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Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Zagreb Ranks Fourth in Europe in Terms of Daily Cannabis Consumption
ZAGREB, 23 March 2022 - Zagreb ranks fourth in Europe in terms of daily cannabis consumption, 11th in cocaine consumption, 12th in amphetamine consumption and 14th in terms of MDMA daily consumption, shows a European wastewater analysis project. The results of the biggest European wastewater research in 2021, conducted by the Sewage analysis CORe group - Europe (SCORE) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, were published by psychiatrist and expert on dual diagnosis Ivan Ćelić of Zagreb's Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče on his Facebook wall. SCORE is a Europe-wide network for the standardisation of the approaches used for wastewater analysis and coordination…
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Croat Deputies in BiH Call for Urgent Investigation into Threats Against Officials
ZAGREB, 23 March 2022 - The Croat parliamentary group in the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the BiH Federation entity on Wednesday harshly condemned death threats sent to HDZ BiH officials Dragan Čović and Ivo Tadić, calling for an urgent investigation and punishment of those responsible. The death threats against Čović and Tadić, who is at the helm of the HDZ branch in Zenica-Doboj Canton and is also the whip for the Croat parliamentary group in the House of Peoples of the BiH Federation Parliament, were published on Tuesday in a Facebook post. The Croat caucus underscored that…
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Croatian Film Festivals: An Overview
March 23, 2022 - With the 94th Academy Awards just around the corner, Total Croatia News takes a look at some of the major Croatian film festivals celebrating the best of Croatian and international cinema, paving the way for major film festivals in the world. This Sunday, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, the 94th edition of the Academy Awards will be held, celebrating the best of the film industry in 2021. In recent years, the role of international cinema in the film industry has been growing progressively. This was evident at the 92nd Academy Awards, where the Oscar for…
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Minister Tramišak Says She Has Received Threats
ZAGREB, 23 March 2022 - Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds Nataša Tramišak has confirmed for the Jutarnji List daily that she has received threats which she hasn't officially reported yet, saying that the problems started when she did not extend a contract with the Omega Software company. "Unfortunately, I can't say that the rumours of the threats I am receiving as reported by the Nacional weekly aren't true. I have been receiving indirect threats for months now and all because of business decisions I make as Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds. The last one I received said '...…
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
2022 FIFA World Cup Draw: Croatia Currently in Pot 2 Based on FIFA Ranking
March 23, 2022 - On Tuesday, the procedures for the 2022 FIFA World Cup draw were announced, scheduled for April 1. 28 national teams, which have already qualified, will be divided into four strong groups based on the FIFA rankings, which will be published March 31. Croatia is currently 15th in the FIFA ranking. If it stays in that position, it will be in the second strong group (Pot 2), which will depend on the results of the friendly matches against Slovenia and Bulgaria in Doha. Croatia is most threatened by Sweden and Senegal. The first seven teams in the FIFA…
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Croatia Handball Legend Igor Vori Comes Out of Retirement to Join German Bundesliga
March 23, 2022 - 41-year-old former Croatia handball pivot Igor Vori has come out of retirement to join German Bundesliga club Fuchse Berlin! The celebrated Croatia handball player Igor Vori will play handball again after almost three years! On Tuesday, he signed a contract with the German Bundesliga club Fuchse from Berlin, reports Sportske Novosti. Fuchse striker Johan Koch from Denmark is seriously injured, and the German club sent an offer to Igor Vori, who accepted it, even though he has not played handball for almost three years. Vori was the director of the Croatia national handball team. From June to…
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
British Airways Zagreb Line Boosted, Air France Adds Second Daily Flight to Capital for Summer
March 23, 2022 - The latest on flights to Croatia as the British Airways Zagreb line is boosted for the summer, and Air France adds two daily flights to Zagreb in the peak summer season. With the start of the summer flight schedule, British Airways is increasing the number of rotations on the regular line between London and Zagreb, reports Croatian Aviation. British Airways has renewed its route to Zagreb with a relatively modest number of weekly operations. Still, with the start of the summer flight schedule, there will be a positive shift in increasing the number of weekly operations between…
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Bizarre Fake Pro-Putin Zagreb IKEA Photos Circulating in Russia
March the 23rd, 2022 - The situation in Russia is bizarre to say the very least. With the media tightly controlled and threats of imprisonment imposed on those publicly opposing the invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, it's even odder to think that someone has employed their Photoshop skills into creating fake Zagreb IKEA photos which showcase Vladimir Putin. Do you remember the quote that you'd wish on someone you weren't really the biggest fan in the world of? ''May you live in interesting times''. I think someone has said that to the majority of the population of the world over the…
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Biljana Borzan: Why Isn't Government Lobbying for Croatian Label in Brussels?
March the 23rd, 2022 - Croatian MEP Biljana Borzan has asked quite the valid question: Why isn't the Croatian Government doing more to lobby for the Croatian label in Brussels as a new rule on food packaging is set to come into force? As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the European Union (EU) will soon introduce mandatory nutrition labels for food on packaging, and EU member states are currently vigorously lobbying for their national labels to be chosen. Croatia, quite unsurprisingly, isn't doing the same. MEP Biljana Borzan warned that Croatia is simply ignoring the existence of the "Live Healthy" label in…
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Croatian Inflation Eating Up Wages as Situation Remains Problematic
March the 23rd, 2022 - Croatian inflation is quite literally ''eating'' people's wages, with more and more of the typical wage packet being spent on food, the price of some of which has soared. It's difficult to believe what 100 kuna could get you a couple of years ago in comparison to now. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, you'll have much less in your basket or bag if you want to spend about 100 kuna in a store or at the market than you would have a couple of years ago. People are aware that prices are rising day by day,…
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Herbie: Croatian Stop Smoking Teas to be Placed on Spanish Market
March the 23rd, 2022 - Croatian stop smoking teas created by young Slavonian Luka Soldo (21) are set to enter the Spanish market. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Sergej Novosel Vuckovic writes, young Slavonian Luka Soldo (21) got rid of his own nicotine addiction with a few innovative herbal preparations that he makes himself. Making rolls like cigarettes, from plants, and without tobacco, he realised they were helping him, so he designed his own project. He and his family invested 5,000 euros and in Podolje in Baranja back in 2019 and then they started to procure, mostly from their own home fields, various…
