Pegasus Airlines will increase flights between Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport and Zagreb starting this June. From June 2, the airline will add a fourth weekly service, with flights now operating on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, reports EX-YU Aviation.

The Turkish low-cost carrier, which launched its Zagreb route in January 2024, has already seen promising results, carrying 38,535 passengers between Istanbul and the Croatian capital in its first year of operations. The additional frequency reflects growing demand for affordable and flexible travel options between Turkey and Croatia.

Founded in 1990, Pegasus Airlines is one of Turkey’s leading low-cost carriers, known for its extensive network across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The airline operates out of its main hub at Sabiha Gökçen Airport on the Asian side of Istanbul and offers connections to over 120 destinations in more than 50 countries.

By expanding its Zagreb service, Pegasus continues to strengthen its European network, providing travelers with greater convenience and competitive fares.

Deputy Mayor of Dubrovnik, Jelka Tepšić, and her associates today welcomed a delegation from Dubrovnik’s sister city, Monterey, on the occasion of the ninth Du Motion – Runners’ Days Dubrovnik sports and tourism event, held on April 26 and 27.

Laurie Huelga from the City of Monterey introduced the members of the delegation, which included the winners of this year’s Big Sur International Marathon — a marathon held in Monterey for nearly 40 years — as well as its organizers. She conveyed greetings from Monterey’s Mayor Tyler Williamson and thanked the hosts for their hospitality, expressing her delight that they actively participate in the Du Motion half marathon every year.

The meeting also covered the latest collaborative project between the two cities — the Dubrovnik Jazz Outbreak Festival, which will take place in November at the Lazareti complex. Last year, a memorandum of cooperation between the jazz festivals of Monterey and Dubrovnik was signed in Monterey, opening the door to musician exchanges and the creation of new initiatives in the fields of art and culture.

Dubrovnik and Monterey formalized their partnership in 2007 by signing a charter, but their friendship has been thriving for 20 years through various projects, including the Dubrovnik Half Marathon and the Dubrovnik Jazz Outbreak Festival, as well as through organizing student and school exchange programs.

In the first quarter of this year, employers were most in search of sales assistants, waiters, warehouse workers, and cooks, according to data from the MojPosao portal.

More than half of the job ads published in the first quarter on the portal were for positions in Zagreb, and the most sought-after workers in Croatia were sales assistants, waiters, warehouse workers, and cooks, according to an analysis by Alma Career Croatia, the company managing MojPosao.

The analysis shows that at the beginning of 2025, nearly 18,000 job ads were posted on MojPosao. Compared to last year, this is a decrease of about a thousand ads.

More than half a million applications from interested candidates were submitted for these job ads.

A significant increase in the number of job ads was noted in certain sectors, particularly in education and science (+57%), healthcare and social work (+34%), and security and protection (+10%).

The rise in job ads in the field of security and protection is largely a result of increased demand for security personnel in schools.

On the other hand, there has been a noticeable decline in demand for workers in design and the arts (-34%), production and craft services (-17%), and agriculture, forestry, and fishing (-16%).

A drop in the number of published job ads was also recorded in marketing, PR and media (-14%), tourism and hospitality (-12%), and installation, maintenance, and repair (-11%).

In sales, demand for workers fell by six percent.

Most ads relate to Zagreb

Just over half of all published job ads (52%), as in previous years, related to employment in Zagreb and the Zagreb County. Following that were the coastal counties, with Split-Dalmatia County accounting for 15%, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County for 13%, and Istria County for 10% of job ads.

Additionally, 2.1% of the ads related to job opportunities abroad.

At the beginning of 2025, ads for permanent employment still made up the majority of job ads on MojPosao — just like last year, they accounted for 79%.

Meanwhile, 42% of ads offered fixed-term positions, while 7% were focused on seasonal workers.

Only 2% of ads offered student jobs.

In most ads, employers listed a secondary education diploma as a key requirement for a successful application, with 54% of the ads specifying that secondary education was necessary for the position.

