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ZAGREB, 4 June 2022 - In the last 24 hours 267 coronavirus cases, out of 1,960 tests, and no related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Saturday. There are 2,022 active cases, including 184 hospitalized patients, six of whom are on ventilators, while 966 persons are self-isolating. To date Croatia has registered 1,137,864 coronavirus cases, the death toll stands at 15,998, and 70.8% of the adult population has been vaccinated. For all you need to know about coronavirus specific to Croatia, make sure to bookmark our dedicated section and select your preferred language if…

ZAGREB, 4 June 2022 - The 21st Zagreb Pride parade of LGBTIQ+ persons and families started from a full Roosevelt Square around 3.30 pm on Saturday under the ironic motto "Give us our four walls!" Organizers said the motto was ironic because, having come out of their four walls in the first Zagreb Pride march 20 years ago, now they were asking the city authorities for space for their activity. "We demand that the city recognizes the LGBTIQ+ community as an inseparable part of Zagreb's social and cultural life and that it ensures the conditions for the establishment and construction of an LGBTIQ+ center," organizers said in…

ZAGREB, 4 June 2022 - Deputy Prime Minister Tomo Medved said on Saturday he was confident that at its session at the beginning of next week the government would adopt measures to stop energy price hikes, adding that citizens would not be left on their own. "I'm confident that these measures we will adopt... will again be aimed at stopping the (price) growth and at helping our population, just as we have done throughout this time behind us," he told the press in Karlovac. Medved said Prime Minister Andrej Plenković was working together with Economy Minister Davor Filipović and Finance Minister Zdravko…

ZAGREB, 4 June 2022 - This summer season's first train within the Czech rail operator RegioJet's seasonal service on the Prague- Zagreb-Rijeka/Split route arrived in Rijeka on Saturday morning, bringing more than 250 travellers to this northern Croatian seaport. In Prague, about 600 passengers boarded the train, and of them 250 travelled for Rijeka while the remaining passengers are bound for Split. This is the third season that RegioJet is operating this service. In the previous two seasons, an estimated 150,000 passengers used this service to travel between Czechia, Slovakia and Croatia. For more on travel in Croatia, follow TCN's dedicated page.

ZAGREB, 4 June 2022 - The planned changeover to the euro in 2023 obliges Croatia to amend a set of laws, including the legislation regulating the enforced collection of delinquent debts, the Jutarnji List (JL) daily reported on Saturday. Apart from changing all the laws that cite the kuna, some other laws will have to be amended, the daily newspaper says, adding that the change would further reinforce the protection of consumers against invalid contracts. Currently, apart from the Financial Agency (FINA), the Croatian Pension Insurance Fund (HZMO) and employers are also authorized to garnish pensions and wages respectively to withhold the earnings of an individual for…

ZAGREB, 4 June 2022 - The renovated Fortress of St. John, one of the four medieval fortresses of the Croatian coastal city of Šibenik, was formally opened at a ceremony at that seaside city on Friday evening. This fortress, built in the mid-17th century, and the other fortresses in the city were important for defense against Turkish invasion. It features a panoramic view of the town. Addressing the ceremony, Culture Minister Nina Obuljen Koržinek said that Šibenik now has "an amazing complex of the four upgraded fortresses." The complex includes an educational campus and other amenities for visitors, all of…

June 4, 2022 - The first fair of traditional wooden shipbuilding is being held in Betina on the island of Murter. Numerous events were prepared in three days, from a panel discussion on the future of wooden shipbuilding to a regatta and a presentation of old ship crafts. ''Nothing can be replaced by wood, as long as there is wood in the mountain, the ship can last until then'', says Ante Njemac Balin. Ante is ninety years old and the oldest is the Betina caulk, reports HRT News. He says that he also worked abroad in the shipyard of iron ships, but the wooden ones…

June 4, 2022 - Summer is the most popular time of year for hiking in Croatia's national parks. However, many are unaware of the unpredictable conditions that could put one or more lives at risk, which is why Mario Saban from HGSS has decided to dish out some important advice for those interested in hiking in national parks. The Croatian Mountain Rescue Service (HGSS) appeals to all mountaineers and people who come to Velebit and the mountain in general not to underestimate it because the mountain rarely forgives mistakes, says the director of the Velebit Nature Park Public Institution, HGSS member…

June the 4th, 2022 - The Ryanair Croatia anniversary took place recently, which recognised and marked the first anniversary of the opening of this popular Irish airline's routes from the Croatian capital. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes, the largest European airline currently in operation, and as they themselves point out, the largest airline in all of Croatia, the low-budget Irish Ryanair, has been celebrating the anniversary of the launch of its Zagreb operations. The company emphasised that, along with a total of 27 routes heading to various European cities from Zagreb Airport, they have good reservations in their largest summer…

June the 4th, 2022 - Just how much do doses of Croatian snake bite antidote cost? With summer approaching and with more and more people exploring the outdoors and potentially coming into contact with venomous snakes such as the horned viper (Croatian: poskok), how much antidote does Dalmatia have at the ready? As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, a horned viper recently bit a dog in Milesina in the Dalmatian hinterland. The unfortunate dog's head swelled up due to the effects of the bite and that the desperate owner failed to find Croatian snake bite antidote in a number of veterinary clinics,…