On 17 December, law enforcement conducted raids at 14 properties across Barcelona (4), Madrid (9), and Toledo (1) in Spain, and one property in Zagreb in Croatia. These operations resulted in 30 arrests, among which were the leaders of the criminal network. In addition, EUR 180 000 in cash was also seized, alongside weapons, 70 […]
Increase in tourist overnight stays in the European Union in 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, there were 452.6 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations across the EU, marking a 7% increase compared with the same quarter of 2023. January recorded 133.9 million nights (+3% compared with January 2023), February 149.2 million (+6%) and March 169.5 million (+9%). This information comes from monthly data on tourist accommodation up to […]
Decline in EU livestock population in 2023
In 2023, the EU‘s livestock populations were lower than a year earlier. Compared with 2022, the pig and bovine populations decreased by 1%, while sheep declined by 3%, and goats by 5%. In 2023, the EU had 133 million pigs, 74 million bovine animals, 58 million sheep, and 11 million goats. This information comes from provisional data […]
Eurogroup welcomed Croatia to the euro family – 16 January 2023
Euro area enlargement: update on euro cash changeover in Croatia The Eurogroup marked the particular occasion of Croatia’s euro accession. The Croatian minister, the Commission and the ECB updated ministers on the state of play on the changeover to the euro. Digital euro: stocktake on the advancement of the project The Eurogroup took stock of […]
Croatia joins the Euro and Schengen areas
On 1 January 2023 Croatia adopted the euro as its currency and fully joined the Schengen area. This marks an important milestone in the history of Croatia, of the euro and Schengen areas and of the EU as a whole. It follows a period of intensive preparation and substantial efforts by Croatia to meet all […]
Senior Assistant Position in the scientific field of Political Science in Croatia
Offer Description Senior Assistant in the scientific field of Political Science for work on the research project “Researching Europe, Digitalisation, and Conspiracy Theories (REDACT)“. The position is financed by the Croatian Science Foundation under the competition (101004509 — CHANSE — H2020-SC6- TRANSFORMATIONS-2018-2019-2020 / H2020- SC6-TRANSFORMATIONS-2020), for a fixed period of 2 years, under the mentorship of prof. Ph.D. Nebojše Blanuše, […]
Eurozone finance ministers agree on fiscal policy guidelines
Macro-economic developments The Eurogroup discussed macro-economic developments and policy challenges in the euro area in the current global context, with input from the International Monetary Fund, which presented the outcome of its interim visit, carried out in the context of its Article IV consultation of the euro area. The IMF Article IV review of the euro area is a regular […]
Forest fires: European Commission puts its firefighting fleet in place for the 2022 season
As of today, the EU’s fleet of firefighting aircraft will be operational to help European countries fight forest fires throughout peak season. The fleet is part of rescEU, a European reserve of resources that responds to emergencies. Positioned in Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Sweden, 12 firefighting airplanes and 1 firefighting helicopter will be […]
Assistant, field: Fine Arts, branch: Graphic Arts in Croatia
Offer description Job offer for the selection of 1 person (m/f), for the vacant post to the associate title and the position: Assistant, field: Fine Arts, branch: Graphic Arts, full-time job for a definite period of time. Eligibility criteria Documents should be enclosed as copies of original documents. Before the conclusion of the employment, the […]