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November 21, 2021 - John Malkovich performs at Lisinski Hall in Zagreb this December in 'The Music Critic,' a comic performance insulting some of the greatest musical works. Debussy, Brahms, and Schumann are just some of the great names of classical music composers that Hollywood actor John Malkovich openly says are - a handful of misery, reports Vecernji List. Of course, it is part of a comic performance called 'The Music Critic,' which comes to Lisinski Hall in Zagreb on December 4. It combines theater, music, and comedy, mixed into a performance in which the main narrator, Hollywood actor John…

November 21, 2021 - The 2022 Croatian tourism year is already promising, with hotel reservations and increased flights from April.  Slobodna Dalmacija writes that although it seems that everything related to tourism in Croatia for this year is over and the accounts are complete, tourism professionals are not sleeping. This winter, fortunately, is full of work. Some parts of the season are already showing that reservations are up by 20 percent compared to previous years, and the most sought after are holiday homes and five-star hotels. Instructed by the high demand last summer, tourists have accelerated their decision to travel…

ZAGREB, 20 Nov 2021 - RTL television reporter Goran Latković was attacked during a protest against mandatory COVID-19 certificates in Zagreb on Saturday while covering the event. At the protest, which draw several thousand people from all around the country, Latković was attacked from behind and he sustained two blows to the head, rib cage and elbow. As he was attacked from behind, the reporter did not see his attackers. He confirmed to Hina that he would report the incident to the police. The RTL television reported about the incident involving its reporter.

ZAGREB, 20 Nov 2021 - Protesters against COVID-19 certificates on Saturday evening moved from Zagreb's central square to the part of the city where the HRT public broadcaster is located, demanding to see the HRT director and have their rally covered live and calling for an end to "censorship" by the HRT. Dissatisfied with the way the HRT covered their protest in the central city square at 3 p.m., the protesters shouted "We want elections", "Referendum and people's rule", "Thieves", "Treason", "God's law is above all laws", demanding to see the HRT director and have their rally covered live. The protesters were…

ZAGREB, 20 Nov 2021 - Thousands rallied in downtown Zagreb on Saturday afternoon for what so far is the biggest protest against COVID-19 certificates, with those who addressed the rally saying that no contagion could threaten Croatia more than the corruption and crime that have infected its government. The protest in the city's central Trg Bana Josipa Jelačića square started around 3 p.m. when two columns of marchers, who previously gathered in two other squares, Trg Francuske republike and Trg žrtava fašizma, came together in the central square. Police escorted them to the central square.  The rally ended around 5.30 p.m. when the…

November 21, 2021 - Has Rennes found a new Luka Modrić in Lovro Majer? French daily Le Figaro weighs in.  The oldest French daily Le Figaro published an inspiring story about Lovro Majer thanks to his brilliant form at Rennes. Recall, the young Croatian transferred to Rennes from Dinamo last summer and was the star of the Croatia national team against Malta, scoring two goals, reports Index.hr.  "Before the match against Lyon on November 7, Lovro Majer was not even on Zlatko Dalić's list for the last two World Cup qualifiers, but with his 4:1 victory, he forced the coach…

November the 21st, 2021 - There is still a resounding no as an answer the the question of the Sucuraj marina as the Croatian Government turns down a would-have-been Slovakian concessionaire. As Morski writes, there's still nothing much to say about the construction of the Sucuraj marina which would boast 250 berths on the Central Dalmatian island of Hvar. At a session held several days ago, the Croatian Government entirely rejected the only bid that arrived in the tender because it was deemed to be incomplete and thus rendered invalid. The concession was to cover an area of ​​slightly more…

November the 21st, 2021 - Ivana Dobranic who runs OPG Dobranic near Sisak in continental Croatia has highlighted the importance of always remaining optimistic when it comes to engaging in the world of agriculture. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, when Ivana Dobranic met her husband, there were no cattle on his family's estate in Duzica near Sisak, but there were some cabbages. Now, with a laugh, she can readily admit that their blossoming relationship was a plus for her eventual husband at the beginning because she came from a farming family. Fast forward a few years, and today, together through…

November the 21st, 2021 - It's a well known fact that Croatia is of huge interest to filming companies, especially since Game of Thones (GoT) well and truly placed the country on the map after Dubrovnik became known globally as ''King's Landing''. Now, foreign film producers have expressed their desire for a large Rijeka film studio to be constructed. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the real flow of interest in this country in terms of cinema, TV and filming began after the launch of the project "Filming in Croatia" back in 2012 at the initiative of Hrvoje Hribar, who was the…

November the 21st, 2021 - The very first real warnings to those who fail to respect the current Croatian covid measures, which have seen the widening of the use of covid certificates, are set to be issued as of Monday. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, it appears that Minister Radovan Fuchs has caught the interest of many teachers and others working in the field of education with his ideas on this matter. ''I'm going to personally ask the National Civil Protection Directorate to consider the possibility to make it so those who get vaccinated don't have to wait a further 21…