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ZAGREB, 2 March 2022 - The future of Europe depends on the fate of Kyiv, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said in the Croatian parliament on Wednesday, once again condemning Russia's aggression in the strongest terms and commending the Ukrainian army and people for a heroic resistance. "A quarter century after the Homeland War, a war is raging on European soil again. To the shock of the whole world, Russia's unprovoked brutal aggression on Ukraine is in its seventh day. There has been no war of such force and such extent in Europe for 77 years," he said, presenting a report on the…

March 2, 2022 - The latest flight news to Croatia as 13 Jet2 Split and Dubrovnik flights have been announced in the 2022 summer flight schedule! Jet2, the third largest airline in the UK, this year announces 13 scheduled flights to two Croatian airports - Split and Dubrovnik, in the summer flight schedule, reports Croatian Aviation. Namely, Jet2 announces its return to Croatia with 13 international routes to Dubrovnik Airport and Split Airport, with no plans to operate to Pula Airport. In the peak summer season, this airline will have up to 30 return flights to Croatia, connecting it with numerous destinations…

March 2, 2022 - The Croatia men's handball team will gather for the first time since the European Championships to face Finland or Ukraine in the 2023 World Handball Championship qualifiers.  The Croatia men's senior national team will gather for the first time since the European Championships when a part of the European national teams will play the first phase of qualifications for the 2023 World Championship or in the so-called EHF week.  Coach Hrvoje Horvat announced the list of players for this campaign, which will take place in Varaždin from March 14 to 20, 2022. There are 22 players on…

March 2, 2022 - The latest news on flights to Croatia as the LOT Croatia summer flight schedule is announced from Warsaw, and Iberia Dubrovnik and Zagreb flights resume from Madrid at the end of the month.  Polish national airline LOT Polish Airlines is announcing over 20 weekly flights between Warsaw and Croatian airports in the upcoming summer flight schedule, reports Croatian Aviation.  LOT Polish Airlines has confirmed flights from Warsaw to Zagreb, Split, Zadar, and Dubrovnik in the upcoming summer flight schedule. Although LOT also operated regularly to Rijeka last summer, tickets are currently not on sale, but it…

March the 2nd, 2022 - With the Russian invasion of Ukraine dominating the world's headlines, harsh sanctions being imposed against Russia and inflation rising, just how will the unjustified attack on Ukraine affect Croatian exporters? As Jutarnji/Novac/Jozo Vrdoljak writes, the alarming situation on the Russian market is changing from moment to moment as a result of sanctions imposed by many countries following the invasion of Ukraine. The only thing that is certain is that it is uncertain and unfavourable for the business of most Croatian exporters in respect to that market. In addition, the situation was aggravated by a record devaluation…

March the 2nd, 2022 - The largest Croatian nautical company, Adriatic Croatia International Club generated an impressive 215.6 million kuna in total revenues for 2021, despite the easier but still problematic conditions caused by the pandemic. As Morski writes, according to the unaudited business results report, Adriatic Croatia International Club's EBITDA last year amounted to 83.7 million kuna, which is a significant increase when compared to 70 million kuna one year earlier. Despite the difficult business conditions due to the continuation of the global coronavirus pandemic, Adriatic Croatia International Club achieved a positive financial result in the amount of 13.4 million…

March the 2nd, 2022 - Dubrovnik-Neretva islands, which are heavily frequented during the height of the summer tourist season, have been included in a new year-round tourism strategy for Mediterranean islands. As Morski writes, as part of the ''WINTER MED'' project, the DUNEA regional agency organised an online workshop for decision-makers at the local, regional and national levels, presenting the "Transnational year-round tourism strategy for destinations on the Mediterranean islands". The Winter Islands Network project for year-round tourism experience in the Mediterranean - WINTER MED aims to develop sustainable and responsible year-round tourism for the Mediterranean's many islands while preserving…

March the 2nd, 2022 - The well respected and heavily read Financial Times (FT) has listed the IT company Syntio as the fastest growing company of its kind in the Republic of Croatia. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the IT company Syntio, a Croatian cloud-based IT engineering company, ranked 225th on the prestigious list of The Financial Times (FT 1000) of Europe’s fastest growing companies. If we look exclusively at the position in the IT sector, then the IT company Syntio took 55th place in all of Europe, meaning it took first place at the national level of Croatia, with a…

March 1st, 2022 - The exact locations remain unknown for now, but it's rumoured that Netflix is filming the next season of its hit fantasy series in Italy, Slovenia and Croatia The third season of the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher might film in Croatia, reports Index.hr. ‘Might’ being the key word, as the streaming giant hasn’t yet made any official statements regarding the film locations for the upcoming season of its hit series. The announcement comes from Redanian Intelligence, a fansite specialising in news concerning The Witcher on Netflix. ‘We have learned that Season 3 of The Witcher will…

March 1st, 2022 - Croatia continues to rank high on lists of notable filming locations, mostly owing to its Game of Thrones fame Interest in Croatia as a filming location has only been increasing as of late: the country hosted over 20 international productions in the first half of 2021 alone. Several hits filmed in Croatia such as The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard and Bliss were released last year, and the Netflix thriller The Weekend Away, largely filmed in Split, is set to premiere this week. It’s no secret that Croatia has benefited considerably from film-induced tourism, mostly owing to its…