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Thursday, 7 July 2022
State Inspectorate: 46% of Croatian Tourist Facilities Breaking Rules
July the 7th, 2022 - The State Inspectorate has stated that slightly more than half of Croatian tourist facilities are actually operating according to the proper regulations. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the above-mentioned conclusion can be drawn data obtained by the State Inspectorate, which announced recently that through 621 inspections carried out during the month of June, 336 Croatian tourist facilities (54 percent) operated according to the current rules, while 285 or 46 percent were in the group of those where inspectors found 442 various violations of the regulations. "For 162 violations of various kinds, the State Inspectorate's inspectors applied…
Thursday, 7 July 2022
Marine Studies Expert Talks Sharks in the Croatian Adriatic Sea
July the 7th, 2022 - There are as many as 34 different types of shark living in the Croatian Adriatic Sea, and while that might cause some to gasp in horror and vow to never take another dip in the sparkling waters again, rest assured that shark attacks are extremely rare, and that the situation for Croatian waters is much safer than it is for many others. A recent fatal shark attack in the Red Sea along Egypt's coastline which resulted in the tragic death of an Austrian woman has caused many to remember the dangers of the sea, but…
Thursday, 7 July 2022
Croatian Tomatoes to Hit Market With New Proven Quality Label
July the 7th, 2022 - Croatian tomatoes are set to hit the market and the shelves boasting a brand new ''proven quality'' (dokazana kvaliteta) label, much like other products have done over the last couple of years. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, after the Ministry of Agriculture passed the Decision on the recognition of the ''proven quality'' label for vegetables, the request for the recognition of the same label was submitted by the Association of Associations of Croatian Vegetable Growers. The first producers who successfully completed the process of confirming the conformity of tomato production with the ''proven quality'' label for vegetables…
Thursday, 7 July 2022
Split Airport Director Pero Bilas Says Facility is Ready for Crowds
July the 7th, 2022 - Split Airport director Pero Bilas has stated that the facility is ready to deal with expected crowds over the summer months, as travel gets back to normal and people put the coronavirus pandemic and all of its woes firmly behind them. As Morski writes, Split Airport director Pero Bilas claims that the situation with crowding at Zagreb Airport is unlikely to occur there. "Split Airport functions in a different way. We're an extremely seasonal airport and the fluctuations in traffic are very large indeed. We expect crowds in the summer and we know how to deal…
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
PM: New Finance Minister Will Gain Good Reputation Just Like Marić
ZAGREB, 6 July 2022 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Wednesday thanked Zdravko Marić for the contribution he made as Minister of Finance, saying that he "has done a great job" and said that the new minister, Marko Primorac, is also excellent and will gain a good reputation with his work, just like Marić. Addressing a press conference held in Government House after a meeting of the ruling majority, the prime minister said that he has a very good relationship with Marić and that they had a long discussion about his leaving the government. Every government member supposed to want to…
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Croatia Logs 1,794 New Coronavirus Cases, Four Deaths
ZAGREB, 6 July 2022 - Croatia has registered 1,794 coronavirus cases and four deaths over the past 24 hours, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Wednesday. There are 7,141 active cases, including 312 hospitalised patients, 12 of whom are on ventilators, and 2,949 persons are self-isolating. To date, a total of 4,957,517 tests have been done, including 4,677 over the past 24 hours. Since the first registered case of infection with this novel virus in Croatia on 25 February 2020, a total of 1,154,129 infections have been diagnosed, while the death toll is 16,093. As at 5 July, a…
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Milanović Discusses Euro Area, Schengen and BiH with Slovenian Foreign Minister
ZAGREB, 6 July 2022 - Croatian President Zoran Milanović on Wednesday received Slovenian Foreign Affairs Minister Tanja Fajon, with whom he talked about Ljubljana's support on Croatia's path towards membership of the Schengen Area and the euro area, as well as the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Milanović and Fajon talked about the possibilities of further improvement of cooperation between the two countries, as well as about Croatia's entry into the euro area and the Schengen Area, for which President Milanović expects Slovenia's support, his office said in a press release. A topic of the meeting was also the situation in Southeast Europe,…
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Croatia Women's Handball Team Takes Silver at Mediterranean Games
July 6, 2022 - The Croatia women's handball team lost to Spain in the final of the Mediterranean Games, taking the silver medal in the end. The Croatia women's handball team lost to Spain 25:29 in the Mediterranean Games final in Oran. It is the second silver medal in the history of this Croatia national team. In addition, they have one gold and two bronze medals. Spain opened the match brilliantly. After less than 6 minutes, they led 0:4. Croatia was also further depleted by the injuries of Lucija Bešen and Andrea Šimara during the tournament. Little by little, Croatia…
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Five Iconic Croatian Churches and Cathedrals Worth Visiting!
July 5, 2022 - It can be said that all the cities in the country can boast of having impressive religious monuments, some even more than one. Take a look at some Croatian churches and cathedrals you can't miss when visiting. It is well known that Croatia is a religious country, and this is not only proven by yearly demographic statistics but also manifested through its great religious heritage throughout its history. While I wish I could have visited more destinations in Croatia to date, one thing I can say for sure is that each of the ones I've visited has a…
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Coalition Partners: Marić One of Most Successful Ministers, With Few Mistakes
ZAGREB, 6 July 2022 - The ruling HDZ party's coalition partners said on Wednesday that the resigned Finance Minister Zdravko Marić was one of the most successful ministers who had led Croatia into the euro area and who had results, with just an occasional mistake. Speaking to reporters ahead of a meeting of parties making up the parliamentary majority, Reformists leader Radimir Čačić said that Marić had done his job excellently and had results to show. Čačić: Number of excellent results, guarantees a failure "His results are entry to the euro area, the country's improved credit rating and debt stabilisation,…
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Conference: Croatia Can Be a Leader in Green Energy Production
ZAGREB, 6 July 2022 - Owing to its geographic position and abundance of water, sun and wind, Croatia can become a leader in green energy production and an energy hub in this part of Europe, the conference "REPowerEU - Regional Partnership for Fast Energy Transition" heard in Zagreb on Wednesday. Speaking at the conference, organised by the European Investment Bank (EIB), Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Davor Filipović said that with the help of money from the REPowerEU plan, Croatia would double the capacity of its LNG terminal on Krk island, expand Plinacro's gas network and additionally boost the JANAF oil pipeline's…
