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August 12, 2021 - Will Croatian Covid certificates in autumn be the norm to avoid further lockdowns? A look at how things should look once summer ends and if Croatia's Covid certificates model will look like France.  What will happen to Covid passports this autumn? And will they be introduced for all facilities? This topic was discussed between Index.hr and a source from the National Headquarters. Although some wrote that they would be introduced to enter shopping malls in the autumn, it likely will not happen. It should also be noted that Covid passports are already used to enter many…

August 12, 2021 - In the UEFA Europa Conference League 3rd qualifying round, Rijeka tops Hibernian to move to the playoffs, while Osijek and CSKA draw to knock the Croatian club out of the competition.  Rijeka beat Hibernian 4:1 in the Conference League's 3rd qualifying round and advanced to the playoffs. The first match between Rijeka and Hibernian in Edinburgh ended 1:1.  Pavičić crowned Rijeka's better game in the first half with a goal in the 36th minute. Hibernian opened the second half with a goal in the 56th minute to shock the home team. After a Hibernian exclusion forced…

August 12, 2021 - An orange City of Zagreb can be found on the latest ECDC map released on Thursday, August 12, 2021. The capital is no longer green, thus moving to orange where Croatia's coast has been for the last few weeks.  The European Center for Disease Control has updated its corona map, reports Index.hr. The Croatian coast is still in the orange zone, and the City of Zagreb has changed from green to orange. The ECDC Epidemiological Map for Europe is published weekly based on the 14-day incidence and the proportion of positive tests in the total number…

ZAGREB, 12 August, 2021 - In the last 24 hours, of 8,187 tests performed for coronavirus, 333 have come back positive (4%), and three more persons infected with the virus have died, the Croatian national COVID-19 crisis management team reported on Thursday. Currently, there are 1,552 active cases of the infection and of them, 192 are hospitalised patients, including 19 placed on ventilators. Since 25 February 2020 when Croatia registered its first case of the infection with the novel virus, 2.38 million people have been tested. Of them, 366,049 have contracted the virus, of whom 8,278 have died while 356,219 have recovered, including…

ZAGREB, 12 August,2021 - Interior Minister Davor Božinović said on Wednesday coronavirus cases in Croatia were rising but that the situation was better than in other countries. Speaking to the press, he said that was to be expected given the large number of tourists and that it was key that people complied with COVID rules. Božinović, who heads the national COVID-19 crisis management team, said everything should be done to encourage people to get vaccinated and that the only way out of this crisis was by relying on science. He would not speculate whether the use of COVID certificates would be expanded,…

ZAGREB, 12 August, 2021 - Vinko Martinović alias Štela was arrested in Mostar on Wednesday on a warrant issued by Croatia over the 1996 murder in Mostar for which the Croatian Supreme Court sentenced Martinović to 10 years in prison in 2020. Martinović's arrest was confirmed by the Bosnia and Herzegovina state investigation agency (SIPA). In 2016, Zagreb County Court delivered a guilty verdict against Martinović and sentenced him to seven years in jail for the murder of Jasmina Đukić in Mostar in 1996, who was killed by Martinović and his accomplices to obtain her flat which they sold after…

ZAGREB, 12 August, 2021 - Hrvatski Telecom and the Tommy retail chain are opening fast charging stations for electric vehicles in Dubrovnik, Malinska on Krk island, Solin, Split, and Zadar, Hrvatski Telekom said on Wednesday. These will be the first fast charging stations as part of Tommy stores at those locations. Charging will be free from 7 am to 10 pm and HRK 2.60 kuna/kWh plus VAT the rest of the time. The fast charging stations for electric vehicles were set up as part of a project, co-financed within the EU's Connecting Europe Facility, aimed at ensuring top-quality charging both for domestic electric…

ZAGREB, 12 August, 2021 - A 46-year-old Frenchman died on Korčula island on Tuesday night attempting to dive into a cave 30 metres underwater, Dubrovnik police said on Wednesday. He was with another French citizen, his underage son, according to the media, who was hospitalised in Split. Dubrovnik-Neretva County police received a report around 6 pm which said that foreign citizens on the southern island needed help. Officers established that the Frenchman was freediving on Korčula's south side around 4 pm, attempting to dive into a cave 30 m below the sea. Since he was not coming up, the other French citizen, who…

ZAGREB, 12 August, 2021 - The Croatian Youth Network, an umbrella association of NGOs bringing together young people, on Thursday stated that as many as 76.9% of young Croatians aged between 18 and 34 still lived with their parents, which made this NGO make inquiries about the government's youth policies. The NGO underscores that in terms of the share of young people living with their parents, Croatia tops the EU rankings. On the occasion of 12 August, observed as International Youth Day (IYD), the Croatian Youth Network sent requests to Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and the state secretary Željka Josić, who is…

August 12, 2021 - Yesterday a meeting was held in Opatija between associations linked to the tourism sector and government authorities. They spoke of the current situation of the catering industry, coffee bars in Croatia for example, and also of its precarious future if restrictions are imposed and financial support is not provided. The National Association of Caterers (NUU) also participated in the meeting of the tourism sector with representatives of the Government of the Republic of Croatia held in Opatija, reports HrTurizam. The importance of this meeting is shown by the fact that 21% of all companies in Croatia…