Made in Croatia

February 28, 2020 - Perfectly studied designs, the highest quality of fabrics and the elegance without compromise are the synonyms for Varteks fashion. All of those should get the chance to shine at a fashion show within the Bipa Fashion.hr fashion week, which will take place on March 18th. The Varteks fashion line for the upcoming season clearly states "this is the quality and the style without compromise". Both the male and the female lines show the creative designers' vision at first glance, as well as the dedication to the masterful work, perfect fabrics and impeccable lines. Under the leadership…

Be it Croatian designers or scientists, medics or companies, this little country has no problem in breeding talent that stretches across all possible walks of life. One Croatian company has designed and made a machine that makes it stand out from the crowd on a competitive and demanding market with no problem at all. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes on the 26th of February, 2020, the Croatian company Rasco from Kalinovac near Đurđevac is involved in the production of municipal equipment, primarily equipment for road maintenance and snow clearing, and in its sector it is among the impressive European Top5. After…

February 26, 2020 - What exactly was Dan Brown, of the Da Vinci Code fame, recording during spring last year in Zagreb? While he was in Zagreb in March of 2019, he was quite secretive about the whole project, but now it has been made public. Dan Brown has written his first children's book, titled Wild Symphony, illustrated by Susan Batori (a world-renowned illustrator), filled with stories about Maestro Mouse and his musical animal friends. To accompany the stories, Dan Brown has also written short musical numbers. The fact that he's a talented musician, who had a musical career before…

As Goran Jungvirth/Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 25th of February, 2020, in the latest edition to ''Mondays with Mate'' on YouTube, Rimac Automobili's director has revealed the refinements on the ''Rimac C_Two'' electric hyper car which he will present at the upcoming international fair in Geneva. ''Next week, we'll present the final Rimac C_Two design at the Geneva International Motor Show. It isn't just a new shape, but a new name. In today's episode of Mondays with Mate, our founder and CEO Mate Rimac will give you an exclusive overview and explanation of the changes you can expect. The unveiling…

As Morski writes on the 24th of February, 2020, the presentation of Dalmatian wine in Switzerland from the 25th to the 26th of February, 2020 will see the participation of the Hvar Winemakers Association and the Wine Association of Dalmatia with the co-financing of the Tourist Board of the Municipality of Jelsa and the Municipality of Jelsa. The presentations of Dalmatian wine in Switzerland are organised on the occasion of the Croatian Presidency of the EU Council in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations Office in Geneva and the Croatian Embassy in…

February 23, 2020 - Professor Dragan Primorac was re-elected as the Chair of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences International Affairs Committee at the 2020 AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting held in Anaheim, California this week. The American Academy of Forensic Sciences, headquartered in Colorado Springs, has over 7000 members from all 50 states from the US, Canada and 74 participating countries of the world. Forensic experts from the United States armed forces, law enforcement agencies, the Department of Justice, State Attorneys' offices, the FBI, DEA, as well as judges, lawyers, professors and scientists from the leading US institutions and universities…

The eleventh Island Products Fair will be held in Tkon on the island of Pasman on during the much loved Skraping 2020 event, and will last for three days from the 6th to the 8th of March, 2020. As Morski writes on the 23rd of February, 2020, the traditional fair will be open on Friday from 10:00 to 20:00. The grand opening of the eleventh Island Prodicts Fair will be held on Saturday from 10:10 with the performance of local klapa groups from Tkon. The Island Products Fair will also be held on Sunday from 08:00 to 13:00. The aim…

February 23, 2020 - As Google.org announces a second $400,000 for the Croatian Makers IRIM project, TCN talks to Rujana Bakic on empowering libraries and Croatian Digital Citizen 2.0.  I have a very romantic notion of Croatian libraries. When I entered my first Croatian library back in August 2002 in Jelsa, there she was - a beautiful blonde assistant librarian with eyes the colour of the Adriatic. 18 years later, she is sitting across the room from me, preparing a presentation for me for a conference speech, my wife of more than 13 years.  Back then, in 2002, we had…

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Brnic writes on the 21st of February, 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture also emphasises that a system of encouraging the entry of as many Croatian producers as possible will be established, which will meet the prescribed conditions for the new Croatian quality label. The Ministry of Agriculture is launching the launch of a new Croatian quality label for agricultural and food products, on which it will state: Proven quality/Dokazana kvaliteta. The intention is to distinguish higher quality Croatian products and make them more recognisable. These products will come from certain sectors from the production and processing of…

February 19, 2020 - Croatian Institute for Youth Development & Innovation (IRIM) received the second financial support from Google for their project Digital Citizen 2.0 The goal of the project Digital Citizen 2.0 is the further development of the digital skills in local communities in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo. This project is the continuation of the previous project, also supported by Google, which took place in the last school year in the schools in the region. Over 170 schools received educational technology as a part of this project, including the Boson experimental starter kit for the micro:bit pocket-sized computer, as…