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Tuesday, 9 August 2022
Ombudsman: Croatia Committed to Guaranteeing Everyone's Right to Healthcare
ZAGREB, 8 August, 2022 - Commenting on the death of reporter Vladimir Matijanić, Ombudsman Tena Šimonović Einwalter said on Monday that Croatia had strongly committed to guaranteeing everyone the right to health care in accordance with the law, the Constitution and international documents. Underscoring that everyone should have the right to accessible and timely health care, Šimonović Einwalter stressed that "no one's life or health should depend on their persistence, resourcefulness, political affiliation or on whether they are influential." "That also means that actions taken by healthcare workers should focus on people seeking help, who rightfully expect that everything will be done to…
Tuesday, 9 August 2022
Do Croatian Citizens Spend Summer Holidays in Croatia? - Yes, at Home
August 9, 2022 – Croatian tourism is booming although the prices have gone up in every aspect. More on that here. How do Croatian citizens stand, though, and what is it like for them? As SiB reports, of the 11 and a half million tourists who visited Croatia this year, 1.6 million arrivals were domestic guests, which is 8 percent more than in the record year of 2019. Nevertheless, the data of the exclusive research on holidays of Croatian citizens conducted for RTL by the agency Promocija plus (on a sample of 1300 respondents) show a slightly different picture of Croatia.…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Poaching, Smuggling Most Frequent Crimes against Nature in Croatia
ZAGREB, 8 August, 2022 - The WWF Adria environmental protection organisation on Monday released a national report in which it identifies wildlife poaching and smuggling as the most prevalent crimes against nature in Croatia, seeking stricter penalties. A large number of birds in the Mediterranean are targeted by hunting tourism and trade, trophy hunting, keeping in captivity or hunting for sports and recreation, WWF Adria says in the report. One of the birds frequently targeted for these purposes in Croatia is the goldfinch, sold in northern Italy and Malta, where it is considered to be a delicacy. Also targeted are…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Good Guy Dejan Gemeri Gifts €100 Monthly to Student from Vukovar
August 8, 2022 - Dejan Gemeri is a physics doctoral student from Vukovar, who studies at the university in Wuppertal. He announced a competition for a student scholarship that he will pay out of his funds, which he aptly named Gemerica. This way, Gemeri continues to help the community where he grew up. Press 032 reminds us that Gemeri previously awarded HRK 3,000 to the student of generation of the Nikola Tesla Technical School from Vukovar. "I am hereby announcing a competition for a scholarship from my funds, which I aptly named "Gemerica". All students residing in Vukovar can apply…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Documentary Film "Ane Mljećka" Previewed on Mljet Island
August 8, 2022 - The documentary film "Ane Mljećka", produced by HTV's Culture Program Department, was previewed on August 5 - Croatian Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day, and the Day of Croatian Defenders. Two screenings were held in Pomena in the hall of the "Odisej" hotel and in the "Mediteran" cinema in Goveđari, a small village in the Mljet National Park. The preview of the film was organized by the Mljet Tourist Board under the auspices of the American Croatian Congress. The film "Ane Mljećka" was filmed from July 28 to August 8, 2021, in numerous locations on the island…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Croatia to Pay €16m in Penalties for Failure to Finish Railway Line on Time
ZAGREB, 8 August, 2022 - Croatia will have to pay at least another HRK 120 million (€16m) from the state budget for the Dugo Selo to Križevci railway line because the project will not be completed within the time frame agreed with the European Commission, Jutarnji List said on Monday. Under the co-financing agreement, the modernisation of the existing track and the construction of a new one should be completed before the end of 2023 in order for the agreed sum to be paid out in full, which Jutarnji List says is unlikely to happen. The people contacted by Jutarnji…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Realities of a Female Football Journalist in Croatia: The Good, Bad, and Not So Ugly
August 8, 2022 - What's it like being a female football journalist in Croatia? A look into my life for the last 5 years. It all started when a former colleague told me I'd never see a press pass for Croatia national team games. Well, it actually started well before that. I was born with a love for football and likely kicked my way out of the womb. My family history probably has something to do with it. My grandfather was a sports journalist in Split for Slobodna Dalmacija in his early 20s and friends with many Hajduk players at…
Sunday, 7 August 2022
Most Croatian First-Time Mothers Aged over 30
ZAGREB, 7 August, 2022 - Maternity hospitals in Croatia reported 36,346 deliveries in 2021, with 36,991 children born, of whom 36,854 were live births and 137 stillbirths, the Jutarnji List daily said earlier this week, quoting a report by the Croatian Public Health Institute (HZJZ). The report confirms some of the trends in the last decade, including the fact that the age of first-time mothers has been moving upward, that more and more babies are delivered by C-section and that the number of births among girls under 14 has been dropping. The report shows that 33.71% of new mothers were aged 30-34, as many as 20.05%…
Sunday, 7 August 2022
Who Needs Vowels? 30+ Croatian Words Made 100% From Consonants
August 7, 2022 - Yes, they exist. It's not made up. There are words in the Croatian language that appear not to have vowels to any normal foreigner. Why do we have them? How do you pronounce them? First of all, you need to understand one thing: one of the facts you hear most often during your elementary school education here is that the vowels in our language are "A, E, I, O, U and sometimes R" (we don't have the "y" in our alphabet, so it's not mentioned; well, actually, it wasn't mentioned years ago when I was in…
Sunday, 7 August 2022
Slavonia and Podravina, Wine Not?! Festival Announced
August 7, 2022 – September in Croatia is just the most beautiful time. For the best possible experience, in Virovitica-Podravina County they decided to make it wine month. Wine Not? According to Press 032, the most anticipated wine event Slavonia and Podravina, Wine Not!? will once again gather lovers of wine, fine snacks, unique environment, art, and untouched nature on the famous Noble Route. The festival was announced in Orahovica, in the Patkoš boutique winery on the slopes of Krndija and Papuk. The pink nocturne in noble dress in the unique Janković Castle on September 3 is the best introduction…
Saturday, 6 August 2022
The Lokals: Split-Based Studio to Release Animated NFT Film About Yugoslavia in 1980s
August 6, 2022 - The Lokals is an NFT animated film created by Split-based Prime Render Studios, taking viewers on a train journey from Ljubljana to Split in the 1980s. How did a small multimedia studio from Split, which has celebrated over 70 awards, manage to combine filmmaking and the blockchain with the support of two Oscar-winning French production companies? Marin Pavelic of Netokracija tells us more. "If someone had told me as a cinematographer and filmmaker that one day an NFT animated film would be created that lives on the Ethereum blockchain and that along the way would educate the…
