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Czech Republic to open borders for Croatians as of 8 JuneThe Czech Republic is planning to ease travel between the central European country and other countries, including Croatia, deemed safe from risks of coronavirus from June 8, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on Monday. 19.05.2020. | News

8,700 tourist arrivals registered in Croatia in 1st week of eased restrictionsIn the first week of lifting COVID-19 lockdown measures from 11 to 17 May, there were 8,700 tourist arrivals and 84,500 bed nights registered in the e-visitor system, 34% of that was in domestic accommodation, the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) informed on Monday. 18.05.2020. | News

Indices show strong growth on back of tourism sectorThe main Zagreb Stock Exchange indices increased strongly on Monday on the back of increased trading in the tourism sector which has reacted positively to the news of the gradual relaxation of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus and with borders reopening. 18.05.2020. | News

EU ministers for restoration of tourist trade and travel in EU in stagesEU foreign ministers agreed on Monday that it was necessary to gradually restore tourism trade and travel in the EU, Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman said on Monday, underscoring that caution was required regardless of the favourable epidemiological situation in Croatia. 18.05.2020. | News

Plenkovic: We are full of hope for summer seasonIn an interview with the Die Welt daily Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has expressed hope that this year's tourist season will be successful after all, after Zagreb responded well to the coronavirus pandemic crisis, with a relatively low number of infected persons. 18.05.2020. | News

Tourism ministry says additional HRK 388 mn secured for regional centresThe Croatian Tourism Ministry has decided to finance six regional competence centres with an additional HRK 388 million (€51.32 million), with Minister Gari Cappelli saying that competence centres were a long-term solution to the problem of labour shortages in the hospitality industry. 17.05.2020. | News

Over 14,000 foreigners enter Croatia since May 9Over 14,000 foreigners have entered Croatia and over 36,000 Croatian citizens have left the country since May 9, when a decision on crossing the border during the coronavirus epidemic was changed, Police Director Nikola Milina said on Saturday. 16.05.2020. | News

Pahor and Milanovic expect Slovenians to spend vacation in CroatiaThe presidents of Croatia and Slovenia, Zoran Milanovic and Borut Pahor respectively, on Friday said that they expected Slovenians to spend their summer vacation in Croatia this year thanks to the favourable epidemiological situation in both countries. 15.05.2020. | News

Germany negotiates travel regime with tourism countriesGerman Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will talk on Monday with his counterparts from the countries to which German tourists travel the most, including Croatia, about the possibilities of coordinating quarantine rules and rules for cross-border travelling. 15.05.2020. | News

Plenkovic: Cooperation in Central, Eastern Europe important for reactivating tourismDuring a video conference with his counterparts in the Central European Initiative (CEI), Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has said that good cooperation between Central and East European countries is important for lifting travel restrictions and reactivating tourism, his office said on Friday. 15.05.2020. | News