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May the 2nd, 2022 - Even though the company responsible for constructing the long awaited Peljesac bridge has been working day and night to get the massive project completed by the prescribed deadline, many of us thought the delays would just keep on rolling in for this gigantic Croatian and European Union project which will unite Croatian territory (the extreme south of Dalmatia and the rest of the country) to be completed. It now seems that we can say with confidence that you'll finally be able to drive across the strategic project at the end of July this year. Peljesac…

ZAGREB, 1 May 2022 - After a two-year break caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Mass will be served on the occasion of St. Domnius' Day in Split by the Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia, Giorgio Lingua, on 7 May. The religious service will be preceded by the traditional procession through the city centre, the authorities of that Croatian coastal city said recently. From 28 April to 7 May, masses, sermons and spiritual music concerts are being held in Split in honour of the city's patron saint, the city administration said. Events marking St. Domnius' Day started as early as 15 March with a…

ZAGREB, 1 May 2022 - The SSSH union federation marked International Workers' Day in Zagreb on Sunday with a protest march down the city streets and a rally outside the Croatian Employers Association, where they pointed to the need for pay rises and collective bargaining. The march was held under the motto "For a Croatia of happy workers," with the participants asking for "normal working hours," "higher pay" and "open-ended contracts." The unions' central demands and messages were higher pay and more collective agreements, notably branch collective agreements in the private sector, which employs nearly one million people, and more effective oversight…

ZAGREB, 1 May 2022 - Split University has moved up in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings and is now in a group of universities ranking from 401st to 600th among 1,524 institutions from 110 countries. "Since last year we have gone up 400 places. We have met all 17 criteria of sustainable development, and that means a better ranking. We are working intensively on that," Split University Chancellor Dragan Ljutić said. This year's rankings were published at the Times Higher Education Impact and Innovation Summit in Stockholm, focusing on innovation climate. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings assess a university's impact on society through…

May 1, 2022 - The 2022 Ultra Europe music festival will be the biggest yet. Organizer Joe Bašić reveals what we can expect this summer in Split. Ahead of the 8th Ultra Europe music festival, Slobodna Dalmacija spoke with Joe Bašić, the official organizer of the festival and owner of MPG Live, who revealed what awaits us for the festival's return. After a two-year break, the festival returns to Split. How are ticket sales going? "We are thrilled that the ULTRA Europe festival is back, after two years without festival organizations around the world due to the Covid pandemic. People are…

April the 29th, 2022 - Croatian roads (Hrvatske ceste) is set to get credit in the amount of 870 million kuna, and the state is the one who will guarantee it all. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Brnic writes, several days ago, the Croatian Government approved a debt payable to Croatian roads with a state guarantee in the amount of 870 million kuna. With this massive long-term loan, the state-owned company Croatian roads will finally manage to close all of its liabilities on existing loans and secure further financing for various projects and other business plans this year. It will settle liabilities in…

April the 29th, 2022 - The conceptual design of the Dugopolje rehabilitation centre project, which will be funded by the European Union (EU), has been presented. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Borivoje Dokler writes, the Split Angels Association, in cooperation with Split-Dalmatia County, organised a presentation of the conceptual design of the Dugopolje rehabilitation centre at the Park Hotel in Split. In the centre, which would span over 58,000 square metres, children and adults with disabilities would come for treatment. There will be educational and rehabilitation workshops, sensory rooms, recreation halls, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, as well as a therapy area with horses,…

April the 29th, 2022 - The upcoming Omis bridge, which will cross over the Cetina river below it, should be completed by the end of this year. The move comes as part of a huge Split-Dalmatia County project and will be of enormous significance to local residents and visitors to this part of Central Dalmatia alike. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, by the end of this year, the Omis bridge which will cross over the Cetina river will be connected along the future Omis bypass, a project worth a total of 180 million kuna. By the spring of next year, that 3.5-kilometre…

April 29, 2022 - This morning, the citizens of the Croatian capital found themselves in an unpleasant situation at one of the busiest intersections in Zagreb. A pipe burst and flooded the junction between Kneza Branimira and Marin Držić avenues, leaving several tram lines inoperative and causing heavy traffic congestion at rush hour. According to the Zagreb Holding, the pipeline on Marin Držić Avenue burst, and traffic was temporarily closed on Strojarska Street and at the intersection of Kneza Branimira Street and Marin Držić Avenue in the south direction, reports Index.hr.  One of the busiest intersections in Zagreb was completely underwater…

April the 28th, 2022 - The Croatian standard could literally be slashed in half as inflation continues to soar and the average wage across the country remains more or less the same. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, due to the increase in the price of energy and food, the Croatian standard could literally be halved. Then comes the big worry of price increases after the introduction of the euro in 2023. On top of that, 240,000 peoples' bank accounts have already been blocked, Deutsche Welle writes. "The Croatian standard of living will fall over the next few years due to rising…