Roddick wins Karlovic in two sets

In the ATP Queens men’s quarter-finals, US player Andy Roddick won Ivo Karlovic 7:6, 7:6 in just one hour and 22 minutes and two tie breaks. It was Roddick’s fourth victory against Karlovic.

Farmers End their Strike

The farmers’ strike has ended with most of their demands being met after some five hours of negotiations with the government. While the milk producers and cattle breeders are pleased, those working on land have not had their wishes met. The many tractors that descended on Zagreb on Wednesday rolled back into the villages.

Hvar Finds Loophole to Open Shops on Holiday

The Hvar mayor has declared June 11, Corpus Christi feast a market day in the town of Hvar and in that way found a loophole in the law that allows for shops to be open on a state holiday. Meanwhile, owners of shops in Dubrovnik’s Stradun have shown their disapproval of the shops having to remain shut on a holiday by placing banners WELCOME TO CROATIA – CLOSED in their shop windows.

NATO To Cut Troop Numbers in Kosovo

The NATO General Secretary Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has announced speaking in Brussels that a political decision had been made to cut the number of NATO troops in Kosovo. For the first time since Croatia joined the Alliance the Croatian Defense Minister Branko Vukelic has been attending a NATO Council meeting.

Footage Confiscated During Search Operation

The ICTY fugitive Ratko Mladic had been living as a regular citizen in Belgrade and spent time at the facilities of the former Yugoslav army. This was happening at a time when the authorities of that country claimed that they had no idea where he was and this has been proved by the footage aired by TV B-H Federation.

Rehn Hoping for the Lifting of the Blockade in the near Future

The EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn has stated speaking in Brussels that after six months the key issues regarding the border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia were at the brink of being resolved and Croatia’s EU accession talks unblocked. Monday is to see the holding of a regular meeting of EU heads of diplomacy in Luxembourg.

HRT: We Shall Save Double the Target

Croatian Radio Television (HRT) has announced that it was making its cuts in spending according to plan and it would make double the savings it originally planned when it was reporting its plan to the government. In the meantime HRT has rebalanced its budget which will allow it to cut costs by 130 million kuna at an annual level.