Business

As Jadranka Dozan/Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 28th of September, 2020, applications for support for the month of September began ten days ago for groups of employers and Croatian enterprises for whom the Government's job preservation measures (ORM) were extended until the end of the year. For those Croatian enterprises eligible for part-time support, which was introduced in the middle of the year, the deadline for submitting applications for the period from September to the end of the year expired at the end of August, and applications for support start in October. The Croatian Employment Service, through which certain programmes…

ZAGREB, Sept 28, 2020 - Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) head Luka Burilovic said on Monday that Croatia needed more flexible labour legislation that would put emphasis on teleworking and the possibility to lay off workers more easily than was now the case. Organising remote work in a better manner and flexibilities employment contracts are to be regulated by the new law, on which Labour Minister Josip Aladrovic and 35 Croatian business people presented their views at a meeting organised by the HGK in Zagreb. The business people and the minister said they also expected issues to be raised such as government support for the business…

ZAGREB, Sept 28, 2020 - The global environmental organisation WWF on Monday called on the Croatian government to join more than 65 heads of state and government and endorse the Leaders' Pledge for Nature by committing to decisive action to protect nature, people, and the planet. More than 65 heads of state and government, including the leaders of five of the world’s largest economies and the president of the European Commission, will endorse the Leaders' Pledge for Nature at a gathering in New York today, to be held as part of the UN General Assembly, WWF Adria said in a statement. "They have committed…

ZAGREB, Sept 28, 2020 - Croatian plastic car parts manufacturer AD Plastik said on Monday it had sealed several new deals with carmakers that would be carried out in the coming years. The company, based in the southern town of Solin, has agreed with the PSA Group the manufacture of grab handles for the Peugeot 308. The project is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2021 and last for nine years. Also agreed was the manufacture of grab handles for TOGG, Turkey's first car maker, for the electric C-SUV. Grab handles for both companies will be manufactured in Mladenovac,…

ZAGREB, Sept 27, 2020 - Tourism is an opportunity for the development of rural areas, but urban and mass tourism should be avoided there, experts said on the occasion of World Tourism Day, September 27, which this year is dedicated to the topic of "Tourism and Rural Development". World Tourism Organisation UNWTO chose the topic of World Tourism Day 2020 before the pandemic, and the demand for tourist services has this year been more pronounced in rural areas than in cities and big destinations, mostly due to health reasons. Something similar has also happened in Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, said experts…

September 27, 2020 - Online networking for entrepreneurs begins next week as part of the LEAP Summit 2020 conference. Every year, the LEAP Summit brings together over 3,500 participants from Croatia and 40+ countries worldwide, reports Poslovni dnevnik. It focuses on lectures on various multidisciplinary topics such as entrepreneurship, the EU, digital technologies, sustainable development, and career development. Some of the speakers will be Anne Skare Nielsen (Chief futurist), Jan de Jong (Co-founder & Managing Partner at CROP Hrvatska), Mirko Logozar (educator and founder of Different), Antonija Mršić Radas (Innovation Policy Specialist and EU Funds Manager at Rimac Automobili), Matt…

September 26, 2020 - The new BMW M3 leaves the old Metropolis warehouses in Rijeka Port, which shows that the old abandoned factory buildings and halls in Croatia are an increasingly popular location for shooting promo films from international companies, reports Jutarnji.hr. The island of Pag, with its unique landscapes through which the state road D106 passes, has, in the last ten years, turned into an unavoidable location and a perfect backdrop for shooting countless new car models. Manufacturers such as Mercedes, Porsche, Bentley, BMW, Honda, or Lexus shot many new models on the longest Croatian island, but not only…

September 25, 2020 - Eight years ago, Manchester United were rumoured to be in for Luka Modrić, but he famously ended up going to Real Madrid. Although the Manchester legends have since featured Serbians Nemanja Matić and Nemanja Vidić, they failed to attract a Croatian to Old Trafford. Until, finally, now... Manchester United sign Croatian star! Manchester United is one of the most historically famous teams in football. Every transfer season, rumours of who they will bring to their ground, Old Trafford, cause a flurry of clicks on the internet from fans all around the world. Most of these rumours…

ZAGREB, Sept 25, 2020 - Agriculture Minister Marija Vuckovic on Friday attended the signing of 29 new contracts, worth HRK 9.4 million, with beneficiaries from five Slavonian counties for investments in cattle breeding. Contracts worth more than 805 million kuna have been signed, funding worth HRK 545 million has been paid and 495 investment projects have been signed as part of the Rural Development Programme in Brod-Posavina County alone, which Vuckovic visited today. One such project is the construction of a daycare centre in Sibinj, which the minister opened today. EU funds are being used to build, renovate and equip some 200 kindergartens and a playground…

September 25, 2020 - More than a thousand caterers in Dalmatia stopped serving guests in their facilities for an hour to warn of the difficult situation their businesses are in. The protest began at 11:56 on Thursday afternoon. HRTurizam reports that as part of the action "4 to 12", Thursday's protest was initiated by the National Association of Caterers and the Split Association of Caterers, though word quickly spread to Zadar, Sibenik, Dubrovnik, and other Dalmatian cities and towns and was a complete success, the organizers said. Caterers decided to take action because the coronavirus pandemic endangered the food & beverage industry's…