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ZAGREB, 9 Feb 2022 - Close to 50% of young Croatians occasionally or frequently think about leaving the country, and their stay depends on a number of factors, which is why it is necessary to focus on the value and cultural aspects of the problem, shows a survey on the motivation of young people to emigrate and start a family. "When it comes to the likelihood of emigration, on a scale from 1 to 10, the average response was slightly above 4, which means that young people are divided over whether they want to emigrate, but almost half of them…

ZAGREB, 9 Feb 2022 - The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it had made two decisions "relevant for a large number of ongoing cases against banks launched by bank clients", which the Franak association welcomed, saying it expected the highest court to rule by Easter on the nullity of contracts on CHF-pegged loans as well. The Franak association brings together former holders of loans pegged to the Swiss franc. The Supreme Court said that in one of its two decisions, it allowed a review motion against a second-instance court ruling related to the following legal issue, whether "in an appeal against an enforcement ruling…

ZAGREB, 9 Feb 2022 - Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković on Wednesday received the ambassadors to Croatia from the United Kingdom, Spain and China - Simon Derek Thomas, Alonso Dezcallar De Mazarredo and Qi Qianjin, to discuss closer cooperation with their respective countries, the parliament said in a press release. Jandroković and British Ambassador Thomas talked about defence cooperation and partnership within the framework of NATO and economic relations. In particular, they welcomed the progress in strengthening cooperation in the IT industry, research and development, technology and smart cities, the press release stated. They cited company, Rimac Automobili, expanding its business to Great Britain as an example…

February 9th, 2022 - Milan Grozić, an 80 year old man from Istria, donated over 400,000 kuna of his life savings to several health clinics in Croatia Milan Grozić, an economist from Istria who has been retired for 15 years, made several sizable donations to multiple medical facilities, reports Glas Istre/Gordana Čalić Šverko. He first donated 200,000 kuna to Istrian Health Centres. Half of the amount is intended for the purchase of an ultrasound machine for a GP clinic in Lupoglav, and the remaining 100,000 kuna for the Pazin clinic for palliative care and a medical-chemical laboratory. A few days…

February 9, 2022 - The Hajduk juniors team met Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Youth League playoff round at Poljud Stadium in Split on Wednesday.  In the first two rounds, Hajduk eliminated Tetovo club Shkendija and the Belarusian champions Minsk. They achieved three wins and a draw, with a goal difference of 9:2. Atletico reached the playoffs as the second-placed team in Group B. Coached by Fernando Torres, Atletico recorded 10 points - three wins, one draw, and two defeats. Porto was behind Atletico in third, while the group winner was Liverpool with 11 points. Only one game is played in…

ZAGREB, 9 Feb 2022 - In the last 24 hours 11,299 coronavirus cases have been registered in Croatia, nearly 4,000 fewer than last Wednesday, as well as 37 related deaths, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Wednesday. In the last 24 hours 16,904 persons have been tested for the virus. There are 47,530 active cases, including 2,188 hospitalised patients, of whom 186 are hooked on to ventilators, while 20,788 persons are self-isolating. To date 56.67% of the total population has been vaccinated, or 67.42% of adults, of whom 65.08% are fully vaccinated. For all you need to know about coronavirus specific to…

ZAGREB, 9 Feb 2022 - The Blue Line help service has, with the support of the Zagreb Tourist Board, created a map for wheelchair-bound individuals visiting downtown Zagreb and other tourist attractions in the city. The map will be provided free of charge at the Tourist Board's information centres. "There is an online version available and hopefully an app will be created soon too", the Blue Line NGO said. The project was achieved through cooperation between the Blue Line, Zagreb Education-Rehabilitation Faculty and the CeDePe association with the support of the Zagreb Tourist Board. The project leader at Blue Line, Miran Vučenović, underscored that…

ZAGREB, 9 Feb 2022 - Organisers of the Terry Fox Run in Croatia have donated HRK 50,000 raised in this year's anti-cancer week to Dr. Mladen Ćepulić, Department of Oncology and Haematology at the Children's Hospital Zagreb. The Terry Fox Run has been organised in Croatia since 2000 and has raised almost HRK 7 million in that time for cancer research. Due to the pandemic, this year's event was organised online. The director of the Children's Hospital, Goran Roić, said on Wednesday that the recovery rate in children is more than 80%, however treatment is often complicated. This year's donation will be…

February 9, 2022 - We are nearly a week into the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, and national pride has completed another two-year cycle, regaining its place at the top of the global psyche. Amidst considerable controversy and closely aligning with the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, all eyes are again on Beijing. Two years ago, the world watched with anxiety as a novel virus threatened to take the lives of millions and completely disrupt human livelihood. Now, after months of riding an epidemiological rollercoaster, citizens are refocusing their attention once more, this time to cheer on national heroes as…

ZAGREB, 9 Feb 2022 - The strongest opposition Social Democratic Party and We Can!, which ran separately in last year's local elections in Zagreb, are no longer hiding that they are coming closer at national level, Večernji List daily said on Wednesday. Although the next regular parliamentary election is two years away, both parties are saying off the record that they will not run independently because nobody can form a government alone, and only together can they be a strong alternative against the ruling HDZ. The only dilemma at the moment, top SDP officials say, is whether it is better to…