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The European Commission paves the way for a youth smoking ban in 2030

The European Commission paves the way for a youth smoking ban in 2030
08/26/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission has registered a citizens' initiative called "Call for a smoke-free environment and the first smoke-free European generation by 2030".
Brazil, British American Tobacco, Bulgaria, China, CNCT, Council of the European Union, Croatia, environment, European Citizens' Initiative, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, Fernández Megina, France, Greece, health, ICE, Imperial Tobacco and Japan Tobacco, India, Italy, Lisbon Treaty, Member States, National Committee against Tobacco, No Fumadores, Philip Morris International, Poland, Spain, tobacco, United States, WHO, World Health Organization

Croatia to get €9 billion in European cohesion policy

Croatia to get €9 billion in European cohesion policy
08/25/2022 | Society / Institutions
CROATIA. As part of its partnership agreement with the European Commission and cohesion policy for the period 2021-2027, Croatia gets €9bn in investment funding.
cohesion policy, Croatia, Elisa Ferreira, employment, ERDF, ESF+, EU, European Commission, European Maritime Affairs Fund, European Regional Development Fund, European Union, Feampa, fisheries and aquaculture, FTJ, Just Transition Fund, Nicolas Schmit, Pelješac Bridge, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Western Balkans, Zagreb

The euro now trades at less than a dollar

The euro now trades at less than a dollar
08/23/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. For the first time since its introduction in January 2002, the euro has fallen below the dollar. At the close of business on Monday 22 August 2022.
Croatia, dollar, ECB, EU, euro, euro area, European Central Bank, European Union, Fed, hydrocarbons, Isabel Schnabel, Jerome Powell, Nord Stream 1, Ukraine, United States, US Federal Reserve

EBRD invests €43m in two wind farms in Croatia

EBRD invests €43m in two wind farms in Croatia
08/23/2022 | Environment
CROATIA. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is participating, through a €43m loan to Kunovac, in financing the construction and operation of two wind farms in Croatia.
Cop26, Croatia, Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD, Encro, Encro Kunovac, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Finland, HBOR, Iljko Ćurić, kai Rintala, Kunovac, Nordex, Serbia, Taaleri, Taaleri Energia, Taaleri SolarWind II, UniCredit, wind farms, wind power, Zadar, Zagreb, Zagrebačka Banka

Croatia regains territorial continuity with new bridge

Croatia regains territorial continuity with new bridge
08/16/2022 | Transport
CROATIA. Thanks to the inauguration of the Pelješac bridge, tourists and Croats from the North are no longer obliged to use a small strip of Bosnia-Herzegovina territory to reach the South of the country, particularly Dubrovnik.
Adriatic Sea, Andrej Plenkovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brijesta, China Road and Bridge Corporation, Croatia, Dubrovnik, EU, European Union, infrastructure, Komarna, Korcula, Mali Ston, Neum, Peljesac, Peljesac Bridge, Pelješac, Sarajevo, transport, UN, Zagreb, Zoran Milanovic

Croatia to swap kuna for euro from 1 January 2023

Croatia to swap kuna for euro from 1 January 2023
07/13/2022 | Society / Institutions
CROATIA. After the vote of three legal texts as the last validation of the process, the euro will become the official currency of Croatia as of 1 January 2023, which will be the twentieth Member State to adopt it.
Andrej Plenkovic, Andrej Plenković, Boris Vujčić, Bulgaria, CNB, Council of the European Union, Croatia, Croatian kroon, Denmark, EU, euro, European Commission, European currency, European Union, eurozone, HRK, Hungary, koruna, Kuna, MCE III, Poland, Romania, Slavonia, Sweden, Yugoslav dinar, Yugoslavia, Zbyněk Stanjura

1 € = 1 $ and this is a first since the circulation of the European currency

1 € = 1 $ and this is a first since the circulation of the European currency
07/12/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU / USA. For the first time since its creation as a circulating currency, the euro was at parity with the dollar on the morning of Tuesday 12 July 2022.
Croatia, dollar, ECB, euro, Europe, European Central Bank, European Commission, European currency, European economy, European Union, Fed, Nord Stream 1, Ukraine, US, US Federal Reserve

The EU's inhabitants are becoming fewer and fewer

The EU's inhabitants are becoming fewer and fewer
07/12/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The population of the European Union decreased again in 2021 from 447 million on 1 January 2021 to 446.8 million on 1 January 2022.
António Guterres, Covid-19, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, European Commission, European Union, Eurostat, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, population, population in the EU, Slovenia, Southern Europe, Spain, World Population Day

European Commission authorises €500m state aid to Croatian companies

European Commission authorises €500m state aid to Croatian companies
07/12/2022 | Society / Institutions
CROATIA. The European Commission authorises a Croatian state aid scheme under the temporary framework defined by the institution to better respond to crisis situations.
bank, Croatia, Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Commission, HBOR, Hrvatska Banka Za Obnovu I Razvitak, Margrethe Vestager, Russia, state aid scheme, Ukraine

Slovenia decides to dismantle the anti-migration barbed wire fence separating it from Croatia

Slovenia decides to dismantle the anti-migration barbed wire fence separating it from Croatia
06/16/2022 | Society / Institutions
SLOVENIA / CROATIA. The new president of the Slovenian government will dismantle the barbed wire fence on its border with Croatia to prevent migrants from crossing into Slovenia.
Austria, border, Croatia, EU, European Border and Coast Guard Agency, European Union, Frontex, Gibanje Svodoba, Italy, Janez Janša, Mediterranean Sea, migration crisis, Miro Cerar, Modern Centre Party, Movement for Freedom, Robert Golob, Schengen area, SDS, Slovenia, SMC, Western Balkans

