The Sector for Protected Areas approves management plans and protection measures for protected areas and keeps the central register of protected natural assets and register of public institutions for the protection of nature, supervises the professional work of the administrations of public institutions of national parks and parks of nature and supervises the financing of nature protection programs in protected natural assets, carries out expert tasks connected with compensating owners and authorized right holders over real estate in protected areas, carries out expert tasks connected with the assessment of damage compensation in the protected parts of nature, establishes nature protection conditions when issuing concessions and concessionary approvals in protected areas and natural assets, and participates in the adoption of physical plans of national parks and parks of nature.


Odsjek za zaštićena područja daje suglasnost na planove upravljanja zaštićenim područjima i mjere zaštite prirodnih vrijednosti, vodi središnji upisnik zaštićenih prirodnih vrijednosti i upisnik javnih ustanova za zaštitu prirode, obavlja nadzor nad stručnim radom uprava javnih ustanova nacionalnih parkova i parkova prirode i nadzor nad financiranjem programa zaštite prirode u zaštićenim prirodnim vrijednostima, obavlja stručne poslove u vezi s naknadom vlasnicima i ovlaštenicima prava na nekretninama u zaštićenim područjima, obavlja stručne poslove u vezi s procjenom naknade štete koje nastanu u zaštićenim dijelovima prirode, utvrđuje uvjete zaštite prirode pri dodjeljivanju koncesija i koncesijskih odobrenja u zaštićenim područjima i prirodnim vrijednostima, te sudjeluje u donošenju prostornih planova nacionalnih parkova i parkova prirode.


Hotel & Apartments Punta is a tourist complex located along the coast, near the picturesque Veli Losinj and 4 km from Mali Losinj.


Hotel i apartmani Punta turistički je kompleks smješten uz samu obalu, u neposrednoj blizini slikovitog Velog Lošinja i 4 km od Malog Lošinja.


The hotel complex Punta is surrounded by pine trees and is located at the tip, which dominates the entrance in the Veli Losinj harbor.


Hotelski kompleks Punta okružen je borovom šumom i nalazi se na rtu koji dominira ulazom u velološinjsku luku.


ALL INCLUSIVE (AI) includes: buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner.


ALL INCLUSIVE (AI) uključuje: buffet doručak, ručak, večera.


Drinks with meals (juice, wine, beer and water); In Bar domestic alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and cocktail and filter coffee and tea (10-23h).


Piće uz obroke (juice, vino, pivo i voda); Bar: domaća alkoholna i bezalkoholna pića i coctail-i, filter kava i čaj (od 10-23h).


Use of swimming pool with heated sea water, sauna and relax department zone (announcement in advance).


Korištenje bazena sa grijanom morskom vodom, sauna odjel i relax zona (uz prethodnu najavu).


Gastronomy The gastronomic offer in Privlaka has all the characteristics of Dalmatian cousine, which is a world in itself.


Gastronomija Gastro ponudu Privlake u potpunosti oblikuje dalmatinska kuhinja koja predstavlja zaseban svijet.


Here you will enjoy numerous specialties of Dalmatian cooking, with a cup of local wine from Privlaka.


Dolaskom u ovo mjesto uživat ćete u brojnim specijalitetima dalmatinske kuhinje uz čašicu domaćeg privlačkog vina.


A rich choice of all types of fish, prepared in many different ways: brodetto, roasted on gradele, octopus form under the peka, etc. Try dishes seasoned with natural olive oil and various natural spices; Dalmatian prosciutto with cheese and olives is our traditional food which will certainly leave a good impression on you.


Bogatstvo svih vrsta svježe ribe, pripremljene na razne načine: brudet, pečene na gradele, hobotnica ispod peke...jela začinjena prirodnim maslinovim uljem uz dodatak raznih prirodnih začina, dalmatinski pršut sa sirom i maslinama naša je dugogodišnja tradicija koja će i na vas ostaviti poseban dojam.


We invite you to come to our town and enjoy home-made organic food in our restaurants, served by friendly hosts in a family atmosphere.


Pozivamo vas da dođete u naše mjesto i prepustite se uživanju ove prave domaće hrane ekološkog porijekla u našim restoranima u kojima će vas u obiteljskoj atmosferi poslužiti naši ljubazni domaćini.


Driving along the Adriatic coast, picturesque landscapes of the Makarska Riviera and across the delta of river Neretva.


Vožnja Jadranskom obalom uz živopisne pejzaže Makarske rivijere i preko delte rijeke Neretve.


Due to its exceptional beauty and rich cultural heritage this ancient city is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.


Zbog svoje iznimne ljepote i bogata kulturnog nasljeđa ovaj drevni grad uključen je u UNESCO popis svjetske kulturne baštine.


Dubrovnik is surrounded by walls and towers and a treasury of architectural and cultural masterpieces, carefully preserved through the centuries.


Dubrovnik je okružen zidinama i tvrđavama i predstavlja riznicu arhitektonskih i kulturnih remek-djela brižno sačuvanih kroz stoljeća.


A pleasant stroll will reveal the city's monuments, palaces, churches, museums and squares.


Ugodna šetnja otkrit će vam gradske znamenitosti, palače, crkve, muzeje i trgove.


Croatia faces a massive economic crisis, just as the majority of Western countries are.


Hrvatska je pred velikom gospodarskom krizom, kao uostalom i većina zemalja Zapada.


No one denies this any more, not even Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, who, up to a week ago, was signalling to the public that Croatia was in no danger, even though many economic experts and international analysis institutions, such as Stratford, the International Monetary Fund and Deutsche Bank, have over the past few months put Croatia at the top of a list of the most threatened countries of South-Eastern Europe.


Tu činjenicu više nitko ne osporava, čak ni premijer Ivo Sanader, koji je do prije tjedan dana u javnost slao signale da Hrvatska nije u opasnosti, iako su mnogi ekonomski stručnjaci i međunarodne analitičke institucije, kao što su Stratfor, Međunarodni monetarni fond i Deutsche Bank, proteklih mjeseci baš Hrvatsku svrstali na sam vrh ljestvice najugroženijih zemalja jugoistočne Europe.


In spite of that Croatian Government has met the crisis entirely unprepared, with an inappropriate economic policy and lacking any kind of strategy.


Unatoč tome, hrvatska vlast je krizu dočekala potpuno nespremna, s neodgovarajućom gospodarskom politikom i bez ikakve strategije.


That this is the case was confirmed indirectly by Prime Minister Sanader, from whose statements made last week it can be concluded that Government does not have a single measure ready to counter the fallout from the global financial meltdown and to face the danger that Croatia might over the coming months become bankrupt.


Da je tome tako, neizravno je potvrdio i premijer Sanader, iz čijih se prošlotjednih istupa moglo zaključiti da Vlada nema spremnu ni jednu mjeru za obranu od posljedica globalnog financijskog sloma i suočavanja s opasnošću da Hrvatska idućih mjeseci doživi bankrot.


And that could very easily happen if the finance ministry does not soon find a way to pay off a 5 billion euro debt that is coming due for payment next year, if companies do not succeed in refinancing 6 billion euro in foreign debt, and if Government does not move quickly to implement measures that would stimulate production and stop the decline in economic growth, which will next year, according to the most optimistic forecasts, amount to only 2 percent.


A to bi se vrlo lako moglo dogoditi ako Ministarstvo financija uskoro ne nađe način kako otplatiti 5 milijardi eura duga koji u sljedećoj godini dolazi na naplatu, ako poduzeća ne uspiju refinancirati 6 milijardi eura zaduženja u inozemstvu, ako Vlada hitno ne krene s mjerama poticanja proizvodnje i ne zaustavi pad gospodarskog rasta, koji će sljedeće godine, prema najoptimističnijim prognozama, iznositi samo 2 posto.


Instead of concerning itself with the chief problems – how to implement structural reforms in the economy, save the majority of jobs and revive production, and how to help the economy not fall into a recession, the Government led by Prime Minister Sanader is proposing a ban on Christmas receptions, gifts and Christmas bonuses as a defence from the financial crisis, and is trying to gain time by illegally delaying the adoption of the national budget, as there is clearly no prepared scenario to deal with a situation that was foreboded a year ago.


Umjesto da se bavi glavnim problemima - kako provesti strukturne reforme u gospodarstvu, sačuvati većinu radnih mjesta i oživiti proizvodnju te na koji način pomoći gospodarstvu da ne padne u recesiju, Vlada premijera Sanadera za obranu od financijske krize predlaže zabranu blagdanskih domjenaka, darova i božićnica a protuzakonitom odgodom donošenja državnog proračuna pokušava dobiti na vremenu jer očito nema pripremljen nikakav scenarij za situaciju koja se naslućivala prije godinu dana.


The news of doing away with Christmas joy, as an answer to the financial crisis, circled the world in the space of only a few days, and derogatory commentaries on the Prime Minister's stealing Christmas were put on the Internet sites of many respected global media houses, such as the US Forbes and the British BBC.


Vijest o ukidanju božićnih radosti, kao odgovor na financijsku krizu, u nekoliko je dana obišla svijet a posprdne komentare na temu da je premijer Hrvatima ukrao Božić na svojim internetskim stranicama objavili su mnogi ugledni svjetski mediji, poput američkog Forbesa i britanskog BBC-ja.


The Prime Minister's activities at the start of the week have shown that Government is occupied with itself and that the Prime Minister's chief preoccupation is how to preserve the ruling coalition and not to come up with a strategy to fight the crisis with those same partners.


Premijerove aktivnosti početkom tjedna pokazale su da se vlast bavi sama sobom te da je glavna premijerova preokupacija kako sačuvati vladajuću koaliciju a ne s tim istim partnerima smisliti strategiju borbe protiv krize.


Meetings with coalition partners and unions on Monday had only one purpose – to convince the HSLS and HSS to accept reductions in the budgets of the ministries under their control, to have the pensioners forego the Christmas bonus and for unions not to seek wage hikes – i.e., to stay in power.


Sastanci s koalicijskim partnerima i sindikatima u ponedjeljak imali su samo jednu svrhu - nagovoriti HSLS i HSS da pristanu na smanjenje proračuna ministarstava koja su pod njihovom kontrolom, umirovljenike da se odreknu božićnica te sindikate da ne traže rast plaća - dakle, ostanak na vlasti.


"There is no financial crisis, Croatia is financing its debt", Sanader told a session of cabinet in October of last year, referring to the IMF warning that Croatia faces the danger of a financial crisis.


“Nikakve financijske krize nema, Hrvatska financira svoj dug”, govorio je Sanader na sjednici Vlade u listopadu prošle godine, osvrćući se na upozorenje MMF-a da Hrvatskoj prijeti opasnost od financijske krize.


Just a month ago he said at the launching of construction on the Ernestinovo – Pecs high voltage transmission line that "at the moment in which the world is being shaken by a massive financial crisis and when the world's leading nations are entering recession, I want to send a message to Croatia that Government will, together with other institutions, do everything it can to preserve our stability both as regards finances and the economy.


Prije samo mjesec dana rekao je na otvaranju radova na gradnji dalekovoda Ernestinovo - Pečuh: “U trenutku kada svijet potresa velika financijska kriza i kada vodeće zemlje svijeta ulaze u recesiju, želim uputiti poruku Hrvatskoj da će Vlada, skupa s drugim institucijama, učiniti sve da se sačuva naša stabilnost u financijskom i ekonomskom smislu.


That is the context in which next year's national budget will be drafted." Sanader said Croatia was safe, and that Government and the Croatian National Bank would do everything they could to make it stay that way.


U tom će kontekstu biti napravljen državni proračun za iduću godinu.” Sanader je poručio da je Hrvatska sigurna, a da će Vlada i Hrvatska narodna banka učiniti sve da tako i ostane.


A month later, when member countries of the European Union officially declared a recession, Sanader is announcing measures to counter the crisis, but, besides canon catchphrases on the need to cut down expenses, he has not offered a single coherent one, even though it is clear to all that the consequences of the global financial crisis are slowly spreading to Croatia.


