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December 7, 2021 - The EuroBasket 2022 will be held in September next year in Italy, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Georgia. Croatia will open the tournament in Milan against Greece, Great Britain, Estonia, Italy, and Ukraine.  The schedule for the 41st edition of the European Basketball Championship (EuroBasket), which will be held from September 1 to 18 next year in Italy, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Georgia has been announced. The Croatia national basketball team has already qualified for this competition.  Namely, Croatia will play in Group C at Eurobasket, and all five games will be played in Milan's…

December 7, 2021 - The latest flight news to Croatia as British Airways Zagreb flights resume in December, and Aeroflot will operate between Moscow and Zagreb daily from December 23.  The British national airline and OneWorld alliance member British Airways resumed regular flights between London and Zagreb in early December, reports Croatian Aviation. Namely, on December 2 this year, a British Airways A320 aircraft landed again at Zagreb Airport with a total of 103 passengers after a short break. Since the beginning of the pandemic, British Airways has often made operational changes in its flight schedule, with most changes to…

The Rijeka Winter Pass grants free admission to a number of city’s attractions to all visitors staying in Rijeka for more than two days in the winter months. Check out our detailed overview of all the attractions included in the offer and enjoy exploring ‘the city that flows’ TCN recently reported that the Rijeka Tourist Board launched a Winter Pass, a special promotion that includes free admission to a dozen attractions in the city. Anyone who books accommodation in Rijeka (min. 2 nights) before March 31st 2022 will be sent a QR code upon arrival. The code provides free entrance…

December 6, 2021 - The Croatia women's handball team lost to Japan in the last game of Group G at the World Championship in Spain. Japan topped Croatia 28:26. Croatia entered this match without three important players, Ćamila Mičijević, Ivana Dežić, and Dora Krsnik, who are out of the squad after testing positive for Covid-19. Coach Nenad Šoštarić had 10 players and three goalkeepers at his disposal for the match against Japan. Croatia fought a great battle against a persistent, tough, and quick Japan, led about 50 minutes of the match, but were left without strength in the end. Croatia did…

December 18, 2021 -  Food is the first thing everyone thinks of when talking about the Mediterranean Diet, and while it's food that weaves all the elements of the Mediterranean diet together, over the past three months we've learnt that the Mediterranean diet is so much more than just food. Healthiest Food Choices Chances are you have heard of the Mediterranean diet, not only for its deliciousness but also for the fact that the Mediterranean diet has long been known as one of the healthiest food choices.  The US News & World Report rating the best diets for 2021 had the Mediterranean diet…

ZAGREB, 6 Dec 2021 - The Iustitia et Pax Commission of the Croatian Conference of Catholic Bishops (HBK) on Monday joined Pope Francis in his appeal for getting vaccinated, explaining that the COVID-19 pandemic requires responsible behavior, including renouncing personal freedoms. The HBK commission issued a press release in which it recommends vaccination against coronavirus as an act of love, as suggested by Pope Francis in several appeals, however, the Croatian Justice and Peace Commission also warned against making use of COVID certificates as an indirect form of coercion. The press release reads that the COVID-19 pandemic caught everybody unprepared and it "often juxtaposes the fundamental values and the…

ZAGREB, 6 Dec 2021 -The government on Monday decided to remove the restriction on the fuel prices which it imposed on 14 October when it capped the price of petrol at HRK 11.10 per liter and the price of diesel at HRK 11. The 14 October decree, based on the Petroleum Products Acts, was adopted in a bid to help households to alleviate price hikes. The decision to annul the restrictions of fuel prices takes effect on Tuesday. Commenting on the purpose of the price restrictions as a measure to help citizens and businesses to cushion the price blow to…

ZAGREB, 6 Dec 2021 - The European Union needs its citizens' instructions, opinions, and expectations, although not all are competent to give good proposals, which could be "a two-edged sword", the Croatian member of the European Parliament, Tonino Picula, says in an interview for Hina. "On the one hand there is a need to have a meaningful discussion, and on the other hand, you simply ought to ask citizens about their expectations, regardless of their knowledge of topics," Picula said on the matter of the Conference on the Future of Europe. The Croatian MEP also holds that the random selection of citizens…

ZAGREB, 6 Dec 2021 - A memorial plaque was unveiled in Dubrovnik under a clock tower where wartime photographer Pavo Urban was killed by shrapnel during the fierce shelling of Dubrovnik's old town on 6 December 1991. The ceremony was held on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the heroic defense of Dubrovnik during the Homeland War and Dubrovnik Defenders Day. Urban's family attended the unveiling ceremony which was conducted by Mayor Mato Franković and the prime minister's envoy, Agriculture Minister Marija Vučković. (Photo: Grgo Jelavic/PIXSELL) Minister Vučković underscored that Urban's photographs are remembered because the world saw the culturecide that occurred…

ZAGREB, 6 Dec 2021 - SENSE Transitional Justice Center has launched a video about the 6 December 1991 massive shelling of Dubrovnik, and the video is part of the interactive narrative "Targeting History and Memory". SENSE Transitional Justice Center is the successor to SENSE News Agency dedicated to documenting and making permanently accessible the facts about wars in the area of former Socialist Yugoslavia, established beyond a reasonable doubt at the ICTY in The Hague. The shelling of the Old City of Dubrovnik was qualified in International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)  indictments and judgments as to the "destruction or…