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Four Maltese Killed in Croatia Road Crash

Four Maltese citizens were killed Thursday afternoon when their car plunged off a coastal road near the Adriatic resort of Bunica and into the sea, Croatian authorities said. The crash…

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Dubrovnik Moves to Limit Tourist Numbers

Dubrovnik is the latest city to crack down on overtourism after a surge in visitor numbers, due in part to its use as a filming location for Game of Thrones.…

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Croatians Stage Nationwide Boycott to Protest Rising Prices

A nationwide boycott of shops, retail chains, and gas stations is taking place across Croatia today in response to the continuous rise in prices. The initiative, launched by the Facebook…

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Croatia’s Milanovic wins presidential vote

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic won a second term in the largely ceremonial post, a preliminary result based on vote count in 98.65% of the polling stations showed. Milanovic of the…

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‘Croatia’s Trump’ wins first round of presidential election

Croatia’s incumbent President Zoran Milanović, a critic of NATO and the EU whose populism has earned comparisons to Donald Trump, won the first round of the country’s presidential ballot on…

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Croatia to hold presidential election on Dec. 29

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said that a presidential election would be held on Dec. 29 and that the government would call the vote officially on Thursday. Incumbent President Zoran…

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Greece nominates Tzitzikostas as EU commissioner, Croatia’s Dubravka Šuica renominated

Greece wants Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the governor of Central Macedonia, as its next European commissioner, Greece announced Thursday. Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already informed European Commission President Ursula von…

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Croatian president hits out at prospect of EU TikTok ban

Croatia’s president pushed back on a suggestion by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that the EU could ban TikTok, saying Wednesday that member countries should be able to…

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Croatia’s President can’t be Prime Minister – Court

The Constitutional Court of Croatia said that its President Zoran Milanović cannot become prime minister, after national elections handed him a potentially influential role in forming the Balkan country’s next…

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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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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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Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia fight African swine fever, ask for help

BELGRADE/SARAJEVO, (Reuters) - An outbreak of the African swine fever has forced pig breeders in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia to cull thousands of pigs since June and is putting pressure…

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Photo Story: Croatia’s marks tenth anniversary since joining European Union

People look at panels displaying information about the European Union (EU) on Croatia's 10-year-anniversary of EU membership, in Zagreb, Croatia. Croatia applied for membership on 21 February 2003, official candidate…

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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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Croatia readies for euro and Schengen zone

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Withdrawing cash to pay for wine at Zagreb's Christmas Market is no easy task as the country readies to introduce the euro on Jan. 1, including preparing…

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Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 to finish third in World Cup 2022

DOHA (Reuters) - Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday to secure a top three finish in the tournament for the second consecutive edition. Runners-up…

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Argentina sweep past Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final

LUSAIL, Qatar (Reuters) - Two goals by swashbuckling striker Julian Alvarez and a Lionel Messi penalty gave Argentina a 3-0 victory over 2018 runners-up Croatia in the first World Cup…

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Argentina have worked out where to hurt Croatia – Scaloni

Argentina will trust their system when they face Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals and believe they have worked out how to hurt the 2018 runners-up, coach Lionel Scaloni said…

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Don’t expect any man-marking of Messi in semi-final, say Croatia

DOHA (Reuters) - Croatia will not attempt to stop Argentina superstar Lionel Messi by man-marking him but instead will focus on immobilising the entire team in their World Cup semi-final…

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Croatia oust favourites Brazil 4-2 on penalties to reach semi-final

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) - Croatia stunned favourites Brazil 4-2 on penalties on Friday to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the second time in a row after battling back…

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UPDATED: Austria’s president criticises government for blocking Romania, Bulgaria Schengen entry

BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said on Friday that he regrets the Austrian government's decision to block Romania and Bulgaria from joining Europe's open-borders…

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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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Croatia cling on to reach last 16 and send Belgium packing

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) -Croatia reached the last 16 at the World Cup after a tension-filled 0-0 draw with Belgium on Thursday that ensured the last hurrah of the Belgian…

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Croatia show quality to dispatch Canada 4-1

DOHA (Reuters) - Alphonso Davies netted Canada's first goal at a men's World Cup but it was Croatia, spearheaded by a brace from Andrej Kramaric, who came away with an…

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Stuttering Croatia held by Morocco in goalless stalemate

AL KHOR, Qatar (Reuters) - Croatia's World Cup campaign got off to a stuttering start with a 0-0 draw against a battling Morocco on Wednesday as the 2018 runners-up lacked…

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EU pushes to add Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania to free-travel zone

BRUSSELS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission called on Wednesday for Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania to be admitted to the Ylva Johanssonarea to allow travel between these countries and…

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Croatia gets green light for Schengen admission from European Parliament

BRUSSELS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The European Parliament on Thursday cleared the way for the admission of Croatia to the bloc's passport-free Schengen area, leaving the final decision in the…

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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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Factbox-Six EU countries not ready to adopt euro currency -Commission

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Six of the seven EU countries outside the euro zone are still not ready to join, the European Commission said in a report on Wednesday, with only…

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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 beat Italy to reach semis at Davis Cup Finals

Croatia became the first team through to the last four of the Davis Cup Finals after doubles pair Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic beat Italian duo Fabio Fognini and Jannik…

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