Latest News from Croatia
Skopelos jilted as Mamma Mia! moves to Croatia
A sequel to the blockbuster film "Mamma Mia!" - featuring a starr-studded cast singing songs by chart-topping band ABBA - will be made in Croatia and not Greece due to money constraints, according to the UK's Daily Mail.
Greater Albania drone operator seeks asylum in Croatia
Ismail Morina, arrested in Croatia on Serbia's warrant over a scandal during a football game played in Belgrade in 2014, is seeking political asylum in Croatia.
Albanian Drone Flyer Seeks Political Asylum in Croatia
Darko Butigan, a lawyer for Ismail Morina - who is accused of flying a drone carrying a flag of Greater Albania at a football match in Belgrade in 2014 - told BIRN on Monday that his client is seeking political asylum in Croatia to avoid extradition to Serbia.
Serbia lose to Croatia in water polo world championship semis
BUDAPEST - The Serbia men's national water polo team has failed to reach the final of the World Championships in Budapest after losing 12-11 (1-1, 4-4, 4-4, 3-2) to Croatia late Thursday.
As a result, Serbia will not be defending their world champions title in the final and will instead face Greece in Saturday's bronze medal game.
Tanjug file photo, Z. Zestic
Albanians Oppose Drone Flyer's Extradition to Serbia
Croatian Supreme Court is yet to decide whether notorious drone flyer Ismail Morina will be sent to Serbia, after a court in Dubrovnik backed Belgrade's extradition request on Thursday.
On Saturday, Albanian football fans protested in front of the Prime Minister's office, urging the authorities to intervene in stopping the extradition.
Romania Joins Campaign Against 'Double Standards' in Food
Romania on Thursday joined several Eastern European countries in urging the European Union to address the "double standards" loophole used by global food chains to sell lower-quality products in Eastern Europe.
"We need to know which companies treat us like second-hand citizens," Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose told the cabinet meeting on Thursday.
Croatia Vows to Meet State Asset Sales Target
Croatia's State Property Ministry told BIRN that it intends to meet the goal of earning around 128 million euros for the state budget, by selling state-owned property and stocks in non-strategic companies.
Water Polo World Championship Semi-finals: Hungary-Greece 7-5
The Greek National Team was very good in the first two quarters and was leading 3-4, but then the incredible Hungarians achieved a 4-0 series and qualify for the final of the World Championship.
With their goalkeeper in an amazing night, the Hungarians proved their reputation is well deserved.
Water polo team loses to host Hungary
Greece will fight it out for the bronze medal at the World Championships on Saturday as it lost 7-5 to host Hungary in Thursday's semifinal.
The national water polo team was very competitive against the team that had already beaten it twice in World Championship semifinals, and even went ahead 4-3 late in the first half.
Croatia's Agrokor Starts Repaying Indebted Suppliers
Croatia's troubled giant Agrokor will start paying out the first 18 million euros to cover its debts to its small suppliers, the state-appointed extraordinary manager, Ante Ramljak, said on Wednesday.
Croatia Broke EU Refugees Rules, ECJ Rules
The European Court of Justice, ECJ, on Wednesday announced its decision in two cases concerning Slovenia and Austria, which claimed Croatia allowed Syrian and Afghan refugees to enter their territory illegally in 2016.
The cases concern a Syrian refugee who entered Slovenia from Croatia and an Afghan pair who entered Austria via Slovenia and Croatia.
Greif: Croatian death camp Jasenovac was "worse than Auschwitz"
The canonization of Croatian Catholic Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac would be itself a crime, says Israeli Holocaust expert, Professor Gideon Greif.
According to him, the people who intend to canonize Stepinac are "criminals who are mocking the victims of Jasenovac" - a camp where, according to the survivors, torture was even more horrible than in Auschwitz.
Campaign Urges Croatia to Apologise to ‘Storm’ Victims
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights NGO has launched a poster campaign in Zagreb urging the government to say sorry to Serb victims of Croatia’s victorious Operation Storm in August 1995.
Hague Tribunal Frees Stanisic, Simatovic from Custody
The UN court granted temporary release for the summer recess to former Serbian security chiefs Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic, who are being retried for war crimes in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Slovenian football fans chant "Kill, kill, kill Ustasha"
Croatian media are abuzz with reports of the scandalous behavior displayed by the fans of Slovenia's Maribor football club, during an UEFA CL qualifier.
Maribor FC squared off with Zrinjski FC from Bosnia-Herzegovina - a club that represents the Croat population from the town of Mostar."