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 April 30, 2023 - The King of Data is back, as Marko Rakar spearheads an initiative to help thousands affected by the Swiss Franc bank loan affair, offering hope of compensation. Several thousand debtors with loans taken out in Swiss francs received an offer from the company Druga Foundation to their home addresses in recent days, an offer to take over their claims against the banks. The media announced that consultant Marko Rakar and economist Vuk Vuković are behind the initiative, as well as a dozen other lawyers, experts, mathematicians and bankers. Here is Marko in his own words on the…

29 April 2023 - Occasional TCN contributor Albert Anthony on Arbanasi, an idyllic slice of Zadar and meeting point of two presidents this week. ZADAR - Though many people may know of Zadar because of its sea organs & salute to the sun, they may not yet have stumbled upon some of its quaint, hidden neighborhoods such as Arbanasi, a world of its own by the sea. Croatian-American tech & business columnist Albert Anthony writes to TCN this week after attending the official state visit to this small, quiet neighborhood on April 28 by both the presidents of Croatia and Albania, two countries that…

April 30, 2023 - Association XEnergy - Network for the promotion of women in the energy transition gathered leading energy experts in one place for the first time who presented 5 key guidelines for the successful implementation of the energy transition in Croatia but also emphasized the importance of adopting new regulations with the aim of achieving the energy and climate goals of the EU After the European Commission proposed the Regulation governing the reform of the electricity market model in March 2023, before the European Parliament and the member states is the period of drafting a legal framework that…

April 30, 2023 - Looking for a job in Croatia? A new weekly feature on TCN, in partnership with leading job site agency, Posao.hr, who present a selection of weekly job listings. How hard is it to find a job in Croatia, and what is on offer? We spoke to Ines Bokan, director of leading jobs site Posao.hr, who kindly took the time for this excellent interview overview.   This week's top 10 jobs from Posao.hr: PLIVA Hrvatska d.o.o. is hiring a Senior Manager for Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) programs (m/f). Workplace Zagreb. Minimum of 3 years of previous experience in strategic sourcing,…

April 29, 2023 -  Croatian nurses and other medical staff have announced protests starting next week, demanding better regard for their rights, including pay. They emphasize the importance of all medical staff who aren't doctors. Croatian doctors have recently negotiated improved conditions for themselves as well. After the Croatian Professional Union of Nurses and Medical Technicians announced protests for next week, the same was confirmed today by the Independent Union of Health and Social Care. "Together with the sister union, we will start protest activities. We demand equality and dignity for all workers in the system, and we ask that…

April 29, 2023 - A woman from Split started the Facebook group "Empatija" nine years ago to help her fellow citizens in need. She knows what it's like very well because she has experienced many unfortunate situations. Meet Jagoda Laco. "Good afternoon; I'm embarrassed to ask. Do you have any food, like pate or cold cuts, to last me for the next 15 days until I receive my sick pay?" This was the question of a 62-year-old man from Split. This disabled man messaged the longtime leader and administrator of the Facebook group "Empatija," Jagoda Laco. In record time, writes…

April the 28th, 2023 - This week in Croatian politics, we've had talks about everything from reforms to petrol prices, inflation and wages, to popularity contests and a decreasing number of undecided voters. Plenkovic talks reforms, Ukrainian soldiers being treated for injuries in Croatia, and more As Index reports, the latest government session was held yesterday, and Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic addressed the public at the beginning. In the introductory part of the session, the Prime Minister referred to current events, recalling the meeting with the Secretary General of the OECD Mathias Cormann, and its overall importance. He also singled…

April the 28th, 2023 - The Zagreb Job Fair, which will be being held at the Zagreb Fair (Velesajam) in the middle of next month, is set to attract more than 150 companies from Croatia and abroad. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, over the period from May the 17th to the 18th, the Zagreb Job Fair will be held under the organisation of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Zagreb, the FER Career Centre, the FER Student Association and the Electrical Engineering Students' Club (KSET). Due to the great interest of companies and visitors, this year's location of the…

April the 28th, 2023 - The popular Irish low budget carrier Ryanair, which has had a base at Zagreb Airport for some time now, bringing cheap flight from the Croatian capital to destinations all over Europe, is asking for the help of Croatian travellers in the face of ongoing, extremely disruptive French air traffic control strikes. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes, ongoing strikes by employees at multiple European airports have caused great chaos in air traffic over more recent years, and chaos is expected again this summer during the very height of the tourist season, Croatia's most important time of…

April the 28th, 2023 - The Croatian Shared Services Centre is set to put a very welcome end to standing in lines at various government offices in order to get various administrative tasks done. This change can't come soon enough for the vast majority of people who have wasted hours of their lives in pointless queues. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Josipa Ban writes, the project to establish the Croatian Shared Services Centre, which formally began back in 2017, is now beginning to develop much more seriously. The recent signing of the Agreement by the Central State Office for the Development of the Digital…