Mjesec dana kasnije, kada su zemlje Europske unije i službeno proglasile recesiju, Sanader najavljuje mjere protiv krize, međutim, osim načelnih parola o nužnoj štednji, ne nudi ni jednu suvislu, iako je svima jasno da posljedice svjetske financijske krize polako zahvaćaju Hrvatsku.


That this is the case was definitely confirmed last week in statements made by the national and monetary leadership and by numerous prominent economists, gathered at a traditional economic advisory meeting in Opatija.


Da je tako definitivno je potvrđeno prošli tjedan u istupima državnog i monetarnog vrha te brojnih uglednih ekonomista, okupljenih na tradicionalnom ekonomskom savjetovanju u Opatiji.


They all agree in one thing – the greatest danger to the Croatian economy is the threat of a lack of capital.


Svi se slažu u jednom - najveća opasnost hrvatskoj ekonomiji prijeti od nedostatka kapitala.


This is a direct result of the global financial crisis and inter-bank illiquidity, which have begun to slow financial allocations targeted to investment.


To je direktna posljedica globalne financijske krize i nelikvidnosti među bankama, koje su počele usporavati novčane plasmane namijenjene investicijama.


In this kind of situation there will be a fall in consumer spending power and, as a result, of economic activity.


U takvoj situaciji doći će do pada potrošačke moći i, posljedično, gospodarskih aktivnosti.


When business people are no longer in a position to finance the cost of their businesses, they will have to put a stop to investments, sales, earnings and profits will fall, and sot he state too will collect less tax.


Kad poduzetnici ne budu više u stanju financirati troškove svog poslovanja, morat će zaustaviti investicije, smanjit će se prodaja, prihodi i zarada pa će i država ubirati manje novca od poreza.


In order to survive, companies will have to cut costs.


Da bi opstale, tvrtke će morati smanjiti troškove.


As always, the first to bear the brunt are workers, and when companies start firing, social expenditure will rise, and thereby the cost to the national budget.


Kao i uvijek, prvi na udaru naći će se radnici, a kada počnu otpuštanja, povećat će se socijalni izdaci države i samim time trošak državnog proračuna.


It is an open question how the state will pay off the 5 billion euro of foreign debt that is coming due for payment next year in those conditions.


Pitanje je kako će država u takvim uvjetima otplatiti 5 milijardi eura vanjskog duga koji joj krajem ove i tijekom sljedeće godine dolazi na naplatu.


So far Government has resolved this problem by taking on new debt, but as a result of the global financial crisis and banking illiquidity, it is hard to get to capital these days, and those that have it are lending it very dear.


Dosad je Vlada taj problem rješavala tako što bi se nanovo zdužila, ali zbog financijske krize u svijetu i bankarske nelikvidnosti, do kapitala je danas teško doći a oni koji ga imaju posuđuju ga vrlo skupo.


As far as the availability of capital is concerned, companies will find themselves in even more dire straits.


Što se tiče dostupnosti kapitala, tvrtke će se naći u još većim problemima.


The chief opposition economic strategist, Ljubo Jurcic, feels that the negative aspect of foreign ownership of the Croatian banking sector is now coming to the fore. "Croatian banks for years now lack sufficient money from domestic accumulation to finance demand, and therefore sought money abroad, from their parent banks.


Glavni oporbeni ekonomski strateg Ljubo Jurčić smatra da sada do izražaja dolaze negativni aspekti stranog vlasništva nad hrvatskim bankarskim sektorom. “Hrvatske banke već godinama nemaju dovoljno novca da iz domaće akumulacije financiraju potražnju, stoga su novac nabavljale u inozemstvu, kod svojih matičnih banaka.


As these banks are, for the most part Austrian and Italian, today in troubled waters, they can no longer lend money to their subsidiaries in Croatia.


Kako su te banke, uglavnom austrijske i talijanske, danas u problemima, svojim podružnicama u Hrvatskoj više ne mogu posuđivati novac.


The problem is that savings in banks are about 5 percent less than the amount banks place to the state and companies for investment.


Problem je što je štednja građana u bankama za nekih 5 posto manja od iznosa koji banke plasiraju državi i tvrtkama za investicije.


As a result of the global crisis, this difference can no longer be covered", says Jurcic.


Zbog krize u svijetu, tu razliku više nije moguće podmiriti”, kaže Jurčić.


That is why Government is counting on the assistance of the IMF, even thought that is for political reasons the Prime Minister's last option.


Zbog toga Vlada računa i na pomoć MMF-a, iako je to zbog političkih razloga premijeru krajnja opcija.


Because for the help it would offer the IMF would, in return, demand drastic cost cutting across the board by the state.


Jer za pomoć koju bi pružio, MMF bi zauzvrat zahtijevao drastično rezanje svih troškova države.


Among other things that does not mean freezing wages, but reducing them, and a reduction in all social expenditures, which are Sanader's traditional marketing ace in the hole.


Među ostalim, to ne znači zamrzavanje plaća, nego njihovo smanjenje, kao i redukciju svih socijalnih troškova, koji su tradicionalno Sanaderov glavni marketinški adut.


This pertains above all to baby bonuses and veteran's pensions.


Tu se prije svega misli na rodiljne naknade i braniteljske mirovine.


One detail, however, warns of the fact that Sanader's administration has yet to find a solution that would patch up next year's financial holes and that they are counting on several option, one of which is turning to international financial institutions.


Međutim, jedan detalj upozorava na to da Sanaderova vlada još nije pronašla rješenje za krpanje financijskih rupa u sljedećoj godini te da računa na nekoliko opcija, od kojih je jedna obraćanje međunarodnim financijskim institucijama.


The national budget will not be adopted by the legal deadline and little is know about how it will look.


Državni proračun neće biti donesen u zakonskom roku a kako će izgledati, ne zna se mnogo.


The only thing that is for sure is that the budget deficit will be cut to zero.


Sigurno je samo spuštanje proračunskog deficita na nulu.


It is clear from that that there will not be any investment into the economy and projects that could be generators of economic growth, and this kind of statement from the Prime Minister has met with much criticism from analysts and prominent economists.


Iz toga je razvidno da neće biti ni ulaganja u gospodarstvo i projekte koji bi mogli biti generator gospodarskog rasta, a takva premijerova izjava naišla je na brojne kritike analitičara i uglednih ekonomista.


They claim that the chef reason for eliminating the budget deficit is the impossibility of reprogramming debts.


Oni tvrde da je glavni razlog eliminacije proračunskog deficita nemogućnost reprogramiranja dugova.


Ljubo Jurcic is opposed to a policy of reducing the budget deficit, because it does not bring much benefit in the long run and leaves the Government without the manoeuvring space to assist the economy, which is the only one that can pull the country out of crisis. “The cost of the crisis must be transferred to the national budget in order to save the economy.


Ljubo Jurčić je protiv politike smanjivanja proračunskog deficita, jer on dugoročno ne donosi veliku korist a Vladu ostavlja bez manevarskog prostora da pomogne gospodarstvu, koje jedino može zemlju izvući iz krize. “Trošak krize mora se prebaciti na državni proračun kako bi se spasila ekonomija.


In this situation Government needs to spend money on stimulating production by way of subsidies, and not on non-productive investments such as sports arenas, or on investments with long payback periods, such as roads and expensive bridges", says Jurcic.


Vlada u ovoj situaciji novac treba trošiti na poticanje proizvodnje subvencijama, a ne na neproizvodne investicije poput sportskih dvorana, ili na investicije s dugim rokom povratka, kao što su ceste i skupi mostovi”, kaže Jurčić.


The problem of falling Croatian exports, which is inevitable as a result of negative economic growth in the European Union, feels Jurcic, can only be resolved by using more of the domestic market. "The Croatian market is worth 30 billion dollars, and we have left it to others.


Problem smanjivanja hrvatskog izvoza, koji je neminovan zbog negativnoga gospodarskog rasta u Europskoj uniji, smatra Jurčić, može se riješiti većim korištenjem domaćeg tržišta. “Hrvatsko tržište je vrijedno 30 milijardi dolara, a mi smo ga prepustili drugima.


Government is trying to solve the problem by freezing wages, but wages have never been a problem in a market economy.


Vlada problem pokušava riješiti zamrzavanjem plaća, ali plaće u tržišnoj ekonomiji nikad nisu bile problem.


The problem is a crisis of production, which is already present.


Problem je kriza proizvodnje, koja je već prisutna.


According to statistics, in nine months of last year industrial production grew by a rate of 6.6 percent, while it has grown by only 2.5 percent in the same period this year," he said.


Prema statistici, u prošlogodišnjih devet mjeseci industrijska proizvodnja rasla je po stopi od 6,6 posto, dok je ove godine u istom razdoblju rast iznosio samo 2,5 posto."


Delays in adopting a national budget also demonstrates that Government has overly late begun to deal with the issues of the economic crisis, even though economists have been warning of it for months.


Kašnjenje s donošenjem državnog proračuna pokazuje i to da se Vlada prekasno počela baviti pitanjima gospodarske krize, iako na nju analitičari upozoravaju mjesecima.


Exactly a year ago President Mesic said in Opatija that a financial tsunami was approaching Croatia, referring to the effects of the mortgage crisis that has spread throughout the United States.


Predsjednik Mesić je prije točno godinu dana u Opatiji rekao da se Hrvatskoj približava tsunami, misleći pritom na efekte krize hipotekarnih kredita koja je zahvatila Sjedinjene Države.


Unlike Mesic, Government was last week saying that Croatia was not in danger and that economic and financial stability was guaranteed.


Za razliku od Mesića, iz Vlade su do prošlog tjedna poručivali da Hrvatska nije u opasnosti te da je ekonomska i financijska stabilnost zagarantirana.


The Prime Minister's somewhat nervous reaction that followed showed that that was not exactly the case, and indicative of the fact that the situation has caught the Government off guard is one of the more bizarre measures the Prime Minister has proposed – doing away with Christmas gifts.


Pomalo nervozne premijerove reakcije koje su uslijedile pokazale su da tome i nije baš tako a da je situacija Vladu zatekla nespremnom pokazuje jedna od bizarnih mjera koju je premijer predložio - ukidanje božićnih darova.


The unions have also reacted to the other Government crisis measure, that concerning a freezing of wages financed from the national budget.


Na drugu Vladinu kriznu mjeru, onu o zamrzavanju plaća iz državnog proračuna, reagirali su i sindikati.


The leadership of the biggest of the unions, the Independent Union of Croatia, has announced that it does not accept a freezing or limit on wage growth for 2009, and have said that they are prepared to call for public protests and industrial action to defend wages, and are seeking integral measures to get us out of the crisis from Government, without throwing the brunt of the burden on the shoulders of the Croatian worker.


Čelništvo najvećeg od njih, Nezavisnog sindikata Hrvatske, objavilo je da ne pristaju na zamrzavanje niti ograničavanje rasta plaća za 2009. godinu, najavljuju da su za obranu plaća spremni pozvati na javne prosvjede i industrijske akcije, a od Vlade traže cjelovite mjere za izlazak iz krize bez prebacivanja tog tereta na leđa hrvatskih radnika.


This union reaction shows that along with financial problems, Government could face serious political problems in the coming year.


Ta sindikalna reakcija nagovještava da bi Vlada uz financijske, u sljedećoj godini mogla imati ozbiljne političke probleme.


That is why many agree that Sanader, as an experienced politician, is actually buying time with the budget delay. "The budget has been announced for the second half of December, an until then he has to persuade the unions to accept a wage freeze, the Croatian Pensioners Party to give up their Christmas bonuses and the coalition partners to soften their demands.


Stoga se mnogi slažu da Sanader, kao iskusan političar, odgodom donošenja državnog proračuna zapravo kupuje vrijeme. “Proračun je najavljen za drugu polovinu prosinca, a do tada ostaje mu da nagovori sindikate da pristanu na zamrzavanje plaća, Hrvatsku stranku umirovljenika da se odrekne božićnica a koalicijske partnere da ublaže svoje zahtjeve.


