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August the 25th, 2022 - Foreign police officers often appear in Croatia as part of a wider project of which the Republic of Croatia is a part. Brac island has recently been richer for several foreign officers who made themselves available to visitors. As Morski writes, foreign police officers from Poland, Slovakia, France, Germany and Italy have been on Brac island in Central Dalmatia as part of the "Safe Tourist Destination" project recently. As part of the "Safe Tourist Destination" project, the group of foreign police from the aforementioned group of countries accompanied by a police officer from the Chief's…

August 24, 2022 - The influencer who was photographed topless in the residence of the Finnish Prime Minister, Sabina Särkkä, also partied on the Croatian coast. This time, a lucky Jadrolinija ferry was greeted with a peek of her breasts. As Index writes, on her TikTok profile, there is a video published in May this year, in which the pretty model, together with her friends, shows her breasts to the Jadrolinija ferry that passes by the ship they were on. @sabinasarkka Tässä on ollut vähä kaikennäköistä @Julia Toivola #foryoupage @Lotta Soini @Dr. Rannisto ♬ alkuperäinen ääni - Sabina Särkkä It…

August 24, 2022 - The more trust citizens have in the police or the more convinced they are that the police work in their interest, the more willing they are to respect police decisions and work with the police in a common interest. As Poslovni writes, the Split-Dalmatia police issued a communication manual for police officers, unique in Croatia, in which they are advised on how to make a first impression on citizens, how to talk to them, and what not to do. The manual also explains the interview procedure at the police station, how to conduct an interview with…

August 23, 2022 - TCN is delighted to welcome Irmak Erol to the team, kicking off with a Turkish viewpoint of growing up in Croatia. Welcome, number 178! If you would like to contribute to TCN and become TCN 179 and write about the Croatia where you are, contact us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Subject 179 with your sample article.   I moved to Croatia in 2006 when was 13 years old. Because I started primary school a year earlier back in Turkey, I arrived in Croatia having finished elementary school and ready for the fiery corridors of high school, as ready as one…

ZAGREB, 23 August, 2022 - So far, 670 Ukrainians, who fled the war in their country, have found shelter in Lika-Senj County, and 100 of them have already been employed, mainly in the hospitality sector. On Tuesday, a meeting was held between the Ukrainian Embassy, the associations of Ukrainians who are currently staying in the City of Gospić and the local authorities about possibilities for finding employment in this central Croatian region. County Prefect Ernest Petry said that about 100 Ukrainians were already hired by local businesses. Petry said that over 100 school-age Ukrainian children continued their education in local elementary and…

August 24, 2022 - Nathan arrived in Osijek from Arizona via Colorado and Prague. Not only did he find a job there, but also what he calls the ideal place for family life. The Osijek Software City movement is slowly, but surely coming to life. As RTL writes, Osijek is a city where IT companies produce good software. Where do you acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for that? Where are the educated and motivated workers employed in quality and promising companies? This is how the objectives of the Osijek Software City project were presented, were they achieved? Ten years…

ZAGREB, 23 August, 2022 - The net assets of mandatory pension funds stood at HRK 132.3 billion at the end of July 2022, which is HRK 3.2 billion or 2.5% more than in the previous month, a monthly report by the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) shows. In July, the downward trend in the value of the pension fund's net assets, which had lasted since April, ended. After a decrease of HRK 3.1 billion in February, in March, there was a partial recovery in assets with an increase of HRK 2.1 billion in the month, but a decrease was…

August 22, 2022 - TCN is delighted to welcome Marko Lončar to the team. Marko will be adding a little historical perspective, starting with a look at Split under French Administration at the turn of the 19th Century.  “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.” Napoleon Bonaparte In the wake of the French revolution, revolutionary ideas of liberty, freedom, and equality were spreading over Europe like wildfire. Napoleon, in his war campaigns, made sure that these new values be implemented in the conquered regions and for the benefit of the people so as to set…

ZAGREB, 22 August, 2022 - The government adopted a new decree on Monday on capping retail prices of petroleum products and, as of Tuesday, a litre of petrol will remain at HRK 11.19 per litre while the price of a litre of diesel HRK will go up by HRK 0.23 to HRK 12.35, and the price of a litre of blue-dyed diesel will remain HRK 8.49. Thus, diesel prices will go up, and the prices of petrol and blue-dyed diesel will be unchanged in the next seven days. The latest calculation will be in force for the next seven days and…

August the 22nd, 2022 - The Croatian Public Health Institute (HZJZ) has announced some changes regarding the coronavirus booster vaccine, dropping the age at which individuals can come and get another booster dose of the vaccine. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, on Friday last week, the Croatian Public Health Institute (HZJZ) lowered the age limit for people wanting to come and get a second booster dose against COVID-19, which is now being recommended for everyone over the age of sixty and especially in the case of immunocompromised or adults with other sorts of health issues. In the amended Croatian Public Health Institute…