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Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Minister: Accounts of Suspects in Gas Trading Scam Blocked Thanks to State Bodies
ZAGREB, 29 August, 2022 - Interior Minister Davor Božinović has said that thanks to actions by state bodies, data were collected and bank accounts were blocked, preventing major damage to the INA company in a case of fraud exceeding one billion kuna, and that corporate procedures that failed to detect the fraud are a different matter. "I am satisfied that the police, Tax Administration, the Uskok anti-corruption office, and other competent services collected enough evidence in a long-lasting investigation to file charges and identify the perpetrators," Božinović told reporters in Obrežje after meeting with Slovenian counterpart Tatjana Bobnar. He underscored that thanks to the…
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Razor-Wire Fence Removal Symbol of Slovenia-Croatia Friendship, Ministers Say
ZAGREB, 29 August, 2022 - Interior ministers Davor Božinović of Croatia and Tatjana Bobnar of Slovenia said on Monday the removal of razor-wire fences from the Croatian-Slovenian border was a symbol of the two countries' friendship and good cooperation. Slovenia started erecting the fence on the Croatian border during the 2015 migrant crisis. Early in July this year, its government adopted a decision to start removing it. At her first meeting with Božinović, Bobnar said the razor-wire fence was a disproportionate tool and that its removal was "a symbol of the friendship and good cooperation between the states." "The symbolism of removing the…
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Josip Perkusic, 1st Croatian UN Youth Delegate: Not all Dark for Cro Youth
August 30, 2022 - The election of a youth delegate to the United Nations is foreseen by the act by which Croatia, as a member state of the UN, adopted the content accepted by the World Program of Action for Youth from 1995. As Poslovni writes, for the first time in 2020, the procedure for selecting youth representatives took place at that largest international organisation. Josip Perkušić, a 24-year-old law student from Split at the time, was chosen for this role from a number of applicants for the previous two years. It's worth the effort These days, it will be…
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Croatia Heading to EuroBasket After Convincing 84-53 Victory over Switzerland
August 29, 2022 (HKS). The Croatian national basketball team achieved its second victory as part of the pre-qualifications for the EuroBasket 2025. In Opatija, Damir Mulaomerović 's team defeated Switzerland with a score of 84-53 (50-26) . Croatia has shown authority and seriousness from the beginning. A 6-0 start grew to 22-10 by the end of the first quarter. Bojan Bogdanović (7), Dario Šarić (5) and Karlo Matković (4) got off to a particularly inspired start . In the second quarter, Croatia increased the speed, and the advantage constantly grew. After a great assist by Dominik Mavra for Matković,…
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Global Sales Director Kreso Coric Leaving Rimac's Company
August the 30th, 2022 - Kreso Coric, the sales director for Mate Rimac's company Rimac Automobili and the man responsible for naming the stunning Nevera, has stepped down from his position. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Kreso Coric came up with the name for Rimac's remarkable electric hypercar after developing a set of colours for the exterior and interior. Everything, according to Coric, started with ''Nevera Blue''. Kreso Coric has held one of the most important positions within Rimac Automobili since the beginning of 2016, where he arrived after working as a business development manager at a company called Double A.…
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Kids of Ukrainian Soldiers Holidaying in Novi Vinodolski
August the 30th, 2022 - The children of Ukrainian soldiers, police officers and firefighters have been holidaying in Novi Vinodolski this summer thanks to the praiseworthy and selfless efforts of the ''Croatia helps/Hrvatska pomaze'' Association. As Morski writes, the children of brave Ukrainian soldiers, police officers and firefighters have been enjoying some very well deserved summer holidays in Novi Vinodolski. In this way, the "Croatia helps" Association has been providing the most innocent victims of the Russian invasion of all, children, some play and fun and time to be children. The City of Bjelovar and the host town of Novi…
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Fifteen Years Pass Since Devastating Kornati Tragedy
August the 30th, 2022 - Fifteen whole years have passed since the devastating Kornati tragedy took the lives of twelve out of the 23 firefighters sent to the island of Kornat to battle the wildfires that had broken out there on the 30th of August, 2007. A series of horrendous wildfires broke out between June the 1st and August the 8th, 2007, and the period is even referred to as the 2007 Croatian coast fires. The fire which broke out on the island of Kornat, part of the heavily visited Kornati National Park, became the horrific scene of the worst…
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
800+ Hours of Flight Time for Armed Forces in Croatian Skies This Summer
August the 30th, 2022 - The Air Force of the Croatian Armed Forces has spent over 800 hours flying in Croatian skies during the height of the summer season this year, as wildfire outbreaks increased in the scorching weather which created a dangerous, tinder dry landscape. As Morski writes, since the beginning of the second part of the firefighting season this summer, the Air Force of the Croatian Armed Forces has participated in extinguishing as many as 102 wildfires in several different counties, performing 5,682 different flights in total. Most of these interventions, as usual, took place in the coastal…
Monday, 29 August 2022
Zagreb Burger Festival - 10 Delicious Days in the Heart of the City
August 29, 2022 - Zagreb Burger Festival decided to wander around a bit in the hot summer months and headed to Pula. Pula’s residents and visitors had a great time, then curiosity led the festival to Špancirfest, where it lightened up the mood for eleven days. But the time has come for it to return home because after all, home is the most beautiful place. The city is already getting ready to shine and smell like irresistible meaty goodness from September 8 to 18 at the Franjo Tuđman Square. Burger Empire from September 8 to 18 in the heart of…
Monday, 29 August 2022
Nenad Bjelica Sacked as Coach of NK Osijek
August 29, 2022 - Nenad Bjelica has been dismissed from his coaching duties at NK Osijek. The club announced the news on Monday afternoon: "We will inform the public about the decision to appoint a new coach in a timely manner. The President of the Osijek Football Club, Mr. Ferenc Sakalj, dismissed Mr. Nenad Bjelica from his duties as the Club's sports director and coach. In the coming days, NK Osijek will make a decision on appointing a new coach, about which it will inform the public in a timely manner. NK Osijek thanks Mr. Nenad Bjelica for his cooperation…
Monday, 29 August 2022
Brilliant Start for Croatia at LEN European Water Polo Championships in Split
August 29, 2022 - An easy win for the Croatia men's water polo team in their first match at the 35th LEN European Water Polo Championships in Split. Croatia crushed Malta 19:5 at Spaladium Arena on Monday night. The third day of the 35th LEN European Water Polo Championships at Spaladium Arena in Split was held on Monday, which finally featured the men's competition and, of course, Croatia's Barracudas! After the Croatia women's water polo team defeated Germany on Sunday, the men took the stage after the official opening ceremony. The opening ceremony also welcomed the highest state, county, and…
