Some 7,325 Toyota Vehicles in Croatia Invited for a Prevention Checkup

Croatia, February 9 (CD) – The recent large recall of Toyota vehicles across the world which had come after some braking problems has resulted in a call for a prevention checkup of 7,325 Toyota vehicles in Croatia.

So far Toyota owners in Croatia have not reported any problems, while some 437,000 Toyota hybrid vehicles had been recalled due to braking problems.

Croatian Toyota owners will be informed in writing about where they should take their vehicles in order for their braking system to be additionally fortified.

So far eight Toyota models have been affected by the problem. 

Some 70 Percent of Croatian Households Not Able To Make Ends Meet

Croatia, February 2 (CD) – According to a Gfk polling agency survey, some 70 percent of households do not have enough funds and are living on the brink of survival.




Some 11,170 kuna is necessary for a four-member family to survive at the moment, while the average funds available to a household per month are about 6,600 kuna.



According to the survey conducted in December 2009, only 10 percent of Croatian households have an income that is higher than the required funds.



Food and beverages account for 33 percent of household monthly spending plus 18 percent for covering housing costs, which amounts to 51 precent of income of each household in Croatia going towards covering the basic needs.

Mother Gives Birth to Baby Girl in Car on a Motorway on the Way to Hospital

Croatia, January 23 (CD) – A 35-year-old woman gave birth to her new baby girl after she felt her water burst in a motorway tunnel on the way to hospital on Friday.

The Umag-based couple were rushing to get to the hospital in the port town of Rijeka on Friday evening, but the woman’s water broke in a tunnel on the motorway and they had to pull over while the woman gave birth to a healthy girl in the car before the arrival of the ambulance.

This was the third child for the brave mother and father who were helped in the effort of child delivery by a motorway fireman.

Ivica Kostelic Wins Wengen Slalom Race

Croatia, January 17 (CD) – Croatian skier Ivica Kostelic has won the Wengen slalom race on Sunday afternoon.

The victory has pushed the Croatian skier to the eighth place in the overall standings.

The other Croatian skier who managed to capture some points is Natko Zrncic-Dim who ended the race in 20^th place, while the other Croatian skier Dalibor Samsal failed to end the race.

The runner up is Swiss skier Andre Myhrer, while Benjamin Reich from Austria came in third.

Law Professor Ivo Josipovic Becomes New Croatian President

Croatia, January 11 (CD) – Ivo Josipovic, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party for Croatia's president has won the post beating indpedendent candidate Milan Bandic by 60 percent of the vote to 40 percent captured by Bandic.

The general feeling here in Croatia is that the 60 percent of the voters who voted for Josipovic decided they wanted a well educated, soft-spoken, but firm president who will help the country get rid of deep seeded corruption and lead it towards membership in the European Union.

Former Croatian PM Ivo Sanader Expelled from the Croatian Democratic Union Party

Croatia, January 4 (CD) – Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has been expunged from the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party, it was announced by the HDZ leader and Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor on Monday.

Kosor explained that Sanader was expelled following his unilateral press conference held at the HDZ headquarters and without informing Kosor or any of the party’s high ranking members.

Sanader held a blitz press conference on Sunday at the HDZ headquarters in a bid to stir up the party and get its members to support him and in this way destabilise party and the country. He did not explain much of why he had reappeared, but said that he had made a mistake withdrawing from politics this summer.

He also said that he was returning due to the poor results of HDZ at the recent first round of the presidential elections.

Kosor explained that Sanader had gone over the heads of the HDZ high ranking members, something that was against the party rules and illegal.

Ivo Sanader, Croatia’s former PM left his post on July 1^st without giving a viable explanation and handed over the country in tatters to current PM Jadranka Kosor.

His quick exit had shocked Croats and now his attempt to regain power had shocked them once again and most of them said on Sunday he had completely lost political credibility.

Ancient Port of Dubrovnik Rocked by Three Quakes in Just 45 Minutes

Croatia, January 2 (CD) – The ancient Croatian port of Dubrovnik, the travel destination of the world’s jet set was rocked by several tremors on Saturday that were just a few minutes apart.


The first quake was recorded half an hour after midday and measured 2.9 on the Richter scale, the second happened some 12 minutes later and measured 3.0 on the Richter scale. Just before 1p.m. the top Croatian tourist destination was rocked by yet another quake measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale and the last in the series was recorded at nine minutes past 1 p.m. measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale.

The tremor was also felt by those living in the vicinity of Dubrovnik.

No material damage was reported.