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ZAGREB, 15 Nov 2021 - Kosovo and Serbia should find a way to normalize relations and Croatia will support them in that, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said in Priština on Monday. "Croatia's stand is that we support stability, that we are for de-escalating all the tensions we have seen in recent weeks, that it's first of all up to Serbia and Kosovo to find the optimal way to resume dialogue and respect either the existing agreements or reach new agreements which will make the relations better," Plenković said at a joint press conference with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti. Croatia…

ZAGREB, 15 Nov 2021 - Businesses in Vukovar-Srijem County generated a consolidated net profit of HRK 655.5 million in 2020, which is an increase of 7.2%, while gross investments in new long-term assets decreased by 43.7% to HRK 193.9 million, a report by the Financial Agency (FINA) shows. A total of 2,273 businesses had their registered headquarters in Vukovar-Srijem County and employed 20,063 people, which is an increase of 310 or 1.6% year-on-year. Entrepreneurs in the county generated a total revenue of HRK 22.7 billion in 2020, up 17.4% on the year, whereas total expenditure increased by 17.8% to HRK…

ZAGREB, 15 Nov 2021 -  The Zagreb-based AI startup Mindsmiths is the winner of the global award Top of AI Startups given by the Alliance for Responsible AI to projects that responsibly apply artificial intelligence. The Croatian startup, with its AI platform, was recognized as the best among 17 projects from 10 countries. The Mindsmiths AI platform enables the creation of Autonomous Support Systems that are applied in a number of industries, from healthcare for chronic patients to financial advice to clients in the banking sector. A startup from Russia and the UAE, Life Peak, a digital system that enables online monitoring and predicting dangerous psychophysical conditions for…

ZAGREB, 15 Nov 2021 - The Croatian Journalists Association (HND) on Monday warned that the head of the HRT public broadcaster's "Business operation" unit, Mislav Stipić, has filed a private slander lawsuit against two HND vice-presidents, thus continuing a string of lawsuits against reporters and HND leaders. Stipić has sued HND vice-presidents Branko Mijić and Goran Gazdek over a statement published on 12 March under the title "Bačić's taking to court leading people of the HND and Croatian Trade Union new attack on media freedoms", the HND said in a statement. The latest case continues the shameful string of lawsuits against reporters that…

ZAGREB, 15 Nov 2021 - The value of fiscalised receipts in Croatia last week was 14% higher than in the comparable week of 2020 and 7% higher than in the same period of 2019, show data released by the Tax Administration on Monday. In the period from 8 to 14 November 2021, the total value of fiscalised receipts was HRK 3.6 billion, HRK 440.8 million, or 14% more than in the same period of 2020. At the same time, the number of receipts issued grew by 15% to 40.5 million. For more on politics, follow TCN's dedicated page.

November 15, 2021 - Renowned Croatian painter Krupa was awarded the 'New Ink-Painting Art Award' for the work 'Kupa river in Ladešići' by the ICCPS in Tokyo, Japan. An academic painter and an honorary doctor of modern ink painting Alfred Freddy Krupa (1971-) as an invited author was awarded the 'New Ink-Painting Art Award' for the work 'Kupa river in Ladešići' according to the decision of the jury of the International Society for Ink Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting (ICCPS) based in Tokyo, Japan. In 2019, the 'Kupa in Ladešići' brought the Croatian painter Krupa the 'Grand Prize' and the title…

ZAGREB, 15 Nov 2021 - Minister of Labour and Pension System Josip Aladrović on Monday said that there is no rational reason to reject being tested for coronavirus, underscoring that employers would decide on the fate of those who refused to be tested. "We can try and have understanding, for a certain period of time, for people who do not wish to get vaccinated. However, there is no rational reason to reject testing and I think that we all need to show responsibility here," Aladrović told reporters. Speaking ahead of the introduction of COVID certificates in all state and public service…

ZAGREB, 15 Nov 2021 - Croatian President Zoran Milanović had a private one-on-one meeting with Pope Francis in Vatican City on Monday, at the start of his official visit to the Vatican. Gift exchange is customary at the end of private audiences and according to unofficial sources, Milanović will present the Pope with a 14th-century Glagolitic missal, the Missal of Duke Novak. The letters of the missal were later used for the first Croatian printed book Missale Romanum Glagolitice. The missal was written by the royal knight Novak Disislavić as a pledged gift to a church, where he was to be buried after death.…

ZAGREB, 15 Nov 2021 - Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman warned on Monday that unitarism and separatism in Bosnia and Herzegovina were causing instability and that it was crucial to abide by the principle of equality of the constituent peoples. "Unitarism and separatism have been growing stronger in Bosnia and Herzegovina, causing instability to increase. The solution is respect for the principle of equality of the constituent peoples. The reform of electoral legislation is a key strategic issue and we need urgent progress on that," the minister said ahead of a meeting of EU ministers of foreign affairs, with Western Balkans being…

November 15, 2021 - Adria Business Network #18 will be held on November 24, 2021, at 6 pm at Aspira High School, Heinzelova 62a, in Zagreb. The event is organized and hosted by Željka Barišić, owner of Forca Digital Agency (www.forcadigitalagency.com), and Lea Kosović, owner of LOL Event Management (www.lol.hr). The featured guest for this edition is Vedran Sorić. As a young entrepreneur, Vedran wanted to learn as many things as possible - people would say: "he was everywhere". A long time ago, he found his business path in sales, combining it with his greatest passions - the automotive world and…