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ZAGREB, 30 July 2021 - A geographic information system for the maritime domain in Split-Dalmatia County was presented on Friday by county head Blaženko Boban, who called on citizens to report cases of devastation of the maritime domain so that it could be protected as much as possible. Split-Dalmatia County accounts for one third of the Croatian Adriatic coast, it has the largest number of concessions for the use of the maritime domain and it has invested significant effort to protect it, Boban said, calling for the involvement of all, the state, inspectors and members of the public, in its protection. The geographic information…

ZAGREB, 30 July 2021- The Croatia Airlines national flag carrier's net loss in the first half of 2021 amounts to HRK 147.4 million, HRK 25.8 million or 15% less than in the comparable period of 2020, the airline reported on Friday. In the period from January to June, the airline conducted a total of 5,421 flights and transported 208,657 passengers, 37% down from the first six months of 2020. The number of passengers on regular domestic flights decreased by 15% (71,367 passengers) and on international flights by 46% (131,181) while charter flights transported 8% more passengers (6,109) year-on-year. Flight occupancy was 45.3%, which is 13.4 percentage points…

July 30, 2021 - Some of the largest names in the music industry personally congratulated Dino Jelusić on his latest success. Members of bands such as Deep Purple, Guns'n'Roses, Slipknot, as well as the Croatian singers Radojka Šverko, Massimo, and Jacques Houdek all expressed delight at Dino becoming the newest member of the legendary hard rock band Whitesnake. Jelusić has been a long-time member of the multi-platinum-selling American band Trans-Siberian Orchestra. He plays keyboards, bass, guitar, and drums and has been performing since the age of five. He attended the Academy of Music at the University of Zagreb, the largest…

July 30, 2021 - A meeting of ambassadors this weekend, as Zagreb Digital Nomad Ambassador for July, Veronika Mulhall, hands over to her successor. Meet Rudi Witkowsky from South Africa.  The end of a calendar month in the Croatian capital brings a goodbye and a welcome, as the Zagreb Digital Nomad Ambassador project continues. New Yorker Veronica Mulhall will be handing over the keys to South African Rudi Witkowsky on Sunday, as she concludes her month before leaving for Tanzania. But not before welcoming Rudi and sharing a few insider Zagreb tips. Veronica was to be found in Art Park…

ZAGREB, 30 July 2021 - The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell both in the EU and the euro area in June 2021, while in Croatia it was slightly above the EU average, a Eurostat report showed on Friday. The EU unemployment rate was 7.1% in June 2021, down from 7.3% in May 2021 and down from 7.3% in June 2020. The euro area unemployment rate was 7.7%, down from 8.0% in May 2021 andfrom 8.0% in June 2020. An estimated 14.916 million men and women in the EU, of whom 12.517 million in the euro area, were unemployed in June 2021. Compared…

ZAGREB, 30 July 2021 - A contract on the construction of a road connecting the D-403 state road and the port in the northern Adriatic city of Rijeka, worth HRK 32.2 million, was signed in the offices of the Rijeka Port Authority on Friday. Also signed was a contract on the supervision of construction work, worth HRK 837,500. The D403 road is a planned 2.5 km state road connecting the A7 motorway Škurinje interchange with the centre of the city of Rijeka and the Port of Rijeka West Terminal. The construction contract was signed with the Krk-based company GP Krk, following a public tender. The head…

ZAGREB, 30 July 2021 - The national COVID-19 response team said on Friday that COVID-19 measures regarding the compulsory wearing of face masks, shop work as well as public transport and organised gatherings, would be extended until 15 August.  Children under the age of 12 will not be required to have COVID-19 certificates when attending gatherings with their parents. Interior Minister Davor Božinović told a press conference that four anti-epidemic measures were being extended. The latest decisions refer to the compulsory wearing of face masks, special organisation of work in stores and shopping malls, organisation of public transport, epidemiological measures restricting gatherings and other…

ZAGREB, 30 July 2021 - Fertiliser manufacturer Petrokemija generated a net profit of HRK 48 million in the first half of 2021, which is 80% less than in the same period of 2020, according to the company's financial statement released on Friday. Total operating revenue fell by 3.0% to HRK 936 million, with sales revenue declining by 5.0% to HRK 918 million. Operating expenditure increased by 23% to HRK 888 million. Davor Žmegač, President of the Management Board, said that the results were affected by increased prices of natural gas, higher CO2 emission charges and lower sales, mostly as a result of…

July 30, 2021 - The Split-based public relations agency VAJT has received a new major professional recognition. For the second time in three years, VAJT has been awarded the most significant professional award, the Golden World Award given by IPRA, the International Public Relations Association, the world’s umbrella organization in public relations. VAJT was again awarded in the Public Affairs category, this time for the project "Introduction of a visa for digital nomads - how a Dutchman provided Croatia with the first official digital nomad", on which VAJT worked with Jan de Jong. There are many peculiarities of this communication campaign,…

ZAGREB, 30 July 2021 - Croatia's stockpiles of finished industrial goods in June 2021 were 6.9% lower than in the previous month and 1.6% lower than in June 2020, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS). Broken down by main industrial groupings, compared with May 2021, energy stockpiles fell the most, by 17.8%. Stockpiles of capital goods decreased by 12.7%, non-durable consumer goods by 6.2%, intermediate goods by 4.7% and durable consumer goods by 0.1%. Compared with June 2020, energy stockpiles increased by 10.1% and stockpiles of non-durable consumer goods by 8.3%, while stockpiles of capital goods fell…