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ZAGREB, 9 July 2021 - Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković held several bilateral meetings in Sofia on Friday, on the fringes of a Three Seas Initiative summit. Plenković tweeted that he held talks with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on economic cooperation and cooperation within the Initiative, migration, the fight against COVID-19, and the two countries' ambition to join the Schengen and euro areas. Plenković also held talks with Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, who supported Croatia's Schengen bid. "We appreciate Estonia's support in Croatia's ambition to become a member of the Schengen and euro areas," he tweeted. Plenković and Kaljulaid also talked about economic cooperation,…

ZAGREB, 9 July 2021 - The Renesansa company owned by Russian businessman Mikhail Shelkov has signed a HRK 1.8 million five-year donation agreement with the Dubrovnik General Hospital for the purchase of new medical equipment and further training of medical staff. Shelkov is restoring Villa Aurora in Trsteno, outside Dubrovnik, and a former holiday resort on the nearby island of Jakljan. His company has now undertaken to donate HRK 370 million a year to the Dubrovnik hospital for the purchase of modern medical equipment and additional training programmes for its staff. The company's CEO, Doroteja Ivanjko, said that the idea…

ZAGREB, 9 July 2021- In 2020, there were 103,000 transactions on Croatia's real estate market, or 7.7% fewer than in 2019, probably due to the COVID-19 pandemic to some extent, however the total value of real estate reached HRK 40 billion, 0.5% higher than in 2019. The value of real estate transactions was equivalent to 11% of Croatia's Gross Domestic Product, and these figures were outlined at a news conference held in Zagreb on Friday on the occasion of the presentation of the annual publication "Croatia's 2020 Real Estate Market Overview", prepared by the construction and physical planning ministry and the Zagreb Institute of Economics (EIZ).…

ZAGREB, 9 July 2021 - Croatia's Seismological Survey recorded a magnitude 3.5 earthquake eight kilometres south of Petrinja at 12:44 on Friday. The Petrinja area was struck by a devastating 6.2 quake last December. For more news, CLICK HERE.

July 9, 2021 - The REPLACE Project was presented at the JOINT SECAP workshop in Rijeka on June 23. There is no better way to end a year and a half-long Interreg project for Croatia, which was one more ecosystem-concerned cooperation between Italy and Croatia. When it comes to energy efficiency in Croatia, there is no doubt anybody cares about it more than the scientific community working and associating with Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar (EIHP). Not only is the EIHP building on its way to becoming the first nearly zero energy building in the whole of the country, but EIHP's…

ZAGREB, 9 July 2021 - Croatia's commodity exports totalled HRK 53.2 billion in the first five months of 2021, up by 25.5% on the year, while import increased by 17.5%, to HRK 81.4 billion, the State Bureau of Statistics (DZS) reported on Friday. The foreign trade deficit increased by HRK 1.3 billion to HRK 28.2 billion. Coverage of imports by exports reached 65.4%. Exports to EU countries amounted to HRK 36.1 billion or 23.9% more year-on-year. At the same time imports from EU countries increased by 15.3% to HRK 63.5 billion. Exports to non-EU countries increased by 29.2% to HRK 17.1 billion…

ZAGREB, 9 July 2021 - The Conflict of Interest Prevention Commission decided on Friday not to take action against Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and ministers Oleg Butković, Nikolina Brnjac and Marija Vučković since they were found not to have violated the Conflict of Interest Prevention Act. The Commission met today to look into a complaint claiming that Prime Minister Plenković, Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Butković, Minister of Tourism and Sport Brnjac and Agriculture Minister Vučković had travelled across the country during the recent campaign for local elections at the expense of the state budget. Tončica Božić, the rapporteur on…

ZAGREB, 9 July 2021- Croatia has registered 87 new coronavirus cases and no COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus crisis management team said on Friday. The number of active cases currently stands at 612. Among them are 115 persons who are receiving hospital treatment, including four who are placed on ventilators. A total of 3,353 people are in self-isolation. To date, 2,769,141 doses of vaccine against COVID-19 have been administered, with 1,534,856 people having received at least one dose and 1,234,285 having been inoculated with both doses. A total of 2,184,648 people have been tested for the novel…

ZAGREB, 9 July 2021- The Duart platform, developed by Croatian actress and casting director Sanja Drakulić to promote Croatian actors and film workers, will be presented at the Marché du Film fair which is taking place as part of the Cannes Film Festival until 15 July. Over 80 Croatian film professionals have been recruited for international projects via this platform in the last five years, and the project is supported by the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre said. Drakulić recently participated as a casting director in two foreign projects, a Swedish series and a film for Netflix,…

ZAGREB, 9 July 2021 - The LNG terminal on the northern Adriatic island of Krk has put Croatia on the energy map of Europe and the world, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković told reporters in Sofia on Friday where he was attending a summit of the Three Seas Initiative. The aim of this initiative is to connect the countries of Central Europe, from the Baltic to the shores of the Black Sea and the Adriatic. The initiative is backed by the United States, and Croatia, as a participant, has a number of projects, Plenković said, citing the LNG terminal on Krk…