Central Croatia's biggest tourist and cultural event, the traditional Terezijana, has just ended for the 26th consecutive year; the event is based on the legend of the founding of the town and Empress Maria Theresa's stay in the area

A formal recommendation has been issued advising Croatian citizens not to travel to Serbia, postponing any non-essential visit and exercising increased caution

Krunoslav Fehir, a teenager when he served under warlord Branimir Glavas, revealed Glavas’s crimes twenty years ago; now he is in custody in Serbia accused of those same crimes and many in Croatia feel it is the country's moral obligation to get him back

On second turn of local elections, Croatia’s ruling center-right HDZ consolidates its position of most powerful political force, while the opposition Social Democrats and the far-right Homeland Movement highlighted their own weaknesses

Croatians voted to choose city mayors, municipal mayors, city and municipal councilors and county prefects for the next four years in 576 units of local government with over 31.000 candidates; Zagreb, Split and Rijeka will see a run-off in early June