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ZAGREB, 29 June, 2021 - Croatia can be satisfied with the agreement on key issues from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform package because it takes into account its most important demands, Agriculture Minister Marija Vučković said in Luxembourg on Tuesday. At a two-day meeting in Luxembourg, EU agriculture and fisheries ministers on Monday confirmed the agreement on the reform of the CAP, reached with the European Parliament last week. Vučković said Croatia was glad its most important demands had been taken into account, concerning the treatment of areas with natural constraints, animal welfare and certain exemptions and flexibility regarding small farmers.…

ZAGREB, 29 June, 2021 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Tuesday the Social Democratic Party's interpellation on the government's slowness in post-earthquake reconstruction would not pass, adding that in the SDP "they have to pretend they are doing something" after losing in local elections. Speaking to the press in Petrinja, Plenković said he had not seen the interpellation but that "when someone loses so badly in local elections, when they have a 13% rating, they have to pretend they are doing something." He added that parliament would reject it. Plenković visited Petrinja to see the demolition of buildings damaged in December's…

June 29, 2021 - After a one-year delay, the 8th Pink Day was held - the International Festival of Rose Wines, Sparkling Wines, and Champagnes. In addition to socializing with winemakers and olive growers, this favorite wine event was marked by top workshops, awards, and a new location, MSU, a modern space that filled Pink Day with optimism and joy. This year, Pink Day was held for the first time on the covered open terrace of the MSU Museum in Novi Zagreb. Although the location and date of the event were changed several times due to epidemiological reasons and the…

ZAGREB, 29 June, 2021 - Croatia can be a green energy transition leader, Economy and Sustainable Development Ministry state secretary Ivo Milatić said on Tuesday at a conference on  Croatia's energy future organised by Lider weekly. He said Croatia was preparing legislation and all the prerequisites for "as good and successful an energy transition as possible." Milatić said Croatia had a 2030 energy strategy with an outlook on 2050, a national climate energy plan and amended laws on energy efficiency and biofuels, and that it was in the process of amending laws on renewables and the electricity market. The latter amendments, he said, will significantly help…

ZAGREB, 29 June, 2021 - In the past 24 hours, 70 coronavirus cases and three deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Tuesday. There are 418 active cases, including 181 hospitalised patients, 11 of whom are on ventilators, while 3,679 persons are self-isolating. Croatia has registered 359,736 coronavirus cases to date, including 8,205 deaths and 351,113 recoveries, 74 of which in the past 24 hours. To date, 2,143,600 persons have been tested for the virus, including 5,506 in the past 24 hours, and 2,545,040 vaccines have been administered, with 1,482,581 persons having received one…

June 29, 2021 - The 2021 WTA Croatia Bol Open was a huge success, which is confirmed by the impressive numbers this year alone. Over 2.7 million viewers watched the women's tennis tournament around the world!  More than 2.7 million viewers in a hundred countries, a commercial value of more than $8.2 million, a total of 84 broadcasting hours - this is what the WTA Croatia Bol Open looks like in terms of numbers. The semifinal and final on June 11 and 12, thanks to the HTV broadcast, were taken over by 14 stations, including Fox Sports Asia, Eurosport India,…

June 29, 2021 - Definitely one of the most requested routes during the summer, the Jadrolinija catamaran line linking Dubrovnik, Korčula, Hvar, Bol and Split is already available from June 25th. As reported by HrTurizam.hr, Jadrolinija's catamaran on the line Dubrovnik - Korčula - Hvar - Bol - Split started sailing on June 25th. This daily return line connecting Split, Dubrovnik, and the three Adriatic islands will run until September 13th. The catamaran will depart from Dubrovnik at 7:00 with arrival in Split at 12:55. On the way, they will stop in Vela Luka on Korčula at 9:00, and depart for…

June 29, 2021 - A unique event for the Croatian art scene, Brick yard, a meeting point between an exhibition and a party, features four Croatian artists presenting their work and making a statement that not even coronavirus can stop art. EDITOR'S NOTE: The event was moved to July 3, due to a bad weather forecast The coronavirus pandemic and the experience of lockdown were either an inspiration for artists or those circumstances just made it easier for them to focus on their work as everything was closed and isolated. Much like almost everything else, the art and culture sector wasn't…

June 29. 2021 - Zagreb is much more than a city, as participants of Zagreb Digital Nomad Week found out on the last day on aa tour of the county to Samobor and Tihocaj in Zumberak Nature Park.  After a stimulating and intense week of keynote speeches, panel discussions, networking and socialising, the final day of Zagreb Digital Nomad Week on Sunday took participants out of the city to explore Zagreb County.  The day, organised by the Zagreb County Tourist Board, is a continuation of the successful partnership with the Zagreb City Tourist Board on the Around Zagreb project, an…

June the 29th, 2021 - The brand new Zagreb American Academy, located in the Agram Business Centre (Poslovna) on Radnicka cesta, has something new to offer students in Croatia when it comes to learning. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, in the new school year 2021/2022 which is set to begin this autumn, the American Academy High School will start teaching for the first time in Croatia. The new Zagreb American Academy represents a network of American schools from Prague, Brno and Bratislava which unite with an individual approach to students and a high level of professionalism of teachers from all over…