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Serbian president praises Russian arms shipment amid regional tensions

President Aleksandar Vučić welcomed a shipment of anti-tank missiles from Russia, yet another delivery of several from the aspiring EU member's Eastern ally.

World News

Macedonian census shows Western Balkans is depopulating fast

With EU membership hopes all but quashed, the countries of the European region are undergoing a serious population crisis, as the young and educated leave in droves.

My Europe Series

'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.

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.

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World News

Violence in the Netherlands as anger at COVID measures grows in Europe

As well as three consecutive nights of violence in the Netherlands, there was also protests in Austria and Belgium.

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.

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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.

My Europe Series

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.

World News

Romania sends patients to Italy as Croatia hits new COVID-19 record

The vaccination rate has slowed down in Romania. In other European countries, governments push for stricter measures against the unvaccinated amid soaring coronavirus infections.

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.

World News

Croatia probes reports of violent migrant pushbacks at EU border

Croatia launched an investigation after disturbing footage purported to show Croatian police beating up young migrants with sticks to push them back outside EU borders.

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.

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.

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.

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.

My Europe Series

Croatia and Bosnia still locked in a land dispute over 'two pebbles'

Both claim ownership of Mali Školj and Veliki Školj, a land dispute that has rumbled on since the early 1990s.

Croatia

Croatian police identify mysterious woman found in remote island area

Croatian police say they have identified a mysterious woman found on a remote part of an island as a 57-year-old Slovakian citizen.

Moments

This is the ultimate ‘green list’ gap year destination list

Places like Iceland, Austria, Croatia and Canada aren't necessarily the textbook gap year, but all feature on the green list and can be booked right now.

Culture news

Prosecco v Prošek: origin protection move 'sparkles' Adriatic tension

Italy, the homeland of Prosecco, is not happy with Croatia's attempt to get EU recognition for the Dalmatian wine, 'Prošek'.

Croatia

Croatia counting down to join the Eurozone from 1st January 2023

Croatia is planning to begin using the Euro as its currency on the 1st of July 2023. According to a recent study by the Croatian National Bank, 45% of people in the Western Balkan nation say they support the move.