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February 6, 2022 - From May 13 to 15, Zagreb's Jarun will host the first Future Scope festival on four stages, with over 30 performers from the electronic, hip hop, rock, and pop music scene. Last year, one of Zagreb's most famous club programs, Future Scope, marked its 20th anniversary. This year it is celebrating in style - with a three-day festival on Lake Jarun, which will take place on four different but quality stages. This birthday is celebrated from May 13 to 15, 2022, and the protagonists of the celebration are some of the most famous local and international…

February 6, 2022 – Meet Saša Salamon, the founder of Code Consulting, a software development company that found its home on the banks of the Danube. Not only have they been successful in establishing an excellent brand, but the team is also constantly growing, and Saša is inviting all potential candidates to step forward and become part of his amazing team. If you've been following the Vukovar 365 series, you've met some of its creative souls, sports enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, overall impressive, engaging, and positive examples of the human species. Lucky we are to have them. Hopefully, the series broadened your…

February the 6th, 2022 - Croatian schoolchildren will not need to begin having tests at home before arriving at their school premises for another week. It seems that the pricing information has also come in, which has been eagerly awaited by parents. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the Directorate for Commodity Stocks has decided to purchase a massive three million rapid antigen tests for the at home testing of Croatian schoolchildren at a price of 6.95 kuna + VAT, as reported by Media servis. On top of the pricing for the tests intended for Croatian schoolchildren, all of the necessary delivery…

February the 6th, 2022 - Just how does the Croatian Government plan to shield the average resident of this country from the ever-increasing prices for gas and electricity? There does appear to be somewhat of a plan in place. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, due to the current wave of exponentially rising prices, especially for energy, some EU member states have already adopted a package of measures to mitigate the price shock for residents. There is a lot of talk here in Croatia about inflation and prices, but the Croatian Government hasn't yet revealed the details of the aforementioned package of…

February the 6th, 2022 - When it comes to the question on many lips of precisely when Croatian loan interest rates might pick up again, the European Central Bank announced recently that its key interest rates are to remain at their existing minimum levels, despite record inflation which is currently occuring right across the Eurozone. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, that said, inflation, which was considered temporary by everyone last year, is obviously "spilling over" into this year as well, so much so that it exceeded five percent in the Eurozone back in January. However, this decision of the ECB to…

February the 6th, 2022 - The Istrian town of Bale is picturesque and attracts many people to at least visit, and some to move, with its idyllic looks alone. On top of its fairy tale like pull, it now has some concrete lures to get people to make the move. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, in the blink of an eye, all of the one kuna plots in the gorgeous Istrian town of Bale were sold, Nova TV reporter Lina Dollar reported. She spoke with Bale Mayor Edi Pastrovicchi, who said there were no more vacant plots to be had. "Some…

February 5, 2022 - In the second part of the feature exploring impressions of Croatia found in old travel journals, we're retracing the steps of several foreign visitors in Dalmatia.  If you haven't read the first part, please head here to meet our protagonists, fearless adventurers and diligent reviewers, and see what they thought of Istria. We’re picking up where we left off, with all of our esteemed travellers heading further south. First up, Zadar, the main Venetian base on the Croatian coast back in the day and thus an obligatory stop on every tour of the Adriatic. Very well defined…

ZAGREB, 5 Feb 2022 - An event organised by the Economy and Sustainable Development Ministry to advocate a change of habits and encourage the reduction of humans' harmful impact on climate, nature and the environment, took place in Split's Prokurative Square on Saturday. Local artisans - shoemakers, tailors, watchmakers, opticians, repairers of household appliances, locksmiths, knife grinders and others made minor repairs free of charge to objects brought by citizens. The event, attended by Minister Tomislav Ćorić and Mayor Ivica Puljak, is part of the ministry's campaign #ZaZeleniSvakiDan, which has been going on since 2021 and which aims to show citizens that changing one's daily habits…

ZAGREB, 5 Feb 2022 - The former leader of the Istria Democratic Party (IDS) and current Istria County prefect, Boris Miletić, issued a statement after his resignation from the party on Saturday, saying that the IDS had for years been "a symbol of progressive and liberal policies, a symbol of resistance to primitivism." "We have built a progressive community in a country that does not have much to boast about. Unfortunately, the IDS is now taking a different direction, and obviously I have been recognised by the new leadership as the biggest obstacle to this political turnaround," Miletić said. He said…

ZAGREB, 5 Feb 2022 - Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Tomislav Ćorić said on Saturday that anyone trying to fish in troubled waters by unjustifiably increasing prices during the euro changeover would be exposed. "There will be continual monitoring by the state, and, I'm confident, by consumer associations as well. Those who fish in troubled waters and possibly increase prices without justification must be exposed," the minister told reporters during a visit to Split. Speaking of inflation, he said that global markets had unfortunately started raising gas, electricity and oil prices and that the state could not influence it more…