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April 8, 2022 - The City of Split announced a brand new electronic music festival this summer led by Alda Croatia and Insomniac, which will bring leading names in the electronic and international music scene to the Žnjan area of the city.  Big music projects were announced to the public today by the largest international production company, Alda, and the organizer of major world events, Insomniac, which will take place this summer on the Adriatic, specifically in Pula and Split. According to the organizers, over 150,000 visitors from around the world are expected in the Adriatic thanks to these events,…

April 8, 2022 - After the overwhelming success of the debut last year, Amnesia is heading back to Zrće Beach on Pag Island from Sunday, May 30 to Thursday, June 2, 2022. The world-famous club will raise the bar as it brings an authentic Ibiza experience to the hedonistic Zrće Beach with a multi-stage event and an international line-up of DJ talent from across the house and techno spectrum as well as boat parties, after-parties, and plenty of day time water sports, and high octane activities plus onsite Glamping. The 2022 edition kicks off with a hell of a warm-up party…

April 9, 2022 – Numerous social and demographic measures and activities carried out in the city’s institutions have been recognized at the European level. Koprivnica Mayor Mišel Jakšić announces the European Capital of Inclusion and Diversity Award.  Last week, as Lokalni.hr writes, Koprivnica received great news from the European Union capital, Brussels: confirmation of entry among the 23 finalist cities in the run for the European Capital of Inclusion and Diversity Award. As many as seven Spanish cities entered the final for this important award, including Barcelona and Bilbao; four cities from Germany (Cologne, Mannheim), three from Italy (Bologna), two from…

April 8, 2022 - Minister of the Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure Oleg Butković spoke for HRT about major transport infrastructure projects in Croatia that are underway and plans for the future. He especially commented on the Pelješac Bridge and the Omiš bypass. "We do not have the exact date of the Pelješac Bridge opening yet, but everything is going well. The bridge is finished, and we are now concentrating on the access roads. As for the bridge itself, the procedure is more about documentation, and access roads are being worked on in a hurry. We expect the opening of the Pelješac…

April 7, 2022 – World Health Day is marked under the slogan "Our planet, our health". This year, the data from a large European study reveals the prevalence and incidence of the most common diseases. HRT reports on the situation in Croatia, where as many as one million and two hundred thousand people have hypertension, while ten percent of the population has diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These are data from the first such research in Croatia as part of a European project on the incidence of the most common diseases. This year's World Health Day aims to raise awareness…

April the 7th, 2022 - The new Zagreb Algebra campus worth a massive 110 million kuna has now opened its doors, becoming the largest of all to date. TCN was there to celebrate the new campus opening on Wednesday. The impressive new Zagreb Algebra campus spans more than 12,000 square metres, making it the largest campus in the City of Zagreb and indeed in all of Croatia, worth 110 million kuna. That sum makes it the largest private investment made in a Croatian education institution yet. The campus is located in Gradišćanska street, in the Črnomerec neighbourhood of Zagreb, close…

April 7, 2022 - The Gault & Millau Croatia 2022 awards for the best restaurants and chefs were presented at a gala dinner at the Emerald Hall of the Esplanade Hotel, where more than 100 leading chefs of Croatian restaurants gathered on Tuesday, April 5.  According to the gastronomic guide Gault & Millau Croatia, the chef of the year is Ana Grgić Tomić, chef of Zinfandel’s and Le Bistro at Zagreb’s Hotel Esplanade. The 'best chefs of tomorrow' trophy were won by three chefs - Michael Gollenz from the Alfred Keller restaurant at the Alhambra Hotel on the island of Lošinj,…

April the 7th, 2022 - The Cetina river basin is being explored for its potential energy properties as alternative energy sources are sought following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine has caused a sharp rise in energy prices from fossil sources, and consequently others. The current situation and trends here in Croatia once again work to remind us of the short-sightedness of the Croatian authorities when it comes to the country's national energy policy, reports Slobodna Dalmacija. Over more recent years, HEP's new production facilities have been reduced to power plants in…

April the 7th, 2022 - Relaxations to current Croatian covid measures, which are already fairly loose, are set to occur as the Easter period approaches. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the new Croatian covid measures, or more precisely the measures which are set to be relaxed, haven't yet been officially defined, but should be agreed by Easter, when some concessions are planned. According to Jutarnji list's interlocutors, Croatian covid measures related to limiting the number of people both indoors and outdoors, would be almost completely abolished. Covid certificates would no longer be required. Measures at the country's borders will remain as they…

April the 7th, 2022 - When it comes to Croatian state bodies, one could never argue that efficiency is in their arsenal. Slow, outdated practices of taking numbers, standing for hours in lines, needing stamps and being told off by miserable clerks is just the norm for many. It doesn't have to be. The Croatian digital era is finally seeing some progress. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, at a recently held conference in the City of Zagreb, the Central State Office for the Development of a Digital Society presented the current development of the "e-Business" project, which provides unique access to public…