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November the 9th, 2021 - We're now in the part of the year when the classic seasonal slump in terms of the Croatian employment rate usually happens, but owing to the pandemic and some of the trends it has created, things are looking a bit different. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Jadranka Dozan writes, due to slow but steady domestic economic recovery, the total Croatian employment rate exceeded the situation before the pandemic-induced crisis. The recovery in employment and demand for workers is currently being overshadowed by a parallel process of increasing the number of voluntary liquidations and initiating bankruptcies of companies who…

November the 9th, 2021 - Croatian oil and gas exploration isn't of particular interest to Petrol from neighbouring Slovenia following the postponement of the conclusion of an exploration contract. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Brnic writes, before the Slovenian Petrol completed their acquisition of Crodux Derivati Dva (2), the company informed the Croatian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development this summer that it was giving up on its exploration mission on two onshore fields, namely S11 and S12, for which it received a concession back in the August of 2019. According to the official explanation as to why Croatian oil and gas…

November the 9th, 2021 - Rijeka Port signed a very significant contract recently, and it seems that this Northern Adriatic port could become the largest and indeed one of the most important in this part of Europe in a relatively short period of time. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Suzana Varosanec writes, by signing a 50-year concession agreement for the Rijeka Gateway, APM Terminals and ENNA have formally entered the project of designing, building and operating a new container terminal in Rijeka Port, ENNA said, stating that it is a joint investment of two companies on the Croatian side of the Northern Adriatic. The…

November the 9th, 2021 - The Polish Internet giant, Allegro, has purchased Mall Group (of which the popular Croatian Mall.hr is a part) in a new acquisition which is likely to boost the Group's reach even further. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes, the Polish Allegro, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in all of Europe, is taking ownership of the Croatian Mall.hr, an online retailer which operates within the aforementioned Mall Group. As announced by this Croatian company, Allegro bought 100 percent of the Mall Group and WE | DO CZ on Friday from the previous owners, PPF, EC Investments…

November 9, 2021 - Split in November - a tourist destination or a ghost town? I must confess that my inbox is livelier than ever.  And opinions are as divided as ever - I am still searching for a positive answer to the question I posed a few years ago - Could Croats Ever Unite If They Were Not Under Attack? The subject of winter tourism is one which has been with me for years. As an island survivor of 13 winters in Jelsa, I am perhaps more invested in the topic than most, but this interview with a UK tour…

November 9, 2021 - Captain Domagoj Duvnjak has surpassed Mirza Džomba to become the top scorer in Croatia handball history!  Two days ago, Croatia handball player Domagoj Duvnjak scored five goals in Croatia's 34:31 victory against Slovenia in a friendly match played in Novigrad. Ivan Martinović led the Croatia national team with seven goals, Halil Jaganjac with six goals, and captain Duvnjak with five. However, Duvnjak's goals were the only ones to write Croatia handball history, reports 24 Sata. By scoring five goals against Slovenia, Duvnjak became the top scorer in Croatia handball history. He reached a total of 720 goals…

November 9, 2021 - Need to get a package moved from one Croatian city in a hurry, or perhaps left your wallet behind? Meet the 'Balkan DHL' service - fast, cheap, reliable and utterly unbeatable. It is a scene I have seen so many times in the movies but never thought it would happen to me.  Man fills up his car in a gas station, goes to pay and then can't find his wallet. A frantic search of pockets, car and everywhere in-between. Nothing.  B*gger.  Thankfully in my case, I was lucky enough to have sufficient cash to pay for…

November 08, 2021 - From today, fully vaccinated Croats will be able to travel to the United States again. They'll need to present their vaccination status and a pre-departure negative viral test from a sample taken within three days of travel to the United States before boarding. As announced by the U.S. Embassy in Croatia, starting on November 8, foreign national air travelers to the United States will be required to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to fly to the United States, with only limited exceptions. The Biden Administration announced a…

ZAGREB, 8 Nov, 2021 - The Croatian police in Cetingrad have filed misdemeanour charges against three Danish nationals who illegally crossed the border to enter Croatia from Bosnia and Herzegovina where they had left their vehicle and recording equipment. The police reported that during regular supervision of the border, at about 21.50 hours on Sunday evening they came across two men and woman crossing the border at a location where there is no border crossing and that they had recording equipment with them." The three were taken to the local police station and it was determined that they had come through Bosnia and…

ZAGREB, 8 Nov, 2021 - The Croatian Competition Agency (AZTN) said on Monday it fined the Spar retail chain HRK 1.3 million for an exceptionally serious infringement of the law prohibiting unfair trading practices in the food supply chain in the sale of a food product to end consumers. After launching an administrative procedure ex officio following a supplier's complaint, the AZTN established that from 9 to 11 November 2018 Spar sold flour at a price below the procurement price, an infringement of the law punishable with up to HRK 5 million. The AZTN said its fine against Spar was proportionate and that it was confident it…