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Croatia top trading partner of Bosnia and Herzegovina

ZAGREB, 25 July (Hina) – Croatia remained the top trading partner of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first six months of 2023, according to the data collected by Bosnia and Herzegovina’s chamber of foreign commerce. The chamber’s president Zdravko Marinković…

Embassy opening start of deeper Georgia-Croatia relations, Garibashvili says

ZAGREB, 24 July (Hina) – The opening of the Georgian Embassy in Zagreb is the start of deeper Georgia-Croatia relations, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday after meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, who underlined Croatia’s support…

Greenpeace Travel by train in Europe twice as expensive as by air

ZAGREB, 24 July (Hina) – Rail tickets on some routes in Europe are on average twice as expensive as flight tickets, and Croatia follows the average trend, global environmental watchdog Greenpeace has found in a study, calling for a kerosene…

Croatia and Spain will jointly explore sea bed

ZAGREB, 21 July (Hina) – Over the next six years, Croatia and Spain will cooperate in underwater research and the protection of underwater cultural heritage, the two Mediterranean countries announced after their representatives signed a cooperation agreement in Madrid. The…

Croatian motorways among best in world

ZAGREB, 21 July (Hina) – Croatian motorways are among the best in Europe and the world, Croatian motorways operator HAC said on Friday, citing the World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum has published a report including the ranking of…

Rijeka and Zagreb areas hit by summer storms

ZAGREB, 21 July (Hina) – A violent summer wind, accompanied by heavy rain, hit the area of Rijeka at about 1600 hours Friday, and tore down many trees and toppled a crane in the Brajdica container terminal. The crane fell…

Croatian students win four medals at European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics

ZAGREB, 21 July (Hina) – Croatian secondary school students won four medals at the 3rd The European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics which took place between 15 and 21 July in Lund, Sweden. Lara Semeš won a gold and Maša Dobrić…

Factory manufacturing organic fertiliser from raw sheep wool opens in Otočac

ZAGREB, 20 July (Hina) – Croatia’s first factory manufacturing certified organic fertiliser from raw sheep wool opened in Otočac, about 150 kilometres southwest of Zagreb, on Thursday. The factory is called Eko Lika Greennovation and its product Woolee. It is…

Two men killed in severe storm in Zagreb

ZAGREB, 19 July (Hina) – Two men were killed and a number of persons were injured in a severe storm that struck Zagreb around 4pm on Wednesday, emergency medical services told Hina. The men suffered fatal injuries after trees fell…

First electric train for regional transport inaugurated

ZAGREB, 18 July (Hina) – The first electric train for regional transport, produced by Končar as part of a €171 million project to renew the Croatian Railways Passenger Transport company’s rolling stock, was inaugurated on the Zagreb-Sisak line on Tuesday….

“Safe Tourist Destination 2023” project formally opened

ZAGREB, 18 July (Hina) – Interior Minister Davor Božinović said on Monday that Croatia is one of the safest countries in Europe. “Croatia is one of the safest European countries. This is not only something that we are proud of,…

Pelješac Bridge makes positive contribution to tourism

ZAGREB, 17 July (Hina) – Pelješac Bridge has made a positive contribution to the Croatian economy, in particular to the tourism sector, the Croatian Tourism Board (HTZ) and roads operator HC told Hina ahead of the first anniversary of the…