Politics
Monday, 22 November 2021
Croatia's Social Protection Expenditure Amounts to Mere €3,000 Per Capita
ZAGREB, 22 Nov 2021 - Croatia's social protection expenditure amounted to €11.2 billion last year, or slightly less than €3,000 per capita, which is a quarter of the country's GDP and around the European average, Večernji List daily said on Monday. According to Eurostat's methodology, expenditure on social protection benefits includes allocations for the elderly, health care, persons with disabilities, family and children, war veterans, unemployment, social exclusion, and housing. Slovenia allocated for social protection slightly more than Croatia - €11.6 billion. In the year of coronavirus, expenditure on social protection in Croatia rose by 5% on the year, which was…
Monday, 22 November 2021
Grlić Radman Meets with Croatian Community in Canada
ZAGREB, 22 Nov 2021 - Croatia's Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Gordan Grlić Radman, met with members of the Croatian community in Canada in the Croatian Martyrs Parish in Mississauga on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs said in a press release. In his speech, Grlić Radman highlighted the role of Croatian parishes in fostering Croatian national identity, notably language, culture, and tradition. He described the parish in Mississauga as one of the best examples of dedication to promoting national consciousnesses and connections with Croatia. The minister said that the Croatian government would continue to support the Croatian…
Monday, 22 November 2021
Croatian State Support Rose to 21.1 Billion Kuna in 2020
November the 22nd, 2021 - 2020 was a year unlike any other for the vast majority of people, if not everyone. A global pandemic had taken the entire world by storm and countries all scrambled to try to find solutions in a truly unprecedented global crisis. Croatian state support reached a massive 21.1 billion kuna during that extraordinarily challenging year. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, back on Wednesday, the Government accepted the report on Croatian state support for 2020, which shows that a total of 21.1 billion kuna aid/support was granted in that period, equal to 40 percent more than in 2019,…
Sunday, 21 November 2021
No to Sucuraj Marina as Government Turns Down Slovakian Concessionaire
November the 21st, 2021 - There is still a resounding no as an answer the the question of the Sucuraj marina as the Croatian Government turns down a would-have-been Slovakian concessionaire. As Morski writes, there's still nothing much to say about the construction of the Sucuraj marina which would boast 250 berths on the Central Dalmatian island of Hvar. At a session held several days ago, the Croatian Government entirely rejected the only bid that arrived in the tender because it was deemed to be incomplete and thus rendered invalid. The concession was to cover an area of slightly more…
Saturday, 20 November 2021
Foreign Minister Says Methods of Threatening World Order Numerous
ZAGREB, 20 Nov, 2021 - Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman said during a visit to Canada on Saturday that there were many methods of threatening the world order and global security, which, he said, could be based only on multilateralism, tolerance and respect. The biggest threats are dictatorships, asymmetric threats, hybrid threats, lack of cyber security and cyber attacks, Grlić Radman said in Halifax, where he was attending the International Security Forum. He identified as threats countries "which are counting on the establishment of a new order or geopolitical repositioning and which have a negative agenda in terms of…
Saturday, 20 November 2021
FM Says Croatia Strongly Committed to Women, Peace and Security Agenda
ZAGREB, 20 Nov, 2021 - Croatia is strongly committed to the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda both regionally and globally, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlić Radman said on Friday on the margins on an international security conference in Halifax on Friday. The Croatian minister is taking part in the Halifax security forum which discussed among other things the Women, Peace and Security ("WPS") agenda, which was formally initiated by the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), adopted on 31 October 2000. Croatia is aware of a huge burden carried by women during conflicts and also of women's crucial…
Saturday, 20 November 2021
Pula Administration Seeks Resident Opinions on City Beach Management
November the 20th, 2021 - The Pula administration is seeking the opinions of local residents on the management of this Istrian city's various beaches, with clear criteria and all information being made readily available to public set as the aim. As Morski writes, a public consultation on the management of maritime assets for the year 2022 is underway in Pula, headed by the Pula administration. They explained from this Istrian city that before making decisions on the possible mere implementation of concessions in exchange for concession approvals, a detailed analysis of economic profitability and environmental impact will be performed. A very…
Friday, 19 November 2021
Interior Minister Says Won't Resign, Calls Migrant Girl's Death Tragic
ZAGREB, 19 Nov 2021 - Interior Minister Davor Božinović said on Friday he would not resign over a European Court of Human Rights ruling in the death of six-year-old migrant Madine Hosseini, calling her death a tragedy. Speaking to the press, he said "there are other legal remedies" and that "what and if something will be done" would be decided by Croatia's representative before the ECHR. Asked which stand Croatia would take if the ruling became final, Božinović said it was a question for the future. Stressing that every loss of life was tragic, especially a child's, he said Croatia…
Friday, 19 November 2021
Croatia will Benefit from EU Budget, Says Croatian MEP
ZAGREB, 19 Nov 2021 - MEP Karlo Ressler (HDZ, EPP) on Friday told a press conference in Zagreb that Croatia will have a lot of benefit from the 2022 European budget, which was agreed by the European Commission and European Parliament on Monday. The budget is the source of financing for all EU programmes in all member states and all European institutions and agencies. "Croatia will benefit from practically all programmes," said Ressler, a member of the inner budget negotiating team for the 2022 budget With regard to the commission's proposal in July, the budget has been increased by €480 million. "In…
Friday, 19 November 2021
Two NGOs Demand Interior Minister and Police Director's Resignation
ZAGREB, 19 Nov 2021 - The Centre for Peace Studies and Are You Syrious NGOs on Friday said that they would demand the resignation of Interior Minister Davor Božinović, Police Director Nikola Milina and others over the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) ruling in the case and death of six-year-old Madine Hussiny. The ECHR reported on Thursday that the investigation into the death of a six-year-old Afghan child who was hit by a train had been ineffective and ruled that Croatia pay her family compensation of €40,000 and €16,700 in court costs. "This is an embarrassment not just for the Interior Ministry (MUP) and…
Friday, 19 November 2021
MICT President to Visit Zagreb Next Week
ZAGREB, 19 Nov 2021 - The president of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT), the successor to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), will pay a three-day official visit to Zagreb next week. Judge Carmel Agius "will meet with a number of high-level officials of the Croatian government, as well as representatives of the highest courts in Croatia," the MICT said on Friday. The topics to be discussed will include the current activities and priorities of the MICT, the importance of regional cooperation on war crimes issues, the possible establishment of an Information Centre on the ICTY, and other…
