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March the 17th, 2022 - There has been a significant jump in the overall number of Croatian electric vehicle owners, and by the year 2035, that number will be quite high indeed. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes, by the year 2035, Croatia will have the 15th largest share in the sale of electric vehicles across Europe, with a total of 28.25% of newly registered cars that are expected to be electric, according to an analysis presented by the British consulting company Confused.com, which is one of the most famous European market comparison services in the automotive market. With a recent report…

March the 17th, 2022 - The Croatian company Span has purchased Ekobit in its thirtieth year of existence, planning new market expansion and further strengthen their already enviable position. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, the Croatian company Span has taken over Ekobit, one of the leading Croatian companies for development in transactions, worth a huge 37.4 million kuna. With this, they confirmed that according to the IPO, they want to continue to grow, expand and further strengthen their position on the market. According to the decision of the previous owners of Ekobit, a part of the price in the amount…

March the 17th, 2022 - The Croatian financial system is well protected from the increasingly likely scenario of total Russian bankruptcy following harsh global sanctions placed on them after their unjustified shock invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Tomislav Pili writes, Russian bankruptcy, which is increasingly likely to occur soon, will not be felt by the Croatian financial system, and global finances should not be shaken by such a scenario either, according to Croatian analysts. After announcing on Monday that the Russian Ministry of Finance will pay out interest to foreign investors in rubles instead of dollars, the story coming…

March 17, 2022 - The latest flight news to Croatia as United Airlines Dubrovnik flights return from May 27, connecting Newark Airport and the Adriatic Pearl until October 26 this year.  Dubrovacki Dnevnik and Ex Yu Aviation have announced that United Airlines will continue flights between New York's Newark Airport and Dubrovnik this year. The carrier will resume operations on May 27 with a planned four-weekly rotation. Furthermore, the American carrier has expanded its flight program to Dubrovnik with services until the end of the 2022 summer season, which is October 26. Last year, United Airlines flew from June 2…

March 17, 2022 - To mark the 30th anniversary of Iran's recognition of Croatian independence, a Croatian flag was projected last night on the Milad Tower, the tallest building in Iran's capital, Tehran. Last night, the Croatian flag was projected in Tehran on the Milad tower, the tallest building in Iran, to mark the 30th anniversary of Iran's recognition of Croatian independence. On that occasion, Croatian Ambassador and Academician Dr. Drago Štambuk gave a series of TV and newspaper interviews, highlighting the ancient ties between the two countries and thanked Iran for their act of friendship, reports Dalmacija Danas.  Iran…

March 17, 2022 - Works on reconstructing Hotel Gruž into a home for the elderly and infirm, the first retirement home in Dubrovnik in 51 years, are progressing well. "Amid the corona crisis and the lack of workforce, a smaller delay is justified, which will not affect the key dates we have set for the home's opening, which is the fall of this year. Furthermore, after the completion of this construction process, we are about to announce a tender for equipping the entire space, so I hope that in the next month and a half to two months, we will announce…

16 March 2022 - Last week, Chile swore in Gabriel Boric, a former student activist and member of the Croatian diaspora, into the nation’s presidency. At 36, Boric is the youngest Chilean to hold this office, taking on the role as Chile undergoes an essential social and political transition. This is most apparent given that the outgoing president is billionaire Sebastian Pinera. Small Town Croatian-Chilean to the Presidency Born in Punta Arenas, a city near the southern tip of the American continent, Boric was born to Luis Boric Scarpa, a second-generation Croatian-Chilean engineer with origins on the Adriatic Island of Ugljan.…

ZAGREB, 16 March 2022 - Međimurje County has been given the European Cities and Regions of the Future 2022/23 award by one of the most reputable world economic magazines the Financial Times, its fourth such award, among 160 larger or smaller regions and more than 350 cities in the European Union. County Prefect Matija Posavec, who received the award in Cannes on Tuesday, told a press conference on Wednesday that the award was not a coincidence and that Međimurje has been recognised as one of the most favourable areas for successfully doing business in Europe thanks to a system that connects the economy…

ZAGREB, 16 March 2022 - A temporary injunction prohibiting the use and departure of three yachts from Croatian ports has been issued on suspicion that they are connected with persons on the sanctions list released after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Croatia's Sea Transport and Infrastructure Ministry stated on Wednesday. The yachts are moored in the marina of Betina, the ACI marina in Skradin, and the port of Rijeka. The injunction is in compliance with the restrictions adopted by the European Union in response to the Russian military aggression against Ukraine and extended to include certain individuals. Politics: For more, check out our politics section.

ZAGREB, 16 March 2022 - A total of 13.5 million passengers were transported by rail in Croatia in 2021, which is 400,000 more than in 2020, as well as 15.3 million tonnes of goods, which is an increase of 200,000 tonnes, according to the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM). The data indicates that railway passenger transport is slowly recovering from the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, HAKOM said. In the last quarter of 2021, slightly more than 4 million people used this mode of transport, up by 500,000 from the same period of 2020. However, the number…