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Wednesday, 10 November 2021 - We can’t say enough about the amazing hospitality, divine local cuisine, wines, prosciutto, and bread that we experienced at Peškafondo and Big Game Fishing Competition held on the 5-7 November 2021. It is definitely an experience we look forward to attending again in the future, telling others about it and shouting it out to the world, in our endeavour to promote Croatia as an all-year-round destination. Celebrations What was also apparent over the weekend was the willingness for all to contribute to the success of this post-season event and to draw more attention to Croatia…

November 10, 2021 - As part of the exercises carried out by Croatian fighter jets in the temporary test flight zone of Čazma from Wednesday to Friday, the Defense Ministry has announced that the sound barrier may be broken and asks citizens for their understanding and patience. The Ministry of Defense reported that on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday it is possible to expect the sound wall to be breached as part of the regular flying activities of Croatian Air Force fighter jets, reports HRT News. From 12 noon to 4 pm on Wednesday and on Thursday, 11 November and Friday,…

ZAGREB, 10 November, 2021 - Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković confirmed on Wednesday that as of 15 November, when the measures of the national COVID-19 crisis management team come into force, a COVID certificate or negative test would be needed to enter the parliament. Members of parliament without a COVID certificate will be able to get tested, so if they test negative, they will be able to enter the building and participate in debates. Those who refuse to get tested and do not have a COVID certificate will not be allowed to attend the session, but will be able to…

November 10, 2021 - Is Split winter tourism that hard to achieve? Croatia's second-largest city and the star of summer loses its buzz as soon as the seasons change. But it doesn't have to be that way. Our new TCN series looks at the Split businesses working hard in winter to give locals, and visitors, the environment they deserve.  First up, meet The Daltonist. I'll never forget being congratulated after making it through my first Split winter as if I was nuts to attempt such a feat. "How did you survive?"  "How could you enjoy it after living in California…

ZAGREB, 10 November, 2021 - Croatia, together with other member states of the European Union, is participating in talks on a joint public procurement of two new COVID-19 drugs, Večernji List daily reported on Wednesday. "We have joined the European Commission's (EC) public procurement to be able to adequately treat our patients. An expert commission will determine the quantities of each drug to be procured for Croatia," Health Minister Vili Beroš said, as carried by the daily. The European Medicines Agency has started a review of the available data on Merck's medicine against COVID, molnupiravir, to enable interested countries to start…

ZAGREB, 10 November, 2021 - On Tuesday 15,204 persons received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the highest number since June, and a total of 24,505 doses were administered, the most since July, the Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ) said on Wednesday. That was the highest number of first doses since 10 June, when 16,258 were given, and the highest number of total doses since 8 July, when 28,640 were given. HZJZ director Krunoslav Capak said that after the summer break, citizens had evidently decided to get vaccinated in greater numbers. "We are happy with this decision, both for…

ZAGREB, 10 November, 2021 - President Zoran Milanović's office said on Tuesday that at today's press conference after a Defence Council meeting, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković "tried to humiliate the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces with lies." Speaking of the meeting, Plenković said he hoped the military chief of staff, Admiral Robert Hranj, was well and that he enjoyed the freedom of speech like everyone else. "There were situations where he was not allowed to answer direct questions at the meeting," he added. The president's office said in a press release that "Plenković decided to lie even about the…

ZAGREB, 10 November, 2021 - In the last 24 hours 7,315 coronavirus cases have been registered in Croatia, the highest daily number of new cases since the start of the pandemic, Croatian Television reported on Wednesday. A week ago today there were 4,573 new cases and two weeks ago today 4,571. Yesterday 4,966 new cases were reported as well as 59 deaths, the highest number of deaths in the fourth wave of the pandemic.

ZAGREB, 10 November, 2021 - Former regional development and EU funds minister Gabrijela Žalac, Central Finance and Contracting Agency (SAFU) director Tomislav Petric and two other persons were arrested on Wednesday as part of an operation by the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Croatia. They were arrested in a case dubbed Software. EPPO Croatia said it was urgently collecting evidence regarding four persons in cooperation with the police anti-corruption office PNUSKOK. The four are suspected of crimes committed in the ministry and SAFU related to the public procurement of an information system. After they are questioned, EPPO Croatia said, it will decide…

November the 10th, 2021 - If you've been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, here in Croatia, you can request your Croatian covid certificate, sometimes wrongly referred to as a ''passport''. Here's how you can do it, when you can do it, and how long they're now valid for. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, a Croatian covid certificate can be obtained by all individuals who have been vaccinated with both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca), or by persons who have been vaccinated with two doses of different vaccines which are to be received in two doses (for example,…