Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Croatia The historic seat of the noble Pejačević family, set between Osijek and Kutjevo in Našice, Slavonia, will soon reopen its doors after its major conversion to a five-floor museum and wine bar. Pejačević Palace was built in 1812 for the dynasty that produced two Croatian bans or viceroys, and Croatia’s first female composer, Dora Pejačević, whose mortal remains lie in the crypt of the family chapel here following her death after giving birth in 1923. The grand property is still referred to the Big Palace to distinguish it from the little one, also belonging to the Pejačević family in the same grounds. After World War II, it passed into state hands but the interior remained richly furnished, its art collection intact. In 2015, the City of Našice settled legalties with the heirs of the Pejačević family to became the property owners, and initiated the procedure for its protection and restoration. Receiving financing of more than €11 million from the EU Regional Development Fund, the City was able to raise the €13.3 million necessary to carry out the conversion of the palace to a museum. A permanent exhibition will focus on the Pejačević heritage, particularly the life and work of Dora, and the property will also serve as the headquarters for various cultural institutions. Activities can take place on all five floors, from a large multifunctional hall of 100-seat capacity, to the basement earmarked as a wine bar. Paula Bosančić/PIXSELL facebooktwitterinstagramAbout us Total Croatia News Vice President of the Parliament and Vice President of the SDP President of the SDP County Organization of Osijek-Baranja County and Member of the Croatian Parliament Samir Haj Barakat presented a strategy with a clear vision of the city as it should look in the next eight to ten years It is a city from which residents are emigrating Entire young families are leaving due to lack of jobs and insecurity and Našice is losing its cultural identity “Pejačević Square used to be written on the beautiful square that is being renovated only Našice has the right to have a square of that name We do not think that he does not deserve his square but we do think that the main square should be Pejačević for historical reasons I asked for tourist panels to be set up in the city and the government put a fountain instead and showed where they see the development of Našice but in the east,” Haj Barakat explained emphasizing that the slogan “Heart to change” was chosen because the mind can be manipulated just as the Croatian defenders defended the homeland with their heart and courage He also believes that it is necessary to encourage demographic recovery with free kindergartens and extended school stays encouraging energy efficiency to create the conditions for job creation building a modern European society and city based on innovation I am ready to become mayor to change our city and make it the most beautiful and best city to live Allow me to give our city a heart for change a future that does not exist now,” said Haj Barakat Peđa Grbin pointed out the pride in having people like Dr who work diligently for society’s benefit and offer changes for the better “Neither Samir nor I see politics as the realization of their personal ambitions you do not enter politics because of some personal status or to live more comfortably and knowledge to your community’s betterment The community’s betterment also means ensuring that the people of Našice pay for utilities at an acceptable price and not to pay for almost the most expensive water in Croatia The betterment of the community means that the mayor works from morning to night to attract investors entrepreneurs and provide jobs for fellow citizens,” said Grbin adding that the great problem of Našice is the emigration of young families where the government offers excuses and never answers Sabina Glasovac from Našice has known Samir Haj Barakat her whole life because they grew up together She appreciates him because he has remained a great man and an exceptional doctor all this time “Competitors scare voters by saying if they elect Samir Haj Barakat as mayor and he will not be the first mayor who will skillfully combine both,” concluded Glasovac For more about politics in Croatia, follow TCN’s dedicated page and website in this browser for the next time I comment Experienced Montenegrin coach Veselin Vujović has added another team on his resume after accepting the offer to lead the Qatar men’s national senior team at the 2025 IHF Men’s World Championship scheduled between 14 January and 2 February in Croatia This will be the sixth national team coached by Vujović finishing on the 24th place with the latter side at the 2023 IHF Men’s World Championship The best performance with a national team for Vujović was the bronze medal with Slovenia at the 2017 IHF Men’s World Championship when Slovenia conceded only two losses and clinched the third place on the podium with a 31:30 win over Croatia in the bronze medal match has coached in the last year at club level at Sepahan won the 2024 AHF Asian Men’s Handball Championship but missed out on a place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games “The circumstances are different and the Qatar are not at the same level as before but as a coach I know very well the difficulty of the task at this stage and therefore I will live up to the expectations of the officials in the Qatari handball federation who gave me this opportunity in order to win the challenge and bring Qatari handball to the best position in Asia and the world,” said Vujović The Montenegrin coach will not be at his first experience in Qatar having already coached club team Al-Sadd in 2010 while also leading