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ZAGREB, 6 Dec 2021 - In the past 24 hours Croatia has registered 728 new COVID cases while 51 people died of this infection, the national COVID response team reported on Monday. There are currently 25,567 active cases in the country including 2,444 hospitalized patients with 326 patients on ventilators. As many as 23,453 people are self-isolating. Since 25 February 2020 when the first case of the novel coronavirus was registered in Croatia, there have been a total of 631,756 cases of contagion and 11,269 people have died as a consequence while 594,929 have recovered, including 4,588 in the past…

December 6, 2021 - A promising 2022 on the music scene gets even stronger with the announcement of The Cure in Croatia! The legendary English band will perform at Arena Zagreb next fall for their first-ever solo concert. Tickets will go on sale on December 9. Giants of the alternative rock scene - The Cure will hold their first solo concert in Croatia on October 27, 2022 in Arena Zagreb! The huge base of domestic fans of this cult band, which does not give up on performances, still active 42 years after its founding, will finally come to its senses and…

December 6, 2021 - The 22nd Pannonian Challenge in Osijek was attended by more than 200 athletes from 24 countries, and more than 15,000 visitors attended the event during the five days of the festival. For 22 years, the Pannonian Challenge, a festival of extreme sports and urban culture, has successfully withstood all challenges and imposed new standards year after year, both in sports results and organization, reports HRTurizam. Over the years, the Pannonian Challenge has become one of the most key events in Osijek and the whole of Slavonia. Moreover, due to its international character, it has crossed the borders…

December 6, 2021 - The Croatian Cup semifinal draw was held at the Croatian Football Federation headquarters on Monday.  In the Croatian Football Cup semifinals, Rijeka will play against Osijek at Rujevica Stadium and Hajduk will face Gorica at Poljud, according to the draw held on Monday in Zagreb. The semifinal matches will be played on March 1 and 2, 2022. There were no top seeds in the draw and the semifinals will be played in one match. The Cup final will be played on May 22 next year at Poljud Stadium in Split. This is a great opportunity for…

December 6, 2021 - In our new TCN series, we meet the Vukovar businesses that are changing the landscape of the city. First up, introducing Ella Design.  Vukovar, oh Vukovar. What comes to mind when you hear the name? Most likely war, the parade, the memorial museums. Its citizens are leaving, searching for a better life in Ireland, Germany, Austria. Fortunately, that is not all it is. It is a living breathing city, full of wonders and full of amazing people with passion and a vision for a bright future right here. The thing is, not many people realize how…

December the 6th, 2021 - Split scientists have published an important piece of work for the EU Marine Stragedy, placing Croatian scientists at the forefront once again. As Morski writes, the Republic of Croatia, as a member state of the European Union, is obliged to respect the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC), which requires effective action in maintaining a good marine environment. Split scientists have stepped forward to do precisely that. Each EU country, in accordance with the aforementioned directive, is currently developing a programme of measures that should maintain the state of the environment at a quality level and…

December the 6th, 2021 - The placed artificial Zadar reef has been a roaring success as more and more marine life begins flocking to it to set up home and breed. As Morski writes, a round table which discussed the topic: "Monitoring the occurrence of marine organisms on the artificial reef within the project Adri.SmArtFish" was held at the Zadar County Chamber recently. The Administrative Department for Agriculture, Fisheries and EU Funds of Zadar County is implementing the project "Adri.SmArtFish" funded by the Interreg V-A Italy - Croatia, its implementation began on January the 1st, 2019 and will last until…

December the 6th, 2021 - A team of FER researchers have come up with some innovative and impressive mine detection technology, but it won't be producted here in Croatia. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes, although Croatia is fortunately no longer at the top of the global list of countries with the biggest problems with landmines and unexploded ordnance from previous conflicts, the country is one of the leaders in demining technology, which could be further developed in the coming period. After Dok-ing developed complex robotic demining systems recently, primarily due to national needs and then increasing demand across the global…

December the 6th, 2021 - Atos Croatia is the brand new partner of a very important internet service which as many as ninety percent of companies use. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, back at the beginning of November this year, the Croatian subsidiary of Atos (Atos Croatia/Hrvatska) became SAP's partner for the implementation of the SAP Business ByDesign solution. It is a new SAP business information management system (ERP) for medium and small companies, which provides a significant competitive advantage and allows for the rapid adaptation to changes in the wider market. Atos, a world leader in digital transformation, is…

December 6, 2021 - The 18th round of the Croatian First League was held from December 4 to 6, 2021. This round saw Hajduk win the 'Eternal Derby' against Dinamo, while Osijek and Gorica drew, and Istra and Belupo will close out the round tonight. Here is our HNL round 18 recap (so far).  Gorica v. Osijek (1:1) Gorica and Osijek opened the 18th round on Saturday, December 4, 2021, in Velika Gorica in front of 673 fans.  Prsir scored for the Gorica lead in the 6th minute, which they maintained until the 3rd minute of stoppage time when Osijek's…