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Friday, 4 March 2022
Non Government Organization Holds Online Conference "Open Data Against Infodemic"
ZAGREB, 4 March (2022) - The GONG nongovernmental organisation on Friday opened a three-day online conference "Open data against infodemic" on the occasion of the 9th Open Data Day, to promote the importance of publicly available, open data which the NGO describes as a valuable social resource. GONG executive director Oriana Ivković Novokmet said the conference would include three panel discussions, one of which would focus on the coronavirus infection and disinformation during the pandemic. Experts from the universities of Rijeka, Osijek and Dubrovnik will be discussing how false coronavirus information is spread and who the most influential disinformers are. The second panel, entitled…
Friday, 4 March 2022
World Obesity Day: Croatians Among Most Overweight European Nations
ZAGREB, 4 March (2022) - Data by the World Health Organisation show that in the past four decades obesity in the EU has tripled, and according to Eurostat data, Croatians are one of the fattest European nations, endocrinologist Maja Baretić has warned on the occasion of World Obesity Day. This is due to the size of meals consisting of sweets, snacks and soft drinks having increased by 20%-100% compared to the 1960s, and the fact that the average European spends more than five hours a day sitting, says Baretić, who heads the Health Ministry's Centre for Obesity Treatment. The expert notes that…
Friday, 4 March 2022
Sabor to Debate Deployment of 70 Soldiers in Hungary
ZAGREB, 4 March (2022) - The Sabor has included on its agenda a motion regarding the deployment of 70 Croatian troops as part of NATO's enhanced forward presence in Hungary. The parliament also put on its agenda the motion for up to five Croatian Armed Forces' members in the European Union's Cyber Rapid Response Teams (CRRTs). Lawmakers are expected to debate the motions next week. The government made a recommendation to the Sabor on Thursday for Croatian troops to participate in the forward presence mission. Defence Minister Mario Banožić has said that a NATO meeting of defence ministers in February and an extraordinary NATO…
Friday, 4 March 2022
Chops Grill in Split Reopening on March 5, TCN is Giving Away Dinner for Two!
March 4, 2022 - Chops Grill in Split reopens on March 5 after a short winter hibernation - and we are giving away dinner for two! It's the moment we've all been waiting for... the doors to Split's famous steakhouse will welcome you with open arms and the juiciest cuts of meat on Saturday, March 5! Chops will reopen tomorrow with their special Chopsylitious 3-course menu, loved by locals and foreigners alike, and will also offer a smaller selection of their celebrated a la carte meat options, including USDA steaks and the original Japanese wagyu beef. Better yet, TCN is…
Friday, 4 March 2022
Sunčani Hvar Hotels Spring Specials: Preseason Deals at Adriana & Amfora!
March 4, 2022 - Because you don't have to wait until the summer to visit Croatia's sunniest island. Sunčani Hvar Hotels Spring Specials are here! It's no surprise that the glamourous Hvar town is one of the busiest summer hotspots in Croatia. Still, many may not know that the popular town is also a gem in the offseason months - and you get to experience it without the peak season crowds. As a way to tempt travelers to Croatia's sunniest island in the calm before the tourism storm, Sunčani Hvar Hotels Spring Specials are here, with enticing offers at two…
Friday, 4 March 2022
T1 Meetup Tokić Group: Biggest Innovation Today is on Margins of Auto Industry
tokicMarch 4, 2022 - The T1 Meetup organized by the Tokić Group was held in Zagreb about the future of the European automotive industry. For two days, Zagreb was the center of the European automotive industry and a gathering place for thirty experts in the field of mobility, digitalization, and user experience, to jointly present and discuss common views on the future of the sector. T1 Meetup organized by the Tokić Group has grown in recent years from an internal workshop where the Management transparently develops and shares business plans with employees, to an impressive, probably the largest regional conference on…
Friday, 4 March 2022
Zagreb February Tourism Continues to Record Positive Trend Seen in 2022
March the 4th, 2022 - Zagreb February tourism is continuing the positive trend seen so far this year which makes a very pleasant change when compared to what we've been seeing over the last two years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, according to the Zagreb Tourist Board (TZGZ), the Croatian capital recorded 137 percent more arrivals and 105 percent more overnight stays in February than it did back in pandemic-dominated February 2021, during which many countries were still in lockdown and severe restrictions on travel were in force. Luckily for Zagreb February tourism for…
Friday, 4 March 2022
Croatian Maritime Affairs Ministry Presents INTESA Project
March the 4th, 2022 - The Croatian Maritime Affairs Ministry (Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure) has presented its INTESA project, an innovative system which will work to improve maritime transport efficiency and overall safety in the Adriatic Sea. As Morski writes, organised by the Croatian Maritime Affairs Ministry, an online meeting was held on March the 2nd, 2022, at which the activities of the aforementioned ministry within the INTESA project - Improving Maritime Transport Efficiency and Safety in the Adriatic were presented to stakeholders, who were primarily from the wider Split area. Among other things, the pilot activities…
Friday, 4 March 2022
Beloved Croatian Mljet National Park Re-opens Doors Today
March the 4th, 2022 - The much loved Croatian Mljet National Park (NP Mljet) has opened its proverbial doors to visitors once again today! The gorgeous park, situated in what is otherwise the southernmost and easternmost of the Adriatic islands of Dalmatia, attracts countless visitors from all over the world, and with the coronavirus pandemic hopefully dying down, fingers are crossed for an excellent season. As Morski writes, the Croatian Mljet National Park has announced that this beautiful protected island oasis has opened its doors once again for guests today (March the 4th, 2022). The national park itself is a…
Friday, 4 March 2022
Foreign Exchange Intervention: Croatian National Bank Sells €171 Million
March the 4th, 2022 - The Croatian National Bank (CNB/HNB) has sold a massive 171 million euros to various banks in a recent exchange rate intervention, the first which has taken place since back in June last year. As Jadranka Dozan/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, on the 2nd of March, the Croatian National Bank intervened in regard to the exchange rate by selling off foreign exchange to banks in order to preserve the stability of the exchange rate, while 171 million euros were sold to banks at an average exchange rate of 7.562505, the central bank announced. As a result of this foreign…
Friday, 4 March 2022
Russia Banned from European Water Polo Championships in Split this September
March 4, 2022 - The European Water Polo Championships in Split will be held from August 27 to September 10, 2022, at Spaladium Arena. A special program awaits water polo this year, with the World and European Championships held just a few months apart. Namely, the first to be held is the pandemic-postponed World Aquatics Championships, and after the initial news that the Fukuoka tournament would be postponed yet again this summer, FINA announced in early February that the tournament would go on, but in Budapest instead from June 18 and July 3. The world's best water polo players will thus…
