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June 24, 2021 - Croatia basketball topped Puerto in a friendly match during their Olympic qualifying preparations in Split.  The Croatia men's national team defeated Puerto Rico 74-59 in the preparatory match for the Olympic qualifying tournament in Split at Spaladium arena next week. After an even first quarter, Croatia pulled ahead in the second and, despite a poorer shooting performance (three-pointers 2-18), easily controlled the game until the end. It should be emphasized that Croatia will be at an even higher level in the Olympic qualifying tournament, especially when Bojan Bogdanović officially joins the team. Bojan arrived in Split…

June the 24th, 2021 - Yet another Croatian marina, this time Marina Tribunj in Sibenik-Knin County, has entered D-Marin's already very impressive international portfolio. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes, the well known global marina network of the D-Marin Group is now richer for yet another beautiful Croatian marina - Marina Tribunj. It is the fourth destination in the Croatian cluster and the fifteenth location in D-Marina's growing portfolio of exclusive nautical destinations across the Mediterranean and the United Arab Emirates, the company reports. Marina Tribunj is located in the very heart of Dalmatia, between D-Marin Mandalina in nearby Sibenik and D-Marin…

June the 24th, 2021 - The Croatian 2021 tourist season is already way ahead of 2020's coronavirus pandemic dominated summer season. With temperatures soaring and epidemiological measures finally beginning to ease for non-resident foreign arrivals, things are looking good. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes, during the penultimate weekend in June, which was also an extended/long weekend, from Friday, June the 18th to Wednesday, June the 23rd, 2021, 330,000 arrivals and 1.6 million overnight stays were realised across Croatia. Out of the total number of overnight stays, foreign tourists realised 1.2 million overnight stays, and domestic touists realised 335,000 overnight stays.…

June the 24th, 2021 - Simeon Stefanovic, a Croatian student, has managed to solve an old and very well known mathematical problem in a new, innovative way. He's even succeeded in impressing the Russians. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Simeon Stefanovic, a second-grade student at the High School of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Rijeka, has participated in state competitions sixteen times so far and is a two-time state champion in mathematics and informatics. He started going to competitions from the second grade of primary school, and this year he also participated in the Moscow-based Mathematical Tournament of Cities, which was held…

June the 24th, 2021 - Croatian purchasing power has risen a little, but the country unfortunately still remains ranked among the European Union's very worst as the tremendously devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to be more than evident. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Ljubica Gataric/VL writes, after falling during and owing to the year dominated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Republic of Croatia dropped to 64 percent of the value of the average GDP of the European Union per capita in 2020, down from 65 percent back in pre-pandemic 2019, thus cementing its status as the second poorest EU member…

June 24, 2021 - Day four of Zagreb Digital Nomad Week - the keynote speeches so far. A very international week in the Croatian capital, as the inaugural Zagreb Digital Nomad Week began on Monday, 7 days covering 7 themes in 7 locations to showcase the diversity of the city. The themes - cybersecurity, online presence, remote careers, tax & finance, wellbeing, and exploring Zagreb, have attracted a range of expert Croatian and international speakers, several of whom flew in for the event. After months of lockdown, the more relaxed atmosphere in Croatia has been welcomed by its visitors, and…

June 23, 2021 - The ninth article in the series, "Friends of Croatia: Croatian Protocol Guide", brings you more details from the Protocol guide for diplomatic missions accredited to the Republic of Croatia issued by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs to ease the arrival of the foreign diplomatic representatives to Croatia. With diplomatic immunity already being mentioned in this series, we saw that the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MVEP) following the terms of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, dedicated a special part to diplomatic immunity in its Protocol guide for diplomatic missions accredited…

June 23, 2021 - TCN contributor Ana Bačić talks about a busy summer in Croatia for American tourists!  The latest developments regarding the introduction of direct flights to Croatia continue to improve this summer season, placing Croatia on the radar for many fans and avid travelers seeking new adventures. Whether travelling from Europe, the US, or Canada there are many options to reach the most popular tourist destinations. According to the Ministry of Tourism press releases, visitors can expect a positive tourist season, despite pandemic situations. All safety precautions were taken, in addition to most of the tourist sector employees…

June 23, 2021 - TCN contributor Frank Games steps onto the soapbox about the Croatian Postal Service.  I have been lucky enough to have been able to live in this beautiful country for the last couple of years and have sort of developed that same ‘shrug of the shoulders' that says ‘its Croatia’ that the local folk seems to say when things are not quite what you expect from the administration of the country.  I also have a lot of time on my hands to think about the important things in our daily lives such as why there are no…

June 23, 2021 - Croatia and Spain will meet in the EURO 2020 round of 16!  In the EURO 2020 round of 16, the Croatia national team will play against the second-placed team from Group E, which is Spain. After beating Scotland and finishing second in the group, Croatia knew they would play the second-placed team of Group E in the round of 16 on Monday in Copenhagen. There was total chaos ahead of the final round and all four teams had a chance to be second.  Spain outclassed Slovakia 5:0 and did their part, but Sweden went up 2:0…