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November the 6th, 2021 - As the pandemic starts to bite again in Europe as the colder weather sets in and the threat of new measures looms, could the likes of Egypt and Uzbekistan represent new Croatian export opportunities? Some in the know believe so. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Suzana Varosanec writes, despite the impact of the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic on business throughout 2020 and this year as well, in the first three quarters of 2021, more than 111 million kuna of new business was successfully concluded, confirmed the Institute IGH's business report on the first nine months of this year.…

November the 6th, 2021 - The Croatian MealPass app has done exceptionally well here on the domestic market, and with a spring put in their step, they're now eyeing expansion across Croatia's immediate region. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Ivan Tominac writes, Sasa Jurkovic has spent a very long time indeed working in human resources, and that pushed him to decide to try to offer the market some new benefits, which will further strengthen the relationship between employers and their employees. Guided by this way of thinking, this year, he launched the Croatian MealPass app - an application that saves money that employees…

November the 6th, 2021 - The Croatian eKupi online retailer has introduced a new and innovative service for its users which is similar to something Croatian post (Hrvatska posta) introduced not so long ago - package machines. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Sergej Novosel Vuckovic writes, the Croatiane eKupi online retailer has taken a step further in improving its user experience, the very basis of the shopping experience. They are introducing eKupi package machines, following, for example, Hrvatska posta, DPD and GLS, which already have them in operation. The first eKupi "devices" to which goods purchased over the Internet can be picked up…

ZAGREB, 5 Nov 2021- Zagreb will get its first facility for the accommodation and care of wild animal species within the Shelter for Abandoned Animals "Dumovec", and its realisation was made possible under the EU project "Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre -- Modernisation of the Zagreb Zoo Phase III". The total value of the project amounts to about HRK 22.7 million (€3 million), and of that HRK 6 million (€800,000) is co-financed by the EU. The project is implemented from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023. Taking care of injured, exhausted or confiscated animals of protected species will finally be done at…

ZAGREB, 5 Nov 2021 - The Croatian Writers Society (HDP) on Friday condemned institutional and non-institutional threats against its member, journalist Boris Dežulović, over a text in which he expressed solidarity with the Vukovar victims. "The Croatian Writers Society most strongly condemns institutional and non-institutional threats against our renowned, internationally awarded journalist and writer Boris Dežulović, made over his article headlined 'F*ck Vukovar', published on the N1 broadcaster's website," the HDP says in a statement. It notes that Dežulović was previously awarded for his text about the plight of Vukovar, having received one of the most important journalistic awards in…

ZAGREB, 5 Nov 2021 - An agreement on a concession to develop and commercially use the Zagreb Deep Sea container terminal in the Port of Rijeka, estimated at HRK 20 billion (€2.7 billion), with the concession fee fixed at €2 million annually for a period of 50 years, was signed in Rijeka on Friday. The agreement was signed by Rijeka Port Authority head Denis Vukorepa, the director of the international terminal operator APM Terminals, Morten Engelstoft, and Energia Naturalis Grupa Management Board chair Pavao Vujnovac on behalf of the concession holder ENNA Logic of Croatia. The concession holders undertake to build the necessary infrastructure…

ZAGREB, 5 Nov 2021 - Croatian President Zoran Milanović on Friday met with the Chief of the United States National Guard Bureau, General Daniel Hokanson. "The meeting discussed the cooperation to date between the Croatian Armed Forces and the Minnesota National Guard, which was mutually assessed as very successful," the Office of the President said in a statement. Support for the further strengthening and development of the current partnership was expressed at the meeting. According to information on the National Guard website, Croatia and Minnesota have cooperated in the field of humanitarian and civil assistance missions for more than 25 years.…

ZAGREB, 5 Nov 2021 - Zagreb's Tuškanac Cinema will feature nine contemporary Azerbaijani films as part of the programme "Panorama: Contemporary Azerbaijani Film", to be held between November 8 and 10. The programme will be opened by the film Nabat (2014), directed by Elchin Musaoglu, Azerbaijani's candidate for the 2015 Oscar award in the best feature category. Also screened will be four feature and four short films made between 2014 and 2020. The event is organised in cooperation with the Azerbaijani Embassy in Croatia, the Croatian-Azerbaijani Friendship Association and the Croatian-Azerbaijani economic and cultural centre Caspi. For more news, CLICK HERE.

November 5, 2021- Top swimming coach Ivan Petrov, who led the national team of Hungary four times at the Olympic Games, signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Croatian Swimming Federation. Ivan Petrov will transfer his knowledge and experience to Croatian swimming coaches as well as to swimmers, reports T.portal. The first joint activities have already been done at the preparations held in Pula, as well as at the first Grand Prix competition Jadran GP, which this year was held in Šibenik instead of Split. Petrov is currently with the Croatia swimming team at the European Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia. As…

ZAGREB, 5 Nov 2021 - In the first ten months of this year, 40,245 new passenger vehicles were sold, up 28.4% on the year, whereas in October alone 2,853 cars were sold, down 7.8% on the year, the Promocija Plus market research agency said on Friday. The most popular brand this year to date has been the Opel Corsa, with 1,796 cars sold, followed by the Škoda Octavia (1,614), Dacia Duster (1,377), Volkswagen T-Cross (1,360), Dacia Sandero (1,085), and the Volkswagen T-Roc (1,015). In that period petrol cars were bought by 21,772 people (54.1% of all sales), diesel cars by 9,841 (24.5%), hybrids by 6,071 (15.1%)…