs, the Emergency Alert
System (EAS), safety requirements and operational procedures for
trouble situations.
The Certification Handbook for Radio Operators was written for
the SBE by Ron Bartlebaugh, CBNT, a 25-year radio veteran. Bartlebaugh
is the director of engineering for public radio station WKSU-FM in
Kent, OH, which owns and operates a network of four FM stations in
northeast Ohio. Bartlebaugh also owns his own company that provides
technical services to the broadcast industry. Bartlebaugh has earned
the Certified Broadcast Networking Technician designation from the
Society of Broadcast Engineers. He has regularly written articles for
Radio magazine since 1997. He is also an active amateur radio
operator (W8JPG) and a member of SBE Chapter 70 -Northeast Ohio, the
Acoustical Society of America, the Audio Engineering Society and the
National Systems Contractors Association.
Years ago, the FCC required all announcers to hold a third-class
lLicense and later a restricted operator's permit. The SBE now offers a
radio operator certification examination that covers much of the same
information that the third-class license covered and provides a
benchmark standard to gauge an individual's proficiency in station
operations. Studying the information in the Certification Handbook
for Radio Operators will prepare an operator to take the optional
SBE certification test and earn the Certified Radio Operator (CRO)
SBE Certification Committee Chairman, Chriss Scherer, CSRE, in
announcing the publication's release said, "This new handbook and
certification level fits perfectly with the SBE's established Program
of Certification. The goal of the Certification Committee is to provide
a standard metric of determining a person's skill and offer that person
a method to gain the knowledge he or she needs whenever possible. The
Certification Handbook for Radio Operators does both."
Larry Wilkins, CPBE, CBNT, chief engineer for Cumulus Radio in
Montgomery, AL, says this about the new Certification Handbook for
Radio Operators: "The new handbook gives a great overview of
station layout and operation. The board operator doesn't have to know
how it works, but why it's there and what it does. Every board operator
should have a copy."
Professional board operators are a must in today's competitive radio
station environment. Bartlebaugh writes, "The broadcast industry is
fast-paced and requires the person who wishes to be a professional
broadcaster to be properly informed and otherwise kept up-to-date with
the policies, procedures and technologies that affect each and every
broadcast station and its operators. Broadcasting is a
learn-it-and-keep-learning-it business." This publication, from the
professional organization for broadcast engineers, will help you meet
your competitive challenges.
To order one or more copies, call the Society of Broadcast Engineers at
Omnia Makes New Omnia-6 Presets Available for Download
Cleveland - Mar 4, 2003 - Omnia-6fm on-air processor owners can
download four new presets for their Omnias. The presets are available
through the Omnia website at www.omniaaudio.com/o6fm.
The presets were designed by the Omnia team and based on input from
Omnia users. The settings were designed for classical, jazz, talk and
hit radio. A brief description of the new presets follows.
Classical2 provides a percieved louder sound on the air than the
factory Classical preset. Medium and short-term program dynamics remain
essentially untouched, while long-term dynamics are modified to
substantially increase overall on-air loudness.
SmoothJazz was designed for use smooth jazz formats. It was
designed to provide good on-air loudness while minimizing
clipper-induced bass IM distortion on material that is easily prone to
it, such as compositions heavy with saxophone and bass.
TalkNR was designed to minimize noise and artifacts that would
otherwise be brought out by normal multiband settings.
Warm Contemp uses the multiband AGCs and limiters to build up
competitive on-air loudness with less reliance on the clipper sections,
resulting in an on-air sound that is competitive but lacks the
artifacts normally associated with clipping.
Omnia Releases FM Analog/Digital Processor
Cleveland - Feb 28, 2003 - Omnia has introduced a product for
stations making the transition to IBOC operation: the Omnia-6hdfm. The processor,
part of the Omnia-6 family of processors, provides simultaneous outputs
for analog and digital transmissions in one unit.
Omnia-6hdfm uses 96kHz, 24-bit sampling, which Omnia touts as the
highest sampling rate of any broadcast processor. The processor
provides a dual-output signal to deliver a processed signal for IBOC
and analog transmissions. This simplifies set up for the radio station
and also helps to create a seamless transition when a hybrid receiver
blends from analog to digital or back. A split processing structure
routes audio from the mixer section to separate, concurrent output
stages for conventional FM and DAB. The IBOC section features a
user-selectable frequency response, up to 20kHz. A specially designed
final limiter conditions audio for the bit-reduced encoders used in
IBOC systems, while the analog FM output signal receives
distortion-controlled final limiting with pre-emphasis and 15kHz
An upgrade package is available to current Omnia6-fm owners. The
upgrade includes new processing software and a back panel with added
AES connections. The upgrade can be installed in the field.
