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May 7, 2022 - On Saturday, May 7, Split celebrates its City Day, honoring Sveti Duje, Split's patron saint.  A look at Sudamja 2022! A solemn mass began the celebration on the Split waterfront by the Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia, Monsignor Giorgio Lingua, and a procession was held, reports Jutarnji List. The Minister of Culture and Media, Nina Obuljen Koržinek, and the Minister of the Economy and Sustainable Development, Davor Filipović, participated in the celebration as a delegate of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia. Numerous visitors from neighboring cities and municipalities and the island came to Split, and…

ZAGREB, 7 May 2022 - Croatia has recorded 835 new coronavirus cases and seven COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Saturday. The number of active cases in the country now stands at 5,430, of whom 377 infected persons are being treated in hospital, including 16 placed on ventilators, while 3,039 persons are self-isolating. Since 25 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 1,127,336 people have been registered as having contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus, of whom 15,881 have died and 1,106,025 have recovered, including 765 in the last 24 hours. A…

ZAGREB, 7 May 2022 - Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Friday it was necessary to restore the trust between Bosniaks and Croats in the Federation entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina because without it, it would be difficult to ensure the functioning of the country which is choosing a new parliament in October in accordance with the old law. The issue of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina is important to Croatia and it is regrettable that the Bosniak and Croat parties have failed to reach an agreement on the electoral law reform ahead of the 2 October general election…

May 7, 2022 - Everyone's favorite Diocletian's Cellar wine event returns after a two-year hiatus. Vinski Podrum is back on May 20 and 21! The highly anticipated festival of wine and delicacies organized by Slobodna Dalmacija returns to Diocletian's cellars after two years! The event is held in one of the most beautiful wine cellars in the world, which, like the entire imperial palace, is under UNESCO protection, reports Slobodna Dalmacija. On Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21, numerous winemakers, wine lovers, olive growers, olive oil lovers and connoisseurs will gather in Split for a wonderful festival of wine and…

ZAGREB, 7 May 2022 - The Fitch Ratings agency has affirmed Croatia's investment rating at 'BBB' with a positive outlook, estimating that the recovery of the country's tourism industry will support the economy at a time of slowing exports and that eurozone entry will mitigate financing risks. Fitch revised down its projection of Croatian growth for 2022 from 4.4% to 3.3%, citing base effects and a sharp slowdown in household consumption as high inflation affects consumer spending. "A slowdown in key trading partners, primarily the eurozone, will affect goods export performance this year but we expect key services sectors such…

ZAGREB, 7 May 2022 - The value of construction work and new orders in Zagreb increased by over 20% in 2021 compared with the previous year, according to data provided by the city's statistics office. Last year, the value of construction work carried out by own workers was HRK 7.5 billion, which is an increase of 22.8% from 2020 when it amounted to HRK 6.1 billion. By type of construction work, 70.7% of the value of the work done accounted for newbuilds and 29.3% for other works, including reconstruction, repairs and maintenance. By type of structures, the value of work…

ZAGREB, 7 May 2022 - The confidence of international credit rating agencies shows that Croatia has remained on the right track after a strong economic recovery in 2021, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Saturday. His statement came after the Fitch Ratings agency reaffirmed Croatia's investment rating at BBB with a positive outlook. The government sees this as an indication of the country's economic stability while dealing with the consequences of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, inflationary pressures and other challenges. The trend was reversed during the term of the present government. Fitch restored the credit rating to BB+ in…

May 7, 2022 - In our new TCN series, we uncover the lives of expats that have spent over 5 years in Split. First up, meet Elga Mannik! Two idyllic weeks on a Croatian beach is very different from the realities of full-time living. So what is it really like to live in Croatia as an expat? In a new series on TCN, we meet expats who have lived here for 5 years or more, to find out from them the good, the bad, and the ugly of 12-month living in Croatia. First up, Elga Mannik from Canada! 1. Tell…

May 7, 2022 - Šibenik Catholic school olive oil returned to Croatia with a gold medal at the NYIOOC world competition in New York! While some may be surprised by this news, the Šibenik Catholic school olive oil connoisseurs believe it was expected, writes Šibenski.hr. In the competition of oil mills from Italy, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Turkey, New Zealand, Japan, USA, Israel, Tunisia, China, France, Portugal, Cyprus, Lebanon and about twenty oil mills from Croatia, Šibenik was declared the best. Around 1,174 samples were submitted to the competition, which proves that the Šibenik Catholic school produces world-renowned oil. This whole story…

May the 7th, 2022 - The continuing issues faced by the Croatian labour force (or lack of it, to be more precise) could be solved by altering a current law and increasing the limit on how much students are allowed to earn without them, or usually their parents, facing tax issues. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, irritated employers have rightly pointed out that the income threshold after which the right to tax relief is lost for students is much too low, and that raising it would encourage students to not only seek out employment, but to be willing to work more.…