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April 10, 2022 - Erdödy castle in Jastrebarsko will soon see the first serious renovation to revitalize the abandoned building and open it to the public. The beginning of works on the reconstruction of the Erdödy castle in Jastrebarsko is getting closer. Namely, a valid construction permit was obtained, which created all the preconditions for initiating the public procurement procedure for construction works, which was published on 21 March. As a result, the estimated value of the works is HRK 73,140,000 without VAT, Lokalni.hr. Upon completing the works, at least 80 percent of the castle area will be available to the public,…

April 10, 2022 - A look at the current state of the Dubrovnik real estate market from the vice president of the Professional Group of Realtors in the Dubrovnik County Chamber of Commerce, Nada Burum. As the pandemic subsides, Nada Burum, vice president of the Professional Group of Realtors in the Dubrovnik County Chamber of Commerce, comments on how the past and current crises impacted the real estate market in the Dubrovnik area, reports Dubrovacki Vjesnik.  During the pandemic, prices rose further to slow trade, which is happening now because of the war in Ukraine. Partially disabled business raises the cost of…

April the 10th, 2022 - Two entire years since the earthquake which rocked us here in the capital have passed, and Central Zagreb is now home to fewer and fewer residents. This topic, among others, was discussed at the Days of Architects, which has been taking place down in Dubrovnik. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes, the city and its people has been the central theme of the sixth Days of Architects, which opened on Thursday in Dubrovnik, organised by the Croatian Chamber of Architects. The opening was held at the Akademis student dormitory, for which architects Tin Sven Franic, Ana Martincic…

April the 10th, 2022 - Is Croatia expelling Russian diplomats in the face of the horrendous invasion of Ukraine and the alleged war crimes that have since taken place there at the hands of Russian troops? The sanction list of Russian names is long indeed and the Security and Intelligence Agency is also involved. As Morski writes, five months after, as he put it, he "discovered the warm and poetic soul of Sergei" and read poetry by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Russian, Croatian Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlic Radman has written a decision to expel Russian…

April the 10th, 2022 - The Russian Sberbank has now sold its former 43 percent stake in Fortenova to the Hungarian Indotek company, Fortenova CEO Fabris Perusko has announced. As Jutarnji/Novac/Andrea Koscec writes, the Russian Sberbank has sold its 43 percent stake in the Fortenova Group to a Hungarian investment fund called Indotek Group, majority owned by one of the richest Hungarians of all, Daniel Jellinek, Bloomberg reported, and soon after, Fortenova confirmed the information on its website. The price involved hasn't yet been announced, but it was pointed out that in order to conclude the transaction, it was necessary…

April the 10th, 2022 - A concerning amount of Croatian retirees have decided to take up work despite drawing their pensions owing to continue financial difficulties and a frequent struggle to make ends meet. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, research for the development of a socially innovative programme to encourage and support Croatian retirees shows that as many as 74 percent of those drawing their pensions who participated in reactivation in the domestic labour market stated financial issues as a reason for them returning to work, as was reported by the portal Mirovina/Pension. This is the information that the Ombudsman Tena…

ZAGREB, 9 April 2022 - Croatia will increase its assistance to the friendly Ukrainian people and as part of the Global Citizen Impact initiative commit an additional €100 million to Ukrainian refugees, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Saturday. "As the brutal Russian aggression against Ukraine continues, we wish to express support and solidarity with the Ukrainian people," Plenković said in a Twitter post. "Croatia pledges to commit an additional €100 million to Ukrainian refugees" to be taken in by Croatia, he said. "In this difficult time for the Ukrainian people, we will continue with our support, solidarity and assistance, standing with Ukraine…

ZAGREB, 9 April 2022 - Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman said in Krakow on Saturday that the city had responded in a good and organised way to the arrival of refugees from Ukraine fleeing the Russian invasion, who have increased the city's population by some 20%. "Krakow has been faced with refugees not since yesterday but since 2015. At the time, Europe took in around one million migrants, including illegal migrants. Today there are 2.5 million refugees in Poland alone, and they have been promptly integrated," Grlić Radman told reporters after meeting with the mayor of Krakow, who, he said, "was also…

ZAGREB, 9 April 2022 - Croatia's President and Armed Forces Supreme Commander Zoran Milanović on Saturday attended the military exercise "Shield 22", taking place on the "Croatian Army 119th Brigade" training ground at Cape Kamenjak in Premantura near Pula, the Office of the President said in a statement. Participating in the combat shooting exercise were members of Croatian and US armed forces. The purpose of the exercise was the demonstrate the capabilities of air defence units in detecting, tracking and shooting down targets in airspace. The exercise is taking place from 4 to 13 April. It has been held regularly for 27…

April 9th, 2022 - As the summer approaches we can already hear different music genres playing on the sunny Croatian beaches, so it is a perfect time to check out some of the lesser-known Croatian music festivals that are scattered around the country. Croatian music festivals have been piling up in the last decade and this is certainly a sign that Croats love music and are very passionate about it. The last two years have been a headache for the event industry and hopefully, we will not go back to that. There are many music festivals in Croatia, and those…