Other Omnia-6hdfm features include a six-band limiter, five AGC bands
with adjustable AGC crossovers and wideband AGC, and twin full-color
active-matrix displays with integrated Dorrough Loudness Meters. The
unit can be remotely controlled via Ethernet, serial or modem
connection. Software updates can be added through a plug-in software
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Feb 24th 2009 6:23AM I seem to recall World of Warcraft and as well as the previous
Warcraft games; skillful. The act of having skill, that causes a player to stand out above the rest, through enduring, and surpassing difficulty. And if not fail. What I have noticed playing multiple years is things have become less difficult; more costly, and sympathetic to people that lack and complain about one class or the other; what is fair, and what is not. What of the people that enjoyed WOW for what it was; a game of challenge, skill, and fun. We might as well just download gliders and sit in trade or General chat; and make AOL version 2.0 I love this game, wish it could weed itself out of stupidity.


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Re: BP Oil Catastrophe
This sort of oil disaster is quite common place in less publicised regions such as *****ia and Angola, for example.Royal Dutch Shell for example destroyed the Ogoni region of *****ia.
Campaigners against this destruction such as Ken Saro Wiwa paid with their lives for trying to stop this abuse.
Big oil doesn't give a **** about the health and safety of the environment.
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Plenty of my friends are looking
for one too. Find a pet to adopt.
Find a pet to adopt |
My name is Ella "PLEASE SOMEBODY LOVE ME"!
Facts about Ella "PLEASE SOMEBODY LOVE ME"
- Breed: Dogue de Bordeaux/American Staffordshire Terrier Mix
- Color: Brindle - With White
- Age: Adult
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Female
Ella "PLEASE SOMEBODY LOVE ME"'s Info...
I am already spayed, housetrained, in need of an experienced adopter, up to date with shots, good with kids, and not good with cats.
Ella is one of our most loved dogs. She is smart, affectionate and loves going for walks and getting belly rubs. Ella wants to please her humans and is great with kids. She is about 6 years old, very healthy and has a beautiful white chest and paws. She can be dog selective so she should be the only princess in the home. She loves cuddling, playing, and rolling in the grass. Ella is house trained, chipped, spayed and current on vaccinations.
Her Foster Mom says, "Ella is one of the best dogs I have ever had. Took her for a great walk today. Played ball with her. She behaves really well, walks great. Loves all people. Curious about two small dogs through a fence but responds when I call. Gave her a bath ( easiest bath I ever gave a dog). She sleeps well and is housebroken (no messes). She is lots of fun and fits right in." Let us know when you want to meet Ella; you will fall in love with her like we have!
Other Pets at Luv of Dogz Fund Inc
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Ella "PLEASE SOMEBODY LOVE ME", a Scottsdale Dogue de Bordeaux/American Staffordshire Terrier dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Dogue de Bordeaux/American Staffordshire Terrier for sale in Scottsdale, or seeking a Dogue de Bordeaux/American Staffordshire Terrier dog from a breeder in Scottsdale.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Scottsdale already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Scottsdale breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Dogue de Bordeaux/American Staffordshire Terrier breeders who help with Dogue de Bordeaux/American Staffordshire Terrier rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Scottsdale paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Third Millennium Bible (TMB) | New International Version (NIV) |
2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god. | 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia and put in the treasure house of his god. |
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My name is Oliver Blue!
Facts about Oliver Blue
- Breed: Australian Shepherd
- Color: White - With Gray Or Silver
- Age: Puppy
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Male
Oliver Blue's Info...
I am purebred, a special needs pet, up to date with shots, and good with dogs.
This sweet face belongs to Oliver Blue, he is an adorable Blue Merle Australian Shepherd that was born on 06/28/10. Oliver Blue is more out-going than his brother Rhett. Oliver has PARTIAL HEARING AND HIS VISION IS IMPAIRED. Both Oliver Blue and his handsome brother Rhett adore belly rubs and are good puppies. Housebreaking is in progress and they both sleep through the night.
Both boys will be neutered and micro chipped when age appropriate. Vaccines are up to date.
Other Pets at Amazing Aussies Lethal White Rescue of AZ
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Oliver Blue, a Mesa Australian Shepherd puppy was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Australian Shepherd for sale in Mesa, or seeking a Australian Shepherd puppy from a breeder in Mesa.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Mesa already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Mesa breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Australian Shepherd breeders who help with Australian Shepherd rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Mesa paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Hiya, I've got a 1 year old Macbook Pro with MacOS Extended (Journaled), which I understand is supposed to be compatible.
I downloaded both the 2012 and 2011 AutoCADs and after downloading for about half an hour once I try and open the downloads to install the following warning message comes up:
Completely new to AutoCAD (I'm a student) and not particularly a whizz with my mac, any help would be much appreciated!
Have also emailed the Autodesk help service so awaiting advice from them too!
you have to have this OS
Mac OS® X v10.6.4 or later
I have version 10.6.8!
And what to do if I have Mac Book Pro 5.2 and version of Mac OS X 10.5.8 - I downloaded Auto Cad 2012 trial but it requires the version of Mac OS X 10..6.4 or later, I' m beginner user of Mac, should I update the softwer or ? Have no idea what to do and would appreciate any help, thanks
you need to upgrade your OS to meet system requirements
Sorry, should have updated this sooner! I managed to fix it, very simple actually.
I was downloading the software via Google Chrome, but it only worked when I tried downloading it via Safari instead, not really sure why that worked and Chrome didn't, but thanks for everyone's help!
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