another team from the Golf the Dubai-based Al-Shabab between 2013 and 2014 according to the Qatari Handball Federation if everything goes to plan at the 2025 IHF Men’s World Championship “The doors to join our national team are open to everyone The national team is not limited to a specific player and we do not look at the ages of the players as much as we look at the levels and fighting spirit of the player on the field so we will try through our follow-up of the league championship in the next stage to choose the best players who can provide an addition to the national team especially since there are important entitlements awaiting us and therefore we will work to push new blood to serve the national team and Qatari handball,” concluded Vujović By continuing to browse ihf.info, you agree to our terms of use , privacy policy and the use of cookies. For more information, please review our cookie policy "I don't retire, I quit," the former Geto Boy told MTV News this week. He has promised that his upcoming record, Emeritus, is his last. "I'm done, man," he said. "Only thing that's gonna bring me back [is] if I do an album with somebody. Me, Cube and Nas do something, or me and Jigga and Beans do something While there's no word on the hook-up with Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel, Ice Cube reacted with enthusiasm to the idea of a Nas and Scarface collaboration "Of course, I wouldn't even think twice about doing that - hell yeah!" the legendary rapper told All Hip Hop. "The album would be crazy, lyrics would be sick, and hip-hop would love it." Other than the go-ahead of notorious stick-in-the-mud Nas "That's the part that gets funky," Ice Cube said "I ain't never turned down these kind of projects - they just don't happen for whatever reasons But I'm up for some shit like this because I know we can make a dope record." "I'm not just one of the best in Houston I'm one of the best in the world," he bragged to MTV "My mama had to bring that to my attention I didn't realize how good I am until my mama told me." Nexe shocked their fans and and then made a spectacular comeback against Motor After trailing by eight goals at one point Nexe strengthened their defence in the second half to claim a quarter-final spot despite a 27:29 defeat Frisch Auf Göppingen did just enough to win one more time on Tuesday and progress to the next phase of the EHF European League Men Nexe and Frisch Auf Göppingen will face each other in the quarter-finals with the first leg scheduled for Tuesday 11 April and the reverse fixture a week later RK Nexe (CRO) vs HC Motor (UKR) 27:29 (9:16)RK Nexe won 54:52 on aggregate Motor went all-in from the first whistle and delivered a top-notch performance in the first half not scoring until the fifth minute with a highest attack efficiency of 41 per cent in the first half Dominik Kuzmanovic kept them in the game with his seven saves Gennadii Komok was unbeatable between the posts The Ukrainian goalkeeper stopped Nexe nine times for a 50 per cent save efficiency and helped his team to a seven-goal lead with counter-attacks - a lead which put Motor in front by three on aggregate at half-time.Nexe had a stronger defensive display in the second part and tried to shake things up with their player rotation It seemed that Nexe had found their moment as Tomislav Severec once again showed his strong hand and narrowed the gap to four (tied on aggregate) not being able to score as easily and helped Nexe to get back into the game It was a drama all the way as Motor had the last attack and a chance to send the game into a shootout but Severec intercepted the ball and scored his eighth for the final score and a place for Nexe in their second straight quarter-finals Handball or bowling? 🎳😅 #ehfel pic.twitter.com/M3FmrNFytK You said no to using cookies or similar tools that help improve your experience. To see this content, you would need to update your Privacy Preferences Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER) vs Valur (ISL) 33:31 (18:15)Frisch Auf Göppingen won 69:60 on aggregate The German club got their second win over Valur in a week but Göppingen made a goal-run and buoyed by the performance of Marcel Schiller took a three-goal lead at half time the Icelandic defence had problems stopping the strong back court shots of the home side Göppingen kept the same pace in the second half but with an 11-goal advantage on aggregate in the 40th minute they slowed down a little Young left back Tryggvi Garðar Jónsson saw his chance he added another six in the second to keep the match close even if an aggregate turnaround was not feasible The home team sealed a narrow win with 12 out of 13 field players netting at least once Not in my house! #ehfel pic.twitter.com/UsS5AJUk54 FEATURE: Thüringer HC left back becomes MVP and top scorer of EHF Finals Women after netting 29 times in Graz SUMMARY: Thüringer HC are crowned in Graz as the new EHF European League Women champions following an intense final against Ikast Håndbold FLASH QUOTES: Comments from players and coaches after the EHF Finals Women 2025 final and third place match FINAL REVIEW: THC come from behind to beat Ikast 34:32 at the EHF Finals in Graz THIRD-PLACE MATCH REVIEW: The French side beat their opponents from Germany at the EHF Finals Women FINAL PREVIEW: Ikast Håndbold meet Thüringer HC in final; Blomberg and Dijon play for third place SUMMARY: Ikast Håndbold and Thüringer HC celebrated semi-final wins in Graz as they get ready for the final on Sunday SEMI-FINAL REVIEW: The German side beat Dijon 35:29 in the second semi-final of the EHF Finals Women FLASH QUOTES: Comments from players and coaches after the EHF Finals Women 2025 semi-finals SEMI-FINAL REVIEW: The 2023 champions are back in the final of the EHF Finals Women in Graz Daniela Rogulj NEXE drew against the Danish club GOG in the full Phönix Tag Arena in Gudme and defended the advantage from the first meeting a week ago when they celebrated 32:27 and then missed a lot of opportunities in the last ten or so in the first half which was mostly thanks to the young Dominik Kuzmanović who singlehandedly shattered Gudme’s dreams of qualifying for the final tournament.  