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January 30, 2022 - The current state of fisheries is unsustainable in the long run. Fish purchase prices have remained the same as 15 years ago, but input costs have tripled, warns the HPK Fisheries Committee. Croatian Fishermen are dissatisfied, among other reasons, because their boats were twice as old as their captains.  Purchase prices of fish remained at the same level as 15 years ago, while prices of blue diesel rose three times, as well as other input costs such as a bucket of motor oil that cost 100 kuna, now costs as much as 236, was heard at…

ZAGREB, 29 Jan 2022 - Croatian President Zoran Milanović said on Friday that Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman had officially invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Croatia, but not on his behalf. During a visit to Sisak, Milanović was answering questions from the press concerning accusations from the ruling HDZ party that he had pro-Russian views and that his statements caused harm to Croatia's reputation. "The dumb foreign minister visited Moscow the other day," Milanović said in reference to Grlić Radman's official visit to Russia on 17 January. "What was he doing in Moscow? I would expect he went to reproach (Russian…

January 30, 2022 - The Platak SkiBike competition was held this weekend as the first of its kind in Croatia, organized by the SkiBike Club Croatia. "SkiBike was created in the USA in the late 1980s and brought to Europe via Austria in 2005. It has only gathered more and more competitors and adrenaline junkies since then. I am thrilled that we came to this interesting ambiance of Platak. This great ski center is so close to the sea and in this way we are spreading the popularity of this sport," said Gregor Schuster from Baden near Vienna, who can also be…

January 30, 2022 - Wrestler FILIP ŠAČIĆ advanced to the finals of the international wrestling tournament Grand Prix Zagreb Open 2022 on Saturday.  On the way to the final evening in the category up to 82 kg, he defeated YALDIRAN (TUR), JOHANSSON (SWE), and MUKUBA (NOR). In Sunday's final, he will face a representative of Ukraine - FILCHAKOV. Slobodan Kadic In the category of up to 63 kg, Croatia's Ivan Lizatović will compete for bronze, against the winner of the fight Celiček (CRO) - Juan (ESP). On Saturday, Lizatović registered two victories and one defeat. He took his first victory…

January 30, 2022 - The Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) in cooperation with the Croatian Ski Federation (HSS) on Saturday presented the majority of the 2022 Croatia Winter Olympic team that will compete at the Games in Beijing from February 4 to 20.  Seven of the 11 Croatian representatives who will compete in Beijing - alpine skiers Andrea Komšić, Zrinka Ljutić, and Matej Vidović, Nordic skiers Vedrana Malec, Marko Skender, and Tena Hadžić and snowboarder Lea Jugovac - took part in a relaxed gathering with the media, while respecting current epidemiological measures. The Vice President of the Croatian Olympic Committee Morana Paliković…

January 30, 2022 - The draw for both rounds of the 2023 World Handball Championship qualifiers was held in Budapest on Saturday.  The draw took place in two phases, as there are two qualifying rounds. Thus, the first to be drawn was the national teams that have already passed the first round of qualifications by groups, i.e., those ranked from 15th to 24th place at this European Championship, reports HRS. UKRAINE - FINLANDITALY - SLOVENIAPORTUGAL - SWITZERLANDAUSTRIA - ESTONIAGREECE - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINANORTHERN MACEDONIA - ROMANIAISRAEL - LITHUANIASLOVAKIA - BELGIUMFARO ISLANDS - BELARUS The first matches will be played from…

January the 30th, 2022 - An enormous EBRD Croatian investment took place last year, with the investment of a massive 176 million euros in various private sector projects which were primarily focused on supporting domestic companies affected by the global coronavirus pandemic. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, according to the final results, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recorded its largest investment in Croatia in three years in 2021. The total amount of EBRD Croatian investments to date stands at a huge 4.1 billion euros, and the current value of the portfolio is 850 million. During 2021, 200 million…

January the 30th, 2022 - Zagreb's Pleso Airport police head is being investigated by USKOK (Croatian State Prosecutor's Office for the Suppression of Organised Crime and Corruption or Bureau for Combating Corruption and Organised Crime). As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, based on the criminal report released by the Zagreb Police, USKOK issued its decision to open an investigation against three Croatian citizens (born in 1982, 1965 and 1969) about whom there is reasonable suspicion of the commitment of the criminal offenses of the abuse of office, the incitement to commit abuse of office and trading in influence (influence peddling), according to…

January the 30th, 2022 - A weaker Croatian national currency (kuna) during Croatian Eurozone accession could cause more issues than solve them. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Ana Blaskovic writes, with Croatian Eurozone accession rapidly approaching, set to occur at the very beginning of 2023, one of the main issues will be the rate at which the kuna will be exchanged for the Eurozone's single currency. There isn't really much room for maneuver as the rules require targeting around a central parity of 7.5345. For years, critics have been making negative remarks about the Croatian kuna for being too strong, arguing that it makes…

January the 30th, 2022 - New Croatian coronavirus rules are set to come into force as of the 1st of February as things are altered to reflect what we know about the Omicron variant. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, after the meeting of the National Civil Protection Directorate with the representatives of the Dr. Andrija Stampar Public Health Institute, statements were given by Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic and the director of the Croatian Institute of Public Health, Krunoslav Capak on the new Croatian coronavirus rules. “As of the 1st of February, we'll extend the decisions which are currently in force. The…