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The Civil Protection Headquarters of Croatia has made a decision on Wednesday easing entry measures at the border for citizens of European Union countries and Schengen member states.

With the new decision, EU citizens and citizens from Schengen member states will be able to enter Croatia with one vaccine shot if the dose was received more than 22 days ago, the Croatian Tourist Board confirmed. Prior to today’s decision, a vaccination certificate showing final dose taken more than 14 days ago was required.

Tourists are asked to fulfil and evidence one of the following criteria to be allowed access to Croatia.
Rules for coming to Croatia – EU / EEA member states / regions

1. A negative PCR or antigen test taken 48 hours before arrival at the border.

2. A vaccination certificate showing at least one vaccine shot was received 22 days prior to entry.

3. Proof of recovery from COVID-19 more than 11 days and less than 180 days ago.

4. Certificate declaring: 10 days self- isolation in Croatia with option to test to release.
Visiting from outside the EU

As well as the above, visitors from outside the EU will also need to show evidence that you own property in Croatia or have paid for accommodation, be that in a hotel, camp site, private rental, boat or other tourism provider.
Exceptions

Third-country nationals not covered by the above-mentioned points may enter the Republic of Croatia from third countries if they are:

Healthcare workers, health researchers and caregivers for the elderly;

Frontier workers (as well as e.g. athletes as stated in the exceptions for passengers within the EU / EEA);

Workers in the transport sector;

Diplomats, staff of international organizations and persons invited by international organizations whose physical presence is necessary for the good functioning of those organizations, military personnel and police officers, as well as humanitarian and civil protection personnel in the performance of their duties;

Passengers in transit;

Persons travelling for schooling purposes

Seafarers

Persons who travel for tourist reasons and have confirmation of paid accommodation in a hotel, camp, private renter or rented vessel and other form of tourist accommodation or are owners of houses or vessels in the Republic of Croatia;

Persons travelling for urgent personal / family reasons, business reasons or other economic interest

Persons who have applied for residence and work, including digital nomads, provided that the competent authority has received a positive decision on the basis of their application.
Important notes

All tests taken and used as supporting evidence of a positive or negative result must be recognised by European Union.

All children under the age of 7 are exempt from providing test results should their parent or guardian fulfil the requirements.
Tourists are arriving

According to data from Croatia’s eVisitor system, tourist traffic from the European Union and Schengen member states accounted for about 80 percent of foreign arrivals in pre-pandemic times, while last year it reached as much as 90 percent.

During the last ten days, tourist traffic has been continuously growing, and, for the first time, over 100,000 tourists in one day was exceeded, with the most numerous guests in Croatia currently being from Germany, Austria, Poland and Slovenia.

More than 1 million arrivals and 3.9 million overnight stays were recorded in Croatia between 1 January – 31 May. This is growth of 42 percent in arrivals and 38 percent in overnight stays compared to the same period last year.

Looking at May alone, there were 451,000 arrivals and 1.9 million overnight stays in that month, which is an increase of 412 percent in arrivals and 256 percent in overnight stays compared to May last year. At the same time, foreign guests made more than 312,000 arrivals and more than 1.5 million overnight stays.

COVID situation

432 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Croatia in the last 24 hours. As of Wednesday, there are 1,991 active cases of COVID-19 in the country.

709 people are still hospitalised, with 81 patients on a ventilator.

More details on entering Croatia can be found on the tourist board website –

Source: Croatiaweek

EUROPSKA komisija pozvala je na proširenje šengenskog prostora na Hrvatsku, Bugarsku i Rumunjsku, koje ispunjavaju sve tehničke kriterije za članstvo u tom području u kojem nema graničnih kontrola između država članica a prenosi HINA.

Komisija je predstavila strategiju za "snažniji i otporniji" šengenski prostor, koja uključuje i proširenje toga prostora na države članice Europske unije koje još nisu dio toga prostora.

"Budućnost Schengena mora biti obilježena širenjem na one države članice koje još nisu dio šengenskog područja. To su i legitimna očekivanja i zakonska obveza za one zemlje za koje se procjenjuje da su spremne za pristupanje", ističe Komisija.

Današnji Schengen čini 26 država, među njima i četiri koje nisu članice Unije: Island, Norveška, Švicarska i Lihtenštajn.

Žele ojačati Schengen

Dio šengenskog prostora su sve države članice Europske unije osim Hrvatske, Bugarske, Rumunjske, Cipra i Irske. Prve tri zemlje ispunjavaju sve tehničke kriterije i sada je na zemljama članicama da donesu političku odluku o njihovom primanju. Cipar ne ispunjava uvjete jer svoj teritorij ne kontrolira u potpunosti, dok Irska ne želi u Schengen jer bi u suprotnom morala uvesti granične kontrole sa Sjevernom Irskom, što je u suprotnosti s mirovnim sporazumom postignutim na Veliki petak 1998. godine, kojim su okončani sukobi u Sjevernoj Irskoj, koja je dio Ujedinjene Kraljevine.

"Nadam se da će Vijeće što prije donijeti odluku o primanju Hrvatske, Bugarske i Rumunjske u šengenski prostor", izjavila je povjerenica za unutarnje poslove Ylva Johansson.

Jedan od glavnih ciljeva strategije je osigurati učinkovito upravljanje vanjskim granicama. Komisija navodi da se to treba postići raspoređivanjem Europske granične i obalne straže te kroz stvaranje interoperabilnog sustava za informiranje i upravljanje migracijama do 2023. godine.

Sljedeći cilj je ojačati Schengen iznutra, tijesnom suradnjom između država članica u sprječavanju i borbi protiv sigurnosnih prijetnji kako bi se na taj način anulirao izostanak unutarnjih graničnih kontrola.

Komisija je također predložila reformu sustava za evaluaciju i nadzornog mehanizma, a kasnije ove godine Komisija će predložiti reformu šengenskog zakonika. Reforma evaluacijskog sustava predviđa nenajavljene kontrole Komisije na granicama. Do sada su se te kontrole uobičajeno najavljivale 24 sata prije početka. Tom promjenom nastojat će se brzo identificirati najslabije karike među državama članicama kako bi se ti nedostaci mogli brzo ukloniti.

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