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February 10, 2022 - For a small country with a sparse population, the residents of Croatia take their recycling seriously, especially when it comes to household waste.  Among the list of countries that recycled the most household waste between 2010-19, ranked by the European Environment Agency (using official data from Eurostat), Croatia ranked 2nd, for a household waste recycling rate that increased by 655% between 2010-19. Its recycling rate in 2019 was 30.2%, compared to only 10% in 2010. And in 2020, Croatia reduced the amount of municipal waste, increasing household waste separation and recycling rates. This worked effectively in…

February 10th, 2022 - The new gateway to Krka National Park will relieve the pressure on two other entrances used by 95% of visitors, and make it easier for tourists in Šibenik to visit the national park  A new entrance to Krka National Park is about to be opened in Šibenik, reports Morski.hr. The Dalmatian town is set to become the sixth official gateway to the magnificent park, a natural karst phenomenon, along with Skradin, Lozovac, Roški Slap/Laškovica, Burnum/Puljane and Kistanje/Manastir Krka. The overwhelming majority of visitors, about 95%, enter Krka National Park via Lozovac and Skradin entrances, the latter…

February 10, 2022 - Emanuel Bracco, a professor at Verona University, discusses the total effects of excise duties on both the state budget and consumers. Its main view is that the level of taxation should be proportionate to the level of damage caused by the use or consumption of a particular product. In his opinion, banning such products would be very difficult, and perhaps unnecessary. He illustrates this with the example that driving a car is definitely a pollutant, but he points out that it brings huge economic and social benefits. Professor, we followed with interest your presentation and discussion…

ZAGREB, 10 Feb 2022 - President Zoran Milanović said on Thursday he had not requested the refurbishment of a presidential summer residence on the southern island of Hvar, as claimed by Defence Minister Mario Banožić, and would therefore demand a probe. Following Defence Minister Mario Banožić's statement on Wednesday evening in which he called out Milanović for the refurbishment and investments in the state-owned villa on the island of Hvar, which cost several hundred thousand kuna, the President today denied the allegations that he had demanded the renovation of the building. The President neither requested the renovation nor had he any knowledge of the…

ZAGREB, 10 Feb 2022 - The European Commission on Thursday significantly revised up its forecast for Croatia's economic growth in 2021 to 10.5%, which is the second-highest growth rate in the European Union after Ireland, while downgrading its projections for this year and next compared to its autumn outlook. The European Commission released its Winter Economic Forecast on Thursday, saying that the Croatian economy achieved a full V-shaped recovery in 2021, surpassing the level registered prior to the 2019 crisis. After a fall of 8.1% in 2020, the Croatian economy is estimated to have grown by 10.5% in 2021. The only other EU…

February 10, 2022 - After World War II, a lot of people migrated from Dalmatia, Herzegovina, and more to Slavonia looking for better lives. They mostly traveled with coal-fired trains that would take a week to get to their destination. However, that was in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 21st century, in 2022, my trip to Zdenci, a village located in the east of Virovitica - Podravina County, took me two days by public transportation - train. A look into the travel connection issues in Slavonia in the 21st century. Railways and trains, as public transportation and a part of…

ZAGREB, 10 Feb 2022 - A formal discussion in the Croatian parliament on Thursday on the Bridge party's motion for a referendum on COVID certificates was preceded by a heated debate on the counting of signatures and the purpose of COVID measures. Bridge MP Miro Bulj wondered why the ruling majority did not want to determine a deadline for the referendum. "Why haven't they set a deadline? In whose interest is it to block our initiative?" he asked. Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Peđa Grbin claimed that since the outbreak of the pandemic this government has been wandering, and that different rules apply to…

ZAGREB, 10 Feb 2022 - Croatia has recorded 8,971 new coronavirus cases and 48 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the authorities reported on Thursday. The national coronavirus response team said on Thursday that currently there are 46,346 active cases in the country, among whom are 2,131 people being treated in hospitals, including 173 placed on ventilators, while 21,865 people are self-isolating. Since the start of the pandemic in Croatia, 1,004, 804 people have been registered as having contracted the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, of whom 14,329 have died and 944,129 have recovered, including 7,477 in the last 24 hours. …

ZAGREB, 10 Feb 2022 - Croatian Defence Minister Mario Banožić and Israeli Ambassador Ilan Mor on Thursday praised the military cooperation between Croatia and Israel, the Defence Ministry said in a press release. Banožić spoke of technical cooperation in equipping and modernising the Croatian armed forces, participation in courses and conferences, and cooperation in firefighting efforts. Banožić expressed satisfaction with the defence cooperation and said he was confident that the two countries would intensify their future cooperation to their mutual benefit. Mor thanked the Ministry for its support in organising the first Lightning of the Heavens memorial march in Croatia,…

February 10, 2022 - The Osijek Fortress reconstruction is currently underway and should be completed at the end of 2023. The total value of the project is 130 million kuna. Osijek is currently a large construction site. Cranes and excavators are literally in all parts of the city. Osijek's baroque pearl - the Fortress - is also full of construction workers, reports Lokalni.hr. Reconstruction and extension upgrades include sanitary and precipitation sewerage, distribution telecommunication sewerage and electricity cable sewerage, and reconstructing the streets and pedestrian areas, which will create the conditions necessary to revitalize the Fortress as a business, residential, and…