Latest News from Croatia

Man Arrested After Trying to Sell Original of Bosnia's Peace Treaty

A Bosnian Serb man was arrested after trying to sell an original document from the 1995 Dayton peace agreement that ended Bosnia's war, police said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

The document had gone missing a decade ago.

Balkan States Score Well in Doing Business Ranking

Six Balkan countries - Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria - have been ranked among the top 50 countries in the world in the Doing Business Report of the World Bank for 2018, released on Tuesday.

Macedonia is the highest performing Balkan economy, ranked in 11th place among 190 economies worldwide in terms of quality of its business regulations.

Bulgaria Named EU's Largest Pumpkin Producer on Halloween

Statistical agency Eurostat said in a Halloween message on Monday that Bulgaria harvested over 132,000 tonnes of pumpkins and squash last year - the largest amount of any EU member state.

"Almost 12 thousand hectares are dedicated to this crop [in Bulgaria]," Eurostat said.

Croatian Journalist Threatened for Report on African Refugee

Maja Sever, a reporter for public broadcaster Croatian Radio-Television, HRT, received a death threat via Facebook Messenger late on Sunday night over the report on the African refugee, news site Index reported on Monday.

"A day will come when we'll execute you, you piece of trash," wrote the person who sent the threat, whose name has not yet been confirmed by police.

No away fans in Greece-Croatia World Cup Playoff games

 

No away fans will be allowed to attend either leg of Croatia’s World Cup playoff games against Greece due to concerns over crowd violence, the Croatian Football Association (HNS) announced on Thursday.

Vucic receives Croatian ambassador's credentials

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday received the credentials of Croatian Ambassador Gordan Bakota.

They agreed an official visit to Croatia by Vucic should take place as soon as possible as it would have a significant effect on development of cooperation and improvement of the political atmosphere between the two countries.

The Bulgarian Consul in Los Angeles Heads the Presidency of the EU Group

The Consul General of Bulgaria in Los Angeles, Veselin Valchev, was elected Chairman of the General Consuls Group of the Member States of the European Union for 2018, reports BNT. 

Traditionally, group presidents are elected for one year, regardless of the country holding the EU Council presidency.

Croatian Companies Argue Against EU-Backed Wage Boost

Croatian companies and employers have complained that the newly-agreed EU directive seeking to equalise wages for workers posted to other countries across the Union will damage their business and ultimately result in job cuts.

Russians surprised: Croatia is against us?

The Russian embassy in Zagreb was surprised to see Croatia among the signatories of a recent letter asking the EU to combat Moscow's influence in the region.

Balkan States' Passports Rank as Average in Global Survey

Balkan countries that are members of the EU fared significantly better than their non-EU neighbours in the latest Passport Index, which ranks countries based on how many other states can be accessed with their respective passports.

On the list, ranked from one to 94, Croatia took 14th place, as 144 countries can be visited using a Croatian passport without a visa.

Traveler flies to Crete as only passenger on plane!

Author Karon Grieve paid £46 for a private Jet – all 2 herself.

The writer and telly food expert was flying to Crete on Sunday afternoon for a break.

And she was stunned to find she was the only passenger on the Jet2 plane from Glasgow to Heraklion.

Her solo status meant she got a VIP service on the four-hour flight and personal Tannoy messages from the captain.

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