Croatia Croatian woman allowed to have abortion after public outrage Mirela Cavajda initially had her abortion request denied by doctors, even though her foetus had developed a serious illness. 12/05/2022
Smart Regions Beech Power: the project protecting Europe's native forests Europe’s ancient Beech forests are one of the best natural resources we have when it comes to tackling climate change, but they also face a combination of threats. An EU project has made it a priority to preserve what's left. We’ll be seeing what’s being done to preserve these precious ecosystems? 09/05/2022
Croatia Debate rekindled in Croatia after doctors deny woman an abortion Miranda Cavajda was more than 20 weeks pregnant when doctors found that her unborn child had a brain tumour and no chance of a normal life. 06/05/2022
Destinations Croatia drops all entry rules: Here are the 9 best places to visit From castles, churches and theatres to food, wine and music, we've put together a list of nine places you should visit to get your dose of Croatian culture. 04/05/2022
Smart Regions The Croatian incubators hatching video gaming startups Over the last five years, the region of Sisak Moslavina in Croatia has become a video gaming hub thanks to EU funding. 25/04/2022
Croatia Crashed drone in Croatia contained 'explosives', say investigators The aircraft is believed to have flown from the Ukrainian war zone across three countries before crashing in Croatia. 13/04/2022
no comment Croatia opens cannabis museum Rituals, healing or inebriation, nutrition, clothing, fuel or construction material, the millennial history and many uses of cannabis are on display in Croatia's first museum dedicated to the plant. 31/03/2022
real economy The scandal of child poverty in Europe - are governments doing enough? One in four children living in Europe is at risk of poverty and social exclusion. The EU’s Child Guarantee initiative aims to end this by putting into action the European Pillar of Social Rights on Childcare and support to children. 23/03/2022
Croatia Large drone that crashed in Zagreb 'contained explosives' A large Soviet-era drone that appeared to have flown from Ukraine crashed in the Croatian capital on Thursday night. 11/03/2022
Croatia Croatia pulls design for €1 coin after plagiarism allegations It had been selected to be minted to celebrate Croatia joining the eurozone next year. 09/02/2022
Biztech news Croatia to display prices in both Kuna and Euro from September 5 In 2023, everyone will be able to exchange kunas for euros free of charge in banks, in the Croatian Post offices, and in FINA (Financial services and payment systems) branches. 18/01/2022
Croatia Croatia's population has dropped 10% in a decade, reveals census Croatia's government has singled out the problem as a major challenge. 14/01/2022
no comment Croatia police display drugs seized in two raids Croatian police on Tuesday displayed hundreds of pounds of drugs they said were seized in two separate operations last year in a southern Adriatic Sea port close to the famous resort of Dubrovnik. 11/01/2022
Uncovering Europe Meet the self-proclaimed Jihadist leading Croatia's anti-vaxxers Marko Francišković became the unexpected leader of Croatia's massive anti-vaccination movement. Now, he is facing charges for terrorism -- but not due to his fundamentalist ideas. 06/01/2022
Croatia Dog helps mountaineer survive 13-hour ordeal after ravine fall Man's warmest friend? 05/01/2022
Uncovering Europe 'Final straw': Croatia's president accused of playing down war crimes Once one of the most progressive voices in the country, Zoran Milanović has come under heavy criticism for a number of populist statements, culminating in the minimisation of wartime ethnically motivated murder in Zagreb. 10/12/2021
Europe News Croatia one step closer to joining Schengen free movement area EU governments have concluded that Zagreb is able to ensure the security of the bloc's external border, a highly sensitive topic amid renewed concerns over migration. 09/12/2021
Croatia Europe rights court slams Croatia on Afghan family pushback The court ruled that Croatia illegally pushed back a migrant family in 2017. A 6-year-old girl was killed by a train on the border with Serbia shortly after the removal. 18/11/2021
no comment Croatia commemorates 30th Anniversary of fall of Vukovar Croatian citizens pay respect to the victims of military aggression on the town of Vukovar in 1991 – a three-month siege by Yugoslav troops and Serb paramilitaries, which ended by the fall of the town on 18 November 1991, 30 years ago. 18/11/2021
Uncovering Europe Vukovar at 30: How 'Croatia's Stalingrad' still casts a long shadow Vukovar, 'Croatia's Stalingrad', saw the first massacre of the Balkan wars of the 1990s. It would not be the last. 18/11/2021
Destinations Why you should visit 'the land of a thousand islands' in 2022 With a new bridge connecting the south of the country, Croatia is ready to welcome tourists in 2022. 12/11/2021
Croatia Former Croatian minister arrested on suspicion of EU fraud The alleged offences were committed within the Croatian Ministry for Regional Development and EU funds. 10/11/2021
Destinations The first digital nomad village has opened in Croatia Croatia’s first purpose-built digital nomad village has just launched, catering to globetrotting entrepreneurs. 01/10/2021
Sport New era, new faces, but experience was ever important at the Zagreb Grand Prix On Day 3 of the Zagreb Grand Prix, there were gold medals for Azerbaijan, the Netherlands, France, and Russia. 26/09/2021
Croatia Day 2 at the Judo Grand Prix in Croatia The home nation held their own on the second day, with some fantastic sacrifice techniques all throughout the preliminaries. But all eyes were on Slovenian Andreja Leski and Georgian Tato Grigalashvili who both won gold. 25/09/2021
Sport A new era for judo Zagreb hosted the European Open 2021 Judo competition in Croatia. It is the first IJF World Tour event since the Tokyo Olympics. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia was there to open the event, together with the President of the International Judo Federation and the IJF Education Director. 25/09/2021