If the Prime Minister does not succeed in hammering out a deal with his partners, he has three to four weeks to try to get a picture of the real state of affairs and grasp the full depth of the crisis", says one analyst well informed of the Government's plans.


Ako se premijer ne uspije dogovoriti s partnerima, ostaju mu tri do četiri tjedna u kojima će pokušati snimiti pravo stanje i shvatiti svu dubinu krize”, kaže jedan analitičar koji dobro zna koji su planovi Vlade.


Former Croatian Finance Minister Borislav Skegro feels that a late adoption of the budget is not a problem because the important thing is that the budget be well put together rather than adopted a two weeks sooner or later: "It would be good if the budget was not adopted only as the product of a parliamentary majority, but rather that its drafting include, as much as possible, the representatives of the unions, employers and other social groups.


Bivši hrvatski ministar financija Borislav Škegro smatra da kašnjenje s donošenjem proračuna nije problem jer je najvažnije da proračun bude kvalitetno napravljen, a ne hoće li biti donesen dva tjedna prije ili poslije: “Bilo bi dobro da proračun ne bude donesen isključivo kao produkt parlamentarne većine, nego da se u njegovu izradu, što je više moguće, uključe predstavnici sindikata, poslodavaca i ostalih društvenih skupina.


As much cooperation as possible is, therefore, needed.


Dakle, potrebna je što veća suradnja.


There is no longer ay doubt that the crisis will hit Croatia, and even though it did not start here, we need to find a way to as successfully and quickly find a way out of it.


Više nema sumnje da će kriza pogoditi Hrvatsku, i iako ona nije nastala ovdje, trebamo naći način kako da što uspješnije i brže iziđemo iz nje.


I think that it is no longer a question of who needs to cut costs, but that everyone needs to start saving.


Mislim da danas više nije pitanje tko treba štedjeti, nego da sa štednjom moraju početi svi.


That is why it is important that some kind of agreement is reached and that a new long term economic policy is defined as soon as possible."


Zbog toga je bitno da se postigne nekakav dogovor i da se što prije definira nova dugoročna ekonomska politika.”


And while the effects of the global crisis have yet to be felt in Croatia, all of the shortcomings of Croatian economic policy, if there is such a thing, have come to the surface.


Iako se posljedice svjetske krize u Hrvatskoj još nisu počele osjećati, na vidjelo je isplivala sva manjkavost hrvatske gospodarske politike, ako tako nešto uopće postoji.


That is why many feel that Croatia, with its miserly industrial production, large foreign trade deficit, a foreign debt that is almost on par with the gross domestic product and insufficient economic growth, would have been hit by a crisis of similar proportions anyways within a few years.


Zbog toga mnogi smatraju da bi Hrvatsku s mizernom industrijskom proizvodnjom, velikim vanjskotrgovinskim deficitom, inozemnim dugom koji se gotovo izjednačio s bruto društvenim proizvodom i nedovoljnim gospodarskim rastom, kriza sličnih razmjera ionako zadesila za nekoliko godina.


The global crisis has only sped the process up, and because of the unpreparedness of the Government to face the challenges the populace could suffer most.


Globalna kriza to je samo ubrzala a zbog nespremnosti Vlade da se suoči s izazovima najviše bi mogli stradati građani.


That is also the thinking of Ljubo Jurcic.


Tako misli i Ljubo Jurčić.


The American crisis, he feels, will only move on to Croatia next year.


Američka će se kriza, smatra on, u Hrvatsku prenijeti tek iduće godine.


And that is when people will feel the effects directly.


A tada će posljedice direktno osjetiti i građani.


Government has already announced that wages will not grow, so that price hikes will be greater in real terms.


Vlada je već najavila da plaće neće rasti, tako da će poskupljenja realno biti i veća.


For the moment what is known is that the price of natural gas will go up, by 30 percent.


Zasad se zna da će poskupjeti plin, i to za 30 posto.


When energy costs rise, so does the cost of food, and construction material and cigarettes.


Kad poskupljuju energenti, raste cijena prehrambenih proizvoda, ali i građevnog materijala, cigareta.


Banks will, according to some forecasts, raise interest rates on loans, which will be a further financial strain on the population, and on businesses.


Banke će, prema nekim prognozama, podići kamatne stope na kredite, što će biti dodatni financijski udar na stanovništvo, ali i na poduzetnike.


The population of the Primorje, Dalmatian and Istrian regions involved in tourism and tourism-related service industries will fare more poorly than in previous years.


Lošije će nego prijašnjih godina proći i stanovnici Primorja, Dalmacije i Istre koji se bave turizmom i uslužnim djelatnostima vezanim uz turizam.


Experts warn of a reduction in economic activity, and the greatest danger lies in the possibility of a drop in exports, which is already half the size of imports.


Stručnjaci upozoravaju na smanjenje aktivnosti gospodarstva, a najveća opasnost leži u mogućnosti pada izvoza, koji je ionako dvostruko manji od uvoza.


A drop in the standard of living of people in Europe will also reduce demand for Croatian exports.


Pad standarda građana u Europi smanjit će i potražnju za hrvatskim izvoznim proizvodima.


But what is most worrisome is a halt on the activities abroad of the largest Croatian companies.


Ali ponajviše zabrinjava zaustavljanje inozemnih aktivnosti najvećih hrvatskih kompanija.


Exports will fall just based on the fact that tourism turnover will be worse than this year.


Izvoz će pasti i zbog same činjenice da će turistički promet biti slabiji nego ove godine.


It is an open question how the economy will make up the forecast drop in foreign investment of 1.5 billion euro in comparison to 2008.


Pitanje je i kako će gospodarstvo nadoknaditi najavljeni pad stranih investicija za 1,5 milijardi eura u odnosu na 2008.


Mentioned as a kind of Government response is the possibility of introducing a special tax on taking profits abroad.


Kao svojevrsni Vladin odgovor spominje se mogućnost uvođenja posebnog poreza na izvlačenje dobiti u inozemstvo.


Foreign owners of Croatian companies drew 517 million euro abroad in the first half of this year by way of dividends.


Strani vlasnici hrvatskih tvrtki putem dividendi u prvoj su polovini ove godini povukli u inozemstvo 517 milijuna eura.


And while Prime Minister Sanader said last week that Government would stick to infrastructure investments and projects important to achieving the forecast GDP growth of between two and three percent, it is increasingly obvious that he and his associates will have to make a serious revision of the major projects financed from the national budget.


Iako je premijer Ivo Sanader prošli tjedan rekao da Vlada ostaje pri infrastrukturnim investicijama i projektima koji su bitni da bi se ostvario predviđeni rast BDP-a između dva i tri posto, sve je očitije da će sa svojim suradnicima morati napraviti ozbiljnu reviziju kapitalnih projekata financiranih iz državnog proračuna.


The first of these is a new passenger terminal at Zagreb Airport.


Prvi od njih je novi putnički terminal u zagrebačkoj zračnoj luci.


The Prime Minister has proposed that a concession be awarded for the construction of the airport in Zagreb, and that an international tender be offered for the construction of the Zagreb airport at no cost to the national budget.


Za izgradnju Zračne luke Zagreb premijer je predložio koncesiju i da se međunarodnim natječajem izgradi zagrebačka zračna luka bez troškova iz proračuna.


Those in the know say that Government has already adopted a decision that the new passenger terminal at Zagreb Airport be given to a private concessionary for management, to be selected by tender.


Upućeni tvrde da je Vlada već donijela odluku da se novi putnički terminal u zagrebačkoj zračnoj luci preda na upravljanje privatnom koncesionaru, koji će biti izabran na natječaju.


Pressured by the financial crisis and the mature debts, Government has moved to an idea several years old, based on which the construction of the airport terminal would not cost a single kuna.


Pritisnuta financijskom krizom i dospjelim dugovima, Vlada se priklonila ideji staroj nekoliko godina, prema kojoj gradnja aerodromskog terminala državu ne bi stajala ni kune.


Government's decision means that the future terminal will not look like what Jure Radic, the top man at the Croatian Civil Engineering Institute (IGH) company has conceived, because the construction is to be financed by a private concessionary, and not the state and City of Zagreb.


Vladina odluka znači da budući terminal neće izgledati onako kako ga je zamislio Jure Radić, čelni čovjek Instituta građevinarstva Hrvatske (IGH), jer bi gradnju trebao financirati privatni koncesionar a ne država i Grad Zagreb.


Quite concretely – the recently selected project by the IGH and architects Velimir Neidhardt and Branko Kincl will not be built.


Sasvim konkretno - nedavno izabrani projekt IGH te arhitekata Velimira Neidhardta i Branka Kincla neće se realizirati.


According to the latest expert opinion, drafted three years ago, the new passenger terminal at Zagreb's Pleso airport should not cost in excess of 120 million euro, including infrastructure and access roads, so that there is no likelihood that a future concessionary would build a terminal based on a design that foresees a cost of 280 million euro.


Prema posljednjoj ekspertizi, rađenoj prije tri godine, novi putnički terminal na Plesu ne bi trebao biti skuplji od 120 milijuna eura, uključujući infrastrukturu i pristupne ceste. Tako da ne postoji nikakva vjerojatnost da će budući koncesionar graditi terminal prema projektu koji predviđa troškove od 280 milijuna eura.


Also questionable is the continued construction of roads and motorways, even thought the Prime Minister indicated in Opatija last week that projects underway would not be halted.


Upitan je i nastavak gradnje cesta i autocesta, ako je premijer prošli tjedan u Opatiji rekao da se neće prekidati sa započetim projektima.


These are the Zagreb – Sisak motorway, worth 4.4 billion kuna, the Sestanovac – Ploce road, worth 4 billion kuna, the Dakovo - Osijek road, the cost of which is estimated to be 1.8 billion kuna, and the completion of the second tunnels at Sveti Rok and Mala Kapela, of a total cost of 680 million kuna.


Riječ je o autocesti Zagreb - Sisak, vrijednoj 4,4 milijarde kuna, cesti Šestanovac - Ploče, vrijednoj 4 milijarde kuna, cesti Đakovo - Osijek čija se cijena procjenjuje na 1,8 milijardi kuna i dovršetku druge cijevi na tunelima Sv. Rok i Mala Kapela, ukupne vrijednosti 680 milijuna kuna.


If one adds to that the, in the opinion of many unnecessary, Peljesac bridge and the construction of a lowland Zagreb - Rijeka railroad, Government would spend over 20 billion kuna on these projects alone by 2010.


Pribroji li se tome po mnogima nepotreban most Pelješac i gradnja nizinske željezničke pruge Zagreb - Rijeka, Vlada bi samo na te prometne investicije trebala do 2010. godine potrošiti više od 20 milijardi kuna.


Many rightly ask where the state is to get the money when the chief investor into roadways construction, the state-owned Hrvatske autoceste (Croatian Motorways, HAC) company, was unable recently, with a Government guarantee to secure a 200 million euro loan.


Mnogi se s pravom pitaju odakle državi novac kada glavni investitor u cestogradnju, državna tvrtka Hrvatske autoceste, nedavno i uz Vladino jamstvo nije mogao dobiti 200 milijuna eura kredita.


The Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which credited entrepreneurial projects under special conditions, had to stop a number of credit lines because, like HAC, is was unable to sell bonds on the international market to secure 330 million euro.


Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak, koja po posebnim uvjetima kreditira poduzetničke projekte, morala je obustaviti niz kreditnih linija jer, poput HAC-a, na međunarodnom tržištu nije mogla plasirati obveznice kako bi došla do 330 milijuna eura.


Drago Jakovcevic, a professor at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Zagreb, feels that the economic crisis will hit hardest in those sectors that have seen the strongest growth over the past years. "In my opinion the construction sector will suffer the most, because it saw the greatest growth over past period.


Drago Jakovčević, profesor na Ekonomskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, smatra kako će ekonomska kriza u Hrvatskoj najviše pogoditi one sektore koji su se proteklih godina najjače razvijali: “Po mom mišljenju građevinski sektor će najviše stradati, i to zato što je u proteklom razdoblju imao najveći rast.


