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Slovenia gave Croatia inferiority complex, WikiLeaks documents reveal

Croatian Times

Whisteblower website WikiLeaks has published another score of documents that detail American embassy’s take on Croatian-Slovenian relations, country’s new Prime Minister and a countryside wedding, amongst other things.

In documents sent to Washington from 1991 to 2011, American diplomats informed their headquarters about everything from Slovenian-Croatian border maritime dispute to a snapps-filled wedding in Djulovac where the mayor was marrying off his daughter.

Documents reveal the dispute over the maritime border  - a part of land on the Istrian peninsula that would have allowed Slovenia direct access to international waters but would have forced Croatia to give up some of the sea it considers its own – was influenced by Slovenia's understanding of self as a "maritime nation" and Croatia's "inferiority complex" when it comes to its neighbours.

Four months into Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor’s mandate, Americans judged the new PM as "calculating but honest in her fight against corruption." They saw the country’s new president Ivo Josipovic as someone who would sustain this fight.

For the military operation Storm that ended the war in Croatia and reclaimed parts of Serb-occupied territories, Americans said it was less of a victorious feat and more a result of the Serb decision to withdraw, daily Jutarnji List writes.

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Liberal opposition coalition details its election platform
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Earthquakes are major problem for capital's security, expert warns
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Interior Minister absolved of suspicion in land fraud case
The criminal charges against Minister of Interior Tomislav Karamarko have been dropped after anti-corruption bureau USKOK's found no evidence of abuse of power in the case of alleged land fraud.

Speedboat injures Czech tourist
A Czech tourist has been injured by a speed boat off the coast of the Dalmatian city of Omis.

Ministry of Defence to sell 2,000 apartments
The Croatian state has decided to sell 2,000 apartments currently owned by the Ministry of Defence in hope to earn 982 million kunas (37.5 million Euros).

Ericsson Nikola Tesla to help Montenegrin Telekom modernise networks
Ericsson Nikola Tesla has signed a 10 million kuna (1.3 million Euro) agreement with Montenegrin company Telekom to help modernise its mobile and fixed telephone networks.

Businessman who killed Italian tourist could leave detention today
Magistrate judge is expected to decide today whether to release or keep in detention Croatian businessmen Tomislav Horvatincic who killed an Italian couple when his speedboat rammed into their sailing ship.

Biggest Croatian hospital's director suspected of irregularities
A series of irregularities detected during an inspection last year has put the director of Croatia's biggest hospital KBC Rebro in Zagreb under the magnifying glass of the State Attorney's Office (DORH).

Government sells shares to cover dues to pensioners
Croatian government has decided to sell shares in two of its strategic public firms in order to pay back its dues to the country's pensioners, daily Jutarnji List writes.