Croatia

The Zagreb Burger Festival, open until 18 September, is now in its seventh year, with 13 little houses offering over 40 different kinds of burgers

The Grand Hotel, a 1991 Homeland War ruin, will represent ruins of World War II in a new film starring Kate Winslet

Croatian soccer player Šime Vrsaljko, who made his debut with Croatia in 2011 playing 52 international matches, has retired from international football

Brothers Valent and Martin Sinković yesterday won the gold medal in the Men's Double Sculls at the 2022 European Rowing Championships taking place in Munich

Recommendations and guidelines for reducing energy consumption will be presented by the government this week; some of the measures suggested by the European Commission have already been included in the country's plans

Croatian air traffic controllers called off the strike that was to begin, saying they would resume negotiations with management; the strike would have reduced the number of flights over Croatian airspace to only 40% of standard capacity

The first Croatian trial initiated by the European Public Prosecutor's Office for the abuse of European subsidies ended in a plea bargain and without jail after the defendant pleaded guilty, in a case that generated a lot of media attention

The material well-being of Croatian households, as measured by actual individual consumption, increased in 2021, although it is still 30% below the EU average, the Statistical Office of the European Union recently reported

Central Croatia's biggest tourist and cultural event, the traditional Terezijana, has just ended for the 26th consecutive year; the event is based on the legend of the founding of the town and Empress Maria Theresa's stay in the area

Preparing for a great tourist season after two years ravaged by the pandemic, the country is still lacking some 10.000 workers according to the head of the Croatian Tourism Association

DUBoak, a maritime heritage interpretation centre has been opened in Malinska, on the island of Krk; it is part of the Adriatic Ark project which aims at protecting, promote and touristically enhance the Adriatic's maritime heritage

High inflation should not prevent Croatia from meeting the convergence criteria and joining the eurozone next January, Croatian National Bank Governor Vujčić said in a speech entitled "Croatia, one step away from the eurozone"

The EC has approved a positive preliminary assessment of an application for the payment of €700m in grants from the Recovery and Resilience Fund in the areas of healthcare, adult education, anti-corruption and energy efficiency in buildings