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Thursday, 27 April 2023
Pink Day Zagreb Rose Wine Festival Celebrates its 10th Edition
April 27, 2022 - On Saturday, April 22, everything was pink in Zagreb's Lauba at the tenth edition of the unique festival dedicated to rosé wine - Pink Day Zagreb. As the initiator, Sanja Muzaferija, always says, the festival is also a celebration of spring, optimism, and gentle, feminine energy with light wines. The Pink Day Zagreb Festival gathered a large number of connoisseurs, professionals, wine lovers, and visitors who were dressed in pink and were eager to socialize, celebrate spring, optimism, high aesthetics, excellent oils, or, above all, excellent rosé wines from Croatia and Slovenia, Italy, France, USA... Pink…
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Reptilomania+ Exotic Animals Exhibition Taking Place at Vet Faculty Zagreb
April 27, 2023 - The exhibition Reptilomania Plus is taking place at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Zagreb for the tenth year. The organization is run by veterinary students in cooperation with reptile breeders. Visitors will have the opportunity to see exotic animals from different parts of the world. The exhibition lasts until April 30 in the faculty building, and entrance is free. "My Komodo dragon is very friendly and intelligent, like a dog. He plays with the ball just like a four-legged pet", says veterinary student Marko for 24Sata. He is participating in the "Reptilomania+" exhibition with his…
Thursday, 27 April 2023
CNB Governor Vujcic: There Will be no Recession in Croatia
April 27, 2023 - The Governor of the Croatian National Bank (CNB), Boris Vujčić, stated in the parliament that there would be no recession in Croatia, pointing out that all indicators point to a slight recovery of the economy, while the data for the upcoming tourist season are also very good. "There was a risk of recession in the autumn of last year, but I think we have come out of it. There will be no recession, and the growth rate will be lower than the 6.3 percent in 2022," said Vujčić in the parliament during the debate on the…
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Zagreb Company DOK-ING Presents Anti-terrorist Robotic Vehicle MV-3 Hystrix
April 27, 2023 - The Zagreb company DOK-ING presented an innovative, multipurpose anti-terrorist robotic vehicle MV-3 Hystrix, currently the only one of its kind in the world, developed over the course of three years, in a project worth HRK 18 million. As Index reports, the founder and owner of DOK-ING, the innovator Vjekoslav Majetić, pointed out that the vehicle is unique and has already received users' support. "During development, we changed the characteristics of the machine and adapted it to the needs of future users," said Majetić. He emphasized great interest in Hystrix on the world market and that the…
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Four Croatian Scientists Accepted to European Academy of Sciences and Arts
April the 27th, 2023 - Four Croatian scientists were officially accepted to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts at the Festive Plenary Session in Salzburg on April the 15th this year. The Croatian scientists were Igor Rudan, Emilio Marin and two professors of the Faculty of Medicine in Zagreb - Lidija Beketić Orešković and Stjepan Orešković. The Academy accepted totally 38 members from 11 nations into the circle of new members. Prof. Ph.D. Stjepan Orešković is the head of the Department of Medical Sociology and Health Economics and former director of the "Andrija Štampar" School of Public Health. Thanks…
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Zagreb-based Portuguese Company Xpand IT Hunts Croatian Talent
April the 27th, 2023 - The Portuguese IT company Xpand IT has been operating out of its Zagreb base for some time now, and has been hunting and utilising Croatian talent, of which there is a huge amount in tech. As Poslovni Dnevnik/PD VL native tim writes, a specialised IT company for software engineering from Portugal, Xpand IT, has been operating from its Zagreb base since the middle of last year. Since then, they have hired Croatian talent, more specifically over a dozen IT experts, and they're operating with the ambition to keep on adding Croatian members to their team. This…
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Rugvica Investment to Return Croatian Immunological Institute to Old Glory
April the 27th, 2023 - The power of the Croatian Immunological Institute, which many have referred to over recent years, is set to make a comeback thanks to investments being made in Rugvica. As Marija Crnjak/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, during the middle of next year, the snake bite antidotes produced in the new Croatian Immunological Institute's plant, which recently started being designed, should hit the market. Preparatory work and the creation of a technological study for the construction of a new plant for the production of blood plasma and vaccines are now underway, for which a public tender is expected in two…
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Croatia Qualifies for 2024 European Handball Championship!
April 26, 2023 - The Croatia men's handball team defeated Greece 31-26 (10-10) in Halkida and qualified for the 2024 European Handball Championship in Germany! Croatia visited Greece on Wednesday and was welcomed in a half-empty hall in Halkida, however a bigger turnout was announced. Until the eighth minute of the game, Croatia had a minimal lead (4-3), followed by a nine-minute period without a goal. Greece then took the 6-4 lead with three consecutive goals, with many missed opportunities to increase their advantage. At no time did Greece manage to go ahead by more than a two-goal difference, and at…
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Slavonia Returnees from Ireland all Agree on Several Things
April 28, 2023 - In the last decade, young people mostly traveled in one direction from Slavonian railway stations and airport terminals. After a wave of emigration to Ireland and Germany and a period spent working abroad, more and more people are returning to the east of Croatia. How do Slavonia returnees feel? The HRT team, writes Poslovni, spoke to them about what the Croatian labor market can learn from Western Europe, what Croatia's advantages are, and how to navigate in a new country and culture. "The number of returnees is relatively small. These are mainly people who are overqualified…
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Could Croatian Garden Camping Take Off? Popular New Trend Sparks Idea
April the 26th, 2023 - Have you ever heard of a concept called garden camping? This idea has been put forth by the Germans, who have already started offering single-night camping opportunities. Croatian garden camping might tackle a few issues at once, should it take off here. Camping is very popular across Croatia, and the likes of the Istrian peninsula, where the nature is abundant and sleeping under the stars is a real treat, have been dabbling in it for many years now. With more and more campsites popping up all over the country, could a Croatian garden camping concept…
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
From the UK to BiH, Which European Countries Do Croats Travel to Most?
April the 26th, 2023 - When it comes to where Croats travel abroad, it tends to be to other European countries, and in all honesty - Croatian citizens don't really travel outside of the country that much when compared to other Europeans. Let's see where they do like to go. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, last year, foreign income from tourism exceeded that of the record pre-pandemic year of 2019, and expenditures for foreign trips also increased significantly. How much and where did Croats travel last year, and what is the balance of the exchange of tourist services? The Croatian National…
