Record number of cruise passengers, Mediterranean cities introducing restrictions
This year the number of cruise ship passengers has doubled from the pre-pandemic 2019, so companies are asking port cities like Dubrovnik and Venice to allow them more entries, the Cruise Lines International Association’s director for Europe, Marie-Caroline Laurent, said on Friday….
Slovenia prolonging border control with Croatia, Hungary
The Slovenian government on Thursday prolonged until 21 December control on its borders with Croatia and Hungary with the aim to prevent terrorism, extremism and cross-border crime, it said after a session. Slovenia reintroduced police checks on its Schengen borders…
Croats keen about European elections
In Croatia, 57% of adults are interested in the European elections, which will be held on 6-9 June throughout the European Union, and this percentage of interest in the forthcoming polls is identical to the EU average, show findings of…
PISA: Croatian pupils average in reading and scientific literacy, below in math
The performance of Croatian 15-year-old students in reading and scientific literacy is within the average of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member states, and they are below the average in mathematical literacy, show the latest PISA findings….
Car sales YTD increase by almost a third
From the start of this year to 30 November, 53.282 new passenger vehicles were sold in Croatia, up 28.7% from the same period in 2022, the Promocija Plus market research agency said on Monday. Volkswagen accounted for the highest number of…
Croatia among EU countries with largest share of home owners
Croatia is among the EU countries with the largest share of households owning their home, data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, shows. Eurostat has found that last year 68% of the EU population lived in their…
Interior minister says police work commendable
Interior Minister Davor Božinović said in parliament on Thursday that police work was commendable and results were improving every year, presenting data to confirm this. Last year was the third consecutive year that the crime clearance rate was above 70%,…
Ryanair will connect Dubrovnik with 18 European destinations next year
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will connect Dubrovnik with 16 new destinations next year, along with the current two, and in winter it will fly to London. Dublin and Vienna, Dubrovnik Airport and Ryanair told the press on Wednesday. “This is…
Work permits for foreigners in tourism industry up by 10,000 to 42,000 in 2023
This year, Croatia has issued 42,000 work permits to foreigners for employment in the tourism industry, which was 10,000 more than in 2022, and the labor shortage is the main challenge for the sector, it was said in Zagreb on…
Black Friday generates €76.7m in retail sales in Croatia
On this year’s Black Friday, 24 November, Croatians spent €76.7 in retail shopping, or 17.2% more than last year, and there were 4 million fiscalised receipts in the retail sector, or 0.9% more than on the previous Black Friday, according to…
DZS: Value of this year’s agricultural production estimated at €3.3bn
The Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS) has released initial estimates of real income in agriculture for 2023, predicting that this year’s agricultural production will grow by 0.8% on an annual basis to €3.3 billion. Net value added is forecast at…
Work begins on €155m Zlobin-Bosiiljevo gas pipeline
A ground-breaking ceremony for a €155 million project to build the Zlobin-Bosiljevo gas pipeline was held on Thursday at Bosiljevo, 70 kilometres southwest of Zagreb. The construction work, financed by the state budget, will be carried out by a consortium…
