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Saturday, 12 March 2022
Croatian Airports Record Large Increases in Passenger Numbers in January
ZAGREB, 12 March 2022 - Croatian airports served 170,000 passengers in January 2022, which is an increase of 246% compared with January 2021, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. However, the number of passengers recorded in January 2022 was only 66% of the number for pre-pandemic January 2020. Zagreb Airport served the largest number of passengers (139,200, +272%), followed by the airports at Split (19,600, +164%) and Dubrovnik (9,200, +150%). The airports at Pula, Osijek, Zadar, Rijeka, Brač and Lošinj recorded considerably fewer passengers, below 1,000 each, but the Pula, Osijek and Zadar airports reported large increases in…
Saturday, 12 March 2022
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković Visits Drone Crash Site in Zagreb
ZAGREB, 12 March 2022 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković visited the drone crash site in Zagreb on Saturday morning. A Soviet-era unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in the Jarun area of southeast Zagreb on Thursday night. The drone was launched from the territory of Ukraine and crashed in Zagreb shortly after 11 pm on Thursday after running out of fuel, having flown over Romania and Hungary. "We don't know whose it is, everyone says it isn't theirs," Plenković said. He added that it was down to luck that no one had been hurt, apart from about 40 cars that had been…
Saturday, 12 March 2022
New Ryanair Zagreb-Brindisi Line Announced for 2022 Summer
March 12, 2022 - The latest flight news to Croatia as a new Ryanair Zagreb-Brindisi line has been announced to replace the recently canceled Lviv-Zagreb line. Irish low-cost airline Ryanair introduces a new route from Zagreb International Airport in just over two weeks! Namely, Ryanair will introduce a regular route between Zagreb and Brindisi on March 27, the airline's fourth route from Zagreb to Italy, reports Croatian Aviation. The line will be in operation from the beginning of the summer flight schedule, March 27, twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays, until the end of October, i.e., October 26, 2022. A total…
Saturday, 12 March 2022
Petra Martić Tops World No. 22 for Indian Wells 3rd Round
March 12, 2022 - Petra Martić is in the 3rd round of the WTA tournament in Indian Wells, while Borna Ćorić was knocked out in his first match back in 369 days. Croatian tennis player Petra Martić advanced to the 3rd round of the WTA tournament in Indian Wells, defeating Slovenian Tamara Zidanšek 7-5, 7-6 (8) in two hours of play. Martić (WTA-79) knocked out the 22nd player in the world and the 19th-seed of the tournament in two close and dramatic sets. Petra could have won earlier because she led 5-3 in the second set and served 5-4 for the…
Saturday, 12 March 2022
2022 Tourist Season Prep: 26th GAST Returns to Split with Over 600 Exhibitors
March 12, 2022 - After a two-year break, the 26th GAST international fair returns for restaurant owners, hotels and family hotels, small renters, and caterers from all over Dalmatia. After two pandemic years, GAST returns to Split's Spaladium Arena for its 26th edition, reports Slobodna Dalmacija. The International Fair GAST 2022, which takes place from March 16 to 19, is the best place to prepare for the tourist season. Namely, GAST gathers the target audience, such as restaurant owners, hotels and family hotels, small renters, and caterers from all over Dalmatia. "We have more than 600 exhibitors, co-exhibitors and brands,…
Saturday, 12 March 2022
Marine Pollution Solution in Kaštela Bay Presented as Part of PEPSEA Project
March 12, 2022 - Equipment to prevent marine pollution within the "PEPSEA" project was presented at the St. Florian Fire Center in Kaštel Gomilica. These are dams, cameras, drones, sensors, and similar equipment intended primarily to prevent marine pollution. This is an EU project in which the partner is Split-Dalmatia County, with the Zadar County Development Agency ZADRA NOVA, Adriatic Educational Research Center for Response to Sudden Marine Pollution - ATRAC, Šibenik-Knin County and partners from Italy - Consorzio Futuro in Ricerca, Regional Agency for the Protection of the Ambient of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Enté Parco Regional Veneto del Po del…
Saturday, 12 March 2022
Number of People Purchasing New Croatian Apartments in Cash Rises
March the 12th, 2022 - The number of people purchasing Croatian apartments, particularly newly built ones, in cash, has increased of late. The trend of rising prices on the domestic property market hasn't been significantly hit by the pandemic or two earthquakes, either. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Suzana Varosanec writes, as many as one third of buyers in 2021, or most of them, were interested in Croatian apartments of 50 and 60 square metres, while only 5 percent of them were searching for apartments of 100 m2. The most sought-after apartments in Zagreb are 60 m2, there is great interest in those…
Saturday, 12 March 2022
Croatian Company Infobip Stops Working With Sanctioned Russian Firms
March the 12th, 2022 - The remarkable Vodnjan-based Croatian company Infobip, which has made quite the name for itself not only here in Croatia but across the rest of Europe and indeed the world, has suspended its operations in Russia following that country's unjustified invasion of neighbouring Ukraine a couple of weeks ago. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the well known Croatian company Infobip has offices in both Ukraine and Russia, which are now two countries at war. In Russia, they have offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg, where they employ about 200 people. They issued a statement on Wednesday given the…
Saturday, 12 March 2022
Croatian Dok-Ing System Impresses Saudis at Riyadh World Defense Show
March the 12th, 2022 - The Croatian Dok-ing company has well and truly impressed the Saudis with its recent appearance at the World Defense Show in Riyadh, during which it presented one of its most innovative creations - Komodo. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, the Croatian Dok-ing company has now ended its appearance at the World Defense Show which was being held in the City of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Whilst there, it presented Komodo, a multi-purpose robotic modular system for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) hazards, which garnered a lot of curiosity and interest from the…
Saturday, 12 March 2022
Croatian Food Companies Hope High Quality Will Help Conquer Emirates
March the 12th, 2022 - Croatian food companies are hoping to come out on top and rely on their high quality products as they attempt to break into the extremely demanding Emirates market. As Novac/Jutarnji/Vladimir Zrinjski writes, more than half a million people walked through the huge Expo complex in Dubai last Sunday. The endless queues in front of the national pavilions were becoming more and more frequent a sight as it all drew to a close, and as tourists were busy studing the various technological advances from around the world, Croatian companies were networking and making new deals. On…
Friday, 11 March 2022
Which Cities in Croatia Are Run by Women?
March 11th, 2022 - At present, 17 Croatian cities have women mayors, and the number of women in local government bodies has also significantly increased since 2021 Two years ago, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions conducted a study analysing the representation of women in 41 European countries and all levels of government, from local councils all the way up to the European Parliament, which showed that women only make up a third of political decision-makers. Moreover, a measly 15 percent of major European cities have women mayors. Out of 41 European capitals, women only run eight. The Croatian…
