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HRK 15.2 bn development agreement for northern Croatia signed in VaraždinA HRK 15.2 billion development agreement for the north of Croatia was signed in Varaždin on Monday, with speakers at the event saying that support to investments in the country's north was unprecedented, underlining its regional and national development dimension in the next decade. 27.12.2021. | News

'I choose Croatia' scheme aimed at bringing back expats, demographic revivalThe government on Thursday adopted a conclusion on the "I choose Croatia" scheme to motivate emigrants to return with incentives to start a business and to encourage the population revival of areas with significant emigration. 23.12.2021. | News

COVID spreading faster in many countries, caution needed during festive seasonPrime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Thursday that coronavirus was spreading somewhat faster in Dalmatia and urged citizens to remain cautious during the festive season in order to prevent the spread of the virus at family gatherings. 23.12.2021. | News

Minister calls on citizens to celebrate the upcoming holidays in compliance with epidemiological rulesHealth Minister Vili Beroš on Wednesday announced the possibility that on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve hospitality establishments would be able to work and outdoor events would be allowed until 2 am. 22.12.2021. | News

Up to HRK 200,000 for ex-pats wishing to start business in CroatiaPM Andrej Plenković on Wednesday announced a new scheme called "I choose Croatia", envisaging grants for Croatians opting to return from other EU countries and start their own business in Croatia. 22.12.2021. | News

Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be a topic at one of the EUCO meetings in 2022Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Friday he had informed his counterparts at the EU summit about  the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and announced that this country would be a special topic at one of the following summits, most probably in the first half of next year. 17.12.2021. | News

Božinović: It would be safer for all to celebrate New Year outdoorsIt would be safer for everyone to attend outdoor New Year celebrations and for the faithful to follow Mass on TV, the head of the national COVID-19 response team, Minister of the Interior Davor Božinović, said on Friday, warning that the new, Omicron variant was much more infectious than the Delta variant. 17.12.2021. | News

Anti-epidemic rules extended until year's endThe decline in the coronavirus numbers in Croatia has been at a slower pace this week, and the country's COVID-19 crisis management team on Wednesday decided to extend the existing anti-epidemic rules until 31 December. 15.12.2021. | News

Plenković condemns attacks and insults against healthcare workersPrime Minister Andrej Plenković on Wednesday condemned in the strongest terms attacks and the invective against healthcare workers, underscoring that COVID certificates were not anything special or any kind of restriction, but a tool used across Europe. 15.12.2021. | News

Eight cases of omicron variant confirmed in Croatia so far, protests against strict rules in Croatia miss the pointSo far, eight cases of the infection with the omicron variant of coronavirus have been confirmed in Croatia, and four have been in Zagreb and another four in Split, Health Minister Vili Beroš said on Wednesday. 15.12.2021. | News