That growth was based on overly high and unrealistically pumped prices.


Taj rast temeljio se na prevelikim i nerealno napumpanim cijenama.


Now it is obvious that purchasing power will drop at all levels in Croatia.


Sada je očito da će kupovna moć u Hrvatskoj na svim razinama pasti.


This pertains not only to the general populace, the purchasing power of companies will also fall, and that of the state itself.


Ne radi se tu samo o građanima, past će i kupovna moć poduzeća, te i same države.


That balloon may burst.


Taj balon bi mogao puknuti.


On the other hand, I feel that Croatia has great potential in the agricultural sectors and processing industry.


S druge strane, mislim da Hrvatska ima veliki potencijal u sektorima poljoprivrede i prerađivačke industrije.


The state should use subsidies and cheap lines of credit to stimulate production in these sectors.


Država bi trebala kroz subvencije i jeftine kredite poticati razvoj proizvodnje u tim sektorima.


On the long term that would have an excellent effect on the Croatian economy.


Dugoročno bi to polučilo odlične efekte za hrvatsko gospodarstvo.


Investments should also be made into energy, a branch in which Croatia has a deficiency, and is exceedingly important to the development of all other branches of the economy.


Također, trebalo bi ulagati u energetiku, granu u kojoj je hrvatska deficitarna, a iznimno je važna za razvoj svih ostalih gospodarskih grana.


In the end, more should be invested into healthcare on the long term, as that can have an effect on negative demographic trends," commented Jakovcevic.


Na kraju, dugoročno bi se više trebalo ulagati u zdravstvo, jer se tako može utjecati na negativna demografska kretanja.”


Nevertheless, unlike most of his colleagues, Jakovcevic feels that the state must not back out of large-scale infrastructure investments.


Ipak, za razliku od većine svojih kolega, Jakovčević smatra kako država ne smije odustati od velikih infrastrukturnih investicija: “Kad bi država odustala od velikih investicija, to bi imalo vrlo teške posljedice na rast hrvatskog BDP-a.


"If the state were to give up on large-scale investments, that would have very serious repercussion on the growth of the Croatian GDP. Public spending, namely, makes up a large portion of the structure of the GDP and it is hard to believe that the private sector could make up the loss.


Naime, u strukturi BDP-a veliki udjel ima javna potrošnja i teško je vjerovati da bi privatni sektor uspio nadoknaditi taj minus.


It is very important for us at this point in time to maintain as high as possible a level of GDP growth.


Nama je u ovom trenutku vrlo važno zadržati što višu razinu rasta BDP-a.


Croatia is not like developed European countries for which 1 to 2 percent economic growth is sufficient.


Hrvatska nije kao razvijene europske zemlje kojima je dosta 1 - 2 posto gospodarskog rasta.


In my opinion Croatian economic growth should not be under 3 percent.


Po mom mišljenju hrvatski gospodarski rast ne smije biti manji od 3 posto.


Without large-scale investments by the state, that will be very hard to achieve," he said.


Bez velikih državnih investicija to će biti vrlo teško postići.”


Jakovcevic feels that the measures being undertaken by the central banks of large European countries will also have a positive effect on Croatia.


Jakovčević smatra kako će se mjere koje vuku centralne banke velikih europskih zemalja pozitivno odraziti i na Hrvatsku.


There is, namely, a global trend to reduce reference interest rates, which should result in the greater availability of capital with which to finance the development of the economy. "I feel that the reduction of reference interest rates is an excellent move, but also proof that people have begun to understand that recession is a greater evil than inflation.


Naime, u svijetu postoji trend smanjenja referentnih kamatnih stopa, što bi trebalo rezultirati većom dostupnošću kapitala kojim bi se financirao razvoj gospodarstva. “Smatram da je sniženje referentnih kamatnih stopa odličan potez, ali i dokaz da su ljudi počeli shvaćati da je recesija veće zlo od inflacije.


The cheapening of capital on the global market could result in a reduction of interest rates in Croatia, but that depends above all on the Croatian National Bank.


Pojeftinjenje kapitala na svjetskom tržištu moglo bi prouzročiti i sniženje kamatnih stopa u Hrvatskoj, no to prije svega ovisi o Hrvatskoj narodnoj banci.


Nevertheless, Croatian Government has to be very careful in this situation and that is why I feel that a delay on the adoption of a national budget is at this juncture a rational decision", says Jakovcevic.


Ipak, hrvatska vlada mora biti vrlo oprezna u ovoj situaciji i zato smatram da je odgoda donošenja državnog proračuna u ovom trenutku racionalna odluka”, kaže Jakovčević.


Based on all this, it turns out that Croatia's greatest problem is that it does not have at this moment to worry about saving factories, because there are none, but rather how to pay off debts and prevent foreigners from drawing money earned in Croatia to their countries of origin.


Prema svemu navedenom, ispada da je najveći problem Hrvatske to što se u ovim okolnostima ne mora brinuti o spašavanju tvornica, jer ih nema, nego o tome kako otplatiti dugove i spriječiti strance da novac zarađen u Hrvatskoj ne povuku u matične zemlje.


Buy and keep something which will remind you of your holiday - an authentic souvenir from Croatia like the tie or the ball-point Penkala pen, famous all around the world.


Ponesite sa svojeg odmora originalnu uspomenu - jedan od izvornih hrvatskih suvenira od kojih su neki, poput kravate i penkala, stekli svjetsku slavu.


Would you like to have an authentic souvenir to remind you of your stay in Zadar?


Voljeli biste imati pravi, autentični suvenir koji će Vas podsjećati na boravak u Zadru?


We recommend the famous liqueur called Maraskino made of miraculous and healthy marasca cherries which grow in the surroundings of Zadar.


Preporučujemo liker Maraskino u čijem okusu i mirisu su skrivene tajne čudesnih i neosporno ljekovitih maraska višanja koje najbolje uspijevaju u okolici Zadra.


The rocky landscape, red soil, a lot of sun and wind called bura contribute to the exceptional aroma of this liqueur, which had been exported by ships all around the world in the 17th and 18th century.


Krški teren, crvena zemlja, mnogo sunca i bura - sve to pridonosi izuzetnoj aromi ovog likera koji se u 17. i 18. stoljeću brodovima iz Zadra prevozio u sve dijelove svijeta.


Maraskino was highly appreciated at English court and was also a favourite drink among many famous personalities of the past.


Mnoge slavne povijesne ličnosti rado su pile liker Maraskino, koji je posebno bio cijenjen na Engleskom dvoru.


It is known that King George IV sent his ships to pick cases of liqueur, and even the Queen Victoria loved it and could not do without this delicious liqueur.


Poznato je da je kralj George IV svoje ratne brodove slao po sanduke likera, a čak ni kraljica Victoria nije se mogla odreći tog ukusnog pića.


Napoleon Bonaparte and his generals toasted their victories with Maraskino.


Napoleon Bonaparte i njegovi generali slavili su svoje vojne pobjede nazdravljajući Maraskinom.


Slavoljub Penkala is known as one of the most famous European inventors who in 1906 invented the first pen and in 1907 the first fountain pen.


Slavoljub Penkala, jedan je od najvećih europskih izumitelja, a 1906. izradio je prvo penkalo na svijetu te 1907. prvo nalivpero.


The Penkala ball point pen is considered to be the authentic Croatian souvenir today witnessing the importance of Zagreb as an industrial, commercial and cultural centre in the beginning of the 20th century.


Penkalo je danas originalni hrvatski suvenir koji svjedoči o industrijskom, obrtničkom i kulturnom značaju Zagreba na početku dvadesetog stoljeća.


At that time, Zagreb was the centre of the writing instruments industry, whereas the factory, which was opened in Zagreb, exported its products all around the world: in Riga, Lawow, Vienna, Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, and even Tokyo and Singapore.


U to doba, Zagreb je bio centar industrije pisaćih potrepština, a tvornica otvorena u Zagrebu izvozila je svoje proizvode širom svijeta: u Rigu, Lawow, Beč, Pariz, London, New York, Los Angeles, pa čak i u Tokio i Singapur.


In the period from 1914 to 1926 it became one of the leading factories in this sector in the world.


Ta tvornica je u razdoblju od 1914 do 1926 bila jedna od najvećih tvornica na svijetu.


The famous graphic artist Rafael Barda said that "penkala" is not only a Croatian but an European souvenir as well.


Uglednih pariški grafičar Rafael Barda rekao je kako penkala nije isključivo hrvatski već i europski suvenir.


Every "penkala" pen is a unique souvenir, it has its serial number and the certificate in Croatian and 12 more languages.


Svaka penkala je unikatni suvenir, ima svoj serijski broj te certifikat na hrvatskom jeziku i na dvanaest svjetskih jezika.


Among the traditional souvenirs that remind a tourist of a holiday spent in Rijeka, Kvarner or Croatia, an important place has the traditional jewellery from Rijeka known as "morcic".


Jedan od jedinstvenih suvenira koji turiste podsjeća na njihov boravak u gradu Rijeci, na Kvarneru te u Hrvatskoj, je tradicionalni nakit iz Rijeke takozvani "morčić".


In general they are ear-rings ornamented with a black head having a turban at top, but the icon of Morcic appears in other jewellery items too: brooches, rings, tie-pins and necklaces.


Uglavnom su to naušnice ukrašene glavom crnca koji nosi turban, iako se glava crnca s turbanom pojavljuje i na broševima, prstenima, iglama za kravate i ogrlicama.


Momcic was believed to be an amulet having protective powers, while according to the legend, women wore it as a symbol of victory over the Turks in the 16th century.


Vjerovalo se da morčić ima zaštitničke moći, a prema legendi žene su ga počele nositi u znak sjećanja na pobjedu nad Turcima u šesnaestom stoljeću.


Skilful jewellers from Rijeka designed this attractive jewellery item at affordable prices and it thus became a must have accessory in every women's jewellery collection.


Vješte ruke riječkih zlatara dizajnirale su atraktivan nakit po razumnim cijenama koji je vrlo brzo postao obavezni dio kolekcije nakita svake žene.


At the end of the 19th century, when the black head with a turban started to be used as a decoration on different kinds of jewellery, Morcic became a luxurious and expensive jewellery item, which only rich people could afford to buy.


Krajem devetnaestog stoljeća, kada se crnac s turbanom počeo koristiti kao ukras na različitim vrstama nakita, morčić je postao luksuzan i skup nakit za više slojeve društva.


At the beginning the cravat (tie) was a kerchief worn by Croatian soldiers in the 17th century.


Ručno izrađene svilene kravate spadaju u najpoznatije hrvatske suvenire.


In the 18th century it became part of the traditional male national costume.


Kravata je u početku bio naziv za široki šal koji su hrvatski vojnici nosili u sedamnaestom stoljeću i koji je u osamnaestom stoljeću u obliku širokog bijelog šala postao dio tradicionalne muške nošnje.


After that it entered the fashion and became a modern fashion accessory.


Nakon tog razdoblja nošenje kravate ovisilo je o trenutnim modnim trendovima.


The cravat, due to its originality, was accepted by Parisians as symbol of progress.


Kravatu su zbog njene originalnosti Parižani vrlo brzo prihvatili kao simbol napretka.


During the French Revolution, black ties were worn as a sign of protest against backward, i.e. obsolete ideas.


Za vrijeme Francuske revolucije nosile su se crne kravate kao znak protesta protiv nazadnih tj. zastarjelih ideja.


Regardless of its form, the tie grew into a recognizable souvenir which will always be a reminder of its homeland Croatia!


Bez obzira na svoj oblik kravata je prepoznatljivi suvenir koji će vas dugo nakon povratka sa odmora podsjećati na njenu domovinu Hrvatsku!


If you visit the island of Pag, you certainly won't leave empty-handed.


Posjetite li otok Pag, sigurno nećete otići praznih ruku.


As many others, you will be impressed by the beauty of the lacework from Pag the symbol of the island, trimmed with typical motifs inspired by its rocky landscape.


