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Zagreb market development strategy to be finalised in August
The document will address the redevelopment and repurposing of city markets, whose occupancy rose to 64.58 per cent last year.
Contract signed for €14 million Vid–Nova Sela road
The new 7.6km route will link Vid with the D62 state road in Nova Sela, shortening the journey to the future A1 motorway interchange.
Three Austrian shipwreck survivors rescued near Cape Kamenjak
Yacht suffered damage in a night storm; crew found on a raft 12 nautical miles from the cape, and dozens of vessels ran aground near Lošinj.
Croatia and last year in migration surplus, but balance fell to 19,180
According to DZS data, 56,665 people moved in, mostly from Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nepal; the biggest winners are Zagreb County and Istria County.
Konjščina allocates €30,000 for youth housing support
Public call covers four measures — construction, purchase and renovation of homes — for residents under 45 resolving their first housing need.
Bishop Rogić appoints new parish priests in the Diocese of Šibenik
The Bishop of Šibenik, Mons. Tomislav Rogić, has issued a decision regarding the change of parish priests in Jadrtovac, Betina, Boraja and Ljubitovica.
33-year-old arrested in Novska for migrant smuggling
A Serbian national was stopped near Novska on the night of Thursday-Friday while transporting foreigners who had crossed the border illegally for money.
341 pigs culled near Varaždin after being brought in from African swine fever zone
Inspection found that 340 of the 341 pigs delivered lacked ear tags; a veterinarian halted unloading before a farm holding around three thousand pigs.
Labin secures additional €199,000 for Cere landfill remediation
The Environmental Protection Fund approves new funding alongside €1.7 million from the NPOO; the landfill will become a two-hectare green space.
Ministry approves funding for roads in Lobor and Rasinja
The municipalities of Lobor and Rasinja have received non-repayable funds for the reconstruction of local roads from the state budget and EU funds.
KUD Idijoti frontman attacked in Pula after warning
Saša Milovanović and his wife Martina were attacked in Sergijevaca Street after they warned young men about their inappropriate behaviour.
Modernised three-kilometre road opened in Karansko Brdo
Asphalting of the thoroughfare in the Križevci neighbourhood cost around €230,000, with mayor Katanović highlighting the area's tourism potential, known for its wine cellars.
Two students attacked at workplace in Novi Vinodolski
The attacker punched a student with a disability in the head; the injured sought treatment at Rijeka University Hospital Clinical Centre (KBC Rijeka), and police confirmed an investigation is underway.
Medulin municipality head files complaints over Bumbište discharge
Ivan Kirac has requested an urgent inspection and filed a criminal complaint on suspicion of an environmental offence; beaches remain closed for now.
Korčula receives state approval for planning amendments
Ministry confirms legality of final proposal; final step is adoption by the City Council, mayor announces.
Jasenice records best birth-to-death ratio in Croatia
In the municipality near Zadar, 25 children were born and seven people died last year; Pakoštane, Škabrnja and Bibinje also recorded positive natural increase.
Child drowns in water-filled excavation in Zagreb County
Police state that the child fell into an unenclosed pit in a garden; family attempted rescue but child died.
Porec Council rejects SDP proposal to ban 'Za dom spremni'
The city administration responded that controversial symbols fall under the jurisdiction of the police and state prosecutor's office, not local municipal decisions.