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November the 10th, 2021 - Three Slavonian villages have managed to avoid the novel coronavirus completely with not one single case reported since the very beginning of the pandemic at the beginning of 2020. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, while what is being referred to as the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to break records, a year and a half after the appearance of COVID-19 there is a well and truly "corona free" zone in certain parts of Eastern Croatia, Glas Slavonije writes. In three Slavonian villages in the municipality of Levanjska Varos, more precisely in Paucje, Milinac…

November the 10th, 2021 - One Istrian communal company from Buzet is more than ready to delve deeper into the more digital age we live in by accepting cryptocurrency payments. A more digital future is rapidly approaching, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced the world to step up its game in that regard, Croatia in particular. While many laughed or scratched their heads at the advent of Bitcoin several years ago, plus all of the cryptocurrencies which have appeared since, some are busy adapting. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, when it comes to the future, one Istrian communal company, Istarski…

November 10, 2021 - Water polo club Jadran Split celebrated its first win in the LEN Champions League this season after beating Georgia's Dinamo Tbilisi in the second round on Tuesday night.  The match began similar to when Jadran faced Barcelona in the first round. The opportunities were there, but there were no goals. Dinamo took advantage of that and took the lead with Sarić's goal, but then Bukić took responsibility and equalized to 1:1 in the fourth minute. A minute later, Delić scored and brought Jadran to the first lead of the match (2:1). Sarić equalized for Dinamo at…

November 10, 2021 - A press conference was held at the Pula Tourist Board to present the activities and new promotional materials created within the Pula Fort Center project as a unique cultural and tourist product. HRTurizam reports that this project aims to activate the vast potential of the cultural heritage of Pula and, through investment in sustainable use of cultural assets, increase the offer of cultural and educational content and events to benefit all residents of Pula and beyond, indirectly affecting the sustainable development of economy and tourism. As part of the project, two completely separate spaces - the…

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - After a COVID-19 instigated break last year, the much-acclaimed Peškafondo 2021 was back to celebrate its 10th year as an international fishing and tourism event.  365 GARIFUL HVAR Organised by the “365 Gariful Hvar” association, 48 teams entered and competed in the waters of Hvar. Each team was comprised of four members, and registration was 500 kuna for each member. There was also an ongoing opportunity to donate in order to partake of the non-fishing festivities, money that will go to a local charity as chosen by the “365 Gariful Hvar” association. Read more here where…

ZAGREB, 9 November, 2021 -  The Centre party's leader Ivica Puljak and parliamentary deputy Dalija Orešković on Tuesday presented the party's programme for the territorial reorganisation of Croatia, proposing that the current 21 counties be tailored into five regions and the City of Zagreb. Orešković said that if the number of counties were reduced by four times, the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) would have four times less opportunity to engage in corruption. The two officials said that their plan also envisaged the reduction of the present number of 556 cities and municipalities to 122 urban agglomerations. They said that the…

ZAGREB, 9 November, 2021 - The GLAS party warned on Tuesday that the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy has omitted same-sex partners in the amendments to the Foster Care Act despite a ruling by the Constitutional Court last year saying that that was unconsitutional. A public debate on amendments to the bill ended last week and same-sex partners were not listed among potential foster carers despite dozens of objections. "Justification that the Constitutional Court did not order that, naturally, is pointless because it is obvious to everyone what the intention is and that this situation leaves legal…

ZAGREB, 9 November, 2021 - Mayor Tomislav Tomašević on Tuesday announced the introduction of compensatory measures for the phase-out of grants for stay-at-home parents, noting that Zagreb primary and secondary school students will continue to have free textbooks and that fees for kindergarten care will not go up. "As regards vulnerable families, local as well as state welfare measures, which have not been used so far because of the stay-at-home parent scheme, will be applied," Tomašević said at a news conference responding to criticism over the cancellation of the scheme which has cost the city HRK 1.6 billion since its introduction in…

ZAGREB, 9 November, 2021 - Minister of Science and Education Radovan Fuchs said on Tuesday that the ministry is currently discussing the mechanism and manner of COVID testing in the education system, adding that there are three options, while the final decision will be known by Friday. "Testing will be introduced for everyone who needs to be tested. People who have a COVID certificate will show their certificate and will not need to be tested," said Fuchs. "We are currently discussing the mechanism and manner of testing. There are three options on the cards - testing in certified institutions or laboratories,…

ZAGREB, 9 November, 2021 - The defence ministry on Tuesday dismissed an article in the Nacional weekly regarding the allocation of a flat to Minister Mario Banožić as malicious and untrue and underlines that the minister did not choose which flat would be made available to him during his ministerial term. The size of the flat, and in this case it is 92 square metres, depends on the number of household members, the ministry says adding that the minister, who lived in eastern Croatia before he was appointed minister, has three children and as such eligible for to a larger flat.…