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August 31, 2021 - It's official - Nikola Vlašić joins West Ham United in a transfer that is the 4th largest in Croatian football history!  Nikola Vlašić is the new player of Premier League club West Ham United. The Croatian footballer has signed a six-year contract, and his current club, CSKA Moscow, should receive 30 million euros in fixed compensation. "West Ham United are delighted to announce the signing of Croatia international attacker Nikola Vlašić. The talented 23-year-old arrives on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow. A teenage prodigy with Hajduk Split, Vlašić…

ZAGREB, 31 Aug, 2021 - Household deposits rose by 1.4% that is by 3.3 billion from June to July, and increased 8.4% on the year, according to the data released by the Croatian National Bank in its "Comments on monetary developments for July 2021" publication. Total deposits in Croatia reached HRK 350.7 billion in July, going up by 8.5 billion kuna or 2.5% from June, and jumped by 31.1 billion kuna or 9.7% comapred to July 2020. "The growth in total placements of monetary institutions to domestic sectors continued to accelerate in July, mirroring growing household lending, primarily in the…

ZAGREB, 31 Aug, 2021 - Croatia's ninepin bowlers have won one gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the 20th World Championships U23, which are being held in Kranj and Kamnik, Slovenia this year. Mihael Grivičić won the gold medal in the men's sprint event and then later he won the silver medal in the tandem mixed with Amela Nicol Imširović. Borna Bakran won the bronze medal in the men's sprint, and then another bronze with Ivo Cindrić in the tandem. Mirna Bosak also won a brozne medal in the women's sprint. Klara Sedlar, Valentina Smuđ and Luka Požega also…

ZAGREB, 31 Aug, 2021 - An analysis of the Croatian Finance Agency (Fina) shows that in 2020, the businesses registered in Split-Dalmatia County had a consolidated net profit of HRK 571.3 million, down by 27% compared to 2019. In terms of the total revenue in 2020, the Split-based Tommy retail chain topped the ranking with HRK 3.2 billion, and the Omiš-based Stuidenac ranked second, HRK 1.9 billion, and they were followed by the Vrgorac-based Pivac meat processing company, HRK 1.6 billion. Last year, there were 15,308 businesses with their headquarters in Split-Dalmatia County. Highest profit in 2020 made by sports betting company…

ZAGREB, 31 Aug, 2021 - In the last 24 hours, Croatia has conducted 9,610 coronavirus test and 7% of them, that is 668, have turned out to be positive, while the number of COVID-related death toll has risen by three to 8,334, the national COVID-19 crisis management team reported on Tuesday. Currently there are  3,214 active cases of the infection with coronavirus, including 423 hospitalised COVID patients. The crisis management team reported today that there were 53 patients on ventilators, two fewer than on Monday. Since 25 February 2020 when Croatia reported it first registered case of the infection with that…

August 31, 2021 - Due to the increase in infections and delays in the vaccination process, some countries, including the US, would be removed from the safe list of several European countries, on the recommendation of the EU Council. Should Croatia follow these measures? HrTurizam writes that national representatives of the Council of the European Union met yesterday, Monday afternoon, to discuss and update the EU's safe travel list, a process that takes place every two weeks. The EU Council has decided to remove six countries from the list: Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, and the United States, claiming that their current…

August 31, 2021 - Health Minister Vili Beroš believes that removing all COVID-19 restrictions in Croatia is possible but will depend on the number of hospitalizations in the country.  On Monday, Health Minister Vili Beroš held a meeting with the directors of several hospitals and with members of the expert group of the Ministry of Health, reports RTL. "We discussed topics that are very current, and that is the response of the health system in this fourth wave, that is, in the colder weather in the autumn," Beroš said.  He said that they talked constructively about what they had already…

August 31, 2021 - The Croatia U17 women's water polo team took 7th place at the European Championships in Šibenik after beating Israel 11: 6 in a direct match for 7th place. The applause that erupted from the beautifully filled stands of the swimming pool in Crnica, long after the end of the match for 7th place, is perhaps the most valuable and impressive image of Croatia's performance over the last 10 days in Šibenik. "Truly a wonderful result, to be 7th at such a strong European Championship in which 19 national teams participated, more than ever. There are usually about…

August the 31st, 2021 - As autumn approaches and despite the good epidemiological picture, preparations in the healthcare system are occurring. Five Zagreb hospitals will be accepting coronavirus positive patients, while two hospitals in the capital will be solely for negative patients. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, a meeting was held between the Minister of Health, Vili Beros, and the directors of Croatian hospitals and an expert group from the Ministry of Health. They discussed the current situation with the spread of the novel coronavirus and the redistribution of care for coronavirus positive patients, HRT has learned. Five Zagreb hospitals will be…

August the 31st, 2021 - The new Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomasevic and his city administration is seeking millions in damages from the late Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandic's many alleged affairs and scandals. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Tomislav Tomasevic and his government are looking for the money extracted during the time of former mayor Milan Bandic in alleged scandals, most of which are well known to the public, reports Jutarnji list. The closest associates of the late Mayor Milan Bandic in Zagreb's city administration, as well as the owners of companies that benefited from doing ''illegal business'' with the City of Zagreb…