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28 March 2022 - Russia has lodged a strong protest with Croatia after Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal, the Russian Embassy in Zagreb said in a statement.   Insulting language and unfounded accusations against the President of the Russian Federation are absolutely unacceptable, the statement said. Russia also protested because Grlić Radman had referred to the Russian government as a regime and wished that it would not stay in power for long. Such irresponsible behaviour of a representative of the Croatian leadership is destroying the tissue of Russian-Croatian relations, which are marking 30 years this year,…

28 March 2022 - Young people are a pillar of social recovery and development of EU countries, which is why they should be invested in, it was said at a conference on education in Split on Monday. "Recovery and development are not possible if one invests only in tourism and the services sector. It is necessary to also invest in young people and education," Croatian member of the European Parliament, Željana Zovko of the HDZ party, who organised the conference, said at the event. "Young people are the ones to take Croatia and Europe towards technological progress. The key message…

28 March 2022 - Red Cross Croatia said on Monday that it had raised more than HRK 1.8 million for Ukrainian refugees staying in Croatia to procure goods other than standard humanitarian aid, such as medical food, bed linen, footwear and the like, and which is currently received by 3,279 refugees. The appeal for assistance to Ukrainian refugees is still underway and everyone wishing to help can do so by making a payment into the following drawing account: IBAN: HR0923600001503056530Authorisation code: 705Bank: Zagrebačka banka d.d., Zagreb, Trg bana J. Jelačića 10Recipient: Hrvatski Crveni križ, Ulica Crvenog križa 14-16, ZagrebFor payments…

28 March 2022 - In 2021, Luxembourg and Ireland recorded the highest levels of GDP per capita expressed in purchasing power standards, while Croatia overtook Slovakia and ranked alongside Latvia, according to Eurostat's flash estimate.  Luxembourg's GDP per capita was 177% above the EU average, while Ireland's was 121% above. The high GDP per capita in Luxembourg is partly due to the country's large share of cross-border workers in total employment. While contributing to GDP, these workers are not taken into consideration as part of the resident population which is used to calculate GDP per capita, Eurostat said. The high…

28 March 2022 - The Human Rights House Zagreb, in collaboration with the Embassy of the United Kingdom and lawyers Vesna Alaburić and Vanja Jurić, has developed a curriculum for lawyers and other legal experts on freedom of expression and freedom of the media. The curriculum will serve as a basis for training on freedom of expression and freedom of the media and will help strike a balance in the conflict between the right to freedom of expression and the right to protection of reputation and other personality rights. "This curriculum is aimed at strengthening the capacity of lawyers and…

28 March 2022 - The European Commission on Monday approved Croatia's €7.5 million state aid scheme for the maritime sector, transport and transport infrastructure affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The state aid will be used to cover fixed costs incurred from March 2020 to June 2020. Enterprises that suffered at least a 30 percent decline in their revenue in this period compared to the corresponding period in 2019 are eligible to this aid. The maximum amount of aid is HRK 12 million, and the aid should be approved by no later than 30 June 2022. The temporary framework for state aid…

28 March 2022 - Croatia has recorded 143 new coronavirus cases and 14 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Monday. Currently, 656 infected people are being treated in hospital and 36 of them are on ventilators. The number of active cases stands at 8,697, and 6,381 persons are self-isolating. Since 25 February 2020, when the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the country, 1,094,202 people have been registered as having been infected with the novel coronavirus, of whom 15,534 have died. To date, 4,660,113 people have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus,…

28 March 2022 - The Jutarnji List daily on Monday commented on recent estimates presented by Interior Minister Davor Božinović that in the scenario that Croatia should care for 20,000 refugees, this would cost HRK 1.3 billion annually provided that the refugees exercise all the rights they are entitled to. There are now roughly 10,000 Ukrainians who have found refuge in Croatia since fleeing the war in their country. Croatia has undertaken to care for 20,000 refugees from that eastern European country. According to rough estimates prepared by the Interior Ministry, the daily costs per refugee are 143 kuna (€19). This average…

March 28, 2022 - The Oscars were celebrated on Sunday night with Croatian wine in Hollywood! Celebrating the art of filmmaking is supposed to be the key topic of Hollywood's biggest night – the Oscars. While there are a few controversies about this one, no such thing was an issue at Jonathan Baker’s “Oscar is Women” themed viewing party, taking place at the former residence of Warren Beaty.  And guess what? Croatia played a key role. Hollywood’s Entertainment Industry Is Into Croatian Wines Can you imagine an entertainment party without libations? Of course, not. Croatian wines Pošip and Babić were…

28 March 2022 - The whole of Europe, including Croatia, shows solidarity with the Ukrainian people and its fight for freedom and the values we share, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said in his message issued on the occasion of a concert marathon for Ukraine that was held on Sunday evening. Dozens of internationally renowned musicians were included in that concert marathon that started  5:30 p.m. CET. Also other artists, athletes and politicians from around the world sent messages of support during the concert "Save Ukraine - Stop the War". The venue of the charity campaign was in Warsaw. Under the auspices of the Polish TV broadcaster TVP, the two-hour…