Croatia's parliament

The World Jewish Congress, an international organisation representing Jewish communities, said on Wednesday that the Catholic mass due to be held in Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 16 glorifies people involved in crimes committed by Croatia's WWII-era Nazi-allied Ustasa regime.

Pro-choice politicians and activists have criticised anti-abortionists for their tactic of gathering to pray outside hospitals across the country to discourage women seeking terminations.

Tomislav Coric, Croatia's Minister of Environment and Energy, met on Tuesday in Budapest with Hungary's Foreign and Trade Minister, Peter Szijjarto, to discuss joint energy projects and gas supplies.

Hundreds of abortion rights activists and supporters marched through the centre of the Croatian capital, Zagreb, on Saturday, calling for abortion rights to be upheld. 

Croatia's parliament on Friday confirmed the appointments of a new Vice-Prime Minister and Economy Minister - who will be in charge of handling the Agrokor crisis.

Following the resignation of Martina Dalic on May 14, her former positions are assigned to Agriculture Minister Tomislav Tolusic, as Deputy Prime Minister, and to Darko Horvat, as Economy Minister.

Croatia's parliament is set to vote on Friday, under urgent procedure, on the Law on Liquefied Natural Gas, popularly called the "Lex LNG" - whose main purpose is to speed the building of floating terminal to receive liquefied natural gas on the island of Krk.

London's Westminster Magistrates Court on Monday ruled that there are no legal obstacles for Ivica Todoric, owner of indebted food and retail company Agrokor, to be extradited to Croatia.

Media reported on Monday that, under UK law, Todoric's lawyers had failed to prove that he was a victim of political persecution in his home country.

Animal rights supporters in Albania are demanding new legislation against animal cruelty as disturbing footage emerges of acts of horrific violence against animals.

Footage spread on social media on October 3 of a leashed dog being beaten to death has shocked the public and further emboldened animal rights activists to push for legislation punishing such abusers.

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and his Slovenian counterpart, Miro Cerar, meeting in New York for the UN General Assembly session, agreed to meet again in Zagreb on September 27 to discuss the dispute over the territorial waters between Croatia and Slovenia in the Piran Gulf.

The head of MOST, Bozo Petrov, has resigned from his position as chair of Croatia's parliament after an opposition-backed move to unseat Finance Minister Zdravko Maric narrowly failed on Thursday.

Maric remained in his post after the failure of a no-confidence vote in parliament, when the opposition failed to gather the necessary 76 votes.