Vijesti

Zagreb, Dubrovnik, 6 April 2025 – Athletes have once again joined the traditional celebration of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (6 April), organized annually by the Croatian United Nations Association (CUNA) in cooperation with its partners. This year marks the 12th consecutive time athletes have taken part. Following the handball players, members of the national judo team also joined the initiative.

Zagreb, 5 April 2025 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has once again recognized the “Women’s Voice in Sport” project, which has been implemented for several years by the Croatian Olympic Committee’s Gender Equality in Sport Commission, led by its Chair, Morana Paliković Gruden, in collaboration with her team and partner organizations.

The Croatian Olympic Committee took part in the first TPM of the GENDERWISE project, held in Zagreb on 11–12 March and organized by the Private Economic Sports Gymnasium (PESG).

Representatives of the Croatian Olympic Committee (HOO) visited SOS Children's Village Lekenik as part of the Erasmus+ SURE project, aiming to promote sports, healthy lifestyles, and community bonding through interactive workshops.

February 18, 2025 – The Greek Olympic Committee proudly hosted the 3rd transnational project meeting of the Erasmus+ project "Olympic Committees Leadership Programme – OCLP" at its headquarters in Athens.

On 28-29 January 2025, the SAFE HARBOUR project officially commenced with its Kick-off Meeting in Brussels, bringing together representatives from the project’s 27 partner organisations. Coordinated by the EOC EU Office and co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, this initiative aims to strengthen safeguarding response mechanism in European sport by identifying key challenges, improving policies, and fostering collaboration across borders.

The Croatian Olympic Committee, as a partner in the PORTAL project, is working to address the complex challenges Olympians face during their transition to post-retirement life.

The “Istituto per il Credito Sportivo e Culturale S.p.A.”  hosted this morning the President of the Croatian Olympic Committee, Zlatko Mateša, former Prime Minister of Croatia to present the bank’s activity and share the experience gained over the years in financing the Sports and Cultural sector. 

Since the kick-off meeting in the Azores, significant progress has been made on key aspects of the SURE project, as highlighted in the partner meetings. Below is a summary of the finalized developments in 2024: