Croatia

Croatian real estate prices are rising more than elsewhere in Europe; looking at the situation on an annual span, average prices of residential buildings have increased by 10%

Thousands of Yugoslavian monuments to the anti-fascist struggle of World War II were destroyed, looted and left to rot, with great loss to the collective memory and to the architectural and cultural heritage

As of 1 January 2025, lightweight plastic bags, typically found in rolls in the fruit and vegetable departments of shops or market stalls, will no longer be available for free

With Cyclone Boris, the first snowfall arrived in the country, although still during the summer

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