Kao i mnogi drugi sigurno ćete biti zadivljeni paškom čipkom koja je simbol otoka te ljepotom ukrasa na čipki koji su inspirirani krškim terenom.


If you would like to buy the lacework from Pag, we recommend a walk through the streets of the town of Pag where you will find a myriad of lacework.


Ako želite kupiti pašku čipku, preporučamo Vam šetnju uskim uličicama centra grada Paga jer se tamo nalazi pravo bogatstvo čipke.


You will have also the possibility to see how a diligent, skilful and patient lace makers' hand works.


Tamo ćete moći i vidjeti kako nastaje čipka u rukama marljivih, spretnih i strpljivih čipkarica.


On the hills of the Pag island, washed by the breeze of salty bura, 7 different species of medicinal herbs and an ideal grazing land make the lamb's meat from Pag so special.


Na brežuljcima otoka Paga, na koje bura često donosi sol sa mora raste sedam vrsta ljekovitog bilja idealnog za ispašu stoke, što objašnjava tajnu jedinstvenog okusa paške janjetine.


We recommend also the famous local cheese of Pag, which has been prepared carefully by the inhabitants of Pag since time immemorial.


Isto tako preporučamo nadaleko poznati paški sir kojeg stanovnici otoka Paga već stoljećima brižno pripremaju.


You can buy cheese directly in the cheese factory in the town of Pag or it can be purchased by private producers.


Sir možete kupiti u tvornici sira u Pagu i od privatnih proizvođača.


Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science focused on application of physical principles, concepts and methods in life sciences.


Biofizika je interdisciplinarna znanost s fokusom na primjenama fizikalnih principa, koncepta i metoda u biološkim znanostima.


It transcends the traditional boundaries between disciplines and attracts students and post-docs willing to learn skills necessary for future careers in a world which increasingly values integrative approaches and perspectives.


Prelazi tradiocionalne granice među disciplinama i privlači studente i postdoktore koji su voljni učiti vještine za buduću karijeru u svijetu koji sve više traži i poštuje integralne pristupe i perspektive.


Today biophysics is one of the most vibrant interdisciplinary fields of science.


Danas je biofizika jedna od najvitalnijih interdisciplinarnih grana znanosti.


The possibilities of utilizing physical methods and theories in studying the molecular basis of life are simply limitless, and biophysics today is passing through a period of major expansion.


Mogućnosti primjene fizikalnih metoda i teorija u istraživanju molekularnih osnova života su jednostavno neograničene, i biofizika danas prolazi kroz period najveće ekspanzije.


A joint operation by USKOK (Office for the Prevention of Corruption and Organized Crime), the Croatian police and the SOA (Security & Intelligence Agency) has led to the arrests in Split of six persons, remanded to the custody of County Court investigating judge Stanko Grbavac, part of a large international crime ring, suspected of having planned the robbery of the Croatian Post central office in Split and of walking away with 15 million kuna on 15 March 2008.


U zajedničkoj akciji USKOK-a, Kriminalističke policije MUP-a RH i SOA-e u Splitu je uhićeno i istražnom sucu Županijskog suda Stanku Grbavcu privedeno šest osoba, dio velike međunarodne kriminalne skupine, osumnjičene da je planirala pljačku Središta Hrvatskih pošta u Splitu i 15. ožujka 2008. ukrala 15 milijuna kuna.


The operation was carried out in collaboration with the Bosnian SIPA and the police forces of Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia.


Akcija je provedena u suradnji sa SIPA-om BiH te policijama Bosne i Hercegovine te Srbije.


Among the arrested persons are Jozo Certa, head of the Kastela HVIDR (an association of disabled Homeland War veterans), the brothers Miro and Emil Cokaric, a boiler operator at the KBC Clinical Hospital in Split, Mladen Stupalo, proprietor of the Vega café bar, Boris Marusic, a security guard with the AKD Company, Vesna Vuco, an employee of the Croatian Post, and Miroslav Hrsum, a 49-year-old stonemason and a member of a powerful crime ring operating in Pale and eastern Sarajevo, led by Dorde Zdrala and the recently murdered mob boss Vladimir Vlatko Macar, one of the three Serbian crime rings operating in the mafia undergrounds of Sarajevo and Belgrade, whose gangland war and showdowns were soon to have found a new setting in Split.


Među uhićenima su Jozo Certa, šef Hvidre u Kaštelima, braća Miro i Emil Cokarić, kotlovničar u KBC Split, Mladen Stupalo, vlasnik kafića “Vega”, Boris Marušić, zaštitar AKD-a, Vesna Vuco, službenica Hrvatske pošte, ali i Miroslav Hršum, 49-godišnji kamenoklesar, pripadnik moćne kriminalne skupine koju su na Palama i u istočnom Sarajevu vodili Đorđe Ždrala i nedavno ubijeni boss Vladimir Vlatko Mačar, jedne od triju skupina srpskih kriminalaca koje djeluju u mafijaškom podzemlju Sarajeva i Beograda, a čiji se međusobni sukob i obračun trebao uskoro prenijeti i na Split.


The second Serbian crime ring based in Pale was led by Darko Elez, and the third, based in Sokolac, was led by Mladen Ceha, murdered in June of last year.


Drugu skupinu srpskih kriminalaca s Pala predvodio je Darko Elez, a treću, onu iz Sokolca, u lipnju prošle godine ubijeni Mladen Čeha.


Hrsum is the only of the persons arrested in Split for which there is a founded suspicion that he played a direct role in big heist of the Croatian Post central office in the Split quarter of Kopilice, and in the robbery of the postal office in Split's Ravne njive, where 95,000 kuna were stolen five months ago.


Hršum je jedini iz pritvorene skupine u Splitu za kojega se opravdano sumnja da je neposredno sudjelovao u velikoj pljački Središta Hrvatskih pošta u splitskom predjelu Koplica, ali i u pljački pošte na splitskim Ravnim njivama kad je prije pet mjeseci opljačkano 95.000 kuna.


Hrsum only got 1,200 kuna for his part in the robbery of the Ravne njive postal office, but that was just a "warm up", the start of his work with the Split criminal underground in preparation for the "big bang".


Hršum je za pljačku pošte na Ravnim njivama dobio samo 1200 kuna, ali je to bilo “zagrijavanje”, početak suradnje sa splitskim podzemljem i priprema za “veliki prasak”.


Local Split "entrepreneurs" and people without police records conceived a plan for a massive heist of postal money and engaged the services of professionals from the Serbian underground in Bosnia & Herzegovina.


Lokalni splitski “poduzetnici” i ljudi bez policijskih dosjea smislili su plan velike pljačke poštanskog novca i angažirali profesionalce iz srpskog podzemlja u BiH.


The robbery of the postal service's central office was carried out by six citizens of Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia, of which five immediately, with a booty of 13.8 million kuna, fled to Pale and Belgrade, while the sixth member, Hrsum remained in Split.


Pljačku Središta pošta u Koplici izvršilo je šest državljana BiH i Srbije, od kojih je pet odmah, s plijenom od 13,8 milijuna kuna, pobjeglo prema Palama i Beogradu, a šesti Hršum ostao u Splitu.


An investigation will shed light on the role of Jozo Certa.


Istraga će razjasniti ulogu Joze Certe.


What is known at the moment is that he made frequent trips to Pale and allegedly maintained regular contacts with the local crime ring.


Zasad se zna da je on često putovao na Pale i navodno redovito održavao vezu s tamošnjom skupinom kriminalaca.


The police suspect him of torching the Grand Cherokee jeep used by the robbers to flee the crime scene on March 22, near the settlement of Lecevice, seven days after the heist.


Policija ga tereti da je 22. ožujka pokraj Lečevice, sedam dana nakon pljačke, zapalio džip Grand Cherokee kojim su pljačkaši bježali s mjesta zločina.


HDZ MP Josip Dakic tried to install Certa two years ago as the head of the HVIDR association in Kastela, in an attempt to oust incident-prone Zeljko Stize from HVIDR headquarters.


Certu je prije dvije godine za čelnika kaštelanske Hvidre pokušao postaviti HDZ-ov saborski zastupnik Josip Đakić, ne bi li središnjica Hvidre smijenila Željka Stizu, izazivača niza incidenata.


Certa is the president of the County association of football referees and the athletic director of the NK Val football club of Kastela.


Certa je predsjednik Županijske udruge hrvatskih nogometnih sudaca i sportski direktor NK Val iz Kaštela.


The second conspirator in the central post office heist, for which the group of Split robbery amateurs engaged the services of professionals from eastern Sarajevo and Pale, is allegedly 56-year-old Miro Cokaric.


Drugi inspirator pljačke Središta pošta, za koje je skupina splitskih pljačkaša amatera anagažirala profesionalce iz istočnog Sarajeva, s Pala, navodno je 56-godišnji Miro Cokarić.


He too is alleged to have maintained contacts with the Serbian criminals.


I on je navodno održavao veze sa srpskim kriminalcima.


Boris Marusic, a security guard with the state-run AKD security service was on duty at the central post office entry and opened the door for the robbers, who had an excellent knowledge of the floor plan of the premises, even the time at which the main postal safe was opened for a bill count.


Zaštitar državne agencije AKD Boris Marušić bio je dežuran na ulazu u Središte pošta te je otvorio vrata pljačkašima koji su odlično poznavali raspored prostorija, čak i vrijeme otvaranja glavnog poštanskog trezora radi brojenja novčanica.


Mladen Stupalo, owner of the Vega café bar, worked on the operational preparation of the heist, casing the postal premises with a camera and working out the timing of the robbery, carried out in the space of 20 minutes.


Na operativnoj pripremi pljačke, snimanju poštanskih prostorija fotoaparatom i izradi vremenskog plana pljačke provedene u 20-ak minuta radio je Mladen Stupalo, vlasnik splitskog kafića “Vega”.


The only woman in the gang was Vesna Vuco, a Croatian Post employee who provided information on when and where a certain sum of money would be, for a 30,000 kuna payoff.


Jedina žena u skupini je Vesna Vuco, zaposlenica Hrvatske pošte koja je odavala podatke gdje će i kada biti određene količine novca za nagradu od 30.000 kuna.


A million of the stolen kuna, of the 1.2 million kuna retained by the Split group as their cut, was found buried in the tunnel of the boiler room of the Krizine Hospital, one of the two hospital buildings of Split's KBC Clinical Hospital, at the workplace of 49-year-old boiler operator Emil Cokaric.


Ukradeni milijun kuna, od ukupno 1,2 milijuna kuna koliko je splitska skupina zadržala kao proviziju, pronađeno je pod zemljom, u tunelu kotlovnice bolnice na Križinama, jedne od dviju bolnica KBC-a Split, na radnom mjestu 49-godišnjeg kotlovničara Emila Cokarića.


USKOK's top official Dinko Cvitan and Director General of Police Marijan Benko pointed out in Split that the police had stopped the organised crime ring that had chosen Split as the scene of their robberies and infighting. "Two opposing criminal rings from Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina were out to neutralise each other, settling their accounts using terrorist methods, as in the case of the liquidation of a member of a crime ring in Sarajevo", said Benko.


Prvi čovjek USKOK-a Dinko Cvitan i ravnatelj policije Marijan Benko u Splitu su istaknuli da je policija stala na put organiziranim kriminalcima koji su za poprište pljački i međusobnih obračuna izabrali Split. “Dvije suprostavljene kriminalne grupe iz Srbije i BiH htjele su neutralizirati jedna drugu, obračunavajući se terorističkim metodama, kao pri likvidaciji člana jedne kriminalne skupine u Sarajevu“, istaknuo je Benko.


And it is, in fact, among the members of the Bosnian Serb crime ring, holders of double citizenship, of Bosnia & Herzegovina and of Serbia, that the story of the big heist in Split starts.


Upravo među pripadnicima kriminalnih skupina bosanskih Srba, koji imaju dvojno državljanstvo, BiH i Srbije, počinje priča o velikoj pljački novca u Splitu.


