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Ruling conservatives win Croatia election

The Croatian Democratic Union won parliamentary elections on Wednesday, however they will need support from the far right to stay in power. Croatia's governing conservatives won a sharply competitive election…

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Croatian ruling party wins election without majority

Croatia's ruling HDZ party won Wednesday's parliamentary election but with fewer seats than before and without a majority, according to preliminary results. The HDZ was won 60 seats in the…

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Croatia votes in popularity test for the long-ruling HDZ

Croats cast their votes on Wednesday in a parliamentary vote that will test the popularity of Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and his ruling conservative HDZ party, accused by opponents of…

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Croatia’s PM Plenkovic seeks 3rd term amidst corruption scandal and opposition

Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic will bid for a third term in Croatia's parliamentary election next week but polls indicate his conservative HDZ party will lose its majority after a welter…

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New fish invade the Adriatic Sea, threatening local species

DUBROVNIK, Croatia/KOTOR, Montenegro Reuters) - For decades, Croatian fisherman Marko Kristic has cast his nets in the sparkling waters of the Adriatic Sea. Now an invasion of the Mediterranean parrotfish…

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Croatian President Milanovic barred for running for PM while still in post

Croatia's Constitutional Court on Monday barred President Zoran Milanovic from running for prime minister in elections next month while still in office and said he would have to resign first.…

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Croatia’s president sets April 17 as date for parliamentary election

BELGRADE, March 15 (Reuters) - Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic on Friday set April 17 as the date for a parliamentary election, after Thursday's dissolution of the parliament of the European…

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Croatian authorities rule out Coca-Cola poisonings

Coca-Cola drinks are safe to consume and haven't been poisoned, Croatia's health minister said, following a spate of reported illnesses over the past week. Croatian Minister for Health Vili Beroš…

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Coca Cola HBC withdraws some drinks in Croatia while illnesses investigated

Coca Cola HBC said it was temporarily withdrawing batches of two soft drinks from sale in Croatia while the authorities there investigate cases of illness suspected to have been caused…

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Dubrovnik Bans Wheeled Suitcases in a Bid to Tackle Tourism Noise

The mayor of the city of Dubrovnik, Mato Franković, has decided to ban wheeled suitcases due to the noise they make in the streets of this old city. This means…

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FATF adds Croatia to ‘grey list’ of countries under scrutiny

PARIS, (Reuters) - The FATF international financial crime watchdog said it had added EU member state Croatia to its so-called "grey list" of countries under special scrutiny, adding that Cameroon…

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Croatia eying record tourist season after joining Schengen area

By Antonio Bronic ZADAR, Croatia (Reuters) - Croatian tourism officials are anticipating a record year for the sector after the country joined Europe's free-movement Schengen zone in January, which has…

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Plane crashes in Croatia, rescuers search for crew

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Rescuers found the remains of a light aircraft that crashed on Saturday in the mountainous region of the northwestern Croatia but could not confirm if any crew…

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Photo Story: Public ‘Rosary Prayer’ in Zagreb

Croatian men kneel as they perform a public 'Rosary Prayer' at ‘Ban Jelacic’ square in Zagreb, Croatia, 06 May 2023. On the first Saturday of every month, Catholic men pray…

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UPDATED: Central Croatia rattled by powerful earthquake

Central Croatia was rattled by a powerful earthquake. Though the quake caused some panic there have been no reports so far of damage. The Seismological Service of the Republic of…

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Adoption of euro exacerbated Croatian inflation, central bank says

ZAGREB, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Croatia's introduction of the euro on Jan. 1 has exacerbated its already high inflation rate but the impact is broadly in line with the experiences…

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Hungary and Croatia seek to expand Adriatic oil pipeline

BUDAPEST, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hungary plans to cooperate with Croatia to increase the capacity of the Adriatic pipeline that brings non-Russian crude to Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief…

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Snow and winter storms cut power, disrupt traffic across the Balkans

SARAJEVO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Gale-force winds and snow storms closed roads and left more than 25,000 households in Serbia without power on Sunday, while fallen trees disrupted traffic in…

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Crimea will never again be part of Ukraine – Croatian president

Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, will never again be part of Ukraine, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said on Monday in remarks detailing his objection to…

