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ZAGREB, 7 April 2022 - Foreign entrepreneurs are interested in investing in Varaždin County, it was said in Varaždin on Thursday at a meeting of economic advisors accredited to diplomatic missions and representatives of foreign trade offices with county head Anđelko Stričak and mayor Neven Bosilj. The meeting was organised by the Foreign Ministry's directorate for economic affairs and development cooperation. Such meetings are an excellent opportunity to show foreign representatives each county's potential and investment possibilities, said Rina Eterović Goreta, head of the directorate. She said more than 35 economic advisors from more than 25 countries were at today's meeting and that…

ZAGREB, 7 April 2022 - Croatian fire chief Slavko Tucaković said on Thursday that the national firefighting system should brace for a tough season. Addressing a conference of firefighters in Opatija, Tucaković said that the weather forecasts for the spring and the summer show that a very tough season could be expected. He recalled that in the past period, apart from battling blazes and wildfires, firefighters had been engaged in operations in the aftermath of the two devastating quakes in Zagreb and Sisak County in 2020. In Zagreb, they participated in 6,000 operations in the wake of the tremor, and in 14,500 interventions following…

ZAGREB, 7 April 2022 - Croatian MPs on Thursday unanimously welcomed legislative amendments that will allow refugees from Ukraine to exercise the rights to healthcare and social welfare in Croatia. Parliament is amending the law on the mandatory health insurance and healthcare of aliens and the law on social welfare. There are more than 10,000 Ukrainian refugees in Croatia who have fled the Russian aggression and we have shown solidarity in various ways, but it's cleat the war won't end soon, so it's necessary to legally regulate their status, said Domagoj Hajduković of the Social Democrats. Anka Mrak Taritaš of GLAS agreed,…

ZAGREB, 7 April 2022 - In the last 24 hours 1,242 coronavirus cases, out of 5,364 tests, and six related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Thursday. There are 8,641 active cases, including 591 hospitalised patients, 25 of whom are on ventilators, while 5,167 persons are self-isolating. Croatia has registered 1,106,557 coronavirus cases to date and the death toll is 15,652. To date, 59.45% of the population, that is 70.71% of adults, has been vaccinated, including 68.61% of adults fully.   For all you need to know about coronavirus specific to Croatia, make sure…

ZAGREB, 7 April 2022 - Croatia's COVID-19 crisis management team stated on Thursday that COVID protocols would be abolished on Saturday and only the protective mask mandate remains in place in medical institutions and nursing homes. Practically all the current restrictions imposed to curb the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted at midnight Friday, said the team's head, Interior Minister Davor Božinović. Wearing protective masks in public spaces will depend on individuals and sanctions will no longer be imposed for failure to wear masks, Božinović said, explaining that they are still obligatory in hospitals and care homes. Entering Croatia EU citizens can enter Croatia without…

April 7, 2022 -  With just over a month to go until the innovative Work. Place. Culture. remote work conference in Dubrovnik, TCN continues its look at the list of high-class international speakers who will be sharing their wisdom in the Pearl of the Adriatic. Up next, we talk with Yvette Pelgrom, a globally accredited High Performance & Leadership Coach, Trainer and Psychotherapist, who empowers individuals and groups worldwide to heal, transform and redesign their lives. A busy season for Croatia's digital nomad story is about to begin. Last year's highlights included the introduction of the digital nomad permit on January…

April the 7th, 2022 - The new Zagreb Algebra campus worth a massive 110 million kuna has now opened its doors, becoming the largest of all to date. TCN was there to celebrate the new campus opening on Wednesday. The impressive new Zagreb Algebra campus spans more than 12,000 square metres, making it the largest campus in the City of Zagreb and indeed in all of Croatia, worth 110 million kuna. That sum makes it the largest private investment made in a Croatian education institution yet. The campus is located in Gradišćanska street, in the Črnomerec neighbourhood of Zagreb, close…

April 7, 2022 - The Gault & Millau Croatia 2022 awards for the best restaurants and chefs were presented at a gala dinner at the Emerald Hall of the Esplanade Hotel, where more than 100 leading chefs of Croatian restaurants gathered on Tuesday, April 5.  According to the gastronomic guide Gault & Millau Croatia, the chef of the year is Ana Grgić Tomić, chef of Zinfandel’s and Le Bistro at Zagreb’s Hotel Esplanade. The 'best chefs of tomorrow' trophy were won by three chefs - Michael Gollenz from the Alfred Keller restaurant at the Alhambra Hotel on the island of Lošinj,…

April the 7th, 2022 - The Cetina river basin is being explored for its potential energy properties as alternative energy sources are sought following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine has caused a sharp rise in energy prices from fossil sources, and consequently others. The current situation and trends here in Croatia once again work to remind us of the short-sightedness of the Croatian authorities when it comes to the country's national energy policy, reports Slobodna Dalmacija. Over more recent years, HEP's new production facilities have been reduced to power plants in…

April the 7th, 2022 - Relaxations to current Croatian covid measures, which are already fairly loose, are set to occur as the Easter period approaches. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the new Croatian covid measures, or more precisely the measures which are set to be relaxed, haven't yet been officially defined, but should be agreed by Easter, when some concessions are planned. According to Jutarnji list's interlocutors, Croatian covid measures related to limiting the number of people both indoors and outdoors, would be almost completely abolished. Covid certificates would no longer be required. Measures at the country's borders will remain as they…