Croatia

With 34 and possibly more bat species, Croatia is among the European countries with the greatest biodiversity of bat fauna, but their conservation status is poor or inadequate, said the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition

Compulsory military service, lasting two months, will be reintroduced in the country from 1 January 2025; compulsory conscription had been suspended in 2008 and the government began considering reinstating it after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022

Poor results in Croatian language examinations of high school students has raised concern within school authorities

116.296 first registrations of new and used vehicles of all categories have been registered by the the Croatian Vehicle Centre in the first half of 2024; the average age of all vehicles in Croatia was 14,8 years

The Croatian National Bank will issue a €2 commemorative coin called 'The Old Town of Varaždin' today 2 July 2024, part of the 'Croatian Towns' series

To encourage investments in the country, the Ministry of Economy is working to implement the changes needed to make criteria less strict

Pulapromet will offer free public transport in Pula on the days when the Croatian national team plays its matches at the European Championships now underway

Croatian cities and municipalities will invest €23 million in climate change adaptation measures and programmes, €17 million of which will be co-financed by the Fund for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency

The Croatian Institute will start construction of the snake antivenom plant following Government's authorization

Zagreb's famous funicular, which connects the main street Ilica with the Strossmayer promenade from Tomić Street, holds the record of being the safest means of transport in the city