AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoUNESCO & Community Work: Young volunteers from around the world are back on Croatia’s Hvar to help preserve the UNESCO Stari Grad Plain, joining the sixth annual World Heritage Volunteers workshop focused on protecting its ancient Greek agricultural landscape. Aviation & Tourism: International Zagreb Airport welcomed Air China’s first direct Beijing–Zagreb service (via Bucharest), running three times a week year-round—an opening expected to boost tourism and cultural exchange. Culture & Music in Croatia: Korčula hosts a free Marko Polo Gala Concert on Sunday, mixing Croatian classical stars with a cross-genre programme from Puccini and Verdi to Gershwin and Offenbach. Film & Awards: Croatia has selected Hana Jušić’s “God Will Not Help” as its submission for the Oscars’ Best International Feature Film category. Regional Politics & Memory: EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos cancelled a Serbia visit after Ratko Mladić’s remains were received with public glorification, underscoring how war-crimes memory keeps shaping Balkan culture and public life. Arts & Identity: The Gypsy Lore Society and Romani Studies conference in Zagreb highlighted Romani customary law as cultural heritage, with research supported by the Roma association “KALI SARA.”
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