Croatia to become 20th member state to adopt the euro

Croatia to become 20th member state to adopt the euro
06/02/2022 | Society / Institutions
CROATIA. On the twentieth anniversary of the euro as a physical currency, the euro area will welcome its twentieth member with Croatia on 1 January 2023.
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The Eastern Mediterranean becomes a new gas province

The Eastern Mediterranean becomes a new gas province
04/05/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The problem of gas resources in the Mediterranean, but also of their sharing, was invited to the 11th Cybèle meeting in Marseilles whereas the decision of the European Union not to be supplied with Russian gas imposes to find other solutions.
Albania, Algeria, Ankara, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Cyprus, EastMed, EEZ, Egypt, Eni, EU, Euromed-IHEDN, European Union, France, Francis Perrin, gas, gas industry, gas pipelines, Gaza, Greece, GZ4, hydrocarbons, Institut des relations internationales et stratégiques, Iris, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Marseille, Medgaz, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Paris, PCNS, Policy center for the new south, Rabat, Rencontre internationale de Cybèle, RTCN, Russia, Russian gas, Serbia, Slovenia, Sonatrach, Spain, Syria, TAP, TotalEnergy, Toufik Hakkar, Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, Transmed, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ukraine, UN, UNCLOS, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Yves Lacoste, Élie Jarmache

Entrepreneurship in the Euro-Mediterranean region continues to have a male face

Entrepreneurship in the Euro-Mediterranean region continues to have a male face
03/08/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The first report of the Intergovernmental Monitoring Mechanism for Gender Equality in the Euro-Mediterranean Region published by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) provides a forty-six page overview of the position of women in society.
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Irena sees Morocco as a future green hydrogen giant

Irena sees Morocco as a future green hydrogen giant
01/18/2022 | Environment
MOROCCO. According to the latest report "Geopolitics of the energy transformation: the hydrogen factor" by the International Renewable Energy Agency, "the rapid growth of the global hydrogen economy can lead to major geo-economic and geopolitical upheavals and a wave of new interdependencies".
Abu Dhabi, Australia, big hydrogen, blue hydrogen, Chile, China, Croatia, European Commission, France, Geopolitics of the energy transformation: the hydrogen factor, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen plan, Irena, Italy, Japan, Mena, Morocco, Natural Earth, Oman, Portugal, renewable, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, USA

The European Commission grants €319 million to Croatia to finance its reconstruction after several earthquakes

The European Commission grants €319 million to Croatia to finance its reconstruction after several earthquakes
01/04/2022 | Environment
CROATIA. The European Commission has approved €319 million in aid to Croatia to help rebuild the country after several earthquakes.
Croatia, earthquake, Elisa Ferreira, environment, EU Solidarity Fund, European Commission, EUSF, France, Germany, Italy, Karlovac, Sisak-Moslavina, Zagreb

Twenty years of the euro

Twenty years of the euro
01/04/2022 | Society / Institutions
EU. The euro, which became the single currency on 1 January 2002, is celebrating its 20th anniversary and is now the common currency of 19 of the 27 Member States of the European Union.
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Air traffic: collapse confirmed for 2020 and aborted recovery in 2021

Air traffic: collapse confirmed for 2020 and aborted recovery in 2021
12/07/2021 | Transport
EUROPE. The air transport sector lost 73% of its passengers in Europe in 2020. 2021 will be less catastrophic, but will also remain a black year.
Air Namibia, Air traffic, air transport, Alitalia, Comair, Croatia, Cyprus, Dragon Air, Europe, Eurostat, Flybe, France, Greece, IATA, Italy, Mediterranean, NokScoot, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, South African Airways, Spain, Trans State Airlines

R&D spending falls by €1bn in the EU

R&D spending falls by €1bn in the EU
11/30/2021 | Society / Institutions
EU. Research and development expenditure in the EU Member States amounted to around €311bn in 2020, a drop of €1bn compared to 2019 according to Eurostat,
Covid-19, Croatia, Cyprus, EU, European Union, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Mediterranean, Portugal, R&D, research and development expenditure, Slovenia, Spain, statistics

The Rafale is a hit in the Mediterranean

The Rafale is a hit in the Mediterranean
11/25/2021 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Greece, Egypt, Croatia, the sales of Rafales are doing well around the Mediterranean. Even if it means accepting unsavoury customers.
al-Sissi, Antenne 2, Croatia, Dassault, Dassault Systèmes, digital surveillance, Disclose, Egypt, Emmanuel Macron, Ercom-Suneris, France, Greece, Mediterranean, Nexa Technologies, Rafale, Télérama

Promises, but still no horizon for EU integration of the Western Balkans

Promises, but still no horizon for EU integration of the Western Balkans
10/07/2021 | Society / Institutions
WESTERN BALKANS. Financial aid, promises, declarations of love, but still no progress in the accession process of the six Western Balkan countries at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brdo.
Albania, Aleksandar Vucic, Athens, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brdo, Brussels, Bulgaria, Covid-19, Croatia, Denmark, Economic and Investment Plan, Economic Forum on Regional Cooperation, Edi Rama, enlargement, enlargement of the European Union, EU, EU Council, European aids, European Commission, European Union, France, Greece, IEP, integration, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Open Balkans, Serbia, Skopje, Slovenia, Sofia, Spain, Turkey, Ursula Von der Leyen, Western Balkans, Western Balkans European Summit, Zagreb

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