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Monday, 8 August 2022
Firefighting Aircraft Involved in Extinguishing 68 Wildfires, says Defence Ministry
ZAGREB, 8 August, 2022 - Since June, Croatian firefighting planes have participated in extinguishing 68 wildfires along the Adriatic coast, releasing more than 18,000 tonnes of water, the Ministry of Defence reported on Monday. Most of the wildfires, namely 21, occurred in Split-Dalmatia County. Firefighting aircraft were engaged 32 times in other Dalmatian counties: 16 in Šibenik-Knin County, 12 in Zadar County and 4 in Dubrovnik-Neretva County. In addition to the wildfires in Dalmatia, air units participated in extinguishing seven wildfires in Istria County, six in Lika-Senj County and one each in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and Sisak-Moslavina County. During that time, they made 3,687…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Thousands of Tickets Sold Daily for Plitvice Lakes and SkyLine Webcam Views
ZAGREB, 8 August, 2022 - Ten thousand tickets are sold every day for Plitvice Lakes National Park, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and thousands of people view the lakes through the SkyLine webcam platform, the National Park Authority told Hina on Monday. Since Plitvice was added to the SkyLine platform on 15 July, more than 52,000 people have watched live scenes from webcams installed around the lakes, the national park's director Tomislav Kovačević said. The park's management is satisfied with this year's tourist season. "About ten thousand tickets are sold daily, which means that there are no crowds, all thanks…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Croatia Registers 64 New COVID Cases, 19 Related Deaths
ZAGREB, 8 August, 2022 - Croatia has registered 64 new COVID cases and 19 related deaths in the past 24 hours, the national COVID response team reported on Monday. Currently, there are 6,122 active cases in the country, including 629 hospitalised patients, 23 of whom are on ventilators, while 3,053 people are self-isolating Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 1,193,362 COVID cases have been recorded in Croatia; 16,420 patients have died as a consequence and 1,170,820 have recovered. To date, 59.58% of the total population, or 70.85% of adults, have been vaccinated.
Monday, 8 August 2022
Good Guy Dejan Gemeri Gifts €100 Monthly to Student from Vukovar
August 8, 2022 - Dejan Gemeri is a physics doctoral student from Vukovar, who studies at the university in Wuppertal. He announced a competition for a student scholarship that he will pay out of his funds, which he aptly named Gemerica. This way, Gemeri continues to help the community where he grew up. Press 032 reminds us that Gemeri previously awarded HRK 3,000 to the student of generation of the Nikola Tesla Technical School from Vukovar. "I am hereby announcing a competition for a scholarship from my funds, which I aptly named "Gemerica". All students residing in Vukovar can apply…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Croatian Government Sets New Price Caps on Fuel
ZAGREB, 8 August, 2022 - The Croatian government adopted a new decree on fuel prices on Monday, further reducing the prices of Eurosuper 95 petrol and Eurodiesel, by HRK 0.70 and 0.66 per litre respectively. As of Tuesday, the price of Eurosuper 95 will be capped at HRK 11.30 per litre, a reduction of HRK 0.70, while Eurodiesel will be sold at HRK 12.14 per litre and blue-dyed diesel at HRK 8.50 per litre, which are reductions of HRK 0.66, the government decided in a conference call on Monday. The latest calculation will be in force for the next seven days and…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Documentary Film "Ane Mljećka" Previewed on Mljet Island
August 8, 2022 - The documentary film "Ane Mljećka", produced by HTV's Culture Program Department, was previewed on August 5 - Croatian Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day, and the Day of Croatian Defenders. Two screenings were held in Pomena in the hall of the "Odisej" hotel and in the "Mediteran" cinema in Goveđari, a small village in the Mljet National Park. The preview of the film was organized by the Mljet Tourist Board under the auspices of the American Croatian Congress. The film "Ane Mljećka" was filmed from July 28 to August 8, 2021, in numerous locations on the island…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Croatia's New Car Sales Down 9% in Jan-July 2022
ZAGREB, 8 August, 2022 - In the first seven months of this year, 28,925 new passenger cars were registered in Croatia, which is nearly 9% fewer than in the same period in 2021, according to the data from the Promocija Plus market research agency. Most of the newly-registered cars were manufactured by Volkswagen -- 3,291 vehicles, and their share in the total number of new vehicles sold was 11.4%. Škoda was the second best-selling brand in Croatia, with 2,684 units sold and a 9.3% share. It was followed by Kia (2,635 units, 9.1% share), Dacia (2,319 units, 8.0% share) and Opel…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Polish Bus Crash Passenger: People Had to Know They were Dying
August 8, 2022 - Two Polish bus crash passengers have been speaking to the media about the recent terrible tragedy in northern Croatia, reports Index.hr. The Polish people killed in the departure of the pilgrim bus on the Varaždin - Zagreb highway, who are in Croatian hospitals, are mostly stable. Those in better health have been discharged and transported to Poland. The Polish portal Fakt spoke with two women who are in a Zagreb hospital and who survived the terrible accident. Beata Krychowiak says that the bus was driven by experienced drivers and that there were no indications that such…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Outrage Caused by Treatment of Reporter Matijanić Continues in Croatia
August 8, 2022 - After the news of the death of index.hr investigative journalist Vladimir Matijanić first became public on Friday, it turned into a scandal, which should have far-reaching consequences. There are several various investigations into the circumstances of the medical care (or lack thereof) he received prior to his passing, as we already reported. Yesterday, index.hr made public the audio recordings of Matijanić's and his partner's conversations with the emergency services. The conversations are, obviously, in Croatian and they're extremely difficult to listen to, as the medical personnel keeps being dismissive and diminishes the seriousness of the situation,…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Croatia to Pay €16m in Penalties for Failure to Finish Railway Line on Time
ZAGREB, 8 August, 2022 - Croatia will have to pay at least another HRK 120 million (€16m) from the state budget for the Dugo Selo to Križevci railway line because the project will not be completed within the time frame agreed with the European Commission, Jutarnji List said on Monday. Under the co-financing agreement, the modernisation of the existing track and the construction of a new one should be completed before the end of 2023 in order for the agreed sum to be paid out in full, which Jutarnji List says is unlikely to happen. The people contacted by Jutarnji…
Monday, 8 August 2022
Croatian Diaspora Celebrates Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day on Mljet
August 8, 2022 - Members of the Croatian diaspora from San Pedro, California, celebrated the Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day last Friday on the island of Mljet. A closer look at the celebration organized by Niko Hazdovac and his wife Lucija, the team behind San Pedro travel agency Adriatic Travel. Niko Hazdovac, his wife Lucija, and their family run the successful travel agency Adriatic Travel in San Pedro, California. They host a celebration (fešta) every year the night before Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Day of Croatian Defenders in his small hometown of Kozarica on Mljet for his friends and locals.…