A remote-controlled car bomb at a bus station in Pale was used in the brutal murder on 31 January of this year of 31-year-old Vladimir Vlatko Macar, one of the bosses of the criminal underground in eastern Sarajevo.


Daljinskim aktiviranjem autobombe, na autobusnoj stanici na Palama, brutalno je 31. siječnja 2008. likvidiran 31-godišnji Vladimir Vlatko Mačar, jedan od šefova podzemlja u istočnom Sarajevu.


The leader of the Pale criminal ring, known for murder, robbery, drug trafficking, automobile theft and smuggling and racketeering, died when the explosive placed in a stolen VW Golf 2 was activated in front of his café bar Omerta.


Vođa paljanske kriminalne skupine, poznate po ubojstvima, pljačkama, trgovini drogom, krađi i švercu automobila i reketarenju, poginuo je kad je pred njegovim kafićem “Omerta” aktiviran eksploziv u ukradenom Golfu 2.


Macar was killed on the very day he intended to flee Bosnia & Herzegovina. It is unknown whether he meant to escape liquidation or arrest, and whether he, unlike his great rival Darko Elez, had decided to move to Croatia, where his people had tried and managed to locate hiding places and sanctuaries in several towns, including Split.


Mačar je ubijen upravo onoga dana kada je htio pobjeći iz BiH. Ne zna se je li htio izbjeći likvidaciju ili uhićenje i je li se pritom, za razliku od svog velikog supranika Darka Eleza, odlučio smjestiti u Hrvatsku, gdje su u nekoliko gradova, uključujući i Split, njegovi ljudi pokušali ili uspjeli pronaći skrovište i utočište.


Now, when some members of Zdrala's and Macar's clans had been detected in Split after the heists at the post office in Ravne njive and the central post office in Kopilice, Elez's gang intended to liquidate them.


Sada, kad su nakon pljačke pošte na Ravnim njivama i Središta pošta na Kopilici pojedini pripadnici Ždralina i Mačarova klana detektirani u Splitu, Elezova ih je skupina namjeravala likvidirati.


The murder of Vlatko Macar was only the latest in a string of bloody showdowns between Serbian criminals in eastern Sarajevo.


Ubojstvo Vlatka Mačara samo je nastavak niza krvavih obračuna među srpskim kriminalcima u istočnom Sarajevu.


The liquidations up to then had been carried out by gunning the targets down in their cars or by liquidations carried out in secluded places.


Dotadašnje likvidacije provodile su se rešetanjem automobila iz vatrenog oružja ili smaknućima na skrovitim mjestima.


The Pale gang was led by Macar and his friend and business partner Dorde Zdrala.


Zajedno s Mačarom paljansku skupinu predvodi njegov prijatelj i poslovni partner Đorđe Ždrala.


The Zdrala-Macar gang went to war in 2006 with a criminal ring led by Darko Elez.


Klan Ždrala-Mačar zaratio je 2006. sa skupinom kriminalaca pod vodstvom Darka Eleza.


In the spring of 2006 an attempt was made at Zdrala's life.


U proljeće 2006. pokušan je atentat na Ždralu.


It was organised by Elez.


Organizirao ga je Elez.


The attempted murder of Andelko Veljancic, Elez's right hand man, was carried out not long afterwards.


Nedugo zatim slijedio je pokušaj likvidacije Anđelka Veljančića, Elezove desne ruke.


According to the investigation carried out by the Canton Prosecutor's Office in Sarajevo, Veljancic and Elez robbed 2.2 million euro from the Privredna bank of Sarajevo in the summer of 2006.


Prema istrazi kantonalnog tužiteljstva u Sarajevu, Veljančić je s Elezom u ljeto 2006. opljačkao 2,2 milijuna eura iz Privredne banke Sarajevo.


Elez managed to escape to Belgrade.


Elez je uspio pobjeći u Beograd.


The Public Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia & Herzegovina does not know or does not wish to use the evidence collected against Veljancic.


Prikupljene dokaze protiv Veljančića Tužiteljstvo BiH ne zna ili ne želi upotrijebiti.


The Zdrala-Elez war moved to Belgrade, where Elez went into hiding in the face of the threats against him.


Rat Ždrale-Elez prenio se u Beograd, kamo se Elez sklonio pred pretnjama.


The Serbian police managed to prevent a bloody showdown between the two Pale-based groups.


Srpska policija uspjela je spriječiti krvavi obračun dviju paljanskih skupina.


Elez then sent a hired assassin from Sremske Kamenice named Strahinjau Raseta to liquidate Dorde Zdrala, but the attempt did not succeed.


Potom je Elez poslao plaćenog ubojicu Strahinju Rašetu iz Sremske Kamenice da likvidira Đorđa Ždralu, no ni taj pokušaj nije uspio.


The Serbian police have issued a warrant for Raseta, allegedly close to the third Serbian crime gang in Sarajevo, the criminal organisation from Sokolac, led by Mladen Ceha, who they suspect took part in the attempt on the life of Goran Mijatovic aka Mita, the owner of Belgrade's Bezanija football club, who was killed in October of 2006 by the explosion of the MRUD mine, placed in the motor of an Audi 80, a hit ordered by the new Belgrade mafia clan led by Dejan Stojanovic Keka.


Za Rašetom, navodno bliskim trećem srpskom kriminalnom sarajevskom klanu, zločinačkoj organizaciji iz Sokolca, koju je vodio Mladen Čeha, srpska je policija raspisala tjeralicu zbog sumnje da je sudjelovao u atentatu na Gorana Mijatovića, zvanog Mita, vlasnika nogometnog kluba Bežanija iz Beograda, koji je u listopadu 2006. ubijen eksplozijom mine MRUD, postavljenom u motor audija 80 po narudžbi novog beogradskog mafijaškog klana Dejana Stojanovića Keke.


When Raseta failed to liquidate Elez for Zdrala, Elez in turn, in August of 2007, ordered the murder of Boris Govedarica, a close associate of Macar's and Zdrala's, in front of the Tom shopping mall in the Dobrinja quarter of Sarajevo.


Kad Rašeta za Ždralin račun nije uspio likvidirati Eleza, Elez je u kolovozu 2007. ispred Tržnog centra “Tom” u sarajevskoj četvrti Dobrinja naložio ubojstvo Borisa Govedarice, bliskog Mačarova i Ždralina suradnika.


Govedarica was killed. Even after two years of investigation against Macar and a dozen other criminals from eastern Sarajevo the Public Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia & Herzegovina has done practically nothing in uncovering and preventing murder, drug trafficking and automobile theft, regardless of the fact that the investigation, at the order of State Prosecutor Bozo Mihajlovic, is being led by members of the State Agency for Investigation & Protection (SIPA), the Sarajevo Canton interior ministry, and the Republika Srpska interior ministry.


Govedarica je usmrćen, Tužiteljstvo BiH ni nakon dvije godine istrage protiv Mačara i desetak drugih kriminalaca iz istočnog Sarajeva nije učinilo gotovo ništa u otkrivanju i sprečavanju ubojstava, trgovine drogom, krađe automobila. Iako su u istragu po nalogu državnog tužitelja Bože Mihajlovića u istragu uključeni pripadnici Državne agencije za istragu i zaštitu (SIPA), MUP Kantona Sarajevo i MUP Republike Srpske.


Republika Srpska police director Uros Pena recently accused the Public Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia & Herzegovina on TV that it, in spite of the evidence collected, has not filed charges against the members of the crime organisations headed by Zdrala, Elez and Ceha.


Direktor policije RS-a Uroš Pena nedavno je na televiziji optužio Tužiteljstvo BiH da, unatoč prikupljenim dokazima, nije podignulo optužnice protiv članova zločinačkih organizacija Ždrale, Eleza i Čehe.


It was thought that Macar was being protected from the police by his influential relative Goran Macar, the post-war head of the crime investigation police at the Republika Srpska interior ministry.


Mislilo se da Mačara od policije štiti njegov utjecajni rođak Goran Mačar, poslijeratni šef kriminalističke policije MUP-a RS-a.


He has lived in Belgrade for ten years now and was the deputy director of the Office of Republika Srpska in Belgrade.


On već deset godina živi u Beogradu i bio je zamjenik direktora Ureda RS-a u Beogradu.


He is considered to be close to Serbian businessman Momcilo Mandic.


Smatraju ga bliskim srpskom biznismenu Momčilu Mandiću.


The organisation led by 38-year-old Mladen Ceha has had the worst of it so far.


Zasad je najteže stradala organizacija 38-godišnjeg Mladena Čehe.


Ceha was gunned down in his Skoda Fabia in June of 2007.


Čeha je u lipnju 2007. izrešetan u svojoj Škodi Fabiji.


In the autumn of that year the Serbian police arrested six criminals from Sokolac, led by Miomir Pajkic Pajko, charging them with the liquidation of Goran Mijatovic the previous year.


U jesen te godine srpska policija uhitila šest kriminalaca iz Sokolca na čelu s Miomirom Pajkićem Pajkom, optuživši ih da su liikvidirali Gorana Mijatovića prethodne godine.


The Sokolac gang has been led by Ognjen Orasanin Oras since then.


Otad skupinu iz Sokolca predvodi Ognjen Orašanin Oras.


Dorde Zdrala has allegedly fled to Australia, even though Elez, who has been in Belgrade for a year and half, is looking for him in Croatia.


Đorđe Ždrala navodno je pobjegao u Australiju, iako ga Darko Elez, koji je već godinu i pol u Beogradu, traži po Hrvatskoj.


Mladen Ceha, Vlatko Macar, Srdan Duric and Boris Govedarica have been murdered.


Ubijeni su Mladen Čeha, Vlatko Mačar, Srđan Đurić i Boris Govedarica.


An Elez man, Slavisa Bilinac Bila, who collaborated with the Sokolac gang, has disappeared.


Elezovu čovjeku Slaviši Bilincu Bilom, koji je surađivao i s kriminalcima iz Sokolca, gubi se trag.


The robbery of the central post office in Split has revealed a lot more than a massive sum of stolen money.


Pljačka Središta pošta u Splitu pokazuje puno više od velike svote ukradenog novca.


Almost 14 million kuna, about 2 million euro of Croatian money, has ended up in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia.


Gotovo 14 milijuna kuna, oko 2 milijuna eura hrvatskog novca, završilo je u BiH i Srbiji.


Zoran Stefanovic tried to exchange about 350,000 kuna at the "Arizona" market near Brcko.


Oko 350.000 kuna Zoran Stefanović pokušao je razmjeniti u “Arizoni”, trgovištu nedaleko od Brčkoga.


It is evident that a new generation of criminals, mutually connected, has come of age in all of the countries on the territory of the former Yugoslavia.


Očito je stasala međusobno povezana nova generacija kriminalaca u svim državama na području nekadašnje Jugoslavije.


Young people, who did not take part in the war, are becoming brutal and unscrupulous mafia bosses, who want to expand their operations and territory to Croatia.


Mladi ljudi, koji nisu sudjelovali u ratu, okrutno i beskurpulozno postaju mafijaški bossovi, koji svoje poslove i operativno područje žele proširiti i na Hrvatsku.


The Serbian and Bosnian police, SIPA and other agencies, have narrowed the space in which they are able to operate.


Srpska i bosanska policija, SIPA i druge agencije suzile su im prostor djelovanja.


Croatia is welcome as a hiding place and sanctuary, but also as a stage for new grand heists and showdowns.


Hrvatska je dobrodošla kao skrovište i utočište, ali i kao prostor za nove velike pljačke i obračune.


The Croatian police, in collaboration with the police forces of neighbouring countries, must prevent them from doing so.


U tome ih hrvatska policija, u suradnji s policijama susjednih država, mora spriječiti.


"Mr. Pukanic, on the ninth of April 2008 you were born again.


"Gospodine Pukaniću, devetog travnja 2008. godine vi ste ponovo rođeni.


There was a one in a million chance of your surviving this brutal attempt at your murder.


Bila je šansa jedan prema milijun da preživite ovaj pokušaj svirepoga ubojstva.


The investigation and the subsequent police expertise have confirmed that you gave a very precise description of the your attempted assassination.


