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Wednesday, 7 July 2021
MP Jeckov: There Are Definitely No Segregated Schools in Croatia
ZAGREB, 7 July, 2021 - MP Dragana Jeckov of the Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) said on Wednesday that there are "definitely" no segregated schools or exclusively Serb schools in Croatia, let alone a segregated state education system. Jeckov made the statement in parliament following statements in the media by "quasi-reformists of minority education," primarily the one conducted in the Serbian language and Cyrillic script. "Certain myths need to be debunked," she said, including the one that Serbs in Croatia have separate schools and that they are being taught from textbooks from Serbia, based on the so-called Serbian programme. "In Croatia, there…
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Croatia Through the Eyes of a Digital Nomad: Yachting Part 1 - The Best Office for Digital Nomads
July 7, 2021 - Why is a sailing yacht the best office for digital nomads? Cyndie Burkhardt tells all. Many digital nomads enjoy Split’s climate and working with a sea view, which are among the best perks of being here. If beautiful blue water, fresh air, and sunshine are your thing, you can satisfy your inner nature-lover while working ON the sea, with the right yacht and the right skipper. I grew up by the beach and I love being in, on, and near the water. When friends invited me to join their week-long yachting vacation I didn’t hesitate to say…
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Malena Passed Away: Croatia Mourns End of Klepetan and Malena Stork Love Story
July 7, 2021 - Croatia is sad to learn of the passing of beloved Malena, thus ending the heartwarming love story of the most famous storks in Croatia - Klepetan and Malena. Nineteen years of stork romance between Malena and Klepetan in the Slavonian village of Brodski Varoš (near Slavonski Brod), has sadly come to a tragic end. As Index.hr reports, Malena passed away after failing to eat for eleven days. ''I tried to feed her but it didn't work,'' said Stjepan Vokić, a former janitor who found Malena 28 years ago. The year was 1993, and Malena was injured…
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Professor Davor Derenčinović Elected as New European Court Judge of Human Rights
June 7, 2021 - Davor Derenčinović, Head of the Chair of Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law in Zagreb has been elected as a Croatian judge of the European Court of Human Rights. Jutarnji List quoted professor Davor Derenčinović, who will take up the position of European judge for human rights on January 2, 2022, as saying: ''It is a great thing to be elected a judge of the European Court of Human Rights. It is an honorable and responsible function. I am the third judge from Croatia. Professors Nina Vajić and Ksenija Turković, whose term is expiring, were the…
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Croatian Enterpreneurs Raise Money for Pediatrics Department of Sisak Hospital Affected by Earthquake
June 7, 2021 - Thirty Croatian entrepreneurs came together to help the Department of Pediatrics of the General Hospital "Dr. Ivo Pedišić "in Sisak. As reported by HRT, entrepreneurs will participate in the charity campaign Heart Entrepreneurial for Pediatrics of the Sisak Hospital, which aims to procure a portable incubator. ''Five hundred thousand kuna needed to buy an incubator, they will try to raise by giving business advice on the Klippy platform, the organizers announce Through this platform, video messages will answer questions from entrepreneurs and those just starting out in entrepreneurship.'' Those interested will be able to ask a…
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Croatia Registers 141 New Coronavirus Cases, 3 Deaths in Past 24 Hours
ZAGREB, 7 July, 2021 - In the past 24 hours, Croatia has registered 141 new cases of coronavirus, while three people have died as a consequence of the infection, the national COVID response team reported on Wednesday. Currently, there are 596 active cases in the country, including 120 hospitalised patients, 6 of whom are on ventilators, and 3,673 people are in self-isolation. A total of 2,176,865 tests have been conducted today, including 4,982 in the past 24 hours. As of 6 July, 2,714,126 doses of vaccines have been administered, with 1,518,820 people having received at least one dose and 1,195,306 having received both shots.…
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
PM Andrej Plenković Strongly condemns violence after LGTBIQ Pride Parade
ZAGREB, 7 July, 2021 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Wednesday strongly condemned the violence that had occurred after the LGTBIQ Pride Parade in Zagreb on Saturday. "That is unacceptable, Croatia is a free country and everyone should be what they are. Human rights and the rights of all minorities, including sexual minorities, should be respected," Plenković said in an interview with Croatian Radio. "Croatia is big enough for everyone to be free," he stressed. Plenković recalled that Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Human Rights Boris Milošević had also condemned the physical assaults on members of the LGBTIQ…
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Croatia's Industrial Stockpiles Up Month-On-Month And Year-On-Year
ZAGREB, 7 July, 2021 - Croatia's stockpiles of finished industrial goods in May 2021 were 0.5% higher than in the previous month and 2.5% higher than in May 2020, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS). Broken down by main industrial groupings, compared with April 2021, stockpiles of durable consumer goods increased the most, by 7.1%. Stockpiles of energy rose by 2.9% and those of intermediate goods and non-durable consumer goods increased by 0.2%. At the same time, stockpiles of capital goods fell by 2.3%. Compared with May 2020, stockpiles of energy increased by 41% and those of…
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Ribafish Returns for RokOtok as the Father and Son Love Story Continues
July 7, 2021 - One of the most moving stories about a father's promise to his son adds a new chapter to its pages, after a year on hiatus from the pandemic. ''Ribafish'' has started in Brodarica the second stage of the heartwarming project RokOtok, in memory of his son Rok. After last year's break caused by the pandemic, this weekend started the second phase of the famous praiseworthy project RokOtok, a cheerful summer swimming and educational marathon Domagoj Jakopović Ribafish launched two years ago in memory of his prematurely deceased son Rok. ''Ribafish'' decided to fulfill the promise he made…
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Ryanair Zadar Base: Flights Reduced to the UK in July and August
July 7, 2021 - Three new routes are postponed while the number of rotations on two existing lines to the UK is reduced at the Ryanair Zadar base. Although Ryanair officially opened its base in Zadar at the beginning of July, announcing 78 weekly flights to 37 destinations, 17 of which are new, by the middle of the first working week, the largest European airline had to postpone the start of three new routes and reduce the number of rotations on two existing lines to the UK, reports Zadarski.hr. The lines to Edinburgh, Newcastle, and Liverpool, which were supposed to be…
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
8,000 million HRK Allocated for Croatian Promotion through International Sports Events, Croatian Athletes
July 7, 2021 - HRK 8 million has been allocated for Croatian promotion through international sports events and Croatian athletes. Members of the Croatian National Tourist Board at the 79th online session adopted a Decision on selecting partners and approving funds for marketing cooperation with organizers of international sports events and top Croatian athletes in 2021. HRK 8 million gross has been approved for the implementation of mentioned collaborations with selected partners. The session was chaired by the Minister of Tourism and Sports and the President of the Croatian Tourist Board Nikolina Brnjac in the presence of the Croatian Tourist…
