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July 17, 2021 - The Goran Ivanišević Tennis Hall of Fame induction takes place tonight in Newport, Rhode Island!  To mark the 20th anniversary of winning Wimbledon, Goran Ivanišević will be inducted to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, tonight, 18 months after learning the happy news that marked the end of his magnificent career. Goran was supposed to enter the Hall of Fame last summer, but the coronavirus disrupted those plans and postponed them to today, reports Slobodna Dalmacija. The solemn ceremony begins at 6 pm local time, or at midnight in Croatia. Goran…

July 17, 2021 - The Civil Protection Directorate of the Republic of Croatia said it was closely monitoring the situation in case of need after heavy rains caused floods in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands in which hundreds of people were killed and more than a thousand missing and wanted. To date, there are 150 victims and dozens missing from the storms and floods that have hit Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, not to mention the material damage to the destroyed houses and highways. In Croatia, as well as in other European countries, the situation is being closely monitored to respond…

ZAGREB, 17 July (Hina) - Migrants' pressure on Croatia's border has lessened recently, and in the first half of 2021 the police registered 7,434 illegal crossings, which was 11.2% less than in the corresponding period of 2020 when there were 8,374 such cases, the Jutarnji List (JL) daily reported on Saturday. Similar developments were registered in Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the daily newspaper that in the recent period more and more migrants opted for the routes across Serbia and Hungary and further towards other EU member-states. In the first half of 2021, attempts to illegally cross into Croatia were mainly made by migrants…

ZAGREB, 17 July 2021 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Friday praised the role of the Italian Union in strengthening the identity of ethnic Italians in Croatia and Slovenia and congratulated the association on its 30th anniversary. The Italian Union ("Unione Italiana"), headquartered in Rijeka, is an umbrella association of members of the Italian minority, that implements cultural programs with the aim of preserving and promoting the ethnic and cultural identity of local Italians. It is the union of more than 45 societies of local Italians and it has a branch office in Koper, Slovenia. Addressing the ceremony, held in…

July 17, 2021 - Will there be additional precautions for vaccinated Russian and British tourists in Croatia? Discussions have already taken place.  After Croatia was upgraded to the UK green list of countries late Wednesday night and announced that the first British tourists would arrive in the Adriatic on July 19, the tourism sector was flooded with concerns. The United Kingdom is one of the countries with the highest growth in the number of newly reported cases of the Delta Variant, and tourism workers justifiably feared that it could close the season. Thus, the National Headquarters is considering introducing some…

July 17, 2021 - Klapa Luše from Split became the brand new winners of the women's competition at the 55th Klapa Festival in Omiš. The jury awarded the second prize to Kaprić from Zadar, and the third to Oželanda from Zagreb. On Friday, July 16, at the Square of St. Mihovil in Omiš, with a live television broadcast on national television, the Final Evening of Women's Klapas of the jubilee 55th Festival of Dalmatian Klapas was held, reports Slobodna Dalmacija. The ten most successful women's ensembles from the election evenings performed: Mir (Medjugorje), Stivanja (Trogir), Sorelo (Zagreb), Stentoria (Daruvar), Ventula (Split),…

July 17, 2021 - Radisson Blu Resort & Spa in Split proudly announced that after opening a new spa and wellness center, extensively renovating the hotel lobby, and expanding to a private Beach Club, the Croatian Ministry of Tourism classified it as a five-star hotel. The reclassification from four to five stars followed in early June this year, after a significant investment in the hotel, which began with the construction of an annex opened in 2018, which housed 69 luxury rooms with unobstructed views of the Adriatic Sea, decorated in a style that reflects Dalmatian influence. The improvement of the…

July 17, 2021 - The 2021 Sinjska Alka and Velika Gospa events have been announced in Sinj for next month!  Thanks to the traditionally rich and diverse program of the umbrella event, Alka Days and the Assumption, this summer in Sinj will be lively and full of hats. Despite the difficult and uncertain times we are in, the Alka city is ready and hospitable to welcome its guests, offering interesting events among which everyone will find something for themselves. The summer of events will be opened on July 16 by the great jazz band Black Coffee in the unique space…

July the 17th, 2021 - The Croatian Public Health Institute has updated its rules for vaccinated people and those who have proof of their previous contraction and subsequent recovery from COVID-19. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the Croatian Public Health Institute has announced a few new changes according to which vaccinated persons would be exempted from testing and quarantine for nine months following full vaccination, instead of the previous six. According to a statement published on the Croatian Public Health Institute's epidemiological services website, health surveillance in the quarantine/self-isolation of close contacts has been extended from the previous ten to fourteen…

July the 17th, 2021 - When it comes to Croatian citizens or residents, every fifth one has had to borrow funds since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic back in spring last year in order to remain financially afloat. As Novac/Andrea Koscec writes, since the beginning of the pandemic, every fifth respondent in Croatia has been forced to borrow money. Working with that very same figure, every fifth person was also rendered unable to pay back the debts they'd incurred/ The above information about the financial issues suffered by Croatian citizens during the pandemic was showcased by COVID-19 inspired financial…