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Solid start for Croatia’s euro changeover

Almost one week after Croatia's entry into the euro area, a survey has found that its euro changeover has progressed well in its initial phase. The changeover took place on…

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Historic new year for Croatia as it joins euro, Schengen area

BREGANA BORDER CROSSING, Croatia, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Croatia rang in two historic changes with the new year, as the European Union's youngest member joined both the EU's border-free Schengen zone and…

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MIG-21 fighter jet crashes in Croatia, pilots eject and survive

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -A two-seater MIG-21 plane crashed during a military drill on Tuesday in an uninhabited forest area of Slatina in northeastern Croatia but both pilots were rescued, the Croatian…

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UPDATE – Twelve Poles killed, 31 injured in Croatia bus crash on their way to Medjuorgje

VARAZDIN, Croatia (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed and 31 injured, 18 of them seriously, when a Polish bus filled with religious pilgrims slipped off a road and crashed near…

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‘Amazing journey’: EU accepts Croatia as 20th euro zone member

European Union finance ministers on Tuesday formally approved Croatia becoming the 20th member of the euro common currency at the start of 2023, a move hailed as the culmination of…

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Croatia’s finance minister resigns

SARAJEVO, July 6 (Reuters) - Croatia's Finance Minister Zdravko Maric resigned late on Tuesday and Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic will propose economy professor Marko Primorac as the new candidate for the job,…

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Croatia ready to join euro zone from 2023 – EU Commission

Croatia is ready to join the euro zone, the European Commission said on Wednesday, paving the way for the Balkan country to adopt the euro from the start of 2023…

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Croatia ready to increase Adriatic oil pipeline capacity, Hungary says

Croatia is ready to increase the capacity of the Adriatic oil pipeline to supply Hungary and Slovakia with crude in case of any disruptions to imports from Russia via the…

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Croatia adopts law to introduce euro as currency from Jan 2023

Croatia aims to become the 20th member of the euro zone in 2023 after its parliament adopted legislation on introducing the shared currency from Jan. 1, the state news agency…

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Anti-abortion protest in Croatia

Anti-abortion activists have protested in Croatia amid a fierce debate about reproductive rights in the country. While abortion is legal in the strongly Catholic EU nation, rising religious pressure means…

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UPDATED: Unidentified military drone crashes in Zagreb

ZAGREB, March 11 (Reuters) - A Soviet-era scouting drone flying across Hungary from Ukraine crashed near the Croatian capital of Zagreb, leaving a big hole in the ground, the Croatian government said…

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EPA’s Eye in The Sky: Strmec Stubicki, Croatia

The body of a 1991-made former SunAdria Holland Fokker-100 airplane sits in Robert Sedlar's garden in Strmec Stubicki, Croatia. Robert Sedlar put this disused airplane in his garden with the…

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Croatia reports record 8,587 new COVID-19 cases in sharp daily rise

SARAJEVO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Croatia reported 8,587 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a 47% rise from the 5,845 recorded a day earlier, with 32 reported deaths amid the spread…

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Croatia lawmakers adopt 2022 budget targeting euro zone entry

ZAGREB, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Croatian parliament approved on Wednesday a 2022 budget targeting a general deficit of 2.6% of gross domestic product as a key criteria for the…

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Croatia’s tourism sector short of one-third of workforce for next year

ZAGREB, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Croatia's tourist facilities face a shortage of up to one-third of their workforce next year, head of the national association of biggest tourist firms Veljko…

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Croatia unveils heavy fines for failure to apply COVID certificates

Croatia's government on Thursday proposed heavy fines for heads of public institutions or municipalities who fail to enforce digital certificates for their employees or visitors designed to help curb a…

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Croatia’s top food retailer introduces payment in cryptocurrencies

ZAGREB, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Croatia's largest food retailer, Konzum, said on Wednesday that from this month it had introduced an option of paying with cryptocurrencies in its online shops…

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Croatia’s eurosceptics fail in bid on referendum to block euro

Croatia's right-wing eurosceptic Hrvatski Suverenisti party acknowledged it had failed in an initiative to force a referendum to block the planned adoption of the euro currency. The centre-right government of…

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Croatia tightens measures to fight spreading of COVID-19

