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March 25, 2022 - Does it look like your summer will involve staying in Zagreb, whether it’s due to work or a tight budget? Well, we've got you covered with our Zagreb summer guide covering a range of fun yet affordable activities, including a number of free festivals in the town.  An option that is both cheap and relaxing is to visit one of the town’s major parks such as Jarun or Bundek. Both have spacious grassy areas in both sun and shade, perfect for outdoor picnics, in addition to long tracks for running, rollerblading, or biking, as well as…

March 25, 2022 - Zlatko Dalić has revealed the Croatia lineup against Slovenia tomorrow, which kicks off the friendly tournament in Doha.  The Croatia national football team will play a friendly match against Slovenia in Doha on Saturday at 3 pm, which will be an excellent opportunity for coach Zlatko Dalić to try out the new system. "I expect the players to show what we have been doing these two days, and we have had great training sessions these two days. I can tell you right away which 11 will start tomorrow. Livaković will be in goal; the back three…

March 25, 2022 - The new Split International School campus will open between Klis and Dugopolje, fully equipped with a playground, exercise facilities, a community garden, picnic area, and outdoor discussion-style educational spaces set in a natural pine forest. Split’s first international school opened its doors last September and welcomed over 50 students, representing more than 14 different nationalities and native languages. Digital nomads, expats, local Croats, and returnees from the Croatian diaspora have flocked to the Split International School (www.splitinternational.org) for its welcoming and culturally diverse community, as well as its globally recognized educational programs. Spurred by this exciting growth,…

ZAGREB, 25 March (2022) - The entire European Union has recognised Bosnia and Herzegovina's constitutional architecture, and the conclusions adopted by the European Council at Croatia's initiative should be an impetus to Croat and Bosniak leaders to reach a deal on electoral reform,  Prime Minister Andrej Plenković says. On Friday, the European Council consisting of the heads of state or government of the 27 EU member-states, endorsed the Strategic Compass, a document on the European Union's defence vision in the coming years. Concerning the topic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Strategic Compass reads that it is "of particular interest to support the sovereignty,…

ZAGREB, 25 March (2022) - Croatia has registered 1,815 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and 10 patients have died as a consequence, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Friday.  There are currently 11,186 active cases, including 628 hospitalised patients, 43 of whom are on ventilators. There are also 7,156 people who are self-isolating. Croatia has registered a total of 1,091,511 cases of COVID-19 since its first registered case on 25 February 2020, and 15,495 people have died as a consequence while 1,064,830 have recovered from the contagion, including 2,067 in the last 24 hours. To date, a total of 2,237,237 people have been fully vaccinated,…

ZAGREB, 25 March (2022) - The B.a.B.e women's rights organisation and the Agency for Electronic Media (AEM) have launched a series of workshops about online violence against women including revenge pornography which can carry a sentence of up to three years in prison and so far 30 women have reported this crime. "Revenge porn is a term that is commonly used in public and the media and relates to the abuse of recordings of sexually explicit content and is in fact an attack on someone's privacy and causes extremely difficult repercussions for the victim. Our legislature recently recognised and defined…

March 25, 2022 - The fifth edition of the 3T Conference – (Tourism, Travel & Tech) took place on March 22, and it was again a success with a mix of topics essential both for the tourism and tech sector. The conference was available online, but it was held live too, which is becoming a trend among more and more conferences nowadays. Conference director, Oleg Maštruko opened this edition and highlighted this year's programme which connects both the tech and tourism sectors.  The first keynote speaker Sonja Prvan from DMC Interpit Travel had a lecture on Sustainability and experiences as a…

March 25, 2022 - The Feast of St. Joseph meets the Festival of Oysters on Pelješac for a fun day of food, wine, and Dalmatian music. Two years ago this month I arrived in Split, with a mission to visit to the Ston oyster festival and the town’s famous walls on top of my list. Foodies know the tradition that you should only eat wild oysters during the months that contain the letter "r" in the name – from September to April – and this time of year is peak season for fresh oysters. Even the ancient Romans who inhabited…

March 25, 2022 - On Thursday, March 17th, the Republic of Croatia held an Embassy reception in honor of the US-Croatia Strategic Alliance meetings held in Washington DC during the week.  A fifteen-member Croatian delegation was invited to our nation's capital for high-level meetings that involved five Croatian Ministries was a hugely significant geo-political development for the Republic of Croatia. The objectives of these meetings were to solidify the alliance within the six pillars of a growing bilateral relationship and to strengthen our shared goals of maintaining peace, security, stability and economic development in Southeast Europe.  It should also be noted that April 7, 2022, will be the 30th Anniversary of the U.S. recognition of an independent Republic of Croatia!   The Croatian delegation from Zagreb was led by Petar Mihatov, Political Affairs…

March 25, 2022 - View Hotel will soon open in Postira on the island of Brač, with a capacity of 460 beds in 230 rooms located on a total of 11 thousand square meters. The construction of a concrete building worth almost 30 million euros, on the first row to the sea, whose dimensions permanently change the look of the small Dalmatian town, has already caused controversy and the resentment of owners of houses, apartments, and neighborhoods who lost, among other things, precisely what the hotel boasts in its name - the view, reports Slobodna Dalmacija. However, it is now officially known…