Uviđaj i kasnija policijska ekspertiza su potvrdili da ste vi pokušaj atentata na vas vrlo precizno i točno opisali.


We can only laugh at all of the possible absurdities of your fellow journalists who have written nonsense and have attempted to portray the assassination attempt as a staged one.


Mi se možemo samo smijati svim mogućim glupostima vaših kolega novinara koji su pisali raznorazne bedastoće i pokušali atentat prikazati kao inscenaciju.


I think that many of your colleagues should be ashamed of themselves when we reveal all of the facts and the background to the event after the case has been closed.


Mislim da bi mnoge vaše kolege trebalo biti sram, kad mi nakon zatvaranja cijelog slučaja, otkrijemo sve činjenice i pozadinu događaja.


Nevertheless, the most important thing of all is that you got out of it alive, which can only be attributed to God’s providence." That was what a high-ranking official at the interior ministry told me late in the afternoon on Saturday, three days after the shots were fired at me, during questioning at the Police Department headquarters on Heinzelova street.


Ipak, najvažnije je u svemu da ste vi uspjeli sačuvati živu glavu što se može zahvaliti samo Božjoj providnosti.” To mi je u subotu, kasno poslije podne, tri dana nakon pucanja na mene, rekao visokopozicionirani dužnosnik MUP-a dok sam bio na razgovoru u centrali MUP-a u Heinzelovoj.


How did it all happen?


Kako se sve dogodilo?


On Wednesday 9 April I had been returning home on my customary route.


U srijedu 9. travnja, vraćao sam se uobičajenim putem kući.


I was later able to reconstruct how the entire event took place to the minute based on recorded telephone calls.


Po zabilježenim telefonskim pozivima, kasnije sam mogao točno u minutu i rekonstruirati kako se cijeli događaj odvijao.


At 11:50 pm I turned onto Ilica from Primorska Street and after about a hundred metres descended into my basement garage.


U 23.50 preko Primorske ulice skrenuo sam u Ilicu, te sam se nakon stotinjak metara spustio u svoju podrumsku garažu.


After I had shut all of the doors behind me suing a remote key, I made my way through the yard to the apartment, and was again on Ilica Street in under a minute.


Nakon što sam daljinskim upravljačem pozatvarao sva vrata za sobom, krenuo sam prema stanu kroz dvorište, te se nakon manje od minutu našao na Ilici.


After I had exited from the garage and the darkened yard, which had always made me uneasy, it was a relief to step on the lit sidewalk, whereupon I immediately started to put the earphones of my iPhone on, to tell my daughter that I was coming to the apartment.


Nakon što sam napustio garažu i tamno dvorište, koje uvijek u meni izaziva nelagodu, odahnuo sam stupivši na osvijetljeni pločnik, te odmah počeo stavljati slušalice svoga IPhonea u uha, kako bih javio kćeri da stižem u stan.


Since I am always cautious, ever since I was almost killed a few years ago in front of the Importanne Gallery shopping mall, when an unknown man tried to knife me from behind in broad daylight, I looked carefully to both sides of the sidewalk to see who was going there.


Budući da sam uvijek oprezan, otkad sam izbjegao smrt prije nekoliko godina pred Importanne Gallerijom, kada me je u pola bijela dana nepoznati muškarac s leđa pokušo probosti nožem, pažljivo sam pogledao tko ide s jedne i s druge strane pločnika.


There was no one to the left side, while to the right a stockily built man was headed in my direction, with some kind of bag hoisted over his left shoulder, in jeans, athletic shoes, an athletic jacket and a woollen cap on his head.


S lijeve nije bilo nikog, dok mi je s desne u susret dolazio muškarac krupne građe, s nekom torbom prebačenom preko lijevog ramena, u trapericama, sportskim cipelama đonova, sportskoj jakni i kapom “kukavicom” na glavi.


He gave the impression of a person who had left a weightlifting club after an evening training session.


Odavao je sliku čovjeka koji ide iz teretane s noćnog treninga.


Under my visor cap, from the corner of my eye, I looked at him and saw a smile directed at myself on his face.


Ispod šilterice, krajičkom oka, pogledao sam u njega i na njegovu licu vidio osmijeh upućen meni.


I thought for a second, putting the earpiece into my right ear, that the person was known to me.


Pomislio sam u sekundi, stavljajući slušalicu u desno uho, kako mi je čovjek poznat.


Astonished assassin I too smiled at him and was about to greet him, as he appeared very well known to me.


Zaprepašteni ubojicaI ja sam se njemu osmjehnuo i namjeravao ga pozdraviti, jer mi se činio strahovito poznat.


As I meet hundreds of people in my line of work, I thought I might have met him somewhere but had forgotten where, when and who it was.


Kako upoznajem stotine ljudi u svome poslu, pomislio sam kako sam ga negdje upoznao ali sam zaboravio gdje, kada i o kome se radi.


It would, then, be polite to greet him.


Stoga, pristojno je pozdraviti.


At the moment I wanted to greet him, as the man was smiling the entire time, a black gun suddenly appeared in his right hand.


U trenutku kada sam ga htio pozdraviti, jer se čovjek cijelo vrijeme smješkao, njemu se iznenada, u desnoj ruci našao crni pištolj.


It grasped then why I had not seen his right hand while he was walking towards me.


Tada sam shvatio zašto mu nisam vidio i desnu ruku kada je hodao prema meni.


He had kept that hand behind his back so that I might not see the gun, which he had held ready and cocked in it.


Nju je držao iza leđa da ne vidim pištolj, koji je spreman i repetiran držao u njoj.


The first thing that I noticed was that he had abruptly entered my trajectory with his left leg, not more than a metre and a half from me, and had abruptly turned the upper part of his torso towards me.


Prvo što sam primijetio da je naglo lijevom nogom ušao u putanju moga hodanja i to svega na metar i pol od mene, te se naglo okrenuo gornjim dijelom tijela prema meni.


I though for a moment that it was some kind of joke, dropping in a split second to the ground.


Pomislio sam u trenutku da je to neka zezancija, spuštajući se u stotinki sekunde prema zemlji.


At that moment I saw the black gun, pointed at my head.


U tom trenutku ugledao sam crni pištolj, uperen u moju glavu.


The next moment he fired towards my head, smiling sadistically and saying "Now I'm going to kill you".


Trenutak nakon toga pucao mi je u glavu, sadistički se smijući i govoreći “Sad ću te ubiti”.


I will never in my life forget that smile of his.


Taj njegov smiješak neću zaboraviti nikada u životu.


I saw a small flame shooting out of the gun's barrel at that moment, but there was no crack of a gunshot.


Vidio sam u tome trenutku i mali plamen kako izlazi iz cijevi pištolja, no izostao je prasak pucnja.


In a second, thinking where he had hit me and wondering at the lack of pain, I jumped away from him, while he looked on in surprise.


U sekundi, razmišljajući gdje me je pogodio i čudeći se kako me ništa ne boli, odskočio sam od njega, a me je ostao iznenađen gledati.


That one second of his wonder at not having hit me was enough for me to, walking backwards, get a metre away from him.


Ta jedna sekunda njegova čuđenja što me nije pogodio, bila je dovoljna da se još hodajući natraške, udaljim od njega za metar.


He came to his wits then and moved towards me a fired a second shot from the gun he had again pointed towards me.


U tom se trenutku snašao i krenuo prema meni opaljujući uperenim pištoljem prema meni drugi hitac.


But for the second time in just three seconds I was again lucky.


No, tada me je drugi put u svega tri sekunde poslužila sreća.


There was no second shot.


Drugoga hica nije bilo.


His gun had jammed.


Zatajio mu je pištolj.


While he, confused, began tinkering with the gun with his left hand and continued to walk towards me, looking me in the eye, I, not turning my back on him, managed to get to the other sidewalk.


Dok je on zbunjeno počeo lijevom rukom prčkati po pištolju i dalje hodajući prema meni i gledajući me u oči, ja sam se, ne okrečući mu leđa, uspio dokopati suprotnog pločnika.


At the same time I began to pull out my own gun.


Pritom sam istodobno počeo vaditi svoj pištolj.


By the time I had gotten to the sidewalk on the other side, I already had my own gun in my hand, at which point he grasped that I was bearing a firearm.


Došavši do pločnika već sam imao pištolj u rukama i tada je on shvatio da imam oružje u rukama.


It was at that moment that he stopped smiling, turned and began to leg it towards Krajiska Street.


U tom trenutku prestao se je smijati, okrenuo se i počeo bježati u pravcu Krajiške ulice.


As my life was no longer in any immediate danger, I raised my gun in to the air a yelled out twice "Stop or I'll shoot!" I then fired the first shot into the air, and about two seconds later, after having repeated my warning, fired a second shot.


Kako više nisam bio u neposrednoj opasnosti za život, podigao sam pištolj u zrak i dva puta viknuo “Stani, pucat ću!”. Tada sam ispalio prvi hitac u zrak i vjerojatno dvije sekunde, nakon novog upozorenja, ispalio sam i drugi hitac.


A red car on the corner of Ilica Street While I was still watching as he fled towards Krajiska Street, I took my phone and tried to contact the police at 0192.


Crveni automobil na uglu IliceJoš dok sam ga gledao kako bježi prema Krajiškoj, uzeo sam telefon i pokušao pozvati policiju na 0192.


At the moment of the second shot a red automobile came between us and stopped at the corner of Ilica and Krajiska Streets.


U trenutku drugog pucnja, između nas se prepriječio neki crveni automobil, koji je stao na ugao Ilice i Krajiške.


I saw two people in it of which I was not certain whether they were taking part in the assassination attempt.


U njemu sam vido dvije osobe za koje nisam bio siguran sudjeluju li u atentatu.


With my back to the wall, not knowing if there were others taking part in the assassination attempt, collaborating with the "smiling murderer", and afraid that someone might approach me from behind from the dark yard located opposite our building, I was shaken when I saw that I could not get through to the police.


Prislonjen leđima na zid, ne znajući da li još netko sudjeluje u atentatu, u suradnji s “ubojicom sa smiješkom” , bojeći se da mi netko ne priđe s leđa iz mračnog dvorišta smještenog nasuprot naše zgrade, stresao sam se kada sam vidio da se ne mogu spojiti s policijom.


I was called at that moment by my daughter, who had heard the shoots and had looked through the window and had seen me leaning with my back to the wall. "Call the police right away at 92.


U tome trenutku nazvala me je moja kći, koja je čula pucnjeve i pogledala kroz prozor te me vidjela na suprotnoj strani ceste kako stojim leđima naslonjen na zid. “Hitno pozovi policiju na 92.


Someone has shot at daddy." I heard her scream and the phone coming down on the hook.


Pucali su na tateka.” Čuo sam njen krik i zaklapanje slušalice.


The red automobile was still at the corner, the assassin had rounded the corner onto Krajiska Street, running past them.


Crveni auto je i dalje stajao na uglu, atentator je zamakao iza ugla u Krajišku, projurivši pored njih.


I was completely on my own standing between Primorska and Krajiska Street, with the dark yard behind me.


Ja sam potpuno sam stajao između Primorske i Krajiške ulice, s mračnim dvorištem iza sebe.


I thought – what if there were accomplices in the red car and another team now appeared from Primorska Street, and I had nowhere to take cover.


Pomislio sam - što ako su u crvenom autu pomagači i druga ekipa se sad pojavi iz Primorske ulice, a ja se nemam kamo skloniti.


I looked to the left and right, expecting a new charge and a correction of the blunder made during the first attempt on my life.


Gledao sam lijevo i desno, očekujući novi nalet i ispravljanje greške pri prvom pokušaju ubojstva.


Considering how I might extract myself from this position I saw some two hundred metres further up the street in front of the residence of President Mesic, that one of the police officers on guard duty there was standing in the middle of Ilica and looking in my direction.


Razmišljajući kako se izvući iz ove pozicije, vidio sam nekih dvjestotinjak metara dalje pred stanom predsjednika Mesića, kako je jedan od policajaca koji ga čuva, stao na sredinu Ilice i gleda u mojem pravcu.