ZAGREB, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Amid new record-high COVID-19 daily infections Croatia decided on Friday to tighten measures against the spreading of the disease, including introducing obligatory digital certificates for…

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Croatia, Slovenia, and Slovakia hit highest number of daily COVID-19 infections

Croatia reported on Thursday 6,310 infections of COVID-19 which is the highest daily number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic, the national health authorities said. At the moment…

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Photo Story: President of Republic of Malta George Vella visits Zagreb

President of Republic of Malta George Vella (L) inspects honour guards accompanied by Croatian President Zoran Milanovic (R) during his official visit in Zagreb, Croatia, 27 October 2021. President of…

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Croatia’s right-wing eurosceptics seek referendum on euro adoption

ZAGREB, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Croatia's conservative and eurosceptic party Hrvatski Suverenisti (Croatian Sovereignists) began a two-week drive on Sunday to collect signatures in a bid to force a referendum…

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Croatia confirms migrant pushback

Croatia acknowledged that its police officers had participated in a violent pushback of migrants on the border with Bosnia, and Greece promised to investigate reports of similar action by its…

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Croatia’s economy expands 16.1% in second quarter after COVID plunge

Croatia's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by a record 16.1% year on year in the second quarter of 2021, after contracting in each of the past four quarters because of…

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Photo Story: Flags festival in Zagreb

Two Segway drivers talk to each other at the installation of art flags during International art flags festival in the downtown Zagreb, Croatia, 19 August 2021. Croatian tourists’ association organises…

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Croatia plans to reduce budget gap in time for euro adoption in 2023

The Croatian government said it planned to reduce its budget deficit next year to 2.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) from this year's 3.8%, to bring it line with requirements…

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10 killed, 45 injured in a bus crash in Croatia

Ten people were killed and 45 injured when a bus driving from Germany to Kosovo slipped off the road near the Croatian city of Slavonski Brod on Sunday, police said.…

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Croatia tightens controls on Adriatic coast to safeguard tourist season

Croatia has decided to tighten controls against the spread of COVID-19 along its Adriatic coast in an effort to safeguard its economically vital summer tourist season, Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic…

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Croatia yacht holidays in demand once again

Sailing holidays may well be one of the best ways to avoid any crowds this summer and Croatian yacht charter companies say they have seen a strong increase in bookings…

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Anti-abortion protesters stage a ‘Walk for Life’ in Croatia

A march against abortion and euthanasia drew in thousands in Croatia's Zagreb on Saturday, with feminist groups staging smaller counterdemonstrations. Organizers of the sixth annual "March for Life" said they…

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NATO attempts to appease Serbian concerns over Croatian troops in Kosovo

NATO sought on Monday to assuage Serbian concerns over the deployment of Croatian troops to Kosovo, stressing they were bound by exactly the same rules as all other troops of…

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Croatia’s 2020 public debt rises to 89.1% of GDP

Croatia's public debt climbed to 89.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of last year, versus 72.8% a year before, the central bank said on Wednesday. "According to…

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Ryanair to open new base in Croatian capital Zagreb in September

Ryanair will open a new base in the Croatian capital Zagreb from September, the company revealed. “There will be 12 new routes and 36 weekly flights from Zagreb,” Ryanair Chief…

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Croatia says it may buy Russian COVID-19 vaccine without waiting for EU

Croatia is discussing with Moscow the possibility of importing Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine and the government has asked its drugs regulator to consider approving the shot without waiting for the European…

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Croats caught between fear and funding woes after 2020 earthquakes

Besides fighting COVID-19, Croats learnt last year how nature could show its brutal face as two devastating earthquakes left them struggling to repair their homes and living in fear of…

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New tremor rattles Croatia

A new earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was recorded at 22:29 yesterday in central Croatia, near Petrinja.According to data from the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Invg) and the…

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Photo Story: Croatian earthquake aftermath

Citizens and workers repair a destroyed house in the Strasnik village, near Petrinja, 04 January 2021. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Croatia on 29 December 2020 left many houses…

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New earthquake of magnitude 4 registered in Croatia

A new earthquake of magnitude 4 was recorded at 4:33 in the centre of Croatia early Thursday morning.According to data from the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv),…

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