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September 30, 2021 - Belgian cyclist Milan Menten, a Bingoal Pauwels Saucers WB team member, won the CRO Race 3rd stage from Primošten to Makarska (167 kilometers) and also took the lead in the overall standings. In the final meters, Menten overtook Dutchman Mick van Dijk (Jumbo-Visma), and 3rd place was taken by Norwegian Anders Skaarseth (Uno-X). At the same time, excellent placement was achieved by the Croatian cyclist Josip Rumac (Androni Giocattoli), who remained one step closer to the podium in fourth place, reports HRT. With a stage victory, Menten also took the lead in the overall standings with three…

ZAGREB, 30 Sept 2021 - Economy Minister Tomislav Ćorić said on Thursday that the prices of electricity and gas for households would not rise in the next few months, and added it was good news ahead of the start of the heating season. Household energy price hikes spreading in Europe will not spill over to us in the next few months, Ćorić said before the start of the cabinet meeting in Zagreb. The minister expects the gas prices to be stable until April 2022 when the gas heating season ends. Households should not expect a rise in gas prices until 31…

ZAGREB, 30 Sept 2021 - Svilaj Bridge across the River Sava connecting Svilaj in Croatia with Donji Svilaj in Bosnia and Herzegovina will formally open today, and this 660-meter-long structure is located along the strategically important international Vc corridor. The 29-meter-wide bridge with six lanes is on the pan-European Vc corridor route between Budapest via Osijek and Sarajevo to the Croatian seaport in Ploče. In mid-June this year, Croatian Transport Minister Oleg Butković said that the project was worth €23.4 million. This is a joint investment of Croatia's HAC motorway operator and the relevant authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the project was financed…

September 30, 2021 - 2027 European Games in Split? The Split Olympians Club is moving fast to ensure the city hosts this multi-sport spectacle.  Split wants to host the 2027 European Games! It is a new multi-sport spectacle held in Baku in 2015, Minsk in 2019, and Krakow in 2023. Split wants to organize this competition in 2027, reports Slobodna Dalmacija. "This is a time of decision, a turning point. We are deciding whether Split will become a big periphery or a small metropolis," said Željko Jerkov, the Split Olympians Club president. Behind the idea is the Split Olympians Club,…

September 30, 2021 - Plitvice Lakes October promo offers are running from October 15-24, with everything from discounted ticket prices to accommodation packages and special restaurant menus! In this inspiring and much-loved autumn season, local and international tourists are encouraged to walk along the forest paths and embrace the colorful leaves with a view of the impressive Plitvice Lakes National Park waterfalls and lakes, reports Jutarnji List. From October 15 to 24, Croatia's most popular national park has prepared promotional ticket prices: Adults and students: 100 kn per personChildren (7 - 18 years): 35 kn per personChildren up to 7…

September 30, 2021 - Taste the Mediterranean is an international festival in Split, joining the world's best chefs with the local culinary scene through special menus, panels, and gala dinners.  From October 6 to 9, Split will become the gastronomic center of the Mediterranean. The international festival Taste the Mediterranean brings the top world and local chefs to the city, whose restaurants have been awarded Michelin stars and Gault & Millau points. Chefs from seven countries will be guests at the Split restaurants Dvor, Kadena, Kinoteka, Hotel Park, Zora Bila, and Zrno Soli. Together with the host chefs, they will…

September the 30th, 2021 - The Zagreb water system is no stranger to various issues, and with the recent bursting of water pipes in the Tresnjevka part of the city, questions about upgrading how it is all handled, as well as digitalisation, have come to the forefront. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes, very frequent ruptures of Zagreb water pipes, which we've been witnessing all the more over recent days, cause enormous problems for residents, do significant damage to the economy and show how important it is to have an optimised and "smart" management system of something as complex as the…

September the 30th, 2021 - The 2020 Zagreb earthquake was a horrendous experience for all who experienced it. I was one of them. It was difficult to believe that, amid the very light snow which had just started to fall, the car alarms sounding, pieces of neglected facades falling and a global pandemic, that what was going on was real. It seemed somewhat Biblical. Anyone who has experienced a strong earthquake and the horrifying, deafening sound they produce has no desire to ever live through anything similar again. As such, it is difficult to measure the trauma residents of Petrinja,…

September the 30th, 2021 - The month of October in Croatian hotels looks extremely promising indeed, in some cases exceeding the pre-pandemic period. One vital segment for Croatian hotel business at this time of year is also making a comeback. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes, the autumn occupancy of Croatian hotels this year will, as stated, exceed the pre-pandemic period, and this has been well and truly confirmed by the Bluesun Hotels & Resorts group, whose hotels are open due to demand almost until the end of October. They also report a strong return of congress guests and events. "With…

September the 30th, 2021 - The Croatian company Koncar is busy strengthening its position on the Swedish market after having signed its first contract with a Swedish system operator, worth a massive 63 million kuna in total. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, the month, the Croatian company Koncar (Koncar Energy and Transport Engineering (KET) signed its first contract with the Swedish distribution system operator Vattenfall Eldistribution. This 63 million kuna strong contract includes a very complex reconstruction of the 130 kV plant at the transformer station (TS) 220/130/70/20 kV Finnslatten in Västerås, which is located not far from the Swedish…