Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2005
Concerns over media concentration after Slobodna Dalmacija acquisition
EPH's purchase of Slobodna Dalmacija generated negative reactions and accusations that the deal could give the company a potentially monopolistic position in Croatian media. The concern centered on ownership concentration rather than a court-established finding of unlawful conduct.
2003
Bomb attack against Ninoslav Pavić's car
On March 1, 2003, a bomb exploded beneath the car of Ninoslav Pavić, then the owner of Europapress Holding. Pavić was not in the vehicle and nobody was injured. The perpetrators were not identified. The incident was condemned internationally, including by publisher and editor organizations, human-rights groups and the OSCE, which characterized the attack as an act of terror targeting a Croatian media figure.