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ZAGREB, 22 April (2022) - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Friday the possibility of increasing penalties for the use of the Ustasha salute "For the homeland ready" was being considered in talks with national minorities and antifascists, but not legislative amendments that would ban its use. "I have underlined once again that the existing regulations and Constitutional Court rulings are very clear about the salute. I think only the practice should be standardised. We can see if the penalties might be increased, so that we can act preventively in that way too, but also punish those breaking the law," Plenković told the…

ZAGREB, 22 April (2022) - Croatia's oil pipeline operator JANAF said on Friday it was allowed to resume the delivery of crude oil to the Serbian oil company NIS, adding that it had concluded storage contracts with the Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency and the Delta Oil International company. JANAF reported on 29 March that its contract with NIS was covered by EU sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić then said that the problem of oil delivery would be addressed together with Croatia and the European Union. JANAF said on Friday that the EU Council regulation…

ZAGREB, 22 April (2022) - President Zoran Milanović on Friday held a separate commemoration at the Jasenovac concentration camp site on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of Jasenovac Breakout Day. The breakout was made on the morning of 22 April 1945 by the last 600 prisoners and about 100 survived. The Jasenovac Memorial Centre has documented the names and details of 83,145 people killed at Jasenovac where the Nazi-style Ustasha regime had run the camp for 1,337 days during the Second World War. Most of victims were ethnic Serbs (47.627), Roma (16.173) and Jews (13.116). During his commemorative event held…

ZAGREB, 22 April (2022) - Croatia has recorded 839 new coronavirus cases and seven COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Friday. The number of active cases in the country now stands at 4,329, of whom 479 infected persons are being treated in hospital, including 22 placed on ventilators, while 2,656 persons are self-isolating. Since 25 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 1,116,281 people have been registered as having contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus, of whom 15,772 have died and 1,096,180 have recovered, including 846 in the last 24 hours.…

ZAGREB, 22 April (2022) - Adriatic Croatia International (ACI) invested over HRK 24 million in strategic and infrastructure projects in its marinas at Dubrovnik, Trogir, Rab, Milna, Žut and Piškera in the first quarter of 2022, the marina chain operator said on Friday. The company said its focus in the first quarter of the year was on expanding the marina portfolio and developing further services. In this period, ACI generated HRK 35 million in operating revenue, which was HRK 2 million more than in the first quarter of 2021. EBITDA was HRK 10.7 million, up from 9.4 million in Q1 2021, while net…

April 22, 2022 - Croatia 1991 - Ukraine 2022: The Road to Freedom. Meet Vukovar 365, full of compassion. The city that is still recovering over 30 years later knows the pain. Its people have been through hell and back. They would not wish this upon anyone, yet it's happening. Ukrainian people have always been Vukovar's friends, their culture enriching the area that this minority has historically been a part of. Not that we should seek reasons to help, but the people of Vukovar have got plenty and they are always willing to step up. Hrv reports on a conference…

April 22, 2022 - Another round of applications for the APN subsidies ends today. Croatia's State Real Estate Agency (APN) say that they have never received more applications, almost five thousand, but it remains uncertain if all of them will receive the subsidies. Demand is growing, and the rise in housing prices which is directly linked with the provision of subsidies does not help either. As SiB writes, there aren't that many apartments, while potential buyers are numerous. For a few years now, the demand for apartments has been just as wild as the rising prices of these precious square…

April 22, 2022 - Marks the 50th Earth Day. Our beautiful planet is facing many problems, the biggest, of course, being climate change whose effects we can all see and feel happening. The race is on, the world's leaders are discussing change, some things are moving along, but is it enough? Earthday.org calls to action saying that "we need to act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably)". Google celebrates bees. In Croatia, as Index writes, The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund announces three public calls totaling 96 million kuna to co-finance environmental projects related to climate change, biodiversity protection and…

April 22, 2022 - Sv. Duje celebrations return after two years to honor Split's patron saint, Saint Dominus. The City has announced a packed program for Sudamja 2022! Thanks to the more favorable epidemiological situation, this year's Sv. Duje celebration, or Split City Day, will return to the old normal. The Sudamja 2022 program, adopted by this year's Celebration Committee, includes over thirty religious, cultural, entertainment, and sports manifestations. This year's laureates are well-known, who will be awarded prizes for their life's work and personal and group achievements in the past year at a ceremony at the Croatian National Theater…

April 22, 2022 - It's been a long two years without the morning grub at one of our favorite wine and dine spots in Split. But we are happy to announce that the wait is now over - and breakfast is back at Zinfandel Food & Wine Bar!  It's no surprise that the sister restaurant of one of Split's best Riva breakfast spots has been known to serve up a mean morning meal, but when we say that Zinfandel breakfast is back and better than ever after two-year hiatus, you know we are talking about the real deal.  Not only…