Croatia, the European Union’s newest member, adopts the euro as its currency on Jan. 1. The move vaults the nation of around 4 million people into the EU’s core, making payments easier and cheaper and giving its financial system a safety net in future crises. The country, whose economy is highly dependent on foreign tourists,…
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck a town in Croatia today (29 December) and video footage showed people being rescued from rubble. The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said the quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), write Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru, Igor Ilic in Zagreb, and Ivana Sekularac in Belgrade. The N1…
Magnitude 5.3 quake wrecks buildings and causes fires as officials urge people in the streets to keep social distancing. A destroyed car in Zagreb, Croatia is seen following the earthquake [Darko Bandic/AP Photo] A strong earthquake in Croatia on Sunday caused panic, the evacuation of hospitals and widespread damage including to the capital’s iconic cathedral…
ZAGREB, May 17, 2019 – Interior Minister Davor Božinović said on Thursday Croatia did not and would not let in illegal migrants, and that the police were complying with the law in handling migrants. He was commenting on a Swiss Radio Television report the day before which showed Croatian police allegedly using force to return illegal migrants…
The recent wave of European withdrawals was triggered by conservative Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who renounced the pact at the end of October | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Populists seize chance to put favorite issue on agenda ahead of EU vote, causing ructions among governments. A previously obscure 34-page, jargon-filled document is causing political convulsions across Europe…
A rising number of refugees and migrants heading through Bosnia face dire conditions, their way forward blocked by heavy-handed Croatian police. It was almost lunchtime at a dormitory on the outskirts of Bihac in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina and an Afghan woman sheltered from the rain in a tent before joining the queue for food….
Balkan countries agreed to create a joint database and develop cooperation in a bid to deal with the continuing migrant and refugee crisis and prevent another major influx of people heading for Western Europe. Ministers at the conference in Sarajevo Photo: Anadolu Security and human rights ministers from the Balkans and neighbouring countries agreed at…