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Saturday, 6 August 2022
Croatian PM Extends Condolences to Polish PM
ZAGREB, 6 August, 2022 - Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Saturday talked on the telephone with his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki following a bus crash in northern Croatia in which 12 Polish nationals were killed, extending his condolences to the victims' families. Twelve people were killed and more than 40 were injured in the accident, which occurred at 5.40 am on Saturday on the A4 highway in the direction of Zagreb when a bus with Polish licence plates, carrying pilgrims to the Marian shrine of Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, skidded off the road on the highway section between Jarek Bisaški and Podvorec, in Varaždin…
Saturday, 6 August 2022
Croatian Navy to Buy €500 mn Corvette
ZAGREB, 6 August, 2022 - Croatia plans to buy a €500 million naval ship, the Jutarnji List daily reports in its Sunday issue. Speaking of plans for the future equipment of the Croatian Army, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said in Knin on Friday that Croatia was planning to buy a multipurpose warship. This is the first time the government has officially confirmed plans for the procurement of a vessel, a corvette, for the Croatian Navy. Naval experts have been working for some time now on defining the technical characteristics of the vessel and its purpose. Its procurement is expected to be…
Saturday, 6 August 2022
RIP Vladimir Matijanić, Index.hr Investigative Journalist
August 6, 2022 - Index.hr reported yesterday evening that their journalist Vladimir Matijanić passed away. In their original article, they call him "our best journalist", and his long, successful career confirms that they're probably right. Matijanić was 51, born in Livno and was a dogged investigative journalist. He started his journalistic career in Slobodna Dalmacija, then continued in the weekly Feral Tribune, then again in Slobodna Dalmacija, and in recent years worked on the Index.hr website. He uncovered and reported on numerous scandals in the Croatian politics, which lead to him being sued often by those who felt wronged by…
Saturday, 6 August 2022
The Lokals: Split-Based Studio to Release Animated NFT Film About Yugoslavia in 1980s
August 6, 2022 - The Lokals is an NFT animated film created by Split-based Prime Render Studios, taking viewers on a train journey from Ljubljana to Split in the 1980s. How did a small multimedia studio from Split, which has celebrated over 70 awards, manage to combine filmmaking and the blockchain with the support of two Oscar-winning French production companies? Marin Pavelic of Netokracija tells us more. "If someone had told me as a cinematographer and filmmaker that one day an NFT animated film would be created that lives on the Ethereum blockchain and that along the way would educate the…
Saturday, 6 August 2022
Need A Tourism Break? Five Ways to Escape the Summer Crowds in Split
August 6, 2022 - If you're looking for a break from the summer crowds in Split, we don't blame you. But that doesn't mean there aren't ways to escape. Split tourism has been a bit... different this summer. With crowds larger than ever (it seems) and very little control over them in the UNESCO-protected center (you can read more about that here), the Split tourism bomb has well and truly gone off this season, and we still have a ways to go. With travel returning after the pandemic and a season that started earlier than ever, it's felt like summer…
Saturday, 6 August 2022
Traditional Emigrants Day Held on Susak Island!
August 6, 2022 - Traditional Emigrants Day was held on the island of Susak last weekend. This special day has been held since 1985 on the last weekend in July, when the people from Susak living all over the world return to visit their native island. Šima Strikoman took a wonderful millennium photo while the rich cultural and entertainment programs included workshops and animation for children, sports meetings, the ceremonial opening of the "Sujščanica" statue, and the performance of Susak folklore and the SuperCover Band. Susak, which is only around 3km long and 1.5km wide, is renowned for the large…
Saturday, 6 August 2022
Affordable Housing Project in Croatia to be Run by Erste Group
August 6, 2022 - Living costs keep climbing in Europe, including housing and rent, and Croatia is no exception. With the government policies favouring tourist rentals, there is a shortage of any, especially affordable housing in the cities. While the government sleeps on the issue, private investors are quick to recognise a niche. Erste Group prepares to run an affordable housing project. As Poslovni writes, the absence of a housing policy in Croatia has led to the absurd situation that the residential real estate market in Zagreb and larger cities is oriented toward tourist rentals, pushing up square footage prices,…
Saturday, 6 August 2022
Fatal Bus Crash in Croatia, 12 Polish Tourists Killed (Updated Report)
August 6, 2022 - A deadly traffic accident occurred around 5:40 a.m. on the A4 highway (Varaždin-Zagreb), when a bus with Polish registrations ran off the road. Update at 8:15 pm: The Chief of the Varaždin County Police Department gave a statement to RTL Television this afternoon, explaining that one of the drivers has passed away, while they're still unable to determine who the other driver was or what his condition is. The police investigation at the scene of the crash is finished, and they've determined that the bus has swerved off the highway, and crashed into the ditch by…
Saturday, 6 August 2022
New for Zagreb: Briocherie, Soft Serve Ice Cream in a Brioche
August 6, 2022 - An innovative - and very quirky - addition to the Zagreb ice cream scene, complete with brioches, Kit-Kats, Oreos, and Gummi Bears. Meet Briocherie. I must admit that I had my doubts when I first heard about it, but I live under the motto of 'I will try anything once.' The toppings were REALLY interesting, and a throwback to my childhood, to be added to a brioche and choice of ice cream. An unusual combination at the best of times, but add in my choice of Gummi Bears and... You know what, it worked. And I…
Saturday, 6 August 2022
Swimming For All: A Deer Goes for a Dip on Hvar
August 6, 2022 - It is not just locals and tourists heading into the inviting Adriatic on these hot summer days - some beaufitul shots of a deer going for a swim close to Hvar Town yesterday. Come on in, the water's lovely. An invitation which has been taken up enthusiastically by millions of tourists and locals on Croatia's Adriatic coast this summer. But not just people... Some lovely shots taken by Nada Kordic Bezic and posted to her Facebook page yesterday, of a deer wandering down to the beach, testing the water, and then going for the plunge. The impromptu…
Friday, 5 August 2022
PM: Defenders are Cornerstone of Freedom, Democracy; Accusations won't be Tolerated
ZAGREB, 5 August, 2022 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Friday, on the occasion of Victory Day, that Croatian defenders were the cornerstone of Croatia's freedom and democracy and that the government would not tolerate attempts to question the fact that the Homeland War was just and legitimate or accuse its war heroes. "Croats were not in charge of their own destiny for almost 900 years but lived in their territory under various foreign rulers and alien regimes until, at a time of tectonic changes in Europe, owing to the vision of President Tuđman and the courage of Croatian defenders and the…
