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June the 30th, 2021 - Ivana Pavic Simetin of the Croatian Institute of Public Health recently discussed the Croatian vaccination rollout, and even touched on the vaccination of children. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the Deputy Head of the Croatian Institute of Public Health, Ivana Pavic Simetin, was a recent guest of N1 Studio live. She discussed the vaccination of people in Zagreb who hadn't been previously invited for the vaccine, and that other counties had already started carrying out the rollout in this way. She stated that there are young doctors vaccinating people. ''We're vaccinating our citizens who haven't had…

June the 30th, 2021 - A new Croatian tobacco producer's association has been formed with the aim to better the overall conditions of Croatian tobacco production. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the goal of establishing this association is to gather together the country's numerous tobacco producers in as many numbers as possible, because the association's iniators believe that better association will provide their members with better and safer conditions for tobacco production. ''We want a secure future for our investments and our work in production,'' stated Mihael Colak, the president of Tabacum, a new association of Croatian tobacco producers which, as…

June the 30th, 2021 - As many as 132,000 Croatian residents who work, pay their contributions and taxes, are considered to be poor. These alarming figures raise many questions which have plagued the Croatian labour system for a long time. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, every tenth Croatian resident with employment, so a total of 132,000 of them, received a salary of less than 3,800 kuna for their work during the month of April this year. The average salary of all 1.3 million employees in legal entities in April amounted to 7,082 kuna, but more than 60 percent of people, or…

June 30, 2021 - A look at the new COVID-19 measures in Croatia from July 1.  New epidemiological measures will take effect tomorrow, July 1.  More freedom for all with Covid passportsIt is important to point out that as of July 1, there is no ban on the number of people gathered for events for people who have digital EU certificates. The new measures mostly refer to gatherings of people who have an EU digital certificate -  there are no restrictions on the number of people gathered in this sense, nor will there be restrictions placed on the duration of…

30 June 2021 – The Pula Medical Faculty Dean has been vocal against COVID19 vaccinations, often stating quite outlandish numbers and ideas. On Tuesday he officially lost his position at the school. Dr. Kresimir Pavelic became known to the Croatian public just a few days ago as a passionate COVID19 vaccine skeptic. He spoke on the roundtable organised by political party Promijenimo Hrvatsku (eng. Let’s Change Croatia) entitled “Coronavirus – time for truth”. Dr. Pavelic stated some alarming figures the sources of which he didn’t mention. He said that the last four months saw more patients dying as a result…

ZAGREB, 29 June, 2021 - The main Zagreb Stock Exchange indices slipped mildly on Tuesday, falling for the second day in a row, with investors focusing on the Adris tourism and insurance group's stock. The Crobex decreased by 0.28% to 1,996 points and the Crobex10 fell by 0.24% to 1,226 points. Regular turnover amounted to HRK 5.8 million, about 2 million less than on Monday. An additional HRK 5.4 million was generated in block transactions, with the HT telecommunications company generating a turnover of HRK 3.34 million and the Končar Electrical Industry generating HRK 2.04 million. HT shares closed at HRK 186.5…

ZAGREB, 29 June, 2021 - President Zoran Milanović held a working meeting on Tuesday with members of the HGSS mountain rescue service, with its leaders informing him of the HGSS's structure and the way it provides assistance to people in areas affected by earthquakes and floods. They also informed Milanović of the preparations for the tourism season, saying that each year, the HGSS has a large number of interventions, the President's Office said in a press release. HGSS is a voluntary, non-profit, humanitarian, national service, it was said at the meeting. It conducts rescue operations but its mission also includes prevention and education. The service…

June 29th, 2021 - The French magazine 'Destination,' the French edition of Forbes magazine, the women's magazine Version Femina, the daily, and the portal Le Figaro are just some of the prestigious French media that actively write and publish about Croatia as an attractive, desirable and safe tourist destination. "Croatia's presence in the leading French media represents additional visibility and promotion, which is extremely important to us in these circumstances. Although destination magazine has a high readership, it will be available at points of sale for several months, at a time when many other destinations are also being promoted to attract…

ZAGREB, 29 June, 2021 - President Zoran Milanović's envoy and human rights advisor Melita Mulić on Tuesday opened the Centre for the Digital Literacy of Blind and Visually Impaired Persons on the premises of the Zagreb Association of Blind Persons. The centre, the first of its kind in Croatia, is part of the "Network for all" project. Mulić said that digital literacy would ensure new opportunities for blind and visually impaired persons that previous generations did not have. "We put great emphasis on diversity as well as on creating new opportunities for blind and visually impaired persons. President Zoran Milanović gladly supports these socially responsible projects and is…

June 29th, 2021 - The Croatian National Tourist Board in Hungary created a 20 photo exhibition of Croatian beauties, emphasizing UNESCO heritage at the popular Hunyadi Square in the center of Budapest.  HTZ reports, the exhibition is set as part of the first Festival of Nations in Hungary, organized in cooperation with the Croatian Embassy in Hungary and the Eötvös 10 Cultural Center in Budapest, and all residents and visitors to Budapest will be able to see the photos until July 10.  During the exhibition setting, the director of the CNTB Representation in Hungary, Ivana Herceg, pointed out that Croatia…