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November the 18th, 2021 - The work and processes of Croatian public notaries is set to change, and it seems that the move is likely to make life that bit easier for people needing their services. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes, the Croatian Chamber of Public Notaries has announced that all Croatian public notaries will be able to conduct official activities from the summer of next year without the physical presence of the parties in the notary offices, which will take a great weight off the shoulders of many people. This means that all natural and legal persons, if they cannot…

November the 18th, 2021 - The Novigrad hotel Aminess Maestral is set to get a welcome 35 million kuna cash injection, and special emphasis is being placed on one particular area. As Marija Crnjak/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the well known Aminess tourist company has started the reconstruction of the accommodation part of the Novigrad hotel Aminess Maestral in Novigrad, Istria. This is an investment worth a massive 35 million kuna, and this reconstruction will finish off and complete the entire new renovation of the four-star Novigrad hotel Aminess Maestral, the opening of which is expected during the spring of 2022, with hopes…

November 18, 2021 - Split will host the first Melges 24 class Croatian Sailing Championship this weekend, with 16 star-studded Olympian sailing crews.  From Friday to Sunday, the first Croatian Championship in the Melges 24 class will be held in Split, with 16 crews. JK Mornar organizes the regatta and is excited to announce that the best Croatian sailors of all generations will compete in front of Split. Thus, for the first time, spectators will have the opportunity to see the showdown of Croatian Olympic medalists Tonči Stipanović and Šime Fantela, and several other great sailors, including Melges 24 class…

November 18, 2021 - The Croatian maritime industry wants to return to its place as one of the strongest by establishing a global center for innovation and maritime skills in Kvarner.  The MarInn Association - Maritime Innovation Cluster was presented at the Ambasador Hotel in Opatija, marking a big step forward for the whole destination, but also Croatia, reports HRTurizam. By establishing this cluster, Croatia wants to return to the map of the strongest maritime countries. One of the main goals is to establish a global center for innovation and smart skills in the maritime industry in Kvarner. Thus, MarInn…

ZAGREB, 17 Nov 2021 - State Attorney Zlata Hrvoj-Šipek on Wednesday dismissed claims in the media and the public that her office (DORH) and the USKOK anti-corruption office were under the government's influence, adding that the withdrawal of the Agrokor indictment did not mean they had dropped the case. Speaking at a press conference, Hrvoj-Šipek said that as state attorney she was firm and resolute in her intention to raise the level of responsibility at DORH. "Some believe dirty laundry should be washed in one's own backyard behind closed doors. On the contrary, I think we should talk about that openly and that, as DORH,…

ZAGREB, 17 Nov 2021 - During 2020, €2.8 billion (HRK 21.1 billion) was paid out in grants, 40% more than in 2019, and the financial support to the enterprise sector during the pandemic amounted to €219 million (HRK 1.64 billion), according to a report on the state aid adopted by the government on Wednesday. Finance Ministry State-Secretary, Zdravko Zrinušić, informed a cabinet meeting that "trends in state aid in 2020 were marked by the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which also partially influenced the structure of grants awarded." Zrinušić underscored that state aid continued to increase and in 2020 grants jumped by 40%…

ZAGREB, 17 Nov 2021 - Education Minister Radovan Fuchs said on Wednesday the COVID certificate and testing mandates were being complied with in most cases without excessive problems and that sanctions should be imposed for those flouting them. The mandates by the national COVID-19 crisis management team are being implemented as conceived and planned, he told the press after a cabinet meeting. "The principals have organised things brilliantly and we are in contact with them," Fuchs said, adding that some school employees "refused testing and de facto entered schools and held classes. No one physically stopped them." He said there was…

ZAGREB, 17 Nov 2021 - The Croatian government on Wednesday authorised the head of Zagreb's "Dr Fran Mihaljević" hospital for infectious diseases, Alemka Markotić, to sign an agreement on the procurement of a combination medicine for the treatment of COVID-19, manufactured by F. Hoffmann - La Roche. After the European Commission enabled the procurement of the combination medicine, consisting of casirivimab and imdevimab, in negotiations with the drug producer, each EU member state must sign a separate agreement with the Roche subsidiary in the country of delivery. Under the government's decision, the medicine will be procured by 31 December. Health Minister Vili…

November 17, 2021 - The new holiday season brings new life to Split - and the debut Split Advent Zvončac program is here! Split Advent 2021 will be unforgettable, with holiday houses arranged in several locations. Apart from Perivoj, the Cornaro ramparts, and Mertojak, holiday houses will also stand at Zvončac! The program "Imaginarium Advent" was presented on Wednesday, organized by the company "STAR MAGIC" during December 2021 at Zvončac in Split. “Another Advent is approaching. The situation is complex; we have changed the program several times and adapted it to new measures. This year there are four Advent locations,…

November 17, 2021 - These days, numerous tributes have been carried out throughout the country to remember the victims in Vukovar and Škabrnja in 1991 during the Homeland War. In Split, school students have built an impressive model of the Vukovar water tower, which has been placed on the city's Vukovar avenue. In memory of all the victims of Vukovar and Škabrnja, students and professors of the Craft and Technical School Split made a model of the Vukovar water tower, a symbol of suffering and resistance of the city during the Homeland War, reports Slobodna Dalmacija. On the occasion of tomorrow's…