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October 12, 2021 - The Croatia U21s have recorded their 4th win in four rounds of the 2023 Euro qualifiers, this time defeating Azerbaijan 5:1! The Croatia U21s defeated Azerbaijan 5:1 in Sumgayit in the 2023 European Championship qualifiers on Tuesday. It was Croatia's 4th game in Group A. Igor Bišćan's side thus recorded four victories in the first four rounds of qualifications, with a goal difference of 12:3, and leads the top of the group with 12 points. Croatia did the job in the first 45 minutes when the excellent hat-trick was scored by the great Roko Šimić (9',…

ZAGREB, 12 October, 2021 - The government is following developments with fuel price rises, the relevant ministers have been tasked with following the situation in detail, and there are also tools for an intervention if necessary, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Tuesday. Oil prices vary on the global and Mediterranean markets, they are rising, and petrol and diesel prices are rising too, he said after a ruling coalition meeting, adding that besides oil, those prices include excises, margins and VAT. Speaking to the press, Plenković said Finance Minister Zdravko Marić and Economy Minister Tomislav Ćorić were tasked with "following the developments in…

ZAGREB, 12 Oct (Hina) - The International Monetary Fund has revised upwards to 6.3% the projection of the Croatian economy's growth this year as well as the growth projection for 2022, according to the autumn world economic outlook released on Tuesday. In April's outlook, the IMF projected that Croatia's economy would grow 4.7% this year and 5% in 2022, while last month, at the end of regular consultations with member states, its Mission projected a 5.4% growth for this year and 5.8% for 2022. According to the latest report, the estimate of the Croatian economy's contraction in 2020 was lowered to 8%, one percentage points less…

ZAGREB, 12 October, 2021 - The Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) has launched a new mini autumn promotional campaign, "#FALLinLoveWithCroatia", on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Tik Tok,  HTZ said on Tuesday. The campaign will be conducted throughout October and November and is aimed at retaining visibility and promoting Croatia as a tourist destination with an interesting offer in the autumn season by highlighting the rich autumn beauty and attractions of the destinations. The campaign is being conducted on social media in cooperation with tourist boards throughout the country in an effort to highlight the best each destination has to offer visitors: interesting places, attractive…

ZAGREB, 12 October, 2021 - Prosecutorial authorities have ordered an investigation of police officers recorded participating in violent pushback of migrants because they suspect them of inhumane and cruel treatment, which, if proved, could mean a 10-year prison sentence for the officers, Jutarnji List reported on Tuesday. Karlovac County public attorney Vera Magdić-Bižanović told the daily that following a video broadcast by RTL television last week she requested an investigation on the suspicion of torture and other cruel, inhumane or humiliating conduct or punishment. The said offence carries a sentence of one to ten years in prison. Last Wednesday, a number of European media outlets showed disturbing footage of…

ZAGREB, 12 Oct (Hina) - Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević of the We Can! party said on Tuesday that cooperation with former members of the management board of the city's Zagreb Holding multi-utility conglomerate was bad and that appointments in city-owned institutions were not based on political criteria. "It was not communication that was bad, but cooperation. The new members of the Zagreb Holding Management Board were appointed in a public procedure. We did not know them from before. When we realised that things were not functioning, that the old members of the Board were not involving them in decision-making, we simply could not tolerate…

ZAGREB, 12 October, 2021- Rijeka, Pula and Dubrovnik are the leaders this year with regard to digital readiness in Croatia, shows an analysis conducted by the Apsolon consulting company and released on Tuesday. This is the third year the consultancy has analysed digital readiness in the 20 largest cities in Croatia and their progress compared to the preceding years. Rijeka is the absolute leader this year according to the composite index for digital readiness, which is based on the quality of e-services, service information and a single payment system, access to city data, citizens' participation in decision-making and communication channels between city administration and citizens.…

ZAGREB, 12 October, 2021 - Croatia has registered 1,007 new coronavirus infections and 24 related deaths over the past 24 hours, and the number of active cases stands at 8,068, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Tuesday. There are 870 COVID patients in hospitals, including 140 on ventilators. Since 25 February 2020, when Croatia recorded its first coronavirus infection, a total of 419,035 people have been registered as having contracted the virus, 8,802 of them have died, and 402,165 have recovered, including 1,200 in the last 24 hours. There are currently 16,185 people in self-isolation. To date, a total of 2,924,958 people have been tested, 8,928 of whom over…

ZAGREB, 12 October - Prime Minister and HDZ party leader Andrej Plenković said on Monday after a session of the party leadership that all people in the earthquake-hit Banovina region would continue receiving food aid, noting that reports to the contrary were a communication glitch. Asked by reporters what was going on in Banovina at a time when the winter is approaching and why the number of people entitled to free meal has dropped drastically, Plenković said that a misunderstanding had evidently happened. He added that he had discussed the matter with Deputy PM Tomo Medved and believed that Sisak-Moslavina County head Ivan…

ZAGREB, 12 October, 2021 - Constitutional Court President Miroslav Šeparović, re-elected to the post on Monday, has confirmed that the latest decision by the national coronavirus management team would be tested for compliance with the Constitution. In late September, the national COVID-19 response team decided to introduce, as of 4 October, obligatory COVID-19 certificates or testing for coronavirus for employees in the healthcare and welfare system who have not been vaccinated or have not recovered from COVID-19. The obligation also applies to some of the patients.  "An attorney from Koprivnica has filed a motion to test the constitutionality of the latest decision…