On 6 October 2022, the Centre for Halal Quality Certification organized the ceremonial handover of the halal certificate to the restaurant of the Islamic Centre Zagreb.

Mufti Dr. sc. Aziz ef. Hasanović, President of the Mešihat of the Islamic Community in Croatia, and Head of the Centre Dr. sc. Aldin Dugonjić ceremonially presented the Halal certificate to the restaurant’s director, Mr. Jonuz Idrizi.

On 14 July 2022, Tvornica ulja Vinkovci was awarded a halal certificate for the successful implementation of halal standard requirements. Tvornica ulja Vinkovci d.o.o. met all measures and requirements prescribed by the halal standard, and on this occasion a halal certificate award ceremony was organized at the company’s premises for its cold-pressed oil brand, Sunce Vinkovaca.

Today, a delegation from the Halal Quality Certification Centre visited the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Republic of Croatia.

The head of the Centre, Mr. Aldin Dugonjić, informed H.E. Mr. Fakhraddyn Gurbanov about the upcoming Halal Business Forum, to be held on 4–5 October 2022 in Zagreb.

H.E. Mr. Gurbanov expressed his support for the upcoming Halal Business Forum and shared his experience from HBF 2021, where he participated in the ambassadors’ panel.

On Friday, 10 June, the halal certificate was formally awarded to the travel agency Balkans Luxury Concierge j.d.o.o. – Prolingua Travel.

The agency’s owner, Ms. Ivana Karanikić, is already actively working to present Croatia as an attractive tourist destination to guests from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the certificate will certainly contribute to greater interest among travellers seeking halal options.

The Halal Quality Certification Centre, together with the Iranian Economic Chamber, organized the First Halal Trade Conference between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Southeastern Europe in Tehran.

The conference brought together manufacturers and service providers from the Republic of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Tourism sector experts gathered on 31 May for a panel on tourism with a focus on cruises.

It was a great honour that one of the panellists was Ms. Ivana Karanikić, owner of the Croatian halal-certified travel agency Prolingua Travel.

Ivana presented Croatia’s potential as a halal-friendly destination, and her concrete contribution to branding “Lijepa Naša” in this way is a luxury tourist tour for Muslim women along the Adriatic coast.