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ZAGREB, 8 May 2022 - Croatia admires the resistance of the Ukrainian people and their European aspirations and is ready to help with its own experience in post-war reconstruction, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday. Plenković made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Victory in Europe Day and ahead of Europe Day, observed on 9 May. In his speech, he expressed Croatia's full support to the Ukrainians in their resistance to the military aggression by neighbouring Russia and to Ukraine's EU path. "We admire the resistance you have demonstrated in the face of the…

ZAGREB, 8 May 2022 - It is difficult to say at this point when we could expect progress on the case of the Croatian national who has been taken prisoner by Russian forces in Ukraine, Interior Minister Davor Božinović said on Sunday. "Croatia is doing and will continue to do all it can. The situation is difficult in that he was arrested by Russian forces. We have sought information through our diplomatic service and will continue following this case, seeking answers to the questions, first of all those asked by his family. That is our obligation under the constitution and…

ZAGREB, 8 May 2022 - Canadian airline Air Transat has resumed a regular flight service between Toronto and Zagreb after a two-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Zagreb's Franjo Tuđman Airport said on Sunday. It is the first overseas flight to Zagreb this year. Air Transat will operate the route Toronto-Zagreb-Toronto once a week. Canada's Ambassador in Croatia, Alan Bowman, said he was very pleased with the resumption of direct flights between the two countries, expressing hope that this would increase the number of tourists to both countries and open the door to new business opportunities. Huseyin Bahadir Bedir, chairman of…

May 8, 2022 - The upcoming edition of the ATP Challenger Zagreb Open is held from May 8 to 14 on the grounds of TC Maksimir. The ATP Challenger Zagreb Open is the only and largest men's international professional tennis tournament held in the city of Zagreb, and 64 tennis players from more than 40 countries will compete for a prize fund of $52,080. Croatian tennis players will also take part in the tournament, including Borna Gojo, Nino Serdarušić, Mili Poljičak, and Dino Prižmić. “We are extremely pleased to welcome the new edition of the ATP Challenger Zagreb Open. From the…

May 8, 2022 - Three Croatian beaches have been named among the 40 best in Europe, though they aren't the beaches you might think.  From pink to wild shores and everything in between, travel writers from The Guardian chose the 40 most beautiful European beaches, and among them are three from Croatia! However, the selected beaches were not so predictable this time, with Saharun on Dugi Otok, Lubenice on Cres, or Pasjača in Konavle nowhere to be seen, reports T.portal.  Namely among the 40 most beautiful beaches in Europe are Krivica on Lošinj, Divna on Pelješac, and Mlini on the Pakleni…

ZAGREB, 8 May 2022 - The Croatian Red Cross is marking World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day actively, by helping to remedy the consequences of the devastating earthquakes in the Banovina region and assisting Ukrainian refugees. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, observed on 8 May, marks the beginning of Red Cross Week, when various activities are undertaken to acquaint the citizens with the operation of the Croatian Red Cross and its 131 local organisations. "The past years and months have witnessed many crises that spared no one and hit the most vulnerable groups the worst - from the…

ZAGREB, 8 May 2022 - Croatia has recorded 406 new coronavirus cases and 7 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Sunday. The number of active cases in the country now stands at 5,017, of whom 379 infected persons are being treated in hospital, including 16 placed on ventilators, while 2,763 persons are self-isolating. Since 25 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 1,127,742 people have been registered as having contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus, of whom 15,888 have died and 1,106,837 have recovered, including 812 in the last 24 hours. A…

ZAGREB, 8 May 2022 - Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević said on Sunday it was unacceptable that all doctors and nurses at the Gynaecology Department of the Sveti Duh Hospital were conscientious objectors and that he expected the hospital's new management to deal with this. "It is unacceptable to me that absolutely all the doctors and nurses in Gynaecology have conscientious objection and I expect this to be dealt with," Tomašević told reporters ahead of a ceremony marking the Day of Victory over Fascism and the Day of Liberation of Zagreb. Asked if he agreed with the claim that in the circumstances…

ZAGREB, 8 May 2022 - The Croat member of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite state presidency, Željko Komšić, has confirmed he will seek another term in office at the general election set for 2 October. "Yes, I will. I must continue, I cannot stop now," Komšić said in a programme of the commercial Face TV channel on Saturday when asked by the programme's host whether he would run for office again. He said he would be the candidate of his party, the Democratic Front, and that he did not know if any large party would support him. "They all have their…

ZAGREB, 8 May 2022 - The Network of Antifascist Women and the Alliance of Antifascist Fighters and Antifascists lit bonfires on the bank of the River Sava in Zagreb on Saturday evening in tribute to the Partisan units that liberated the Croatian capital on 8 May 1945. The event was attended by Mayor Tomislav Tomašević, who said that it was the seventh year now that the liberation of Zagreb from Ustasha and fascist occupation had been commemorated by building bonfires by the Sava. "During the Second World War and the difficult times of occupation, Zagreb was never subdued. Numerous residents of…