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November the 11th, 2021 - The Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) has awarded its 2020 Golden Kuna awards (Zlatna kuna) to numerous Croatian companies which have experienced success and aided the domestic economy during the unprecedented and extremely challenging coronavirus-dominated year of 2020. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Suzana Varosanec writes, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce's 2020 Golden Kuna awards were awarded recently for the 25th time, at a ceremony which could only be attended by those possessing covid certificates at Zagreb's Westin hotel. The winners are in eight categories - for small, medium and large companies, the most successful bank and insurance company,…

November 10, 2021 - As Croatia experiences record COVID-19 cases, an unlikely late-season hit - Russian vaccine tourism.  Imagine the following: A tourism country embarks on a major campaign under the slogan, Stay Safe in Destination. The shiny campaign looked very nice, but there were a couple of flaws in the campaign. Firstly, the measures - such as they were - were openly flouted in many areas, with visitors arriving expressing surprise at just how relaxed things were.  And one might have thought that a high vaccination rate would have been a pre-requisite for a Stay Safe campaign to attract…

November 10, 2021 - Less than a month until Digital Nomad Week, the virtual edition with 10,000 nomads expected to attend, and more than 100 speakers including TCN. Continuing our look at the keynote speakers, meet community builder Lily Bruns of Draper Startup House. Lily is an international community builder and content marketer who helps startups tell their story. She is the Country Manager for Thailand at Draper Startup House and she's an avid advocate for digital nomad visas. 1. You are a keynote speaker at Digital Nomad Week in December. Tell us a little about DNW, why you decided…

Following the exhibition in Zagreb, the impressive collection counting over 500 copies of international editions of the popular book saga is currently on display in Rijeka How many editions of the Harry Potter series have you ever seen in one place? In an average bookstore, probably 2-3. In better bookstores, or possibly on shelves of avid fans, maybe a few more. How about 500+ copies in over 60 languages? You don’t often get an opportunity to see an entire room covered in bookshelves dedicated to a single piece of fiction. That’s exactly what I went to see today: an exhibition…

November 10, 2021 - Croatian sailor Tonči Stipanović won the bronze medal at the ILCA 7 World Championships (formerly Laser), which ended in Barcelona on Wednesday with a lot of difficulties. Wednesday was meant to be the deciding day with three final races, but three of the total six competition days were unable to go ahead due to unfavorable weather conditions in Barcelona! After towering waves in the morning prevented the fleet from entering the regatta, the rain then began which forced the regatta committee to declare that no one would sail today. In such conditions, 35-year-old Tonči Stipanović kept the…

ZAGREB, 10 November, 2021 - Finance Minister Zdravko Marić said on Wednesday that 2023 was a realistic year for Croatia to join the euro area, provided that it met the necessary criteria, stressing that the process was proceeding well. Marić made the statement at a conference of economists in Opatija, speaking online from home where he is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. Croatia is meeting the majority of the criteria. It is among the countries in which the public debt to GDP ratio is expected to fall over the next three years, while the ratio is expected to rise in…

ZAGREB, 10 November, 2021 - Health Minister Vili Beroš said Wednesday that because public health institutions were running above capacity due to COVID, the government plans to enable oncology patients to get timely health care in private institutions which have contracts with the national health insurance bureau (HZZO). Before that, the HZZO will analyse the capacity and needs for oncology patients' diagnostic exams and operations. "Given that public health institutions run close to capacity, it is of the utmost importance to enable timely availability of health care, notably to oncology patients. We are following good practice from the spring wave when we…

ZAGREB, 10 November, 2021 - The Croatian Journalists' Association (HND) on Wednesday voiced its support to its member and Telegram.hr journalist Drago Hedl who, while doing his job, was threatened by Mario Žalac, the husband of former regional development and EU funds minister Gabrijela Žalac who was arrested earlier today. The incident took place in Vinkovci where the police started the search of two vehicles parked outside the house of the former minister. At that moment Mario Žalac showed up and started shouting at reporters: "Thank you all" and turned to Drago Hedl and said: "Mr Hedl, how are you? I know…

ZAGREB, 10 November, 2021 - The Croatian government's measure to cap fuel prices will be extended for another month, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced on Wednesday, adding that the government can limit fuel prices for a maximum of three months. "We are working in the interests of the people and their living standards, and the economy," Plenković told reporters during a conference of economists in the northern Adriatic resort town of Opatija. He said that the purpose of the government's decision was to prevent a social rift at the time of the coronavirus pandemic and avoid a possible wave of…

ZAGREB, 10 November, 2021 - Former Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) minister Gabrijela Žalac, who had stepped down over several scandals that emerged while in office, was arrested on Wednesday pursuant to a warrant by the European Public Prosecutor's Office. Žalac was appointed Minister of Regional Development and EU funds on 19 October 2016 and was relieved of her duties on 19 July 2019 as part of a government reshuffle, when Tomislav Tolušić and Nada Murganić were also relieved of their ministerial duties. In the meantime, the USKOK anti-corruption office started investigating Žalac for her possible involvement in several scandals, including…