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ZAGREB, 20 Aug, 2021 - The indexation of pension allowances on 1 July will lead to their rise by 2.46%, which means that the average increase will be 68.93 kuna, with the lowest pensions going up by HRK 42.77 and the the highest by HRK 180.47, the Večernji List (VL) daily reported on Friday. Pensions are indexed twice a year, on 1 January and 1 July, to account for increases in living costs and to be adjusted to changes in the gross average monthly pay. The latest calculation of these two variables paves the way for the 2.46% increase in pension allowances as…

August 20, 2021 - Split-Dalmatia County in August this year achieved 89% of 2019's record tourist traffic. But that's not all.  In August, the heart of the tourist season, Split-Dalmatia County is pleased to host an increasing number of tourists who will spend warm summer holidays by the sea, in the green heart of Inland Dalmatia, or on our islands. In the first half of August, 89% of tourist traffic was recorded compared to 2019. There are as many as 88% more nautical guests compared to the same period last year. Almost all destinations in the County have reached or surpassed…

August 20, 2021 - The Croatia women's volleyball team opens EuroVolley in Zadar with a win against Switzerland! Up next, Croatia faces Belarus on Saturday.  In the European Women's Volleyball Championship first match of Group C, hosted in Zadar, Croatia defeated Switzerland with a convincing 3-0 (25:20, 25:19, 25:21). In the Krešimir Ćosić Hall in Višnjik, the Croatia women's team opened the European competition with a celebration against Switzerland and without losing a set after 71 minutes of play. In the first set, middle blocker and freshly 21-year-old Božana Butigan had a 100 percent performance in the attack by scoring…

August the 20th, 2021 - Several Slavonian confectioners have undergone specialist training at no less than the world-famous Académie d’Art de Paris Le Cordon Bleu in the glamorous French capital. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marta Duic writes, the Regional Centre of Competence (RCK) of the Hospitality and Tourism School from the Eastern Croatian City of Osijek is now richer for six Slavonian confectioners and chefs who underwent a seven-week training at the aforementioned institution. The training in question was realised within the project activity of the RCK Catering and Tourism School from Osijek in the project VirtuOS - the establishment of the RCC…

August the 20th, 2021 - Two Croatian sisters have come together to create 100 percent recycled clothing and other fashion accessories, using only all natural fibres and materials. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, Piki Poma is a new line of sustainable clothing from the Fjaba brand, made of 100 percent recycled fibes which are permanently pleated, and fashion accessories made of environmentally friendly and all-natural materials. Behind the line are textile clothing designer Mirna Litovic and graphic technology engineer Ida Litovic Babic, two Croatian sisters who founded the Fjaba brand way back in 2006. Since then, they say, they have been…

August the 20th, 2021 - One Zagreb company has been busy transforming its business model and incorporating new technology, putting them on the path to becoming a regional leader in their segment. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes, the Zagreb metallurgical-technological company Laser Inženjering (Engineering), which primarily deals with laser metal cutting, is currently in the process of transforming its business model and integrating 4.0 technology, which should enable them to become the leading regional innovative service centre for metal cutting and machining by 2025. As Andjelko Kascel, the owner and director of this Zagreb company explained, as the company is branded,…

August the 20th, 2021 - The well known Zagreb Garden Brewery has created the very first non-alcoholic IPA beer in Croatia and Croatia's immediate region. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes, the Zagreb Garden Brewery will soon be offering natural, vegan and non-alcoholic beers as part of their expansion of the range of their basic and specialty beers. The first edition is the DDH (Double Dry Hopped) IPA made in collaboration with Coast Beer Co., the Scottish pioneers of non-alcoholic craft beers, and it is also the first non-alcoholic craft IPA beer in the entire region. ''Our mission has always been…

Aug 20, 2021 - Have you ever seen the hit Croatian Invasion video? Watch it now and meet the hilarious Grotesco comedy group from Sweden! Being a small country, Croatia has wanted global recognition since its beginning. This doesn't just refer to the political recognitions and diplomatic relations, but also to make its way into global pop culture. And, of course, hoping it will be in pop culture in a good way, not the Borat way like the country of Kazakhstan. Back in 2011, the animated American sitcom „Ugly Americans“ (that follow a New York full of demons, zombies, and…

ZAGREB, 19 Aug, 2021 - The Social Democratic Party has criticised the government's decision to co-finance the construction of a chapel in Bethlehem with HRK 3.3 million, calling on it to use the money for the reconstruction of houses in the earthquake-hit region of Banija while the GLAS party called the decision scandalous. "At a time when the healthcare system is under strain, when post-earthquake reconstruction in Zagreb and Banija is late and people lack basic conditions for normal living, our foreign minister considers it a priority to finance the Church," SDP political secretary and MP Mirela Ahmetović said in a statement. Calling…

ZAGREB, 19 Aug, 2021 - The main Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) indices decreased on Thursday, the Crobex by 0.63% to 1,951.26 points and the Crobex10 by 0.53% to 1,201.23 points, while regular turnover was HRK 4.96 million. Another HRK 2.04 million was generated in a block transaction with Ericsson Nikola Tesla shares at HRK 1,700. In regular trading, this stock turned over HRK 44,300, closing at HRK 1,700 per share, down 0.29%. In regular trading, the most traded stock was the HT telecom operator, turning over HRK 1.17 million, stable at HRK 190 per share. Only one more stock crossed the…