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August 29, 2022 - A problem escalated at Veliko Vrilo, the most beautiful river spring of Cetina. The location is not protected, but it has been used by many guests and excursionists this summer again, who keep swimming in the spring. The leader of the municipality of Civljane says that he is powerless, and ecologists appeal to the Government to protect such natural beauties. As Poslovni writes, among the karst springs of Cetina, Glavaš or Veliko Vrilo is the most beautiful, largest, and deepest. The shades of blue of the hundred-meter-deep abyss attract crowds of tourists to Civljane, the smallest municipality…

ZAGREB, 29 August, 202 - The Varaždin police have filed a criminal complaint against a 24-year-old man who painted a swastika and the insignia of the German SS on the monument to the victims of the Holocaust in Varaždin, the police reported on Monday. The police have completed a criminal investigation of the 24-year-old from Varaždin suspected of having painted the swastika and the symbol of the SS with silver spray on the monument to the victims of the Holocaust in Varaždin between 17 and 18 August, the police said in a press release. After the investigation was completed, a report was filed against the suspect…

ZAGREB, 29 August, 2022 - In the last 24 hours, 59 coronavirus cases, out of 572 tests, and 15 related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID crisis management team said on Monday. There are 4,967 active cases, including 569 hospitalised patients, 23 of whom are on ventilators, while 3,176 persons are isolating. Croatia has registered 1,211,979 coronavirus cases to date, the death toll stands at 16,673, and 70.87% of adults have been vaccinated.

ZAGREB, 29 August, 2022 - One month's detention has been set for five persons arrested for wrongdoing with natural gas whom the USKOK anti-corruption office suspects of conspiracy, abuse of trust in doing businesses, aiding and abetting in that crime, and money laundering, the Zagreb County Court said on Sunday. In an operation that USKOK and the police launched on Saturday, investigators suspect Damir Škugor, an executive in the INA energy company, Josip Šurjak, president of the Croatian Bar Association, Šurjak's business partner Goran Husić, with whom Šurjak co-owns the OMS Upravljanje company, Škugor's father Dane, and Marija Ratkić, Management Board…

ZAGREB, 29 August, 2022 - Economy Minister Davor Filipović said on Monday he would request an extraordinary audit of the INA energy company's gas business in 2020, 2021, and part of this year. He was speaking to the press ahead of a meeting he convened with INA's management at which, he said, he would ask for detailed explanations of the latest events. In an operation launched on Saturday by the USKOK anti-corruption office and the police, five persons were arrested on suspicion of wrongdoing with INA's natural gas, which was sold below the market price. Allegedly, the company has been defrauded…

August the 29th, 2022 - The Baranja paprika harvest has begun! For many, this is an absolute favourite and a ''must buy'' Croatian product, but buyers must expect higher prices. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the Baranja paprika harvest has started somewhat earlier than usual, and due to the bad weather conditions that accompanied its cultivation, there will be less of it, but fortunately, what has managed to grow is of very good quality. Due to the increase in production costs, the price of Baranja paprikas will rise significantly, with the price per kilogram now expected to reach up to 180 kuna.…

August 29, 2022 - The 7th round of the SuperSport HNL was held from August 26 to 28, 2022. The most exciting match of this round was the Osijek-Hajduk derby at City Garden Stadium, in which Osijek took 3 points. A look at the SuperSport HNL round 7.  Gorica v. Istra 1961 (0:2) Gorica and Istra opened the 7th round in Velika Gorica on Friday, August 26, 2022.  After a scoreless first half, Erceg's goal was disallowed in the 70th minute after consulting VAR. Erceg found the back of the net just 11 minutes later to put Istra in the…

August the 29th, 2022 - Croatian Eurozone accession is just around the corner, with all requirements filled, all boxes ticked and the date for entry marked out for the 1st of January, 2023. The public is still divided on the issue, however, so what are some of the advantages and some of the risks and costs of Croatia finally becoming a Eurozone member? As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marina Marovic writes, here is no alternative to joining the Eurozone for Croatia, as it was part of the referendum the country held on joining the bloc. It did so back in July 2013 and according…

August the 29th, 2022 - We all want to be as close to the sea as possible when summer arrives in Croatia and the temperatures become, frankly, intolerable. Some people take this to the absolute extreme, however, parking their cars quite literally on the beach, with the shallows of the sparkling, refreshing Adriatic Sea lapping at their alloys. One Murter beach was recently a victim of such parking. As Morski writes, an unfortunate lack of intelligence and an even more lack when it comes to adequate punishments for people parking all over the place during the summer months have led to…

August the 29th, 2022 - Ever fancied really heading off the beaten path and embracing true isolation? It might well be the last thing on your mind after having to suffer through two years of intermittent periods of isolation, lockdowns, and the threat of being fined for daring to meet up with other people, but if the coronavirus pandemic made you develop a taste for getting away from the world, perhaps the Croatian Porer lighthouse is right up your street. The Sun has thrown the limelight on the Croatian Porer lighthouse, which was constructed back in the 1830s and sits…