Monday, February 28, 2011

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WAVE THAT HAPPENS IN CROATIA?

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Saturday afternoon in Zagreb, hundreds of people demonstrating against the government clashed with the forces of Police near the Houses of Parliament and government. The event, organized by the associations of former combatants of the war of independence from political parties and the right, brought in Josip Jelacic square, starting at 13, about 15 000 people who expressed their support for former Croatian soldiers and generals, under investigation or on trial for war crimes. According to the organizers of the mobilization, in fact, the government would do nothing to defend the "war heroes" and "the dignity of the War of Independence."

Shortly before 15, several hundred demonstrators (including many children and young people), detached from the main demonstration and tried to reach the square Sveti Marko, in the old part of town where there is the seat of government and the Croatian Parliament and where prohibited expressions, attacking with stones, bottles and firecrackers the police who responded with tear gas and charged. The budget is about 65 arrested in clashes (13 of which were released after), 50 wounded, including 18 in serious condition, two police cars destroyed, broken windows, damaged shops. Among those arrested there are many, already known to police for acts of violence, of belonging to extremist hooligans, including members of the "Bad Blue Boys (BBB).

Clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against the government of Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor had already taken place in Zagreb on Thursday night. Even in that case, the demonstrators tried to reach the government building and had been missing from office police officers against whom were thrown stones and bottles. The demonstrators, shouting "Thief! Thieves!" accused the government of "making everyday citizens' lives more difficult and lead the country into economic chaos." According to reports by local media in the fighting there would be some wounded and some arrested, including Ivan Perna (leader of the Alliance for Change), which organized the protest zelenapolitika.wordpress.com through the blog and Facebook, where he opened group "Let down the government! It 's time to take in hand the situation. "

anti-government demonstrations were held Thursday in other locations in Croatia including Split, Rijeka, Pula, Osijek and Slavonski Brod and sponsors have already announced that the mobilization will continue until the government decides to resign Jadranka Kosor.

short, appeared to foreshadow a rather stormy period for Croatia, already facing heavy domestic scandals (an endemic problem of corruption and politics) and a worsening economic crisis, the very year of the election (which should take place in November). And above all, in the year is expected to close the complex and uneven negotiating for EU membership that many take for already postponed definitely to 2013, compared to the previously announced 2012. Months will definitely not easy to President Ivo Josipovic which recently celebrated its first year of his mandate.

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