Latest News from Croatia
IOM, UN Call for Additional Reception Capacity along Migrants' Balkan Route
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday urged the countries lying along the so-called Balkans route used by migrants and refugee to reach western Europe to to put in place additional reception capacity at the points of entry and to allow for decent and effective accommodation.
Balkan Countries to Bar 'Economic' Migrants
Aleksandar Vulin, Serbia's minister for refugees, on Thursday said Serbia would no longer allow in "economic" migrants after Slovenia and Croatia announced they had barred such migrants from their countries.
Four Balkan states shut their borders to economic migrants
Four states along Europe's Balkan refugee corridor shut their borders on Nov. 19 to those not coming from war-torn countries such as Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq, leaving thousands of others seeking a better life in Europe stranded at border crossings.
Serbia now letting only "refugees from war" cross border
Serbia now letting only "refugees from war" cross border
Serbia and Macedonia have started to limit the passage of "refugees who are not coming from war-affected areas of Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan."
Croatian president underlines Turkey's key position in energy transmission lines
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic has highlighted the significance of Turkey's vital regional position in energy transmission lines.
"I cannot highlight enough Turkey's vital position in energy transmission lines," Kitarovic said, speaking at the opening panel of the 7th Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul.
The end of Schengen as we know it: Greece could get kicked out
The Paris attacks on November 13 may result in changes to the Schengen Zone with media reports of Greece getting kicked out, along with Spain and Italy, under a radical plan to save the European Union passport-free travel.
50,000 Croatians Commemorate Fall of Vukovar
Around 50,000 people from all over Croatia and abroad gathered to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the fall of the town of Vukovar to Yugoslav troops and Serb paramilitaries.
Eight people entered Europe using the same passport!
A total of eight people entered the European Union in recent months using the same passport as the one found on the Paris bomber that had entered Europe through Leros, Greece, on October 3. The bomber in question, Ahmad Almohammad, had blown himself up outside the Stade de France after a killing spree in Paris on November 13.
Dinamo Zagreb Chief Arrested Again in Croatia
Police arrested Mamic early on Wednesday morning along with four other people, on an arrest warrant issued by Croatian Office for Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime, USKOK.
Unconfirmed reports suggested that Mamic was arrested along his son Mario, who used to manage a sports agency founded by his father, which had contracts with some of Dinamo's players.
Atlantic Council energy and economy summit starts in Istanbul
The annual Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit starts in Istanbul on Nov. 18 with the aim of building from Central Asia to Central Europe and the Levant, with the attendance of over 400 distinguished speakers from 40 countries.
Bulgarian Theatre Night Kicks Off on November 21
For a third year in a row Bulgaria will host an event celebrated in 11 European countries which aims to remove barriers between the audience and theatre and performing art.
French police seek terrorist hubs in France, Belgium and Greece
Anti-terror squads are on a huge manhunt for accessories of the Paris Attacks on Friday, November 13, with investigations in many countries around Europe, mainly France, Belgium and Greece. The course of the jihadists who struck against civilians is being traced through these three regions and police are scouring areas in these countries with surgical precision.
Balkan Leaders Condemn Xenophobia After Paris Attacks
Authorities in Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia said they are on heightened alert about possible militants concealing themselves among the refugees using the Balkan route to reach Western Europe after unconfirmed reports that one of the Paris attack suspects passed through the region.
Croatia's Leftists Seek Allies to Stay in Power
After Croatia's parliamentary elections resulted in no clear winner, the ruling centre-left coalition, Croatia Grows, is seeking to gather a majority in parliament to form a new government.
Croatia Grows, led by the governing Social Democratic Party, SDP, won 56 of the 151 seats in total. The minimum number of MPs needed to form a government is 76.
Mouzalas: Paris bomber arrived at Leros on Oct. 3 but it is unknown how he got to Paris
Alternate Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas gave a press conference on Sunday on migration. He addressed the need for more effective controls in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon that need to be carried out so as to have more accurate registration and documentation of refugees.