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ZAGREB, 19 Nov 2021 - The president of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT), the successor to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), will pay a three-day official visit to Zagreb next week. Judge Carmel Agius "will meet with a number of high-level officials of the Croatian government, as well as representatives of the highest courts in Croatia," the MICT said on Friday. The topics to be discussed will include the current activities and priorities of the MICT, the importance of regional cooperation on war crimes issues, the possible establishment of an Information Centre on the ICTY, and other…

ZAGREB, 19 Nov 2021 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Friday met with Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević and the two discussed the city's finances, implementation of EU projects and the post-earthquake reconstruction, with the government expressing support for the city's development projects. PM Plenković reported about the meeting via Twitter, saying the talks focused on a number of topics important for Zagreb and noting that "the Government supports the city's functioning and development projects." "We have discussed the city's finances and budget priorities, implementation of EU projects, post-earthquake reconstruction and the use of funds under the Solidarity Fund and the National Recovery…

ZAGREB, 19 Nov 2021 - The European Commission has given the green light for Croatia's HRK 171 million (€23 million) scheme for support to the pandemic-hit livestock sector, the Croatian agriculture ministry said in a press release on Friday. The scheme is in line with the Temporary State Aid Framework and the proposed measures to address serious disruptions in the cattle breeding sector are necessary, appropriate and proportional, said the ministry. The state aid is aimed at helping livestock farmers, particularly cattle, pig, horse and poultry breeders as well as sheep and goat farms to have cash flow under their control and preserve the volume…

ZAGREB, 19 Nov 2021 - Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman on Thursday started a visit to Canada by attending a commemoration for Homeland War Victims Remembrance Day and Vukovar and Škabrnja Remembrance Day with members of the Croat community in Hamilton.  "Today we are remembering the sacrifice of Vukovar and Škabrnja - places that we have rebuilt, as well as the victims of the Homeland War, which we won. We will never forget the sacrifice of Croatian defenders who built their lives into the very foundations of Croatia's freedom and democracy. Today we remember the brutal crimes and the…

November 19, 2021 - Croatian-American Bill Belichick is the highest-paid head sports coach in the United States! Bill Belichick, the NFL strategist for the New England Patriots, has the highest salary among all head coaches in American sports, reveals Sportico. Belichick, a 69-year-old of Croatian descent, has an annual salary of $18 million, and he also performs the duty of general manager at the Boston club. Belichick has been in New England since 2000 and is rightly known as the best NFL coach of all time for winning six Super Bowl titles. American football coaches dominate this competition. Second place…

ZAGREB, 19 Nov 2021 - In the past 24 hours Croatia has registered 65 COVID-19-related deaths and 2,234 new infections, the national COVID-19 response team said on Friday. The number of new infections is lower as is the number of tests conducted - 5,626, considering that Thursday was a public holiday. A total of 2,539 COVID patients are hospitalised and 327 of them are on ventilators. There are currently 34,973 active cases of the infection and 24,381 people are in self-isolation. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in February 2020, there have been a total of 560,504 registered cases of the contagion and 10,178 people…

November 19, 2021 - Twelve-weekly Turkish Airlines flights to Zagreb and Dubrovnik have been announced in December, with 10 to the capital and 2 to the Adriatic pearl!  Star Alliance member and Turkish national airline Turkish Airlines has announced its December flight schedule, with operations to Zagreb and Dubrovnik up to 12 times a week on these two routes, reports Croatian Aviation. Compared to November, Turkish Airlines will have only one less flight a week to Zagreb in December, but this will also be offset by the use of higher capacity aircraft between Istanbul and Zagreb.  Istanbul - Zagreb -…

November 19, 2021 - The Rijeka Winter Pass is given to all visitors who book accommodation in the city for more than two nights, allowing them to explore a number of the city's best attractions for free!  All visitors to Rijeka who stay in the city for two or more nights until March 31, 2022, have the opportunity to receive a Winter Pass, which allows them to visit the included attractions and facilities completely free of charge. Namely, it is a winter extension of the Rijeka Tourist Card, which will be available from April 1, 2022. In addition to two…

November 19, 2021 - The No. 1 doubles team in the world, Croatian tennis players Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić, advanced to the Nitto ATP Finals semi-finals in Turin! In the last match of the Green Group, they defeated Croatian tennis player Ivan Dodig and his Slovak partner Filip Polašek 6-4, 7-6 (6). The Tokyo Olympic gold medalists thus remained in the competition to win their tenth tournament in 2021. A break at 2:2 was enough for Mektić and Pavić to win the first set. With a 4:2 advantage, Mektić and Pavić had four consecutive break points and a 5:2 advantage,…

November the 19th, 2021 - ZET tickets could be a target for an increase as things in Zagreb's city administration shift considerably under a mayor who is very different indeed to the late Milan Bandic. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the budget of the City of Zagreb next year should end with a surplus of 300 million kuna. This is perhaps the biggest sensation for the capital's budget, which was presented recently by Mayor Tomislav Tomasevic. The budget will total 15 billion and 120 million kuna, which is an increase of one billion and one hundred million kuna when compared to…