Clearly, they had heard gunshots and were checking to see what was going on.


Očito su čuli pucanje i provjeravaju što se događa.


At that moment I decided to move from my position and fleeing along the walls of the surrounding buildings, hurried toward them.


U tome trenutku odlučio sam se maknuti iz svoje pozicije i bježeći uz same zidove okolnih zgrada, odjurio sam do njih.


All that was important to me was to cross Primorska Street, from which I expected at any moment to see a car approaching with the murderers.


Bilo mi je važno samo da prijeđem Primorsku ulicu iz koje sam svakog trenutka očekivao pojavu automobila s ubojicama.


Croatian sprint record When I, probably setting a new Croatian hundred metre sprint record, came to Primorska Street and saw that there was no one there, I breathed a sigh of relief and started shouting to the sentries "Call your colleagues, call your colleagues right away.


Hrvatski rekord u trčanjuKada sam, obarajući vjerojatno hrvatski rekord u trčanju na sto metara, došao do Pirmorske i vidio da nema nikoga, odahnuo sam i počeo vikati čuvarima “Zovite kolege, zovite hitno kolege.


They've tried to kill me." I knew then that I had survived the worst moment of my life.


Pokušali su me ubiti.” Tada sam znao da sam preživo najgori trenutak svog života.


They immediately called for backup over their walkie-talkies.


Odmah su pozvali preko walkie talkiea policiju.


I was called at that moment by my daughter who told me that she had notified the police and that they were on their way.


U tom trenutku nazvala me kći i rekla kako je obavijestila policiju te da će odmah stići.


Recovering from the shock, I returned my gun to the bag and breathed a sign of relief.


Oporavljajući se od šoka, spremio sam pištolj u torbu i odahnuo.


Three and a half hours later a thorough examination of the crime scene had been carried out, and I went to bed, with the police guarding the door and the building.


Tri i pol sata nakon toga, završen je i kompletni uviđaj, a ja sam otišao spavati, s policijom pred vratima i zgradom.


The weapon used in the shooting was found during the investigation.


Pri samom uviđaju pronađeno je oružje iz kojeg je pucano.


It was a silenced 9 mm Russian Makarov the assassin had thrown under a car parked on Krajiska Street while fleeing.


Ruski pištolj makarov kalibra 9 mm s prigušivačem atentator je pri bijegu bacio ispod jednog automobila u Krajiškoj ulici.


The silencer explained why I had not heard the assassin's shot and why I had initially thought it was somebody's idea of a joke.


Prigušivač objašnjava zašto nisam jasno čuo atentatorov pucanj i zašto sam u prvi mah pomislio da se radi o nečijoj zafrkanciji.


The murderer's bullet had pierced the storefront window of the Cmok store and had lodged itself between the toys there where it was found the next day during a more detailed investigation.


Ubojičino zrno probilo je izlog dućana “Cmok” i završilo među igračkama gdje je sutradan pri detaljnom uviđaju i pronađeno.


My shells were found on the other side of the street, and as far as I have learned from the police, there are several witnesses to the entire event, and several witnesses who saw the unknown assailant as he fled down Krajiska Street, by way of Dezeliceva Street towards the West Train Station.


Pronađene su moje čahure s druge strane ceste, a koliko sam saznao u policiji, postoji i nekoliko svjedoka cijelog događaja, kao i nekoliko svjedoka koji su nepoznatog počinitelja vidjeli kako bježi Krajiškom preko Deželićeve prema Zapadnom kolodvoru.


What preceded the brutal attempted murder?


Što je prethodilo svirepom pokušaju ubojstva?


Two weeks before these events, on Monday 31 March, after returning from work, my wife ordered me to bring her 100 thousand kuna in cash by tomorrow morning.


Dva tjedna prije svih ovih događaja, u ponedjeljak 31. ožujka, supruga mi je po povraku s posla naredila da joj do sutra ujutro donesem 100 tisuća kuna u gotovini.


I asked her what was the matter with her, and whether she had any idea how much money that was.


Pitao sam je što joj je, zna li ona o kolikim je novcima riječ.


I also asked her what she needed that much money for, but in very coarse language she only answered that that was no concern of mine.


Pitao sam je i za što joj treba toliki novac, ali vrlo grubim rječnikom mi je odgovorila da me se to ne tiče.


After that I fled to my room and locked myself in.


Nakon toga, pobjegao sam u svoju sobu i zaključao se.


She stood outside the door almost an hour and a half, insulting me in very coarse language.


Ona je stajala pred vratima skoro sat i pol i verbalno me vrijeđala vrlo grubim riječima.


Before leaving she warned me that if I failed to brig the hundred thousand kuna by tomorrow morning that I would have a serious problem.


Kad je odlazila, upozorila me da ako joj do sutra ujutro ne donesem sto tisuća kuna, da ću imati velikih problema.


Late that night, 41 minutes after midnight, she made my daughter send me a SMS message reading "Mom says that she needs 100 thousand kuna".


Kasno navečer, 41 minutu iza ponoći, natjerala je moju kćer da mi pošalje SMS poruku sadržaja "Mama ti kaže da joj treba 100 tisuća kuna".


A week later, on Tuesday 8 April, I received a clear message from a person not previously known to me that my wife had a certain debt that I should settle, or else anything might happen to me.


Tjedan dana kasnije, u utorak 8. travnja, primio sam od dotad meni nepoznatog čovjeka jasnu poruku kako moja supruga ima određeni dug koji bi ja trebao namiriti, inače bi mi se moglo svašta dogoditi.


When I asked what the debt was for I was told that it was her debt to cocaine dealers she owed money to.


Kad sam pitao na osnovu čega je taj dug napravila, rečeno mi je, kako je to njen dug prema dilerima kokaina kojima je ostala dužna.


Shocked, not believing what I was hearing, I tried to find out more, and I was told that she admitted to owing 17,000 kuna, but that they felt that the debt was 27,000 kuna, and that it would be best if I paid 30,000 kuna and that the entire matter would be dropped.


Šokiran, ne vjerujući tome što čujem, pokušao sam saznati više, te mi je rečeno kako ona priznaje dug od 17.000 kuna, no oni smatraju da je dug 27.000 kuna te da bi bilo najbolje da ja platim 30.000 kuna i da se sve zaboravi.


I was warned then that it would be best that I pay up and resolve the problem, as these were unsavoury characters, who could use what my wife had revealed to them about me.


Pri tome sam upozoren da bi bilo najbolje da platim i da se riješim problema, jer su to nezgodni ljudi, koji bi mogli iskoristiti ono što im je moja žena o meni ispričala.


At that I laughed and answered: "Let them publish it all, my daughter and I know the truth, and what my wife says does not surprise me in the least." I also told the person to tell the blackmailers that they had picked the wrong man and that I had no intention whatsoever of paying anyone off and to get away from my wife and leave her alone to get hospital treatment.


Na to sam se nasmijao i odgovorio: “Samo neka sve objave, moja kći i ja znamo istinu, a to što govori moja žena zaista me ni najmanje ne uzbuđuje.“ Dodao sam neka poruči ucjenjivačima da su se namjerili na krivoga i da mi ne pada ni nakraj pameti da išta plaćam i neka se maknu od žene i puste je na miru da se liječi u bolnici.


After some ten minutes of our conversation that person told me not to court disaster and take the chance of notifying the police, as I could find myself in great danger, and repeated that they recommend that I pay up and get a big problem off my back.


Nakon desetak minuta razgovora ta mi je osoba rekla neka ne srljam i slučajno ne obavještavam policiju, jer bih se mogao naći u velikoj opasnosti, te ponovila da mi preporučuje da platim i riješim se velikoga problema.


And as far as my wife was concerned, that she was beyond help, other than to be forced to sleep for a year and rid herself of that "white crap" and then try with medication to stabilise her health.


A što se tiče moje žene, da se njoj više ne može pomoći, osim da bude prisiljena da spava godinu dana i oslobodi se tog “bijelog sranja“ i nakon toga pokuša medikamentima stabilizirati svoje zdravstveno stanje.


A second secretive visitor After the person had left I immediately placed a call to the State Attorney's Office and reported the threat and attempted extortion.


Drugi tajnoviti posjetitelj Nakon što je čovjek otišao, nazvao sam istoga trenutka Državno odvjetništvo i prijavio prijetnju i pokušaj iznude.


The competent institutions have proof of the content of that conversation.


Mjerodavne institucije posjeduju dokaze o sadržaju tog razgovora.


The next morning, at eight o'clock, I was at my wife's doctor in the hospital to report what I had learned.


Sutradan ujutro, već u osam sati, bio sam kod suprugina liječnika u bolnici i obavijestio ga o saznanjima.


I then went to the social welfare office, to the persons responsible for our family, and told them of the new circumstances that were, if the claims of the person that had visited me the evening before were true, shed an entirely new light on my wife's illness.


Nakon toga otišao sam na socijalnu skrb, osobama zaduženima za našu obitelj, i obavijestio ih o novim okolnostima koje su, ako su tvrdnje čovjeka koji me posjetio večer prije bile istinite, bacale sasvim drukčiju sliku i na bolest moje supruge.


I wanted then to go to the State Attorney's Office, but was told to come at about 2 pm, when the people in charge would be there.


Zatim sam htio otići do Državnog odvjetništva, ali bilo mi je rečeno neka dođem tekoko 14 sati, kad odgovorni budu tamo.


When I got back to the editorial office, I was notified that there was a woman who wished to speak to me.


Kad sam se vratio u redakciju, obaviješten sam da sa mnom želi razgovarati jedna žena.


She called from a hidden number and told me she needed to speak to me right away.


Zvala je sa skrivenog telefona i rekla da sa mnom treba hitno razgovarati.


Some ten minutes later she was in my editorial office.


Nakon desetak minuta bila je u mojoj redakciji.


In my room she introduced herself, giving her full name and asking me for complete discretion, saying that both our lives were at stake.


U mojoj sobi predstavila mi se punim imenom i prezimenom i zamolila me za potpunu diskreciju, jer da je njezina glava, kao i moja, u pitanju.


She told me that she was in a relationship with one of the top narcotics dealers in Croatia and that she wanted to warn me that she had heard some conversations from which she could easily conclude that I was in grave danger.


Rekla je da je u vezi s jednim od glavnih dilera narkotika u Hrvatskoj i da me želi upozoriti kako je čula neke razgovore iz kojih jo je bilo lako zaključiti da sam u velikoj opasnosti.


She said openly that she was disgusted by what her partner was doing with his friends and that what they were doing to my family and me had gone way too far.


Otvoreno mi je rekla da joj je se gadi to što njezin partner radi sa svojim prijateljima te da je ovo što rade meni i mojoj obitelji prešlo svaku mjeru.


And precisely because I was, completely innocent, being subjected to public defamation, she said, she had come to warn me who was behind the entire despicable story about my family and that, as a women, she could no longer look on as these villains manipulated my sick wife and wanted, through her, take from me everything I had achieved in my life.


Upravo zbog toga što sam potpuno nevin izvrgnut javnom linču, rekla je, došla me upozoriti tko stoji iza cijele prljave priče o mojoj obitelji i da, kao žena, više ne može gledati kako ti zlikovci manipuliraju mojom bolesnom suprugom i žele preko nje meni uzeti sve što sam napravio u životu.


She told that she wanted above all to protect my wife, who needed to be saved from the claws of the mafia, which wanted only to use her and then discard her lije and old rag and lead her, in the end, to ruination.


Pri tome mi je napomenula da prvenstveno želi zaštiti moju suprugu, koju treba istrgnuti iz kandži mafije, koja je želi samo iskoristiti i potom kao staru krpu odbaciti i odvesti do kraja u propast.


I was shocked with what this woman had told me in the space of three minutes, and which was entirely consistent with the extortion from the previous evening.


Bio sam šokiran onim što mi je ta žena ispričala u tri minute, što se potpuno podudaralo s ucjenom prethodne večeri.