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Thursday, 20 January 2022
Changes to Vocational Education Regulate Learning Based on Work Practice
ZAGREB, 20 Jan 2022 - In a bid to enable better integration on the labor market and more practical knowledge of vocational students, changes to vocational education are defined to base learning on work practice and determine locations to achieve such goals: at school, with an employer or at a regional competence center. Outlining the draft amendments, Education Minister Radovan Fuchs presented the cabinet meeting on Thursday with the findings of a survey conducted by the ministry together with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) in the period from 2016 to 2018 which show that there is a growing gap between the supply of qualified…
Thursday, 20 January 2022
EHF Euro 2022 Main Round: Croatia Falls to Montenegro in First Match of Group I (26:32)
January 20, 2022 - Croatia falls to Montenegro 26:32 in the first match of Group I in the EHF Euro 2022 main round in Budapest. The main round of the European Handball Championship began on Thursday. Croatia met Montenegro in their first match of Group I. Croatia enters the second round of the competition without points. Denmark, France, and Iceland transferred two points each, while Montenegro and the Netherlands also entered without points. In Group II, Germany, Spain and Russia have two points each, while Norway, Sweden, and Poland have no points. Croatia coach Hrvoje Horvat was not able to…
Thursday, 20 January 2022
National Passenger Shipping Company Jadrolinija Marking 75th Anniversary
ZAGREB, 20 Jan 2022 - The national passenger shipping company Jadrolinija is marking its 75th anniversary on Thursday. Upon its establishment on 20 January 1947, it had 41 vessels and in the following 75 years, it has operated 184. Jadrolinija has been a leader in passenger transport in the Adriatic for more than 50 years, according to a press release, and this year it plans to invest in the development of the fleet, the digitalization of business and the development of services as well as signing strategic partnerships. Jadrolinija currently has 54 vessels - ten catamarans, four-passenger ships, three international navigation, and 37 local…
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Plenković: Omicron Seems to Be Less Dangerous Variant of Coronavirus
ZAGREB, 20 Jan 2022 - The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been present in Croatia for several weeks now, but it "seems slightly less dangerous than was previously the case," Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said in his opening remarks at a regular cabinet meeting on Thursday. "The number of new infections is not proportionately reflected in the number of hospitalizations and those placed on ventilators," Plenković said, adding that this was why the Omicron variant seemed less dangerous. He, however, noted that the COVID-19 pandemic was continuing to spread and that Omicron was spreading faster and was more infectious.…
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Contactless Terminals at INA Petrol Pumps Never Made Operational in 18 Months of Testing
January 20th, 2022 - INA plans to implement contactless pay at their petrol pumps, but the terminals installed in the pilot phase haven’t had a trial run in over a year Croatia’s leading oil company INA has been testing contactless payment at petrol pumps for a year and a half, reports Jutarnji list/Dora Koretić. Petrol pumps at INA’s petrol station in Resnik were fitted with contactless payment terminals in 2020, aiming to limit close contact during the pandemic by allowing customers to pay for fuel without having to enter the store. The terminals were recently removed because the company decided…
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Opposition Strongly Criticises Social Welfare Reform Bills
ZAGREB, 20 Jan 2022 - The parliamentary opposition on Thursday strongly criticized a reformed set of social welfare bills, saying that the opinions of professionals have not been taken into account, that the system is being unnecessarily centralized, and that there might be long-term negative consequences. Despite some improvements, the reform is going in the wrong direction and might have far-reaching negative consequences, and it is also contrary to everything professionals have said, Davorko Vidović of the Social Democrats' parliamentary club said in a debate on seven social welfare reform bills. Anka Mrak Taritaš of GLAS said the aim of the bills should…
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Croatia's Average Take-Home Pay for November €977
ZAGREB, 20 Jan 2022 - The average take-home wage earned in Croatia in November totaled HRK 7,333 (€977.7), rising 6.8% in nominal terms and 1.9% in real terms in comparison to the average salary in November 2020, the national statistical office (DZS) reported on Thursday. The average wage rose 2.7% in nominal terms and two percent in real terms from October 2021. The median net pay in November was HRK 6,149, which means that half of the people employed earned wages below that amount, and half earned wages above that amount. From the start of the year until the end of…
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Volume of Construction Work Up 18th Month in a Row
ZAGREB, 20 Jan 2022 - The volume of construction work in November 2021 was 4.5% up from the same month of 2020, while compared to October 2021 it was down 1%, preliminary data from the State Bureau of Statistics (DZS) indicate. November 2021 was the 18th consecutive month to see a year-on-year increase in the volume of construction work. The volume of construction work on buildings was up 6.9% compared to November 2020 while the volume of work on other structures was up 1.2%. Compared to October 2021, the volume of work on buildings was 0.4% greater while the volume of work on…
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Average Age of Vehicles in Croatia Worrying 14.34 Years
ZAGREB, 20 Jan 2022 - Vehicles in Croatia are on average 14.34 years old and last year 19.74% did not pass a technical inspection at first go, the Center for Vehicles of Croatia said on Thursday. In 2020, the average age of vehicles was 14.18 years. Of 2,271,201 vehicles inspected last year, 448,386 were faulty, with an average of 5.14 faults detected per faulty vehicle. Most of the faults were detected in lighting and light-signaling devices (560,000) and braking devices (537,000). As in past years, more than 65,000 vehicles did not pass an eco test and more than 45,000 errors were found in…
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Croatia's Coronavirus Daily Caseload Hits New Record at 17,489
ZAGREB, 20 Jan 2022 - In Croatia, 11,343 persons have tested positive in PCR tests and an additional 6,146 have been positive in rapid antigen tests in the last 24 hours, the national COVID-19 crisis management team reported on Thursday. Thus, 17,489 cases set a new record after there were 16,017 new COVID-19 cases in the country on Wednesday. Currently, there are 59,193 active cases, including 1,792 hospitalized COVID patients, of whom 195 are placed on ventilators. Since the first registered case of infection with the novel virus on 25 February 2020, there have been 848,150 cases of infection so far. Of them, 775,657 patients have recovered,…
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Opposition Criticises Report on European Council Meetings in 2021
ZAGREB, 20 Jan 2022 - Opposition MPs on Wednesday criticized a report on European Council meetings in 2021, warning about population problems, the poor status of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina, higher energy prices, and inflation, while the majority said Croatia's interests were defended well at those meetings. The report was presented by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. Nino Raspudić (Bridge) said the Council of the EU rejected Croatia's amendments on legitimate political representation and the equality of three constituent peoples in BiH through an electoral reform ahead of a vote due in October. He said that instead of Croatia blocking those conclusions in line…
