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January the 3rd, 2022 - Simplified Croatian citizenship acquisition is possible for certain categories of people, and the deadline before which those more simple rules can be exercised has been extended due to the coronavirus pandemic and the difficulties imposed in accessing certain documents and services. Croatian citizenship can be obtained in numerous different ways. While the country primarily bases its citizenship rules on Jus sanguinis, a principle of nationality law in which a child acquires the citizenship of their parent or parents, Jus soli, birthright citizenship, also applies in some cases. One can also naturalise after a certain amount…

January the 3rd, 2022 - The former longtime Zagreb Mayor, Milan Bandic, passed away suddenly and prematurely in spring last year from what was then reported as a massive heart attack, leaving behind him a long political career, an array of allegations of corruption, as well as his wife, Vesna Bandic. As Index writes, Vesna Bandic, the widow of the late Zagreb mayor and multiple USKOK suspect Milan Bandic, spoke to Jutarnji list about his premature death and what followed it. It should be noted that Milan Bandic passed away on February the 28th last year, and the circumstances surrounding…

January the 3rd, 2022 - Could Croatian olive oil prices rise above 100-110 kuna in 2022? Due to several factors which have contributed to their yield, it seems that could well be the case. As Slobodna Dalmacija/Misel Kalajzic writes, in Zadar County, the olive harvest for 2021 failed when compared to 2020, especially in the continental and island part of northern Dalmatia, while in the coastal part it being considered to be satisfactory. The reason for this is primarily the very low temperatures that affected the area during the early part of the month of April (more precisely from the 7th…

Early in his career, Gustav Klimt was commissioned to create three ceiling paintings for the new theatre building in Rijeka. It took 136 years for the public to finally get to see them up close. The exhibition Unknown Klimt: Love, death, ecstasy at the Rijeka City Museum provides a rare chance to discover the early works of the legendary artist    Gustav Klimt is undoubtedly one of the most famous artists of all time. Did you know that three of his works have been created specifically to be displayed in Rijeka, Croatia? Not in a museum (not until recently, at…

ZAGREB, 2 Jan 2022 - The European Under 22 Men's and Women's Boxing Championship will take place in Poreč on 11-24 March. The European Boxing Confederation EUBC decided in 2020 that Croatia would host the European championship. The Croatian Boxing Federation got nine votes, while Ukraine got three and Bulgaria none. In its last online session, the executive board of the Croatian Boxing Federation decided that Poreč would host the European championship. Other candidate cities were Zadar, Split, Varaždin and Zagreb. The president of the Croatian Boxing Federation, Bono Bošnjak, visited all potential host cities and spoke to local community leaders…

ZAGREB, 2 Jan 2022 - Belgrade police and officers from a number of other Serbian police departments have been taking every measure to find the missing Matej Periš, a youth from Split, and the Croatian Embassy in Belgrade is in contact with the Serbian police and the Periš family, Hina learned on Sunday. Responding to a query from Hina, the Serbian Interior Ministry said that Periš, 27, was reported missing to Belgrade police by a friend of his at 6 pm on 31 December, and that an intensive search was under way. The Croatian Embassy told Hina it was in contact with the police…

ZAGREB, 2 Jan 2022 - The innovation of Đuro Horvat, that is, his company Tehnix, "Technology for Bioreactor Composting and the Production of Eco Compost", earlier this week won the "Innovation of 2020" award, as chosen by the Croatian Association of Innovators. The three finalists competing for the award were the Tehnix company, the HS Produkt firearm producer -- with an innovation by Marko Filipović and Igor Stojković, a cell for robotic deburring, and JEL-TOM -- with an innovation by Franjo Pokrajčić, a flood protection system called Mobile Box Barriers. Receiving the award for the best innovation, Horvat said that his company today…

ZAGREB, 2 Jan 2021 - In the last 24 hours 413 coronavirus cases, out of 2,006 tests, and 38 related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Sunday. There are 27,544 active cases, including 1,755 hospitalised patients, of whom 228 are on ventilators, while 18,259 persons are self-isolating. Croatia has registered 720,951 coronavirus cases to date, including 12,609 deaths and 680,798 recoveries, of which 2,726 in the past 24 hours. To date 55.68% of the population has been vaccinated, including 66.33% of adults, of whom 63.05% fully.

January 2, 2022 - The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Zagreb's Ilica currently has 35 cases indicating possible EU funds misuse. The State Attorney's Office submitted 25 cases of EU funds misuse after 10 November, the date after which they were obliged to submit cases within the possible competence of the European Prosecutor's Office, reports Jutarnji List. Until that date, the State Attorney's Office had submitted 10 such cases, including the one on the so-called affair software that resulted in the arrest of former Minister Gabrijela Žalac. The former minister decided that the MRRFEU would make this purchase at a price much higher than the…

January 2, 2021 - A World War II mine on Susak was discovered by Velimir Vrzić in the shallow part of the island. Deep-sea explorer and Morski.hr collaborator Velimir Vrzić found another mine from the Second World War. This mine has been cocooned in the shallows of Susak Island for the last 80 years. "It is most likely a German underwater mine left over from the Second World War. Namely, the German navy was poorly developed during the war, and due to the great indentation of the Adriatic coast, it was protected by minefields. This mine is located on the north…