Zagreb's market in festive mood for Christmas

STORY: Zagreb's market in festive mood for Christmas SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the market 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TOMISLAV IVSIC, Market visitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): LUCIJA RUNJIC, Market visitor 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Croatian): VEDRAN MOSKOV, Market visitor STORYLINE: Christmas Market in Zagreb has transformed the Croatian capital into a winter wonderland, attracting both locals and tourists. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TOMISLAV IVSIC, Market visitor "Everybody is welcome here and there are a lot of things to try, from gastronomy to souvenirs, and other things which are good for shopping." Zagreb Christmas Market is a city-wide experience as it is made up of 25 individual markets that will open for six weeks with each market having its unique theme. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): LUCIJA RUNJIC, Market visitor "I like it a lot. I think it is even nicer than last year. I think it revives the city in a very nice

Croatia's largest book fair underway in Zagreb

STORY: Croatia's largest book fair underway in Zagreb DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the book fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VEDRAN BRATUSEK, Editor of the Mozaik Knjiga Publishing House 3. various of the book fair 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): VEDRAN BRATUSEK, Editor of the Mozaik Knjiga Publishing House 5. various of the book fair 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): IVANA ZDERIC, Editor of the Profil Publishing House STORYLINE: Interliber, the largest literary event in Croatia, opened in Zagreb Tuesday, and will last until Nov. 13. The 44th edition of the international book fair features 296 exhibitors from 15 countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VEDRAN BRATUSEK, Editor of the Mozaik Knjiga Publishing House "Interliber is the largest book fair in Croatia. It is hugely popular due to its size. It has over 200,000 visitors annually and it promotes books and reading in Croatia." Every year, the book fair attracts numerous visitors, who mostly come here t

China-built Peljesac Bridge gives major boost to Croatia

STORY: China-built Peljesac Bridge gives major boost to Croatia DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: KOMARNA, Croatia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Peljesac Bridge 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SLAVISA BABIC, Head of Traffic Department at Croatian Roads Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): VEDRAN ANTUNICA, Mayor of Ston Municipality STORYLINE: A major bridge in Croatia has witnessed the passage of nearly 500,000 vehicles in its first month of operation. The Peljesac Bridge was built by a Chinese consortium led by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). It opened to traffic on July 26. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SLAVISA BABIC, Head of Traffic Department at Croatian Roads Ltd. "The average daily traffic is more than 15,500 vehicles, which is more than we expected. Just for instance, if you went to the island of Korcula, the bridge will shorten your travel by about an hour or an hour and a half during summertime. This will definitely boost tourism in the south part of Croatia." The

Vedran Bosnic

Vedran Bosnic

Head coach Vedran Bosnic (BiH) reacts in the Men's Basketball World Championship qualifier: Czech Republic vs Bosnia and Herzegovina in Pardubice, Czech Republic, on Thursday, February 21, 2019. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)