Politics
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Istria County Head Dismisses 'Unfounded Accusations, Ill-intentioned Insinuations'
ZAGREB, 8 Feb 2022 - Istria County prefect and former Pula mayor Boris Miletić on Tuesday dismissed "all the unfounded accusations and ill-intentioned insinuations" made by Social Democratic Party county councillor Danijel Ferić, who said he had pressed charges against Miletić. Speaking for HINA, Miletić said this was not the first time Ferić was using criminal complaints "solely as a tool for political promotion." He said Ferić's MO was "to press charges, call a press conference and then, making bombastic statements and announcements to exert pressure on the Croatian judiciary, because he knows very well that when the charges are dismissed as unfounded and false, he will not carry any…
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković Received Booster Dose
February 9, 2022 - The vaccination campaign across the country continues during omicron, as Prime Minister Andrej Plenković received booster dose today. Croatia is currently leading in terms of mortality per million inhabitants, and at the same time, is at the bottom of the EU in terms of vaccination. Prime Minister Andrej Plenković received booster dose of the vaccine, reports Telegram. With the publication of a photo of the moment when he received the dose, Plenković again called on the citizens to respond to the vaccination, especially in the middle of the wave of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. “In addition to my previous…
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
As Croatian Fuel Prices Soar, Minister Tomislav Coric Talks Intervention
February the 8th, 2022 - Fuel prices are rising once again and Economy Minister Tomislav Coric has promised that the state will intervene as the situation continues to unfold. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, recently, a session of the Economic and Social Council was held, after which, Minister Tomislav Coric spoke in a statement to the media about the procurement and prices of natural gas, as reported by N1. He commented on the rise in fuek prices, stating that nobody could have expected such a jump and that the current situation could not have been predicted. Asked if time had shown…
Monday, 7 February 2022
Proposal for New Hydrogen Strategy Until 2050 Presented
7 February 2022 - The main aim of the new 2021-2050 hydrogen strategy is to stimulate the production and use of hydrogen to replace fossil fuels, Vjekosalv Jukić from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development said on Monday, presenting a proposal of the strategy. The Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) reported that the proposed strategy has been put to public consultation which will last until 27 February. "Production is based on low-carbon hydrogen, emphasis is on developing new technologies, that is water electrolysis, and there is also pyrolysis or waste gasification. We will endeavour to make production sites also consumption sites in order to relieve the…
Monday, 7 February 2022
COVID Certificates to Stay, Interior Minister Says
7 February 2022 - COVID certificates will not be abolished for the time being, the head of the COVID-19 crisis management team, Interior Minister Davor Božinović, said on Monday, refuting chief epidemiologist Krunoslav Capak's announcement that they might be partially abolished. "From the start, we introduced a restricted COVID certificate mandate in Croatia and are following everything that is going on. However, the measure will stay for the time being, including the use of COVID certificates as it is," Božinović told the press. Capak said earlier today that a partial abolishment of COVID certificates was being considered because they are losing in importance since…
Monday, 7 February 2022
Ambassador Says Serbia, Croatia Need to Intensify Political Cooperation
7 February 2022 - Political cooperation between Serbia and Croatia needs to be stronger, Croatian Ambassador in Belgrade Hidajet Biščević said in an interview with a Belgrade newspaper on Monday, stressing that economic cooperation and trade were good and that cultural cooperation was increasingly good. "I have to be honest and say that our political cooperation needs to be stepped up... there have been, for a long time, no meetings at the highest level, too often daily events, statements and incidents set us back. At the same time, that has almost no effect on our economic cooperation and trade, while cultural cooperation…
Monday, 7 February 2022
Croatia to Turn to India, Nepal and Distant Labour Markets in Search for Workers
7 February 2022 - Croatian employers will have to seek workers on distant markets, as they cease to be interesting to job-seekers from Serbia or Ukraine, the Večernji List daily reported on Monday in an article headlined "We are no longer interesting to Balkan workers...". The daily newspaper quotes a member of the Croatian Employers' Association (HUP), Petar Lovrić, who has a recruitment agency, as saying that employers should turn to labour markets in Bangladesh, Nepal or India, for instance. In 2022, Croatia is likely to seek about one hundred thousand workers, mainly for short-term seasonal jobs. The daily says that the situation is similar…
Monday, 7 February 2022
Croatian Agricultural Land Must be Offered to State Before Attempted Sale
February the 7th, 2022 - Croatian agricultural land must first be offered to the state at market price before being put up for private sale according to a new rule governing this process. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, nobody will be able to put Croatian agricultural land up for sale to a private party (or indeed anyone else) if they don't offer it to the state at the market price first. Under a new set of rules, the state gets the right of first refusal when it comes to the sale of Croatian agricultural land, and the final proposal of this amendment…
Sunday, 6 February 2022
How Will Croatian Government Shield People from Rising Bill Prices?
February the 6th, 2022 - Just how does the Croatian Government plan to shield the average resident of this country from the ever-increasing prices for gas and electricity? There does appear to be somewhat of a plan in place. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, due to the current wave of exponentially rising prices, especially for energy, some EU member states have already adopted a package of measures to mitigate the price shock for residents. There is a lot of talk here in Croatia about inflation and prices, but the Croatian Government hasn't yet revealed the details of the aforementioned package of…
Saturday, 5 February 2022
Miletić: After Being Symbol of Progressive Policy, IDS is Taking Different Direction
ZAGREB, 5 Feb 2022 - The former leader of the Istria Democratic Party (IDS) and current Istria County prefect, Boris Miletić, issued a statement after his resignation from the party on Saturday, saying that the IDS had for years been "a symbol of progressive and liberal policies, a symbol of resistance to primitivism." "We have built a progressive community in a country that does not have much to boast about. Unfortunately, the IDS is now taking a different direction, and obviously I have been recognised by the new leadership as the biggest obstacle to this political turnaround," Miletić said. He said…
Saturday, 5 February 2022
Former IDS Leader Resigns From Party
ZAGREB, 5 Feb 2022 - The former leader of the Istria Democratic Party (IDS) and current Istria County prefect, Boris Miletić, resigned from the party on Saturday after the new leadership launched disciplinary action against him for violating the party's code of ethics and statute. "I regret this because of everything Miletić did as the party president and mayor of Pula. I think this is a hasty decision, and what it means in light of his position as county prefect, we will see and discuss within the party," new IDS president Dalibor Paus said. Paus said that in light of…
