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