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ZAGREB, 25 May 2022 - Small farmers in the EU could soon receive up to €15,000 in one-off aid and agricultural SMEs up to €100,000 thanks to a Croatian initiative. Croatia launched the initiative at a meeting of agriculture ministers last month and it was supported by 13 member states. According to the initiative, due to the hikes in energy, fertiliser and animal feed prices, every member state would pay small farmers and agricultural SMEs up to 5% of their budgets as part of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development for 2011 and 2022. The Commission endorsed the initiative and last week proposed a decree which the agriculture…

ZAGREB, 25 May 2022 - Less than one third of citizens think Croatia is ready to introduce the euro on 1 January 2023 and a big majority, fears the introduction will lead to tacit price rises, according to the findings of a survey presented on Wednesday. The survey was initiated by MEP Biljana Borzan and conducted by the Hendal agency in March and April, covering 805 respondents. The findings show that 29.9% agree with the claim that Croatia is not ready to introduce the euro on 1 January 2023, while 45.5% do not agree and 24.7% neither agree nor disagree. Also, 86.2% of…

May 25, 2022 - The Bol&Culture tourism film has won the Golden Bear Award in the “Art & Culture” category! Everybody knows that the sun and the sea are not enough for memorable summer holidays anymore. The town of Bol on the island of Brač, a famous Croatian tourist destination, is especially aware of that. This picturesque town has a rich and versatile offer irresistible for international and domestic visitors. Apart from the cycling tourism and many other sports activities and one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Golden Horn (Zlatni Rat), the citizens of Bol also take pride…

May 25, 2022 - As usual every year, cinema lovers in Split will be able to enjoy a magical location to experience film in a unique way, with the Bačvice Open-Air Cinema opening this Friday! The open-air cinema season starts this Friday, and the unique ambiance of the Bačvice Open-Air Cinema will host its first visitors for this summer season. And there will be plenty of surprises, reports Slobodna Dalmacija. Among the many films that will be available to the lucky audience during the summer, the latest "Top Gun" surely stands out (you can watch it on Saturday, May 28). There will…

May the 24th, 2022 - The future Dubrovnik animal shelter, which is desperately needed and which would, at least theoretically, become one of the most modern in all of Europe, is one step closer to having boots put on the ground. As Morski writes, the e-conference in the regular procedure for issuing a construction permit for the would-be new Dubrovnik animal shelter has now been completed, during which there were no objections from the invited public bodies, thus successfully completing this necessary step. After the expiration of the legal deadline in which the parties to the proceedings are heard, a…

May the 24th, 2022 - Istria is set to play host to one of the most prestigious wine competitions on the face of the Earth, which will be fantastic promotion for this region of Croatia which is celebrated for its wine and other indigenous products. As Morski writes, what the Champions League in the world of sport is is what the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles is to the wine world. This prestigious international competition is coming to Istria in May 2023, and this acts as great recognition not only for the gorgeous Istrian peninsula and Istrian winemakers, but for the…

May the 24th, 2022 - The much loved and very popular Krka National Park has now got a brand new educational centre worth more than 60 million kuna. The move will provide an additional attraction to the park visited by countless guests from all over the world each and every year. As Morski writes, the Eco Campus "Krka" in Puljane, worth 83,287,287 kuna, is a new interpretation, educational and volunteer centre for students, volunteers, scientists and researchers, and especially true nature lovers who want to get much better acquainted with the abundant natural values ​​and rich cultural and historical heritage…

May the 24th, 2022 - The seventh Istria Wine and Walk event was attended by 700 people this year, with 60 percent of that figure being made up by foreign visitors, which is an excellent indicator for both this gorgeous region of Croatia and its wine. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, as many as 700 lovers of the charm of the northwestern Istrian peninsula gathered at the seventh edition of the Istria Wine and Walk event and enjoyed an even richer eno gastronomic offer and the outstanding natural beauty of this beautiful region. The first event of this type in the…

May 23, 2022 – The legendary British metal band sold out Arena Zagreb, marking a triumphant return to the Croatian capital. Iron Maiden kicked off their European gig as part of the Legacy of the Beast Tour in Zagreb after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Iron Maiden is one of those bands that, year after year, continues to go around the world not only to keep their biggest hits current but also to continue offering new music to their ever-growing number of followers. Precisely, in the year 2021, they released the highly acclaimed “Senjutsu”, their seventeenth studio album.…

May the 23rd, 2022 - Would-be buyers of Croatian luxury property are turning their noses up at it. Despite the fact that this country could make huge sums of money here, there is still one obstacle putting people off from parting with their cash. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes, the arrival of international property brands such as Sotheby’s and Christie’s, and then the coronavirus pandemic, has put Croatia more than ever in the focus of buyers and investors who want to invest in Croatian luxury property, whether with the goal of moving into it or making good money out of it.…