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April 24, 2023 - Hajduk Juniors failed to take home the UEFA Youth League title after losing to AZ Alkmaar in the final (5-0).  It was a historic final for both teams. After beating AC Milan (3-1), Hajduk became the first Croatian club in history to reach the final of any UEFA club competition in any category. The Fair Cities Cup, won by Dinamo in 1967, was not a UEFA competition then. AZ also became the first Dutch team to play in the final of this competition. In the semi-final, they eliminated Sporting Lisbon on penalties. Hajduk's juniors had incredible support from the…

April 24, 2023 - The SuperSport HNL 30th round was played from April 21 to 23, 2023. This round saw Dinamo draw against Istra, Belupo beat Osijek, and Gorica defeat Rijeka to jump from 10th to 9th place in the standings.  Lokomotiva - Sibenik (1-0) Lokomotiva and Sibenik opened the 30th round on Friday, April 21, in Zagreb in front of 581 fans.  The only goal of the match came in the 81st minute when Tuci found the back of the net for 1-0. Lokomotiva had 61% possession and 14 total attempts compared to Sibenik's four attempts.    Lokomotiva is…

April the 24th, 2023 - Croatian inflation has seen certain investments shelved, with 6.8 percent less being spent on investments across the board, but aside from that, a better fiscal picture than previously expected has emerged. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Jadranka Dozan writes, like most other member states of the European Union and the Eurozone, Croatia ended 2022 with a better general government budget balance and a further decline in the level of national debt measured as a share of gross domestic product. The improvement of the Croatian fiscal picture was manifested in the realised surplus of 0.4% of GDP instead of…

April the 24th, 2023 - Brussels has initiated formal proceedings against Croatia for failing to implement an important European Union (EU) Directive surrounding the proper balancing of working and family/private life. As Suzana Varosanec/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, there are a number of reasons why the 2019 EU Work-Life Balance Directive is seen as a real milestone for working parents and carers, as well as for everyone else who needs to draw a firm boundary between their work life and their private life in order to remain mentally healthy. The aforementioned European Union Directive includes the right to request reduced or flexible working…

April the 24th, 2023 - The cult Split Bellevue Hotel now has brand new owners, the Retoi company, which is also from Croatia's second largest city and has close ties to... shoes. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the brand new owner of the well known Split Bellevue Hotel is the company Retoi, which is also from Split, and which offered a massive price of 14,111,111 euros for it. The company is owned by Alex Birkenstock, who also owns the renovated Ambasador Hotel in Split. Bids were initially opened at the Commercial Court in Split on Friday, and Retoi offered the highest among…

April 23, 2023 - Another strengthening of diplomatic ties, as Marino Franinović from Pula is appointed Honorary Consul to the Republic of Georgia, reports Glas Istre. Until recently, Georgia covered Hungary and Croatia from Budapest, but now we have the Embassy of Georgia in Croatia with headquarters in Zagreb and the Consulate of Georgia with headquarters in Pula and consular powers over the consular area that includes Istria and Split-Dalmatia County, Franinović reveals. Having received the letter of appointment by which the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Ilia Darchiashvili, appointed Marin Franinović as the honorary consul of Georgia in the…

April 23, 2023 - An important date for those interested in the strengthening ties between Croatia and its diaspora - ACAP 2023 (Association of Croatian American Professionals conference) is coming to Zagreb. Wherever I look, i see shoots of hope for the future of Croatia.  Entrepreneurs who are becoming more successful at business, a slowing down of the emigration in Osijek and surrounding area, and a much greater engagement from the Croatian diaspora with the young movers and shakers in the Homeland. Not to mention the steady trickle of those in the diaspora who have decided to return to Croatia…

April 23, 2023 - Looking for a job in Croatia? A new weekly feature on TCN, in partnership with leading job site agency, Posao.hr, who present a selection of weekly job listings. How hard is it to find a job in Croatia, and what is on offer? We spoke to Ines Bokan, director of leading jobs site Posao.hr, who kindly took the time for this excellent interview overview.   This week's top 10 jobs from Posao.hr: Metro Cash & Carry d.o.o. is hiring a person in the position of METRO Potentials Management Trainee Program (m/f). Place of work Zagreb. Send complete…

April the 22nd, 2023 - Croatian OECD entry could occur in the year 2025 at the very earliest, but important reforms must take place and the country must deal with its endemic problems surrounding nepotism and corruption. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Ana Blaskovic writes, six full years after sending the letter of intent and one year since the opening of negotiations with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Croatia could be admitted in 2025 at the earliest, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said at the recently held conference "Croatia on the way to OECD: What does membership bring?" For the head of…

April the 22nd, 2023 - The newly built Osijek-Baranja County business centre, one of the most strategically important centres in the entire county, has now officially opened its doors in an investment worth almost ten million euros. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the investment in the brand new Osijek-Baranja County business centre is worth a total of 9.5 million euros (71.6 million kuna), and the works and equipment were completed in less than two years from the start of construction. With Osijek on the comeback and the battle against the concerning demographic crisis in the eastern part of the country continuing, this…