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Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Defence Minister Banožić: "We Will Make Every Effort to Prevent Unfortunate Incidents"
ZAGREB, 20 July, 2021 - The Defence Ministry will make every effort to prevent unfortunate incidents in the Croatian Army, after five servicemen died off duty in less than a month, Defence Minister Mario Banožić said on Tuesday. "Because of unfortunate incidents that occurred in the Croatian Army, we will invest all our efforts in the further development of programmes to prevent such incidents," the minister said, expressing his deep regret over the deaths of the servicemen. He did not discuss the circumstances of the deaths. "Profoundly shaken by the unfortunate incidents that happened recently, I express my deepest condolences to the…
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
President Zoran Milanović: "No Causal Link Between Army Deaths"
ZAGREB, 20 July, 2021 - President Zoran Milanović said on Tuesday there was no causal link between recent deaths in the military. "There is no causal link between the cases, but there might be a link to some elements of social pathology and disorders which exist within and outside the army," he told the press in Varaždin, adding that he would say what he meant exactly "when some time has passed." "These things happen, but when something like this happens in the army, it attracts attention and the public raises an eyebrow." Milanović said deaths in the army were at the level of…
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Miroslav Škoro Resigns as Homeland Movement Leader
ZAGREB, 20 July, 2021 - Miroslav Škoro on Tuesday tendered his irrevocable resignation as leader of the opposition Homeland Movement. "I hereby irrevocably resign from the position of president of the Homeland Movement and from all other duties in the party, effective from 20 July 2021," Škoro announced in a Facebook post. "I resign because I think that the time has come for the Homeland Movement to continue its successful political activity under new leadership. I am proud that we managed to form a political party that the Croatian people have recognised as being one that can preserve the Croatian…
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Wake the Lake Festival Coming to Lake Lokve Next Month!
July 20, 2021 - After the first announcement of Croatian and foreign performers, the Wake The Lake Festival organizers have revealed more top names this August on Lake Lokve. From August 4 to 8, on three stages (two on the lakeshore and one in the woods), the festival will host 45 contemporary house and techno DJ names, although there will also be drum & bass, disco, funk, and plenty of great electronic fusion. Previously announced performers, led by Cinthie, Petar Dundov, Umek, and La Fleur, are joined in the second wave by Gerd Janson, Bradley Zero, Dr. Rubinstein, and Elado.…
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Croatia and Russia to Meet at Poljud in November
July 20, 2021 - Croatia and Russia will meet at Poljud Stadium in Split to close out the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Group H. The Croatian Football Federation Executive Board has registered Poljud Stadium as the host of the Croatia and Russia match as part of the European qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Qatar in 2022, reports HNS. Croatia and Russia have played four times so far, with Croatia recording two wins and two draws. Recall, Croatia and Russia most recently met in the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Cup at Fisht Stadium…
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Croatia FM Grlić Radman For Shedding Light on Fate of Missing, Killed Bugojno Croats
ZAGREB, 20 July, 2021 - Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman said on Tuesday he expected light to be shed on the fate of missing and killed Croats from Bugojno, central Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he laid wreaths and attended Mass in a church destroyed in the 1990s war. "It's very important to shed light on the dark past so we can live together, so we can open a new chapter of coexistence. It's important to shed light on the past, on the fate of the missing, the killed. Their families are still alive," Grlić Radman said in Kandija. Croats in…
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
PM Andrej Plenković Extends Kurban Bayram Greetings
ZAGREB, 20 July, 2021 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Tuesday congratulated the head of the Islamic Community in Croatia, Mufti Aziz Hasanović, and all Islamic believers on Kurban Bayram, wishing that the Bayram days be filled with peace, health and joy. Plenković also wished that "this time of sacrifice give you inspiration and strength to overcome the challenges and tests ahead." For more about politics in Croatia, follow TCN's dedicated page.
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Average net pay for May HRK 7,104
ZAGREB, 20 July, 2021 - For May 2021, the average monthly net earnings per person in paid employment in legal entities in Croatia amounted to HRK 7,104, nominally higher by 6.7% and really by 4.5% as compared to the same month last year, the national statistical office said on Tuesday. As compared to April 2021, the nominal increase was 0.3% and the real one 0.2%. The highest average monthly net earnings per person in paid employment in legal entities for May 2021 were paid in Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (HRK 10,756), while the lowest were paid in Manufacture of wearing apparel (HRK 4,401). Median net…
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Supreme Court: Sessa Replaced By Deputy President Mrčela, No Constitutional Crisis
ZAGREB, 20 July, 2021 - The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that the term of office of Supreme Court President Đuro Sessa had expired and he would be replaced by Deputy President Marin Mrčela, adding there is no constitutional crisis and that judges continue to exercise the judicial power as determined by the Constitution and law. "Until the new president is elected, the affairs of the court administration will be performed by the deputy president, whose powers are determined by the law adopted by the Croatian parliament. There is democratic legitimacy because the law was adopted by democratically elected representatives,"…
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Croatia Logs 146 New Coronavirus Cases, 3 Deaths
ZAGREB, 20 July, 2021 - In the past 24 hours, 146 coronavirus cases and three deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Monday. There are 739 active cases, including 121 hospitalised patients, 11 of whom are on ventilators, while 3,573 persons are self-isolating. To date, Croatia has registered 361,759 coronavirus cases, including 8,243 deaths and 325,777 recoveries, 89 of which in the past 24 hours. To date, Croatia has tested 2,223,324 persons for the virus, including 4,612 in the past 24 hours. Also, 2,930,768 vaccines have been administered and 39.3% of the population…
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Successful Croatian Digital Nomad Permit Applicants: Cyndie Burkhardt from USA
July 20, 2021 - Another day, another successful digital nomad permit application in Croatia - this time TCN contributor, Cyndie Burkhardt. Meet one more successful applicant for the Croatian digital nomad permit - TCN's very own contributor Cyndie Burkhardt, who came to Croatia for a month almost 18 months ago and doesn't look as though she is leaving any time soon. (Hiking to Starigrad Fortress, a 15th-century fortress located near Omiš in Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia.) 1. Tell us firstly a little about yourself and why you decided to come to Croatia? I arrived in Split, Croatia on March 1, 2020—a…
