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Sunday, 12 December 2021
3rd Split Gastroadvent at Cornaro Hotel Honors TV Journalists and Romanian Specialities
December 12, 2021 - The third Split Gastroadvent at Cornaro Hotel honored TV journalists and Romanian cuisine, attended by representatives of the city and tourism, along with project partners. Gastroadvent is a unique event that has promoted the Mediterranean diet for decades through a fusion of nutrition, gastronomy, and tourism. Thanks to the engagement and participation of dedicated journalists, who continue to bring light to Split, the event persistently shares scientific knowledge woven into gastronomic skills, the numerous health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, and the preparation of dishes from unique ingredients. The theme of this year's Gastroadvent is "Mediterranean…
Sunday, 12 December 2021
Croatian Railways' Lepoglava Junction Project to Boost Rail Connectivity
ZAGREB, 12 Dec 2021 - The HRK 4.4 billion (€586 million) project of the Lepoglava Rail Junction aimed at improving the railway connectivity of three northern counties -- Međimurje, Varaždin, and Krapina-Zagorje -- with the City of Zagreb has recently been presented in the city of Varaždin. The purpose of the project is to boost the railway connections between key railway stations in central Europe and Zagreb, provide passengers with the shortest railway routes in the region, and offer fast and eco-friendly travel by rail. Marko Car, an engineer of the Croatian Railways' HŽ Infrastruktura, said that the project envisaged the upgrade…
Sunday, 12 December 2021
Croatia's Coronavirus Update: 2,339 New Cases, 45 Deaths
ZAGREB, 12 Dec 2021 - In the last 24 hours, there have been 2,339 new cases of the infection with coronavirus, and another 45 COVID patients have died, raising the COVID-related death toll to 11,619, Croatia's authorities said on Sunday. There are currently 25,101 active cases, and of the 2,293 are hospitalized patients, including 330 placed on ventilators. Since the first registration of the infection with the novel virus on 25 February 2020, 654,202 persons have caught the virus, and of the 617,482 have recovered from the disease, including 3,676 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Croatia has to date…
Sunday, 12 December 2021
NGO Launches Project for Preservation of Local Fish Species Around Vis
ZAGREB, 12 Dec 2021 - More and more frequently, fishermen on the Croatian island of Vis find in their nets smaller and smaller local fish species and new invasive species, which prompted the local "Pomalo" nongovernmental association to launch a project of raising awareness of the importance of environment protection. The association, environmentalists, and experts warn that the higher temperature of the Adriatic Sea, the fewer indigenous species. Thus, stocks of small pelagic fish -- sardines, anchovies, or picare -- are dwindling in the eastern Adriatic part, and those fish are important not only for the diet of local inhabitants but also as…
Sunday, 12 December 2021
Euro 2020 Most 'Googled' Term in Croatia in 2021
ZAGREB, 12 Dec 2021 - The European Football Championship was this year's most searched term on Google in Croatia, and none of the top three searches are related to COVID-19 despite the pandemic not easing. The multinational corporation which specializes in Internet-related services and products last Wednesday released a list of the most searched terms in Croatia this year, and it provides a unique insight into the most popular trends. The most googled keyword is related to this year's European Football Championship, which took place from 11 June to 11 July in 11 host cities. In addition to "Euro 2020",…
Sunday, 12 December 2021
Covid Treatment Coming to Croatia - A Look at Access, Costs
December the 12th, 2021 - Covid treatment is set to arrive in Croatia, 1,800 doses of it to be more precise. The first doses are due to come at the end of the month, reports Dnevnik Nova TV. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, this covid treatment is based on monoclonal antibodies which are are intended for people who have become unwell and have not developed a more severe clinical picture since contracting the infection, but have some indications that it could go in that direction. This was explained Tihana Slezak from the Croatian Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (HALMED).…
Sunday, 12 December 2021
Croatian Covid Booster Doses Change: 6 Month Rule Scrapped
December the 12th, 2021 - The Croatian Institute of Public Health has altered the previous recommendation surrounding Croatian covid booster doses. The previous rule stated that a minimum of six months must have passed since the primary vaccination was completed (either since the second dose with a vaccine that requires two doses for a person to be considered fully vaccinated, or since the first dose in single dose vaccines such as Janssen). That has now been scrapped. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the Croatian Institute of Public Health is now making some new recommendations, according to which booster vaccination will be recommended…
Sunday, 12 December 2021
Denis Jasarevic: Pandemic Highlighted Importance of Croatian IT Sector
December the 12th, 2021 - Denis Jasarevic of the successful Croatian IN2 Group has stated how the global coronavirus pandemic which saw the world as we knew it so well shut down only worked to highlight the sheer important of the blossoming Croatian IT sector. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Denis Jasarevic writes, we live in times when what was impossible yesterday is no longer the case today. Over the last two years, there have been major disruptions at the global level, which have revealed that processes with the help of technology can speed up and improve the efficiency of all users in…
Sunday, 12 December 2021
Slovenian National Spends Months Living in Someone Else's Silba Apartment
December the 12th, 2021 - A strange story has emerged on an island in northern Dalmatia following the discovery of a Slovenian national living in someone else's Silba apartment. He'd been there for six months. As Morski writes, since back in December 2018, the defendant, entirely without the knowledge and permission of the owner of another Slovenian national who owns this Silba apartment, physically broke down the door of the property on the ground floor and used it repeatedly for his stay until May the 4th, 2019. This odd saga was found out about by police officers of the Zadar…
Sunday, 12 December 2021
The Rough Guide Croatian Phrasebook Review: Learning Croatian Dangerously
December 12, 2021 - TCN contributor Patrick Galeski reviews the Rough Guide Croatian Phrasebook, which he notes can be as dangerous as a hand grenade if used improperly. I have lived in Croatia since 2006, and Varaždin is my home. I have learned a lot over the past 15 years, and luckily my Croatian has improved since my first days in the country. As time passes by, I collect more and more memories. Recently, I came across a Croatian phrasebook that I thought I had lost: the Rough Guide Croatian Phrasebook. Since it helped me so much, and at the same…
Sunday, 12 December 2021
10 Vukovar Christmas Gifts You Can Buy Online
December 12, 2021 - Need something unique this Christmas? A look a 10 Vukovar Christmas gifts you can buy online. Christmas shopping – a favourite festive activity or just fa-la-la-stressful? Maybe it depends on the person, the place, and the weather. In any case, shopping for your loved ones online makes things significantly easier. Whether its clothes, gadgets, knickknacks, snacks and sweets, toys… I mean, you could buy a house online these days. In a world of choice, however, analysis paralysis sets in quickly. You started browsing mugs, went over lamps and rugs, somehow ended up in the stationery department.…
