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October 11, 2021 - A major Nomad List 2021 survey of the travel and lifestyle habits of digital nomads has some encouraging news: Zagreb, Split and Croatia are officially hot. Let's start with what the data is based on, as explained by Nomad List: Remote work is now on an exponential trajectory and growing fast. With its growth, millions of people who are now newly working remotely from home, a cafe, or coworking space, will start to realize how mobile they've come and hit the road. In this report, we try to figure out who these nomads are, what work…

October the 11th, 2021 - Croatian Immunologist Luka Cicin Sain is part of a team researching a new vaccine intended for use against the novel coronavirus, which has put the world more or less on hold for over eighteen months now. He claims that this new and ''improved'' vaccine could make an appearance on the market as soon as the end of the year. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, immunologist Luka Cicin Sain has stated that the question is what the response will be in regard to a third dose of the vaccine when new ones are placed on the market.…

October the 11th, 2021 - German TikToker Jackthebackpacker has publicly complained about the Croatian coast, more precisely Dubrovnik and some of the prices and services there. If there is one complaint that the Croatian coast gets each and every summer (one of the very few), it's that things are too expensive. While those of us who live here often disagree, because you quite simply need to find the more local and out of the way places and not expect a coffee on the UNESCO protected Stradun to be cheap, the comments keep on coming. The issue of parking continues to…

October the 11th, 2021 - A young Slavonia man has tragically died at KBC Osijek after having been stung by a hornet, one of Croatia's most dangerous insects that we've all been taught to do all in our power to avoid. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the young man from Slavonia passed away following the incident with the insect at KBC Osijek on Thursday. The man, who is unofficially known to be 33 years old, was brought by ambulance to the intensive care unit of the Clinic of Neurology at KBC Osijek, local portal Glas Slavonije writes. As a result of…

October the 11th, 2021 - CNB Governor Boris Vujcic has stated that the Croatian inflation rate could be higher, adding that while forecasts of domestic economic growth are positive, there are many negative risk projections to take into proper consideration, too. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, CNB Governor Boris Vujcic spoke in Croatian Parliament on Thursday and explained that, unlike the forecasts for Croatian economic growth, which are generally very good, the projections of inflation are dominated by negative risks, ie those that could lead to higher inflation rates. In Parliament, where he presented the Croatian National Bank's semi-annual piece of information…

October 10, 2021 - The 29th Zagreb Marathon was held on Sunday, October 10, with 2,500 runners! Cool weather with temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius, dark clouds, and some rain created ideal conditions for Zagreb marathon runners on Sunday, reports Jutarnji List. As a famous face on Croatian trails and roads put it: "The weather was great!" Tea Faber was among the 2,500 runners on Sunday morning at the start of the 29th Zagreb Marathon on Ban Jelačić Square and the first to cross the finish line in the women's competition. And with a personal record - 2:51:17. Men's marathon…

ZAGREB, 10 Oct, 2021 - A train adjusted for the transport of passengers and bikes between Pula and Buzet was presented in the biggest Istrian city earlier this week. The train has been prepared as part of the "Istra bike and train" programme within the European ICARUS programme. Attending the launch of the bike-friendly train at the Pula Railway Station, Istria County Prefect Boris Miletić said that the project was in line with efforts to encourage the green transition and reduce greenhouse gass emissions. The initiative on the Pula-Buzet bike-friendly train was launched in cooperation with the Croatian HŽ Putnički Prijevoz company. The head of that…

ZAGREB, 10 Oct, 2021 - The Filmmakers Association of Croatia has selected Danilo Šerbedžija's "Tereza37" as Croatia's entry for the 2022 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. Šerbedžija's film was chosen among seven. This is the third time that one of his films has been selected for the Oscars' Best International Feature Film. He represented Croatia with "72 Days" and Macedonia with "The Liberation of Skopje", which he co-directed with his father, actor Rade Šerbedžija. "Tereza37", starring Lana Barić, who also wrote the screenplay, is the story of a 37-year-old woman who can't get pregnant, because of which she feels increasing pressure from her community. She…

ZAGREB, 10 Oct, 2021 - The century-old stereotype that the Balkans is a region of omnipresent violence was recently debunked in a book showing that violence in the Balkans is a little more present than in northern, western and central Europe, but less present than in eastern Europe, America and Asia. The book by Croatian criminologist Anna-Marie Getoš Kalac, published by Springer, researches homicides in six Balkan countries. "Violence in the Balkans - First findings from the Balkan Homicide Study" contains empirical data from 2,073 case files in Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania and Slovenia, analysing information on 2,416 perpetrators and 2,379 victims. The…

October 10, 2021 - Zlatko Dalić addressed the press in Osijek on Sunday with captain Luka Modrić. The coach announced how the Croatia starting 11 against Slovakia would look, especially with the absence of Mateo Kovačić.  A crucial 2022 World Cup qualifying match awaits the Croatia national team on Monday at 20:45 at City Garden Stadium in Osijek. Croatia will face Slovakia in the 8th round of qualifications for the World Cup in Qatar. A possible victory would keep them in first place in the group ahead of the last two rounds held in November. Two days ago, Croatia beat…