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Monday, 23 May 2022
Istrian Apartment Prices Skyrocket, New EU Plan to Cause Further Rises
May the 23rd, 2022 - Istrian apartment prices have shot up recently, and a new European Union (EU) plan regarding greener energy sources is set to contribute to even further price increases. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Istrian apartment prices have been climbing and climbing, and with the recent introduction of obligations to install solar panels for the production of electricity in all new residential buildings as part of an EU directive, they'll likely keep heading on an upward trajectory, writes Jutarnji list. The European Commission (EC) recently announced the ''REPowerEU'' plan, which aims to quickly reduce the bloc's overall dependence on fossil…
Sunday, 22 May 2022
Zagreb Pride Ride to Take Place on 25 June
ZAGREB, 22 May 2022 - The third Zagreb Pride Ride will take place on 25 June to raise awareness of discrimination and violence against LGBTIQ persons, the Proud Zagreb initiative announced earlier this week, adding that they will not stop fighting for their rights until they achieve full equality. "As populism and nationalism flourish globally, threatening freedom of choice, our identities join us together into a community in which solidarity is inherent," Proud Zagreb said on the occasion of International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, observed on 17 May. They said they wanted all members of the LGBTIQ community…
Sunday, 22 May 2022
Social Policy Minister Set to Strengthen Foster Care, Supported Housing
ZAGREB, 22 May 2022 - Marin Piletić who became the Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy Minister in late April, has said in an interview for Hina that the priority of the social policy of this Croatian cabinet would be supporting children without adequate parental care. Piletić said in the interview which Hina published on Sunday that the focus would be on scaling down the institutional accommodation for children and enhance fostering. To this aim, his ministry will launch a nation-wide campaign promoting foster parenting for the aim of child well-being. The minister presented some statistical data showing progress in…
Sunday, 22 May 2022
Croatian Language Scholarship: Public Call for 2022/23 Semesters Announced
May 22, 2022 - The Central State Office for Croats outside the Republic of Croatia has announced a public call for the Croatian language scholarship for the 2022/2023 semesters. This year, for the first time, those interested will be able to choose the City of Zadar as their preference of location when studying the Croatian language. With the aim of learning the Croatian language, learning about Croatian culture and preserving national identity, promoting unity and cooperation, and returning emigrated Croats and their descendants to the country, the Central State Office for Croats Abroad announced a public call for scholarships for Croatian…
Sunday, 22 May 2022
Good News for Drivers: No Croatian Road Toll Increase This Summer
May the 21st, 2022 - Good news for drivers from both home and abroad this summer as Croatian road toll fees aren't set to increase. There will also be an innovative new way of paying which hopes to streamline the process. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, according to a report from Net.hr, this year, just like the previous two pandemic-dominated years, in order to support the tourist season, the seasonal Croatian road toll increase of 10 percent will not be introduced. The move comes as welcome news as we approach summer and as the cost to drive continues to be an…
Sunday, 22 May 2022
Croatian Government Incentives for Electric Vehicle Purchases Begin
May the 22nd, 2022 - Croatian Government incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles have begun, but precisely how does one get to the magical 70,000 kuna figure? As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the Environmental Protection Fund is preparing this year's public call for co-financing the purchase of more energy efficient vehicles, which has been very popular with Croatian customers for years. Vecernji list learns that a public call will be published in June. "In 2022, the Fund provided 108.3 million kuna to encourage the purchase of energy-efficient vehicles. Compared to last year, we've increased the total budget for both people and…
Sunday, 22 May 2022
Only 20 Croatian Noble Pen Shells Left Alive in Adriatic Sea
May the 22nd, 2022 - There are only twenty living Croatian noble pen shells left in this country's part of the Adriatic Sea. A very important project is now underway to try to stop this shellfish from entering the history books entirely, from which it would likely never return. As Morski/Bruna Rizvanovic writes, the noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis) is a strictly protected species in the Republic of Croatia, and is on the Red List of critically endangered species due to mass deaths caused by parasites (Haplosporidium pinnae) and bacteria (Mycobacterium sp.). The first confirmation of the outbreak in the…
Saturday, 21 May 2022
Croatia Reports 462 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 Related Deaths
ZAGREB, 21 May, 2022 - Croatia has recorded 462 new coronavirus cases and seven COVID-related deaths in the past 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Saturday. Currently there are 3,440 active cases in the country, including 264 persons who are hospitalised and of whom six are on ventilators. Since the outbreak of the epidemic in Croatia, a total of 1,134,027 COVID cases have been registered and 15,961 people have died as a consequence. A total of 1,676 people are self-isolating. So far 4,856,461 people have been tested, including 2,524 in the past 24 hours. By Friday, 5,250,900 doses of a COVID vaccine had…
Saturday, 21 May 2022
Several Thousand Admirers of Tito Celebrate Day of Youth in Kumrovec
ZAGREB, 21 May, 2022 - Several thousand people gathered in Kumrovec, northern Croatia, on Saturday to celebrate the Day of Youth, which was a state holiday in former Yugoslavia that served to officially commemorate Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito's birthday, and which this year coincides with Tito's 130th birth anniversary. The traditional celebration in Tito's place of birth was organised by the Federation of "Josip Broz Tito" Associations of Croatia, Krapina-Zagorje County and Kumrovec municipality. When this many people gather, and they come from almost all parts of our former common state, it is justified to ask what it is that brings them…
Saturday, 21 May 2022
Rajko Grlić: How I Shot Some of the Most Famous Love Scenes of Croatian Film
May 21, 2022 - The renowned Croatian director Rajko Grlić writes in detail the secrets behind the camera of the remembered love scenes in his films ''You Love Only Once'' (1981) and ''The Border Post'' (2006). Rajko Grlić writes for Telegram.hr In the small inside pocket of a velvet jacket, I found a note that tries to answer the question I am most often asked: "How are love scenes filmed?" "Love scenes", which is a euphemism for those sweet-simple things that are not talked about out loud in good families, are not recorded easily or quickly. Moreover, these recordings are not overly pleasant…
Saturday, 21 May 2022
BlockDown Croatia: Founder Erhan Korhaliller Reflects on World's First NFT-Enabled Web3 Festival
May 21, 2022 - It's been one week since the world's first NFT-enabled Web3 festival was held at Amadria Park Hotel Ivan in Šibenik, transforming Croatia into the crypto capital of the world. TCN spoke to BlockDown Croatia founder Erhan Korhaliller to find out why Šibenik was chosen as the lucky location to highlight the exploding phenomenon of Web3. BlockDown Croatia was held at Amadria Park Hotel Ivan from May 11 to 13 to focus on the Web3 world, particularly the metaverse, NFTs, gaming, and the role of DAOs in how we work, and play and socialize. NFTs functioned as the…
