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ZAGREB, 16 July 2022 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Saturday that the upgrade of Croatia's credit rating by all the three major credit rating agencies was a consequence of Croatia's admission to the euro area on 1 January 2023, which  is also an important signal to investors. "The upgrade of our credit rating by the Standard & Poor's, Fitch and Moody's agencies is a consequence of Croatia's euro zone membership, which also provides security to Croatian citizens in times of crisis. Croatia's highest investment rating so far in history is a message of trust and an important signal to investors. The direction…

ZAGREB, 16 July 2022 - In the last 24 hours there have been 1,654 new cases of the infection with coronavirus, and another four COVID patients have died, according to the data released by Croatia's COVID-19 crisis management team on Saturday. There are 10,053 active cases, including 477 hospitalised patients, 16 of whom are on ventilators, while 5,281 persons are self-isolating. A total of 4,246 persons have been tested for coronavirus in the last 24 hours. There have been also 1,325 recoveries.

July 16, 2022 - Petra Martić is on her way to the second WTA title in her career! The Croatian tennis player has reached the Ladies Open Lausanne final after defeating French player Caroline Garcia - 6:4, 1:6, 6:3 on Saturday.  Petra Martić has reached the fifth WTA final in her career in Lausanne, Switzerland, and her first final since 2019!  The Croatian tennis player found a way to victory in the semi-final match after three sets against the 48th tennis player in the world, French player Caroline Garcia - 6:4, 1:6, 6:3.  The key to Petra's victory was a great start…

ZAGREB, 16 July 2022 - Moody's on Friday raised Croatia's credit rating by two levels to an investment grade and assessed that Croatian economy's outlook is stable following to the formal completion of the decision-making for Croatia's entry into the euro area. On 12 July, the Economic and Financial Council of the European Union (Ecofin) gave the final approval for Croatia's admission to the euro zone on 1 January 2023 when the country is switching to the euro. According to a press release issued by this international credit rating agency, "Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has today upgraded the Government of…

ZAGREB, 16 July 2022 - The Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina, the oldest political party representing ethnic Croats in Serbia, marked its 32nd anniversary at a ceremony in Subotica on Friday. Addressing the event, the Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina president Tomislav Žigmanov spoke about the importance of being included in dialogue and talks on the formation of Serbia's new government. "We want to be actors in policies that will steer Serbia into European integrations," said he. Žigmanov, who won a seat in the Serbian parliament in the last elections in April, said that this would open new prospects…

July 16, 2022 - After three bronze and one silver, the Croatia beach handball team won their first gold medal at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama! The Croatia men's senior national team defeated Qatar 2-1 (14-17, 20-16, 9-6) in the final of the World Games and won their first gold at the World Games and the 33rd beach handball medal in Croatia. The World Games in Birmingham are the fifth edition in which the Croatia men's senior beach handball team participates. From previous competitions, the seniors have won three bronze medals (Germany 2005, Taiwan 2009, Colombia 2013) and…

July 16, 2022 - Twenty years a foreigner in Croatia. Part 8 of 20 Ways Croatia Changed Me in 20 Years - a new approach to business meetings.   One of the things that really confused me during my early days in Croatia, especially in the cities, was the fact that the cafes seemed to be pretty full almost all of the time. Did these people do ANY work, EVER? It seemed that the order of the day was to sit in the sun nursing a 2-hour espresso, watching the world go by with friends. How could the economy possibly achieve…

July 16, 2022 - Many Hollywood actors and musicians in Split have been spotted over the last few days. A look at who is in the famous coastal city.  A team of about 20 world-famous filmmakers (actors and producers) walked around Split on Thursday afternoon and asked where to have dinner. They were recommended a restaurant on the Riva. And all 20 entered that restaurant, to the surprise of the staff. "We were sitting at the next table; we couldn't believe that a few meters away from us was Chris Rock, the Chris Rock who was slapped by Will Smith.…

July 16, 2022 - Petra Martić continues with brilliant form after Wimbledon, booking the Ladies Open Lausanne semi-finals after beating 2020 Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic. Croatian tennis player Petra Martić has advanced to the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Lausanne after defeating the local representative, the Olympic winner from Tokyo, Belinda Bencic, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the quarterfinals!  Martić's break was enough to win the first set, which she achieved when leading 4-3, after which she served to win that part of the game on her third set point.  In the second set, Martić had two break advantages, and…

July the 16th, 2022 - Pula water usage limitations are set to come into force this week to allow for the more rational use of water resources as temperatures soar across Istria County and beyond. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the popular Istrian City of Pula, alongside Pula Herculanea, which, as part of its wider range of activities also provides maintenance services for public green areas and street cleaning across Pula, will start a series of activities from this week. The aim of the aforementioned activities will be the more rational use of water resources in order to contribute to prevention…