and controlled the match almost without major difficulties When Branko Tamše’s team took the lead for the first time with three goals the home coach was forced to ask for a timeout The first quarter of the match was not yet over.  or a threat to take the ball away for a passive attack Mihailo Radovanović managed to defend against seven home attacks Halil Jaganjac and Predrag Vejin played with GOG’s defense and scored from all possible positions Nexe was up by 4 in the 21st minute (13:17) GOG equalized with a 4:0 series in less than four minutes and at the end of the first half was up 22:20 It was the first serious warning for Nexe that the end is still far away The second great crisis arose at the beginning of the second half GOG was up by 4 (26:22) and had an attack for five points Dominik Kuzmanović quickly shattered all hopes and Nexe had a 0:6 series and returned for the 26:28 advantage they were up by 4 again (27:31) and ended at 37:37 which means that Nexe secured a spot in the EHF European League Final 4 Simon Bogetoft Pytlik was brilliant for GOG with 11 goals Halil Jaganjac scored 12 goals from 16 attempts The EHF European League Final 4 is played on May 28 and 29 The host will be known in the next ten days as the EHF is waiting to see who will make it to the final tournament Nexe is also a candidate to host the final tournament Source: HRS To read more about sports in Croatia, follow TCN’s dedicated page.  Anušić at handover of the Bradley vehicle | Photo MOD / G A ceremonial handover of the first Bradley infantry vehicles to the Croatian Army was held in the barracks “132nd brigade of the Croatian army” in Našice Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and Minister of Defence Ivan Anušić participated today in the barracks of the “132nd brigade of the Croatian army” in Našice at the ceremonial handover of Bradley M2A2 ODS fighting vehicles The Croatian Armed Forces have taken into operational use the first four of a total of 89 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles which are subject of a donation from the United States Government Defence Minister Anušić emphasized that this year the Republic of Croatia has reached the amount of two percent of GDP allocation for defence which is the obligation we assumed as a member of NATO The Minister pointed out that the Government of the Republic of Croatia will continue to create better conditions for members of the Croatian Armed Forces and the system as a whole The cooperation between the CAF and the Government of the Republic of Croatia with the US Embassy is essential for realization of the procurement of Bradley vehicles Black Hawk helicopters and the HIMARS missile system “We will continue to equip and modernize the Croatian Army and raise the standard of members of the Armed Forces create better conditions for individuals and for the Armed Forces as a whole,” the Minister emphasized He particularly expressed his gratitude to the US Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia for everything she has done and achieved in the past period in cooperation with Government of the Republic of Croatia “The excellent cooperation between the Armed Forces and Government of the Republic of Croatia with the US Embassy and their Department of Defense has led to realization of the procurement of Bradley infantry vehicles which made the Croatian Armed Forces what they should be – a modern capable and strong armed force of a member of the NATO alliance” Croatia has reached two percent of the GDP allocation for defence the obligation is a minimum of 20 percent investment in modernization of the Armed Forces and Croatia has reached 29 percent,” Minister Anušić explained and added: “It is crucial that we continue to cooperate with NATO and our allies We are facing large procurements for the Croatian Armed Forces so that in the near future we can reach three percent of the GDP for equipping and modernizing the Croatian Armed Forces,” Minister Anušić said The arrival of Bradley vehicles in the Croatian Armed Forces strengthens the collective power of Croatia as a member of NATO she said that last year we witnessed a great progress in cooperation in the field of defence because Croatia acquired Black Hawk helicopters which marks a new period in strategic alliance “I encourage Croatia’s efforts to reach obligations of the NATO alliance to allocate two percent of the GDP for defence This is a key achievement that ranks Croatia as a reliable member of NATO alliance and we need to continue to build cooperation and friendship safer and more prepared to face challenges of the future” The Bradley M2A2 ODS infantry vehicles are subject of a donation by the United States Government with which an Agreement was signed at the end of January 2022 The financial value of the Agreement amounts to USD 196.4 million without VAT of which USD 51.2 million is a donation from the USA and USD 145.2 million is paid by the Ministry of Defence in the period from the year 2022 to 2027 62 vehicles were contracted to be put into operational condition (refurbishment) which is carried out by the Đuro Đaković Specijalna vozila d.d A total of 44 vehicles were delivered to the ĐĐSV (special vehicles) Company eight of which were brought into operational condition in the year 2024 and which were handed over to the