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ZAGREB, 24 May, 2021 - Croatia hopes its entry to the Schengen area of passport-free travel could be put on the agenda during Slovenia's EU presidency in the second half of this year, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Monday. "I believe it is possible. We have excellent overall relations with Slovenia and it would be great if that happened during Slovenia's presidency of the Council of the EU," Plenković told reporters. Plenković discussed Croatia's accession to the Schengen area and the euro area with European Council President Charles Michel and Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson. Both the previous and…

May 25, 2021 - The new issue of the Polish National Geographic Traveler magazine is entirely dedicated to Croatia as a tourist destination. HRTurizam reports, the new issue, "Croatia - 23 journeys of life,"  brings texts, photos, and useful information of Polish journalists and travel writers who wrote about the beauties and peculiarities of Croatian destinations on 116 pages.  "A special issue of the magazine is already on sale, so many Poles will have an additional opportunity to get to know Croatia even better, which is positioned in this market as one of the favorite foreign tourist destinations. Excellent pictures and tempting texts…

May 25, 2021 - The Croatia handball player list for two June meetings against Spain in the EHF EURO Cup and a friendly against Egypt have been announced.  The Croatian men's team coach Hrvoje Horvat has published the list of players he is counting on for the remaining EHF EURO Cup match against Spain and the friendly match against Egypt. There are 18 players on the list, along with seven more on the reserve list, if one of the invitees gets injured. The national team will gather in Poreč on June 21 at 11:00 and will stay there until June…

May 25, 2021 - NK Osijek celebrates their historic second-place finish in the Croatian First League (HNL).  Osijek won in the last round of their historic HNL season and proudly ended their Croatian championship story in 2nd place.  Slobodan Kadic Osijek said goodbye to its memorable club season with a familiar result over the last ten months - a victory. Although the points were not as imperative, given that Osijek already secured the second-place spot in the league before the final match, it was the cherry on top of a brilliant season. Osijek ended the Croatian championship by defeating Istra…

May 25, 2021 - The latest flight news to Croatia as Iberia flights to Split and Zagreb return next month, while the Dubrovnik line will increase to four flights a week!  Croatian Aviation reports that Spanish national airline, Iberia, will resume traffic to two Croatian airports - Zagreb and Split - from the beginning of June. Iberia is running again to Zagreb and Split from the beginning of June! Since March, the Spanish national airline has been operating on a regular route between Madrid and Dubrovnik and will reintroduce routes to Split and Zagreb next month.  Return to Zagreb These…

May 25, 2021 - TCN CEO Paul Bradbury was interviewed by Lider Media last week. The full interview went online yesterday - an English verstion of the original interview. In the highest peak of pandemic you launched a new project - Total Croatia portal, which represents tips&tricks welcome door to Croatia. Although it mainly refers to tourism offer, there are some information for people who want to live, work, study here. And it is not only ‘milk and honey’ (you mention corruption index and system flaws). Have you faced some disagreement with your objectiveness? The new Total Croatia national tourism…

May 24, 2021 - The main Zagreb Stock Exchange indices ended the day in the red and the only stock to cross the million kuna mark was that of the Dalekovod transmission line producer. The Crobex fell by 0.15% to 1,940.65 points. The Crobex10 decreased by 0.08% below the psychological threshold of 1,200 points, closing at 1,199.98 points. Regular turnover amounted to HRK 7.5 million or about 1.7 million more than on Friday. The only stock to cross the million kuna mark was the Dalekovod transmission line producer. The price of its shares continued to fall drastically today, plunging by 33.33%…

May 24, 2021 - Dubrovnik Historical Trails, a project implemented as part of the HRK 33.8 million "Rural Educational, Cultural and Ethnographic Tourist Attractions" project, as part of which five tourist attractions on the islands Mljet and Korčula, on Pelješac peninsula and in Slano were renovated, was presented on Monday. As part of the project, the Ismaeli-Gabrielis Palace, housing the Korčula Town Museum, was renovated, the parish office housing the Native House of Dubrovačko Primorje was renovated, a Gold and Silver Museum was built in Smokvica, on the island of Korčula, the Austrian Road on Mljet was renovated and the theme trail Babino Polje was set up. The…

May 24, 2021 - Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Monday after a meeting with the President of the European Council Charles Michel that the two condemned the forced landing of a Ryanair civil plane in Belarus and demanded an international investigation. Plenković met with Michel in Brussels ahead of an EU summit. Croatia's Prime Minister wrote on Twitter that he had spoken with Michel about "the fight against COVID-19, the vaccination process, Croatia's entry into the Schengen Area and the euro area and the continuation of enlargement." "We condemn the unacceptable move by the Belarusian authorities and demand an international…

May 24, 2021 - Labour Minister Josip Aladrović presented five agreements in Zadar on Monday worth HRK 11.5 million for the employment of 130 women who have trouble finding a job due to insufficient qualifications and women who care for the elderly in Zadar and Lika-Senj counties.  The contracts are part of the second stage of the ministry's "Make a Wish" employment program. "The contracts will enable the employment of 130 hard-to-employ women and women who care for the elderly. The purpose of the project is to help employ people who have been out of work for a long time and are more…