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ZAGREB, 4 Feb 2022 - Independent MP Hrvoje Zekanović was reserved in his comments on media reports on Friday that he was planning on forming his own political group in the Croatian parliament.  The group would include independent MP Marijana Petir and Goran Dodig of the Croatian Christian Democratic Party (HDS) and would support the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-led majority in Parliament. "It's much easier to work through a group and there are greater possibilities for debate," Zekanović told reporters. Zekanović had been a member of the Croatian Sovereignists group until December last year when he was expelled for criticising…

ZAGREB, 4 Feb 2022 - Croatian lawmakers on Friday welcomed amendments to the Cadastral Survey and Cadastre Act which will relieve the burden on the business sector and ensure a modern and efficient land administration. They were particularly pleased with the fact that the new system will shorten the time for cadastral surveys of municipalities from six and a half years to about two years. Organising the cadastre is a precondition for cities to develop and, shortening processing time is very important, said MP Anamarija Blažević (HDZ). Predrag Štromar (HNS, HSU and independent MPs group) underscored that unorganised land registers are…

ZAGREB, 4 Feb 2022 - Finance Minister Zdravko Marić said on Friday that tax policy would be part of a comprehensive package of measures to cushion the impact of increased energy prices. "It would be great if the impact of price increases could be alleviated by tax policy alone, but that is not possible. Tax policy will certainly make its contribution," Marić told the press after a meeting of the Council for the Adoption of Euro as legal tender in Croatia. He did not specify how much VAT on gas and electricity would be reduced by. He said that the…

ZAGREB, 4 Feb 2022 - Croatia has registered 11,980 new coronavirus cases and 46 deaths in the last 24 hours, with the total death toll since the start of the pandemic in the country crossing the threshold of 14,000, the country's COVID crisis management team reported on Friday. Of the 11,980 new cases, 8,094 were confirmed by PCR tests and 3,886 by rapid antigen tests. Compared with last Friday, the number of new infections dropped by more than 3,500. According to the data provided by the national coronavirus response team, 2,126 infected persons are currently being treated in hospitals and 185…

February 4, 2022 - Through their official social media accounts, both the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Government shared the winning motifs for the 2 and 1 Croatian euro coin, and the 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1 cent coins, all of which will enter in circulation next year. In recent years, the conversation around Croatia's accession to the eurozone has been increasing significantly. Since joining the European Union in mid-2013, the idea of carrying out a transition from the kuna to the euro has gone from being a distant scenario to near reality.…

ZAGREB, 4 Feb 2022 - Last year, Croatian producers generated €106 million in sales through Spar's retail network in Italy, Austria, Slovenia and Hungary, which is €6 million more than in 2020, the retail chain said in a statement on Friday. The largest increase in sales was observed in Austria, where the four leading Croatian exporters recorded an increase in revenues of as much as 40 per cent compared with the record-breaking 2019. The data shows that Italians love Croatian truffles and cod, while Hungarians are fond of Croatian ice-cream and water. Last year, Slovenians discovered Dobro cured meat products…

ZAGREB, 4 Feb 2022 - The French EU presidency has received broad support for the Schengen reform and gradual adoption of the migration and asylum pact with greater emphasis on the protection of the EU's external borders, and these reforms can go in parallel with the process of admission of Croatia to the Schengen area, Interior Minister Davor Božinović said on Thursday.   Božinović attended an informal meeting of EU home affairs ministers in the northern French city of Lille on Thursday, which focused on the reform of the Schengen passport-free travel area and the new Pact on Migration and Asylum.…

February 4, 2022 - TCN contributor Ivan Rubil introduces Shoowa, unique Kuba cloth products from the Congo Basin, created by German-Congolese designer Malaika Paulini in Split.  Our planet has been growing more dynamic with each new idea. While some of them stay inside provisional boundaries of business and culture, others are by nature seeking to explore, connect and bring joy. One of these ideas was launched by a German-Congolese funky designer named Malaika Paulini and has now landed in “the most beautiful city in the world” - Split, Croatia. Her project SHOOWA ( www.shoowa.eu ) revolves around redesigning traditional Kuba cloth…

February 4, 2022 - The latest news about flights to Croatia as the Ukraine International Airlines Kyiv-Split line has been boosted for the 2022 summer season.  Croatian Aviation reports that Ukraine International Airlines has announced a number of weekly flights between Kyiv and Split in the upcoming summer flight schedule. Namely, Ukraine International plans to increase the number of weekly flights to Croatia this summer. Thus, from the beginning of June to the end of September this year, three flights a week have been announced, one more than last summer season. These three-weekly flights will operate on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and…

February 4, 2022 - Zlatko Dalić spoke to Nova TV after the friendly tournament in Doha was announced, saying he will experiment with a Croatia formation change, namely three players in the back.  The Croatian Football Federation has agreed to represent the Croatia national team in a friendly tournament that will be played in Qatar in March, during which Croatia will play two matches. Namely, Croatia will play Slovenia on March 26, and Bulgaria three days later. In an interview with Nova TV, coach Zlatko Dalić commented on the national team preparations ahead of the 2022 World Cup. "My wish…