Sokolovi (Falcons) 1st Armoured Mechanized Battalion of the Croatian Army Guards Armoured Mechanized Brigade during January of this year The first four vehicles have been delivered and the remaining four will be delivered by the end of January the training of mechanics and permanent crew members of the Bradley M2A2 ODS infantry fighting vehicle will be conducted Four of eight vehicles are used at Kindrovo factory training ground for the training of mechanics (FLMNET – Field Level Maintenance New Equipment Training) The first cycle of training – 12 mechanics – was conducted from 30 October to 20 December 2024 and the second cycle began on 7 January and will last until 5 March 2025 The training is conducted by certified instructors from the BAE Systems Company and a total of 48 mechanics will be trained in four cycles The remaining four vehicles are used for implementation of the first cycle of training for permanent vehicle crew members (OPNET – Operator New Equipment Training) which will be conducted from 14 January to 12 March 2025 The training will begin with the taking-over of vehicles at the barracks “132nd brigade of the Croatian army” in Našice and the training is conducted by certified instructors from the BAE Systems Company Deliveries of the remaining Bradley M2A2 infantry fighting vehicles to the Sokolovi (Falcons) battalion will be carried out gradually during the year 2025 and 2026 and the goal is for all vehicles to be completed and brought to operationally proper condition by the end of the year 2026 U reduOve internetske stranice koriste kolačiće (tzv cookies) za pružanje boljeg korisničkog iskustva i funkcionalnosti Postavke kolačića možete podesiti u svojem internetskom pregledniku Više o kolačićima i načinu kako ih koristimo te načinu kako ih onemogućiti pročitajte ovdje Klikom na gumb ‘U redu’ pristajete na korištenje kolačića The present exhibition is the first retrospective in Spain on the artist group NSK (Neue Slowenische Kunst) [New Slovenian Art] which spearheaded one of the most important experiences in the culture that materialised in 1980s Yugoslavia NSK was a collective which bound together collectives and groups - Laibach Irwin and the Scipion Nasice Sisters Theatre/SNTS – with approaches to a range of disciplines They conceived a series of departments - New Collectivism The Department of Pure and Applied Philosophy Film and Builders – which underpinned the theory and practice of the aesthetic principle behind the retro-avant-garde primarily drawing on influences from the Russian avant-garde displays a wealth of material on the group’s work in its different manifestations: public acts interviews and numerous documents and testimonies a Spanish version of the catalogue published for the presentation of the exhibition in the Moderna galerija in 2015 will be printed focusing on this telling moment in artistic collectivism for which detailed documentation has been assembled on its works and actions Collaboration with different agents and international political and cultural collectives A confederation of artistic internationalism made up of seven European museums The Guards Armoured Mechanised Brigade of the Croatian Army on 20 March 2017 marked its 10th  anniversary in the barracks of the former 5th Guards Brigade “Slavonski sokolovi” in Vinkovci of the 3rd Guards Brigade “Kune” in Đakovo in the Barracks “Našice” in Našice and the Barracks “Bilogora” in Bjelovar and the Open Day was organised on the occasion opened with wreathe laying ceremony and the mass was attended by the State Secretary for Defence Tomislav Ivić as Envoy of the Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister by the Commander of the Croatian Army Lieutenant General Mate Ostović as Envoy of the Chief of the General Staff the Military Ordinary of the Republic of Croatia Jure Bogdan the representatives of the county and the town of Vinkovci and other invitees State Secretary for Defence Tomislav Ivić extended congratulations to the members of the Brigade on the hard work professionalism and patriotism invested into its growth The Brigade keeps  memory of the legendary brigades (“Kuna“ “Puma“ and “Sokolovi“ ) of the victorious Croatian Army as the decisive force in the defence of Croatia and of its safety The State Secretary for Defence reminded of the fallen Croatian defenders and their sacrifice which obliges the citizens of Croatia to continue making efforts for a better and stronger country The Secretary also stated that the Guards Armoured Mechanised Brigade was a well-organised unit and one of the main components of the Croatian Army and of the Croatian Armed Forces as a whole which proved its capabilities and professionalism in peace support missions and  operations  and also assisting the fire- and flood-hit population in Croatia in the moment of need “Wherever you were deployed to you demonstrated  the indistructible spirit of the victorious Croatian military born in the Homeland War“.Congratulating on the Brigade Day the Croatian Army Commander Lieutenant General Mate Ostović as the Envoy of the Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Force  said the Brigade was proudly keeping the memories and the spirit of the legendary brigades of the Croatian Army (“Kuna“ “Puma“) and other brigades which constituted the decisive force in the liberation and development of the Republic of Croatia and called on the Brigade members to keep the memory and the tradition of the glorious wartime units “Continue investing in yourselves and your education and training in compliance with the standards; only top-prepared and educated  enlisted soldiers NCOs and officers are able to successfully complete the assigned tasks Klikom na gumb ‘U redu’ pristajete na korištenje kolačića.