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ZAGREB, 28 May, 2022 - Hungarian and Italian journalists and a Swiss influencer are the recipients of the Croatian Tourist Board's (HTZ) Golden Pen awards, presented in Split on Friday, for the best publications on Croatia as a tourist destination in 2021. This year's winner of the Grand Prix for the best article in print/online media is Hungarian journalist Zoltán Szántó, whose report describes his stay in the Split-Dalmatia County with beautiful descriptions and personal experiences of Split, Brač, Klis and their attractions, the HTZ said, adding that the article was published in the print and web editions of Turizmus magazine, the…

ZAGREB, 28 May, 2022 - About 25 same-sex couples in Croatia have children - about 15 lesbian couples with their own biological children and a dozen couples who have adopted, Saturday's Jutarnji List daily quoted Daniel Martinović, president of the Dugine obitelji (Rainbow Families) NGO, as saying. Since 2014, when the Life Partnership Act went into force, only three same-sex couples have applied for adoption and they have all been turned down, he said after the High Administrative Court ruled this week that all same-sex couples who are registered life partners have the same adoption rights as heterosexual couples. The court thus overruled the relevant…

ZAGREB, 28 May, 2022 - President and Armed Forces Commander in Chief Zoran Milanović said on Friday the state and its leadership must recognise the national interest, which must be continuous and not changed from cycle to cycle, and that consensus was key to that. National interest can be achieved only if it is continuous, "if there is some consensus... on what is important to us, what makes us a nation which shares unity and a common history, not haughtiness, not hate for others, but simply reality," Milanović said at a ceremony on the occasion of Croatian Armed Forces Day, the 31st anniversary…

ZAGREB, 28 May, 2022 - In the last 24 hours, 355 coronavirus cases, out of 2,071 tests, and one related death have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Saturday. There are 2,605 active cases, including 231 hospitalised patients, of whom four are on ventilators, while 1,230 persons are self-isolating. To date, 70.79% of the adult population has been vaccinated, including 68.74% fully. For the latest coronavirus news from Croatia, click here.

ZAGREB, 28 May 2022 (Hina) - The Croatian Competition Agency (AZTN) on Friday okayed the intention of the implementation of concentration as a result of the takeover of RTL Croatia by CME Media. The AZTN finds that this is a horizontal concentration in the media market. CME is not present on the relevant markets in Croatia, and this concentration enables it to take over the RTL position, which will not change the structure of the market, says the regulator. In mid-February the PPF Group said that its CME Media Enterprises (CME) subsidiary had signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the RTL Croatia commercial…

ZAGREB, 28 May 2022 - The expulsion of five members of the Croatian embassy in Moscow is non-legitimate and Croatia will consider its response to Moscow, the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MVEP) said in a press release on Friday. Earlier on Friday Russia's foreign ministry said that it was expelling five staff members of the Croatian embassy in Moscow in response to Zagreb ordering out some of its staff, Reuters reported in the morning. Croatia's ministry said that the decision on expelling those five staff members has no grounds, as they are employees who have professionally performed their duties in line…

May 28, 2022 - Goran Tomić and Rijeka have decided to part ways after the club lost to Hajduk in the Croatian Cup final and finished 4th in the Croatian First League.  After the end of the championship season and the Croatian Cup final, HNK Rijeka and Goran Tomić agreed to terminate their cooperation, announced the Rujevica club. "In the beginning, I would like to point out that the agreement was reached on my initiative, and I thank HNK Rijeka for coming out to meet me," said Goran Tomić. Tomić was appointed the coach of Rijeka at the beginning of…

May 28, 2022 - A fan safety meeting in Croatia was held between HNS, MUP, Hajduk, and Dinamo on Friday after the clash between Torcida and the police last weekend. HNS president Marijan Kustić weighs in on the progress made.  The recent riots on the A1 motorway near the Desinec rest area resulted in dozens of injured fans and police officers, while four fans suffered gunshot wounds. More than 40 people are currently in pre-trial detention. The Croatian Football Federation invited representatives of Hajuk, Dinamo, but also the Police Directorate to a meeting on Friday.  The goal of the meeting…

May 28, 2022 - Two-time Olympic winner and Croatian discus throw record holder Sandra Perković took second place behind American Valerie Allman at the Diamond League rally in Eugene last night. The American discus thrower Valerie Allman celebrated with a result of 68.35, which is lower than her best result (71.46 m), and Perković was second with 65.50 m, a result she achieved on the third attempt. She threw 64.84m in the second, 64.68m in the fourth, and 65.30m in the fifth, reports tportal.hr. This attempt by Sandra Perković is slightly weaker than her best result of the season she had at the…

May 28, 2022 - Last night, a major storm in northern Croatia affected the areas of Varaždin, Čakovec, and Koprivnica, tearing down trees, public lighting, and flooding streets. The inhabitants of Varaždin, informed in advance, parked their cars in underground garages. A new storm in the north of the country, the wind in Bukovac uprooted a tree A strong wind accompanied by heavy rain and pea-sized hail hit the north of Croatia last night after 10 pm, reports Index.hr. From the field, the worst was in the area of ​​Štrigova, Ludbreg, and again Veliki Bukovac, where a strong wind knocked down…