On Tuesday, a communication board was installed in the children's park in Mlini for children and adults with communication, language, and/or speech difficulties, the first of its kind in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County.

The Head of the Borough, Silvio Nardelli, hosted speech therapists Nikolina Klešković and Kristina Milolaža, who, as members of the Croatian Speech-Language Therapy Society, initiated and realized this project with financial support from the Municipality. He thanked them for their commendable initiative, which has made the Municipality better and more accessible to children and people with difficulties.

The communication board is intended for children and adults who cannot communicate through speech and/or have difficulties understanding language (such as individuals with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, speech-motor disorders, genetic syndromes, etc.).

The board in Mlini is bilingual, in Croatian and English, which allows communication with foreign visitors as well.

Andrej Plenković, the Croatian Prime Minister, will soon be traveling to the USA as one of the recipients of the Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Leadership Award, often referred to as the Washington Oscars. He will be accompanied by representatives of major Croatian companies.

"According to my information, this has nothing to do with tariffs. The Prime Minister is coming to receive a prestigious award and will quickly return home. We'll see what happens with the people who are coming with him," said Ivica Puljić, Al Jazeera’s correspondent from Washington, in the Dnevnik news program on Nova TV.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Ivan Anušić said on Sunday that NATO member states would continue monitoring Croatian airspace until the end of this year, or at the latest the beginning of next year, by which time Croatia’s ‘Rafale’ aircraft will be fully equipped and the pilots fully trained.

After the presentation of the election program of HDZ’s candidate for Mayor of Osijek, Ivan Radić, Anušić was asked by reporters when Croatia’s newly acquired ‘Rafale’ aircraft would begin guarding Croatian skies. He responded that "all 12 'Rafale' aircraft have arrived and the entire squadron is ready."

He added that Croatian skies are still currently being protected, but that "air-policing" duties would continue to be carried out by allied NATO countries until the end of this year, or early next year at the latest, when Croatia’s 'Rafale' jets would be fully operational and pilots properly trained for their missions — most importantly, the protection of Croatian airspace.

The strawberry season has kicked off in Croatia’s Neretva Valley, with hundreds of tons expected to be harvested over the next month across about 40 hectares, reports HRT

Despite a two-week delay caused by bad weather and strong winds, the first strawberries have reached the market, selling at around €3.50 per kilo.

Farmers are focusing on adapting various strawberry varieties to the local climate, now cultivating them annually instead of biannually due to hotter summers. Demand for fresh, local strawberries is strong, with producers confident they can outshine imported alternatives thanks to their quality and freshness.

Over the coming weeks, these strawberries will be sold directly from fields to supermarkets, markets, and city streets—with farmers hoping for plenty of sunshine to ensure a successful season.

Pope Francis will be remembered as "the pope who wanted to take one step further" and "who loved justice and peace," which is evident from the huge turnout of believers at his farewell, said Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Saturday.

After the funeral mass at the Vatican, the Prime Minister told journalists that the twelve years of Pope Francis' pontificate marked not only the Catholic Church but also humanity as a whole, particularly among the most vulnerable groups.

"He was a pope who loved justice and peace and advocated for them, and this was evident from the massive response of the faithful," Plenković said. It is estimated that around 200,000 worshipers and an exceptionally large number of statesmen arrived in the Vatican.

The Prime Minister called Pope Francis "the pope of the little man, of all nations and countries," emphasizing that this was felt "in his actions, books, sermons, and messages he sent, the countries he visited," and his efforts for peace and helping those in need, based on the main Christian principle of solidarity.

Plenković was among the last leaders to meet with Pope Francis, visiting the Holy Father on Easter, the day before his death. The Prime Minister said that it was an emotional moment for his family, although it was clear that Pope Francis was in fragile health.

Plenković added that the four meetings he had with Pope Francis were always meaningful.

"He radiated kindness, wisdom, with messages of peace and a desire to do good every day," said the Croatian Prime Minister.