Croatia

European Parliament lawmakers overwhelmingly approved Croatia's accession to the Schengen area, arguing that the move would help improve the protection of migrants' human rights at the EU's external borders

Work has begun on the construction of an IT business centre worth 64 million kuna (€8,5 million) in the IT Park in the city of Osijek, which will be an incubator for the development of start-ups and small IT companies

Domagoj Jakopović, better known as 'Ribafish', was recently the first to swim to all 50 inhabited islands in Croatia, fulfilling a promise made to his late son Rok

The value of Croatian agricultural production has reached 20,69 billion kroons in 2021 (€ 2,75 billion), an increase of 13,3% compared to 2020, according to the latest, third estimate of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics

Recently-published census data show that the number of Serbs and other ethnic groups living in Croatia has fallen – another sign that the country’s minorities need stronger legal protection amid continuing ethnic homogenisation and attacks on their rights

EpiC - Epigravetijenske zajednice Sjeverne Dalmacije published the news of the discovery of a 17.000-year-old European wild donkey's head in the Vlakno cave on the island of Dugi Otok

The Zagreb Burger Festival, open until 18 September, is now in its seventh year, with 13 little houses offering over 40 different kinds of burgers

The Grand Hotel, a 1991 Homeland War ruin, will represent ruins of World War II in a new film starring Kate Winslet

Croatian soccer player Šime Vrsaljko, who made his debut with Croatia in 2011 playing 52 international matches, has retired from international football

Brothers Valent and Martin Sinković yesterday won the gold medal in the Men's Double Sculls at the 2022 European Rowing Championships taking place in Munich

Recommendations and guidelines for reducing energy consumption will be presented by the government this week; some of the measures suggested by the European Commission have already been included in the country's plans

Croatian air traffic controllers called off the strike that was to begin, saying they would resume negotiations with management; the strike would have reduced the number of flights over Croatian airspace to only 40% of standard capacity

The first Croatian trial initiated by the European Public Prosecutor's Office for the abuse of European subsidies ended in a plea bargain and without jail after the defendant pleaded guilty, in a case that generated a lot of media attention