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September the 10th, 2021 - Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic has touched on what might be the situation with the country's epidemiological measures next week as cases of infection in Croatia continue to rise. Croatia has just been ''painted'' red on the latest update of the ECDC coronavirus map, and while the tourist season has gone remarkably well and the country continues to record excellent numbers as we head into the post-season and then into autumn, some believe an extension of the current measures, at the very least, should occur. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said that, as things…

September 10, 2021 - The head of Croatia’s Halal Industries Center, together with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has agreed to increase the cooperation between the two countries in boosting the halal industry including food, medical, and tourism in the country.  Halal tourism in Croatia has increased significantly over the years with an observed 40% growth in the number of visitors coming from the Middle East, Persian Gulf, and North Africa this year. Due to this, Croatia continues to strive in keeping up with the international halal standards.  According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Ambassador Parviz Esmaili…

ZAGREB, 9 Sept 2021 - The Croatian diaspora in Chile is the most successful Croatian community in the world, Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Thursday after meeting with his Chilean counterpart Diego Paulsen Kehr. "A large number of Croats live in Chile. They are successful in politics, business, science, education, and many other areas," Jandroković said after the meeting. "We consider the Croatian diaspora in Chile to be one of the most successful Croatian communities in the world," he added, describing the Croatian minority in Chile as a bridge between the two countries. According to Chile's foreign ministry, there are more than…

ZAGREB, 9 Sept 2021 - Health Minister Vili Beroš said on Thursday that more and more unvaccinated people from younger age groups were being admitted to hospital due to COVID-19 infection. By comparison, the average age of COVID hospitalized patients in the fourth wave is six years lower than in the third wave, and the average age of COVID patients placed on ventilators has fallen from 69 to 64 years, Beroš told the cabinet meeting.  94% of patients on ventilators not vaccinated against COVID The minister emphasized that 94% of COVID patients on ventilators had not been vaccinated against the disease.  He added…

ZAGREB, 9 Sept 2021 - The Croatian government on Thursday adopted a new program for the reconstruction of earthquake-damaged buildings in five counties to correct prices of reconstruction work due to a rise in market prices and extend deadlines for the submission of requests for reconstruction. Also, the status of a legalized property is no longer required for owners to seek grants for temporary assistance and emergency interventions, Construction Minister Darko Horvat said, noting that the changes would help step up the reconstruction process. The program includes results of a study the purpose of which was preliminary identification of risky geological…

ZAGREB, 9 Sept 2021 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said at a government session on Thursday that Croatia's turning red on the epidemiological map of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) was as expected given the spread of the much more contagious Delta coronavirus variant.  "After it was orange and green on the ECDC map the whole summer, Croatia has now turned red, which is as expected considering the rise in the number of infections," he said. "We are faced with the much more contagious Delta variant, which is more aggressive and spreads faster, and Croatia is already seeing…

ZAGREB, 9 Sept 2021 - The 28th anniversary of the massacre committed by the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina against 33 local Croats in Grabovica was commemorated in that village north of Mostar on Thursday. The families of the victims and other participants in today's commemorative events underscored that the remains of 17 victims, including a four-year-old girl, had not yet been found even after 28 years since the atrocities were committed. So far, partial remains of 16 of the 33 victims have been identified, while the remains of the other 17 victims have not still been found. The families also point out the command…

ZAGREB, 9 Sept 2021 - The international developer conference Infobip Shift, held in the coastal city of Zadar on 7-8 September, brought together 3,000 participants from around the world and an additional 10,000 online participants. The event ended with Infobip co-founder Silvio Kutić's message that the company wanted to present Croatian know-how to the rest of the world and link domestic experts with the biggest global companies. The event, which was addressed by more than 60 experts-speakers, presented the latest topics in the developer and IT world. "We brought in one place representatives of global technology giants like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft and of excellent…

ZAGREB, 9 Sept 2021 - The Union of Platform Workers (SRDP), the first trade union of that kind in Croatia, has been established as part of the SSSH trade union federation in response to the unenviable status of those workers and the restriction of their rights, the SSSH said on Thursday. The SRDP was established in June, after which it was registered with the Labour, Pension System, Family, and Social Policy Ministry. SRDP leader Mile Krivokuća said that self-employed platform workers do not have, among other things, the right to paid sick leave or holiday, they do not have a determined minimum price of…

ZAGREB, 9 Sept 2021 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Thursday sent a letter of condolence to North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and to the families of the victims who lost their lives in a fire that broke out in a COVID hospital in the western city of Tetovo on Wednesday evening. We are very saddened by the news about the violent fire in the COVID-19 hospital in Tetovo in which many people lost their lives, Plenković wrote on his Twitter account. "We are in our thoughts with North Macedonia and the families of victims," Plenković added. At least 14 people died and many…