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ZAGREB, 10 July 2022 - The Economic and Financial Affairs Council for EU (Ecofin) convenes on Tuesday to adopt the final three legal acts which will enable Croatia to introduce euro as its currency on 1 January 2023. One of those three acts concern the decision on the adoption of the euro by Croatia. Also the amendment will be adopted to the provision whereby the 19-member euro area will welcome Croatia as its 20th member. Currently the euro area has more than 340 million inhabitants and is the second strongest economy globally. The euro zone accounts for 15% of the global GDP.…

ZAGREB, 10 July  2022 - Over 160 polling stations were opened on Sunday in Split for the second round of the snap mayoral elections in which Ivica Puljak of the Centar Party and Zoran Đogaš, an independent supported by the HDZ and HSS parties, are vying for the mayoral post in the second biggest Croatian city. The first results of the runoff will be announced by the State Election Commission (DIP) after 2000 hrs Sunday. In the first round of the early polls 14 days ago, Puljak finished as first and was short 1.3 percentage points for the outright victory. Đogaš came second…

ZAGREB, 10 July 2022 - The 80th anniversary of the rescue operation launched by Diana Budisavljevic who played a crucial role in saving Serb children and finding a foster home for about 1,600 of them in Zagreb during the WW2, was marked in the capital on Saturday evening. The commemorative event was held in a yard in downtown Zagreb where a majority of the saved children had been brought from Ustasha-led concentration camps to be taken by their foster families. The commemoration was organised by the Documenta nongovernmental organisation, the Serb People's Council (SNV), and the Jasenovac Memorial Centre in memory of…

July 10, 2022 - Feeling a little warm in the city? Head to the hills this week for the first Zagreb Mountain Summer Film Festival. One of the cool things I have come across since following Zagreb tourism is how a little innovation and thinking out of the box can produce some quite exceptional tourism experiences at little additional cost. A good example of this would be the Zagreb County Tourist Board initiative, Via Vino, last October, when the county's wineries combined open cellars with art, music, culture, and film. One very cool event was the screening of the new…

July 10, 2022 - Twenty years a foreigner in Croatia. Part 2 of 20 Ways Croatia Changed Me in 20 Years, and where would life here be without olives? Back in 2002, my relationship with olives extended little further than knowledge of the phrase 'to extend an olive branch' and eating the token olive in the centre of a takeaway pizza. Olive oil was just something I never came across, and if I had consumed more than half a litre in the first 33 years of my life, I would be surprised.  All that changed with the fateful (and excellent)…

July 10, 2022 - Young Croatian tennis player Mili Poljičak, who will turn 18 in three days, has won the Wimbledon Juniors tournament! In the final match, the young Split tennis player and the tournament's third seed defeated American Michael Zheng 7-6(2), 7-6(3). Poljičak thus became the third Croatian tennis player in history to win a junior Grand Slam tournament. Previously, Marin Čilić succeeded in this in 2005 at Roland Garros and Borna Ćorić in 2013 at the US Open. Croatian female tennis players, on the other hand, have six triumphs in junior competitions. The first set lasted almost an hour,…

July 10, 2022 - Brothers Martin and Valent Sinković have taken first in the men's double sculls final at the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne! After being the fastest in the semi-final race on Saturday, the Sinković brothers achieved another victory with a result of 6:07.19! Second place was taken by the Australian crew of David Bartholot and Caleb Antill (6:08.10). Aleix Garcia Pujolar and Rodrigo Conde Romero from Spain (6:08.56) took third.  Fourth place was taken by the Lithuanian crew (6:10.03), fifth by the British crew (6:11.44), while the Serbian crew finished last with a time of 6:15.53. The Croatian…

July 10, 2022 - TCN contributor Kristian Divander breaks down the basics of the Croatian political system.  In Croatia, complaining about the politicians and the political system is a national sport, but what do folks know about the Croatian political system? Do they know what they are complaining about? Let’s find out!  Croatia is a parliamentary republic, which means that the prime minister (predsjednik vlade/premijer) and the government (vlada) is elected by the parliament, which is elected by the people. The role of the president (predsjednik države) is largely ceremonial. However, the president is the Supreme Commander (vrhovni zapovjednik) of…

July 10, 2022 - The Pelješac Bridge opening ceremony will be held later this month. Event organizer Krešimir Dolenčić revealed some of what we can expect.  According to the Croatian Government, a use permit for the access roads should be issued on July 18, and one for the Pelješac Bridge has already been issued. Therefore, the bridge opening with part of the access roads is expected on July 26. Ahead of the Pelješac bridge opening, journalists from Jutarnji List spoke with Krešimir Dolenčić, who is in charge of the opening ceremony. He has been planning the opening ceremony for more…

July 10, 2022 - As the Croatian peak season has started to roll out, tourists are arriving from all over the world, and most of them with a list of sights they must-see. Of course, Croatia is blessed with its gems and beauties every step of the way, but let me start this series by giving some insight into some delicate bites on the Adriatic. Activate your sense of taste and read through the culinary highlights that await you.  Cheese Regardless of the occasion, a delicacy that will surely be a good choice is cheese. Especially in Croatia, which has…