Opatija
Yugoslav-Era Admiral, Ally of Tito, Dies of COVID-19
Former Yugoslav Navy Fleet Admiral Branko Mamula in 1977. Photo: Private archive of Branko Mamula.
Born into a Serb family in Croatia in 1921, Mamula became a member of the Communist Party in his youth. At the start of Yugoslavia's involvement in World War II in 1941, he joined the Partisan resistance movement led by Josip Broz Tito.
Access to Beaches Remains Hot Topic in Croatia
Amid a controversy about whether holders of private concessions to public beaches in Croatia have a legal right to limit people's access to them, some private concessioners have told BIRN that they are only trying to prevent tourists from holding barbeques and moving the rented easy chairs.
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Merkur in Vrnjacka Banja champion of health tourism
BELGRADE - Medical Center Merkur in Vrnjacka Banja as the champion of health tourism in South Eastern Europe (SEE) and Belgrade in the category of cultural tourism are the winners of Golden Tourist Heart awards, according to the jury of the International center for tourism and hospitality development Sacen International.
Dacic: Police cooperation in region ahead of political ties
OPATIJA - Outgoing interior minister Ivica Dacic stated in Opatija on Wednesday that police cooperation in the region is very good and that it even surpasses the cooperation between political bodies in certain countries, which is producing positive results in international police cooperation in the Balkans and South-East Europe.
Dacic on regional police cooperation in Opatija
OPATIJA - Ministerial conference on contemporary challenges in regional police cooperation, attended by Serbia's outgoing Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic, started on Tuesday in Opatija, Croatia.
On the fringes of the conference, Dacic also conferred with Simonetta Sommaruga, Swiss Federal Minister of Police and Justice.
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Dacic to attend conference on regional police cooperation
BELGRADE - A ministerial conference on modern challenges in regional police cooperation, to be attended by Serbia's outgoing Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic, will start in Opatija, Croatia, on Tuesday.