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Zagreb Set to Get New 95-Kilometre-Long Bypass
July the 11th, 2025 – Zagreb is set to get a brand new 95-kilometre-long bypass according to a recent announcement from Croatian Motorways (Hrvatske autoceste). As Poslovni Dnevnik/Hana Ivkovic Simicic writes, the future Zagreb 95-kilometre-long...

From historic cities to turquoise rimmed beaches, these are the best places to visit in Croatia
Forget France, Spain and Italy, all the Euro hotspots you need to visit this summer are towards the east of the continent. The nation of Croatia sits on the Adriatic sea to the west of Italy. It's known for its ancient history, rugged islands,...

INA, E.ON sign power purchase agreement in Croatia
The power purchase agreement (PPA) will enable INA, majority-owned by Hungarian MOL, to use energy from its own power plants, even from remote locations where the produced electricity or surplus is fed into the grid, the companies said. The...

Greece Leads Europe in Tourism Intensity – Croatia’s Adriatic Coast Among Top Destinations
The tourism intensity measure published on Thursday by the German Federal Statistical Office revealed that in Greece’s South Aegean region, 117 overnight stays per inhabitant were recorded in 2023. This administrative area includes well-known...

All details of new mandatory military training in Croatia revealed
by croatiaweek July 10, 2025 in News (Photo: MORH/ F. Klen) ZAGREB, 10 July 2025 – At its 106th session held today, the Croatian Government adopted key proposals that will shape the future of national defence These include the new Defence Strategy...

Croatia boosts tourist healthcare – more clinics, faster care, no extra cost
by croatiaweek July 10, 2025 in News ZAGREB, 10 July (Hina) – The number of additional teams in health centres providing medical care for tourists has increased, and from 1 April to 31 December these teams are active at 56 locations, the Ministry...

11 Nepali workers deported from Croatia return home
KATHMANDU: Eleven Nepali citizens who had traveled to Croatia for foreign employment have been deported and sent back to Nepal. According to Govinda Prasad Rijal, Director General of the Tribhuvan International Airport Immigration Office, the...

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Croatia returns to Top 10 in FIFA World Rankings
by croatiaweek July 10, 2025 in Sport Ivan Perišić celebrates Croatia has returned to the top 10 of the FIFA Men’s World Rankings following the release of the latest standings today. After a successful June international window, which marked the...

Davis: India lose to Croatia; Fed Cup team creates hist
Rohan Bopanna-Leander Paes win do-or-die doubles, but Croatia advance to World Group Finals. IMAGE: Leander Paes extended his Davis Cup record of most doubles victories to 45, and possibly played his last tie, having announced that 2020 is his...

BALKAN BLOG: Can Croatia become a European energy and transport hub?
Croatia has ambitions to become a gateway for energy and trade in Europe, using its position on the Adriatic to link global markets with Central Europe. But as the small country ramps up investments in new gas pipelines, and the modernisation of...

Over 70% of Croatians to spend summer holidays in Croatia, spending over €1,300
by croatiaweek July 10, 2025 in News Majority of Croatians staying local for summer holidays ZAGREB, 10 July 2025 (Hina) – More than 70 percent of Croatians plan to spend their summer holidays within Croatia this year, with average planned...

OKTOBEER FEST coming to Zagreb – set to be biggest festival in Croatia
Following in the footsteps of global beer festivals, Croatia is set to welcome its own large-scale autumn celebration — OKTOBEER FEST. The event will take place from 10 to 19 October 2025 at Zagreb Fair (Zagrebački velesajam), spanning an...

From Zagreb to Dubrovnik, The Latest Croatian Tourism Figures
July the 10th, 2025 – The Croatian capital is a lure for Croats travelling from elsewhere across the country, and Dubrovnik is still the country’s tourism Mecca for foreigners. There’s also a continental Croatian county that has recorded some...

Albania wants cooperation for peace with Bulgaria, Kosovo and Croatia, Elisa Spiropali says
Elisa Spiropali and Natalia Kiselova Photo: BTA Albania is extremely committed to security and peace in the region, said the Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, Elisa Spiropali, who is on an official visit to Sofia. After a meeting with her...

Students visit from Croatia
Four high school students from Croatia arrived July 2 in Watsonville from the Student Ambassador Exchange Program of the Slavic American Cultural Organization (SACO). They are part of Watsonville’s Sister City program they share with Cavtat,...

Volunteers protect preborn life in Croatia
Croatia (MNN) — “Eva” was pregnant, alone, and depressed. Now, she works, cares for her child, and gives glory to God. This is just one example of life transformation from Choose Life Croatia, a LIFE International partner. Anita Jovanovic is on...

Croatia’s Largest Academic Choir Returns to Dubrovnik Summer Festival with Beethoven’s 9th
In the lead-up to this year’s Dubrovnik Summer Festival, the largest academic choir in Croatia, Ivan Goran Kovačić, is making a return to the Festival after several years of absence. The choir, which achieved a record number of concerts in Croatia...

Ancient Greek Merchant Shipwreck Unearthed Off Croatia
Credit: Screenshot, Underwater Archaeology Department of the Croatian Conservation Institute A monumental discovery has been confirmed off the coast of Komiža, near Croatia’s Vis island: the remarkably preserved remains of a Greek merchant ship...

Croatia’s Tourism Boom Continues: Household Stays Overtake Hotels in June Surge
According to data from the Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB), all categories of commercial accommodation recorded growth in overnight stays in the first half of 2025. Hotels accounted for the largest share—9.5 million overnight stays or 32.4%...