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Joy as border gates open between Slovenia and Croatia

Published by The Slovenia Times on Sun, 01/01/2023 - 16:20

There was celebration and joy on both sides of the Slovenian-Croatian border as Croatia joined the Schengen area and adopted the euro on 1 January. More than 30 years after the countries broke away from Yugoslavia, their citizens are once again using the same currency and can cross the border freely.

Joras suspends hunger strike over Croatia’s seizure of land

Published by The Slovenia Times on Mon, 10/18/2021 - 22:06

Sečovlje – Slovenian citizen Joško Joras has ended a hunger strike he started on 30 September after Croatian authorities seized a piece of land he rents from the Slovenian Agriculture and Forestry Fund. Joras told the STA on Monday he would now take the fund to court over its failure to respect contractual obligations.