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April the 5th, 2022 - The Croatian labour market revival is currently stronger than ever, with the search for staff across many sectors, but of course with the tourism industry dominating above all, never having been higher. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, during the first quarter of 2022, more than 24,000 job advertisements were published on the MojPosao/MyJob portal, which represents a growth of as much as 33 percent when compared to the first quarter of last year and growth of 32 percent when compared to the first quarter of pandemic-dominated 2020. Compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to the…

April the 5th, 2022 - Just how much gas might Croatia actually be able to obtain from the Omisalj LNG terminal? With tensions with Russia over the gas supply increasing ever since that country's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, tough questions need to be asked. As Marinko Glavan/Morski writes, after Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic stated at a recently held EU summit that Croatia had almost completely eliminated its dependence on Russian gas by building a floating LNG terminal on Krk, and that an analysis was being drawn up in order to to increase the capacities of the existing terminal, Novi list…

April the 5th, 2022 - The construction of three more brand new Fazana hotels are planned as this beautiful part of Istria is set to place itself even more firmly on the tourism map. Some, however, are far from pleased with the plans. As Morski writes, there could be three more new Fazana hotels constructed within a distance of 200 metres. The third hotel is planned on a municipal plot spanning 2,200 square metres located on the very waterfront. That plot is set to on sale next year at a starting price of 1,200,000 euros. ''SDP councilors are the ones who…

April the 5th, 2022 - Preparations for the popular humanitarian Rovinj Popolana race 2022 are now underway with the sporting event set to take place at the end of this month. As Morski writes, at the end of this month, the much loved Istrian city of Rovinj will become a meeting place for many fans of running and other types of outdoor sporting activities. With the support of the City of Rovinj and the local Tourist Board, the Sports Association is organising the traditional Rovinj Popolana race 2022, which will be held on Sunday, April the 24th, 2022, under the…

April 5, 2022 - RB Leipzig's Joško Gvardiol is the 4th best young footballer under 21 in Europe, while Hajduk's Marin Ljubičić takes 71st place.  The International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) from Switzerland has published the results of a survey that revealed the 100 best footballers in Europe under 21, excluding goalkeepers. CIES made this ranking using 15 technical categories, and data for 8 different aspects of the game was obtained from InStat. This study took into account air defense, ground defense, recovery, distribution, take on, chance creation, air attack, and shooting. The strength of the club was also…

April 5, 2022 - The Croatia World Cup camp in Doha has been changed from the Dusit Hotel to the Hilton Doha Hotel. The final contract should be signed by April 30. The Croatian Football Federation used the opportunity to change its priority option for the Croatia national team base camp during this year's World Cup in Qatar. Thus, the Vatreni will stay at the Hilton Doha during the tournament, announced HNS. After the right to book the Hilton Doha hotel was lost by one of the national teams that failed to qualify for the final tournament, HNS reacted quickly and…

4 April 2022 - Croatia's ministry of tourism and sport will earmark HRK 1.5 million to co-fund the hiring of additional medical teams in tourist destinations in the seven Adriatic counties to raise the level of healthcare services during the summer season. Tourism Minister Nikolina Brnjac was quoted as saying in a press release that the ministry co-finances medial teams, as well as the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service and the Red Cross, and also cooperates with the interior ministry in the "Safe Tourist Destination" project. The project of making financial contributions to the hiring of additional medical teams was launched in 2008 and since then HRK 23.4…

April 4, 2022 - The 29th round of the Croatian First League was played from April 2 to 4, 2022. This round featured the highly anticipated derby between Osijek and Hajduk, while Dinamo and Rijeka recorded routine wins against Istra and Dragovoljac. Here is our HNL round 29 recap.  Šibenik v. Gorica (0:1) Šibenik and Gorica opened the 29th round on Friday, April 2, 2022, in Šibenik in front of 487 fans.  The only goal of the match came at the end of the first half when Stojanovksi scored for 0:1.    Šibenik is currently in 8th place with 26…

4 April 2022 - Croatia and the United States will sign an agreement today on Croatia's entry to the Global Entry programme which will allow some Croatian citizens privileged entry to the US, Under Secretary of Commerce Marisa Lago said on Monday. As of October 2021, Croatian citizens can travel to the US without a visa for tourist and business trips lasting up to 90 days. Speaking at a US-Croatia Forum in Zagreb, Lago announced another step in the removal of barriers to bilateral trade. Global Entry, a programme of the US Department of Homeland Security, allows pre-approved expedited clearance upon arrival into the…

4 April 2022 - Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman said on Monday that he could not confirm that a joint fishing zone had been agreed by Croatia and Slovenia but that he could confirm that they found "agreement on enhancing cooperation with a positive outcome". After a trilateral meeting which he held with his counterparts, Anže Logar of Slovenia and Luigi Di Maio of Italy, in Zaprešić, west of Zagreb, Grlić Radman said that Croatia and Slovenia were trying to find "a model that will include everybody, both Slovenian and Croatian fishermen." "I think we are on the right course."…