As Europe and the world fear new terrorist attacks while trying to discover who will be the next target, while two soldiers were killed in Sarajevo, while Slovenia does not remove the wire set on the Croatian side, and Lika is buried in snow, politicians here continue to focus on themselves.
In this parallel world, the Bridge has fit in perfectly, rapidly succumbing to all the ailments that others face over longer periods. Unfortunately, this does not refer to an accelerated agreement with any of the major coalitions, as the leader of the Bridge, Božo Petrov, announces that the negotiation rounds with HDZ and SDP will last two to three weeks. They also maintain their demand to reach an agreement with HDZ and SDP to jointly create a government of experts that will initiate changes. In doing so, he forgets that the Bridge did not receive votes to negotiate with everyone. The majority of voters chose change, and it is unclear why negotiations are being held equally with both parties, even though SDP is trying to break the Bridge, as evidenced by the ‘secret’ agreements with Drago Prgomet. It is also unclear why Petrov still thinks that a messianic mission of the Bridge is needed for a grand coalition of HDZ and SDP. If they wanted it, they would have made it themselves.
In a sad column of remembrance to the Memorial Cemetery, 50,000 pilgrims marked 24 years since the sacrifice of Vukovar. Alongside the people of Vukovar were Croatian soldiers in Afghanistan in Mazar-e Sharif who marched 12 kilometers in honor of the city of heroes. Unfortunately, three days later, Vukovar defender Darko Pajičić passed away from the consequences of excessive police force. Pajičić was severely injured by a police officer more than two years ago when he attempted to break the Cyrillic plaque on the police building in Vukovar. A criminal complaint was filed against the police officer, but to this day the case remains unresolved.
For Entrepreneurs of the Year, Katica Hauptfeld, owner of the travel agency Katarina line, and Elizabeta Planinić, owner of the agency Putuj bolje and the grave maintenance service Čuvari sjećanja, were selected. In her agency, Katica Hauptfeld employs 27 women out of 35 employees and is otherwise referred to as the most powerful shipowner in the Adriatic due to the many tourist ships she owns. When she lost her job four years ago, Elizabeta Planinić launched the first grave maintenance service in Croatia, which she came up with herself. Her second agency is intended for business travel. In Croatia, last year, 20 percent of companies (almost 20,000) were owned by women. The awards were presented by the network of businesswomen Woman in Adria, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, and the Development Agency Zagreb as part of the World Entrepreneurs’ Day.
