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Friday, 23 July 2021
Varaždin Starts Fund-Raising Campaign for Flood-Hit Koblenz
ZAGREB, 23 July 2021 - The mayor of Varaždin, Neven Bosilj, on Friday called on residents of this northern Croatian city to start raising funds for Koblenz to help the Germany city cope with the aftermath of the recent disastrous floods. Donations can be paid into the account on the official website of Koblenz https://www.koblenz.de/rathaus/verwaltung/pressemeldungen/210716-stadt-koblenz-richtet-spendenkonto-fuer-hochwasseropfer-ein/. Varaždin and this southwestern Germany city started developing closer ties in the 1990s when Koblenz sent humanitarian aid during the Homeland War. Varaždin and Koblenz became twin towns in 2007 when they signed a partnership charter. Immediately after the ravaging flooding, Mayor Bosilj forwarded a letter to Koblenz…
Friday, 23 July 2021
HPK: Croatia to Ask EU for €2m in Aid for Dairy Sector
ZAGREB, 23 July 2021 - The grave situation in the dairy sector, caused by rising costs due to growing prices of cereals and fodder, has prompted the agriculture ministry to ask the EU for HRK 15 million (€2m) in aid for fodder supplies for local milk producers, the Croatian Chamber of Agriculture (HPK) said on Friday. The HPK said in a press release that representatives of Croatian dairies, the HPK and Agriculture Minister Marija Vučković held talks on Thursday on the serious situation in the dairy sector. One of the conclusions of the meeting is that the ministry should ask the EU…
Friday, 23 July 2021
Croatia Logs 176 New Coronavirus Cases, Up 35% Week on Week
ZAGREB, 23 July 2021 - In the past 24 hours, 176 coronavirus cases have been registered in Croatia, while the first five days of this week saw a 35% rise in new cases week on week, it was said on Friday at a press conference of the national COVID-19 crisis management team. The 14-day incidence is 39.8% per 100,000 population. In the past 24 hours, 4,911 persons have been tested and 3.56% of the tests have come back positive, said Health Minister Vili Beroš. There are 128 hospitalised COVID patients, four more than yesterday, including 17 on ventilators, three more…
Friday, 23 July 2021
Nine New Ryanair Zagreb Routes Announced in December!
July 23, 2021 - Nine new Ryanair Zagreb routes have been announced for December, with promotional flight prices of just 150 kn if booked by July 25! Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, opened its base at Franjo Tudjman Airport today and announced that it will have an additional aircraft there, so from December this year, the fleet will consist of three based aircraft, reports Vecernji List. Ryanair says their total investment in Zagreb is $300 million, and during the winter they will have 62 outgoing flights a week from Zagreb on 24 routes, including nine new routes unveiled today. Ryanair…
Friday, 23 July 2021
Croatia's Circus Maximus Launches NFT Ticketing & Aims To Become The World’s First DAO Festival
July 23, 2021 - Circus Maximus 2021 is more than just a festival. It is the first step on a revolutionary road to putting partying back in the hands of the people and becoming the world's first-ever DAO music festival. This year's event runs 8th - 13th August at the world-renowned Noa Beach Club in Croatia, with full Covid-19 measures in place to keep everyone safe. Headliners include Da Tweekaz, Regard, Brennan Heart, Imanbek, Harris & Ford. All purchases with cryptocurrency via the web app at https://tickets.circusmaximusfestival.com/welcome come as a digital NFT ticket, while purchases on the web at https://www.noa-zrce.com/en/events/circus-maximus also come…
Friday, 23 July 2021
Lonjsko Polje Nature Park Sees 150% Visitor Increase Compared to 2020
July the 23rd, 2021 - Some excellent news for the popular Lonjsko polje Nature Park (PP Lonjsko polje) in continental Croatia, which has experienced 150 percent more tourists when compared to pandemic-dominated 2020, including many more foreign visitors. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the beautiful Lonjsko Polje Nature Park has been enjoying more visitors and much higher attendance than it did last year, and that same increased attendance should be further contributed to by the Crna roda (Black stork) Visitor Centre, the opening of which is planned for this September. The new visitor centre is part of a 20 million kuna…
Friday, 23 July 2021
Croatian Company Asura Contracts Valuable Job for Skopje Mall
July the 23rd, 2021 - The Croatian company Asura has contracted a very valuable job in the Macedonian city of Skopje, more precisely in the country's largest shopping centre which promises to be a hit - East Gate Mall. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes, Asura Facility Management Skopje, a member of the Croatian Asura Group, signed an agreement recently in the city of Skopje on the management services of the East Gate Mall, which is the largest shopping centre, as they point out, not only in North Macedonia, but also among the largest in Southeastern Europe. Through a multi-year Business Cooperation…
Friday, 23 July 2021
Zagreb Company Pri Suncu Delights Lovers of Traditional Ice Cream
July the 23rd, 2021 - The Zagreb company Pri Suncu is definitely a hit among all those engaged in a constant and often losing battle with a sweet tooth. This father and daughter team are all about Italian ice cream, sorbet and more. As Ivan Tominac/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Nina and Mario Saric are a father and daughter team whose family business, the Zagreb company Pri Suncu, has firmly won over all the palates of Croatian confectionery lovers, and the focus of their business story is the production of original Italian ice cream. It all started while Nina was still in her…
Friday, 23 July 2021
Novi Marof SPAR: 100th SPAR Supermarket Opened in Croatia
July the 23rd, 2021 - The Novi Marof SPAR supermarket has opened its doors in the truly record time of just three and a half months, making it the 100th SPAR store to open its doors to customers in the Republic of Croatia. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, in just over three months, which is remarkably quickly for this sort of business operation, especially here in Croatia, the newest SPAR supermarket sprang up at the entrance to the town of Novi Marof, just off the main Varazdin motorway. The new Novi Marof SPAR boasts quite the modern and impressive glass design…
Friday, 23 July 2021
Croatian Public Health Institute on Vaccinating Roma People
July 23, 2021 - The response by the Croatian Institute of Public Health on vaccinating Roma people arrived few hours after TCN published the first article on the subject. TCN, true to its words, will now publish the response as promised to our readers. A recent TCN report about vaccinating Roma people people saw the Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ) send the answers that didn't make it out before the publishing of the article. They apologised, stating that it all might have come down to a mistake in communication, suggesting that their reply might have been originally sent to…
Friday, 23 July 2021
Learn to Sail & Learn to Sail Holidays in Croatia
June 27, 2021 - Do you want to learn to sail? Why not look into learn to sail holidays in Croatia Thousands of tourists each year are drawn to the Adriatic Sea, chartering boats and hiring skippers so that they can spend a week (or maybe more!) out on the water enjoying the crystal clear water, picturesque bays and charming towns and ports of the Croatian islands with friends and family. So, what if you, are not a seasoned sailor, and you want to get to a skill level where you don’t have to hire a skipper? Can you make…
