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The scene at the nursing home in Daruvar sealed off by police

Croatian town to hold day of mourning after shooting

A day of mourning will be held in the eastern Croatia town of Daruvar tomorrow, officials said, following a mass shooting at a nursing home that left six dead and shocked the country.

World • 23 Jul 24

The scene at the nursing home in Daruvar is sealed off by police

At least six killed in shooting at Croatia nursing home

At least six people have been killed in a gun attack at a nursing home in Croatia.

World • 23 Jul 24

The Croatian state parliament building at St Mark's Square in Zagreb, Croatia

Croatia passes law making femicide a specific crime

Croatia's parliament has approved changes to the criminal code making the killing of women because of their gender a distinct crime.

World • 14 Mar 24

Croatia has become the 20th member of the Eurozone after discontinuing use of its kuna currency

Croatia joins the Euro and enters Schengen area

Croatia has switched to the euro and entered Europe's passport-free zone - two major milestones for the country after joining the European Union nearly a decade ago.

Business • 01 Jan 23

EU members admitted Croatia to the control-free travel zone

Croatia joins Schengen, Romania and Bulgaria barred

Croatia got the green light today to join Europe's open travel zone, but Bulgaria and Romania were kept out because of opposition led by Austria over concerns about unauthorised immigration.

Europe • 08 Dec 22

Entain said it will pay £600m in cash for Croatia's SuperSport

Ladbrokes owner Entain to buy Croatia's SuperSport

Gambling firm Entain said today it would launch a new venture to drive growth in Central and Eastern Europe markets and purchase Croatia's SuperSport Group after the Ladbrokes owner reported a surge in its first-half profit.

Business • 11 Aug 22

The interior of the bus wreckage after the accident today 50km from Zagreb

12 Medjugorje pilgrims killed in Croatia bus crash

Twelve people were killed and 31 injured, 18 of them seriously, when a Polish bus filled with religious pilgrims slipped off a road and crashed near Varazdin in northwestern Croatia, authorities have said.

World • 06 Aug 22

The newly built Peljesac Bridge spanning the channel between Komarna on the northern mainland and the peninsula of Peljesac

Croatia opens bridge around Bosnia to get to Dubrovnik

Croatia is celebrating the opening of a long-awaited bridge linking its southern Adriatic coast including Dubrovnik with the rest of the country, bypassing a narrow strip of Bosnian territory.

World • 27 Jul 22

Area where the drone crashed was cordoned off by police

Russia-made military drone crashes in Croatia: official

A Russia-made military drone crashed in the Croatian capital Zagreb and damaged several vehicles but no one was injured, officials have said.

World • 11 Mar 22

Ryanair already operates flights to airports on Croatia's Adriatic coast

Ryanair to open new base in Croatian capital Zagreb

Ryanair said today that it will open a new base in the Croatian capital Zagreb from September.

Business • 30 Mar 21

The group made the appeal in the days following the earthquake on 29 December

Earthquake aid truck bound for Croatia leaves Ireland

A truck containing aid to help thousands of people impacted by an earthquake in Croatia last month leaves Ireland today.

Ireland • 10 Jan 21

Croatian soldiers walk on wreckage next to damaged buildings in Petrinja

At least six killed as powerful earthquake hits Croatia

A powerful earthquake of 6.4 magnitude killed at least six people as it tore down buildings in central Croatia today, as rescuers combed toppled roofs and rubble in the dark.

World • 29 Dec 20

Deputy Prime Minister Boris Milosevic is the first ethnic Serb political representative to attend the annual memorial for 'Operation Storm' offensive

First ethnic Serb representative attends Croatian event

Croatia's top ethnic Serb official has joined a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of a military victory that ended the country's independence war, setting a rare tone of reconciliation on a day normally charged with tension.

News Lens • 05 Aug 20

Bulgaria, Croatia take vital step to joining euro

Bulgaria and Croatia have been accepted into ERM-2 mechanism, a mandatory stage for joining the euro and beginning the currency bloc's first expansion in half a decade, the European Central Bank has said.

Business • 13 Jul 20

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic reacting to the exit poll showing his HDZ party has outperformed its rivals

Croatia's ruling conservatives set for election victory

Croatia's conservatives are poised for a re-election victory. An exit poll shows the HDZ party on strong footing for talks to build a government that will face the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

World • 05 Jul 20

Croatian groups gather each year for the commemorations, co-organised by the Catholic Church in Bosnia and Croatia

Protests against mass remembering Nazi collaborators

Thousands of people have marched in Bosnia to protest against a Mass being held to honour Croatia's Nazi collaborators and civilians killed after World War II.

Europe • 16 May 20

Teenage boy dies as earthquake strikes Croatia

A 15 year-old boy has been killed after an earthquake struck Croatia this morning.

World • 22 Mar 20

Depending on approval from the ECB and euro zone members, Croatia could adopt the euro in 2023 at the earliest

Croatia to launch bid for euro adoption waiting room

Croatia will formally launch a bid to join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, an early stage on the route to membership of the euro currency, by the end of this week, its finance minister has said.

Business • 04 Jul 19

The body was discovered in a home in Mala Subotica, northern Croatia (Pic: Google Maps)

Body found in Croatian freezer could be missing student

The mystery of a Croatian student who disappeared 18 years ago might have been solved with the discovery of a body in a freezer, press reports said today.

World • 17 Feb 19

Migrants pictured in a camp at Velika Kladusa earlier this year

Weather leaves migrants stuck in Bosnia for winter

Harsh weather conditions and tight police border controls have stopped thousands of people from attempting to cross into Croatia at the European Union's Balkan frontier, leaving them in Bosnia until spring.

Europe • 15 Dec 18

Micheál Martin said the Irish Government was helping to 'dramatise' the backstop debate

Brexit process at moment of undeniable crisis - Martin

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has hit out at the UK Government over its handling of the Brexit process and reiterated calls for Northern Ireland to become a special economic zone.

Brexit • 23 Jul 18

Oxygen masks were deployed and a 'controlled descent' was initiated (Pic: Miomir Todorovic)

33 in hospital following Ryanair emergency landing

Thirty-three Ryanair passengers were treated in hospital, some bleeding from their ears, after their Croatia-bound plane lost cabin pressure and made an emergency landing in Frankfurt, German police have said.

Ryanair • 14 Jul 18

The video has amassed over one million views on Facebook (Courtesy of Zagreb Fire Department)

Croatian fire safety video lights up social media

As the world follows Croatia's World Cup journey, a Zagreb video highlighting fire safety during the tournament has lit up social media.

News Lens • 12 Jul 18

Slobodan Praljak 'drank poison' as the judge read out the verdict

War crimes defendant dies after he 'drank poison'

The wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, died after he drank poison seconds after United Nations judges turned down his appeal against a 20-year sentence for war crimes against Bosnian Muslims.

World • 29 Nov 17

A Croatian Air Force Canadair over Gornje Sitno, near Split Croatia

Firefighters battle forest fire in Croatia

Croatian firefighters are battling to control a forest fire along the Adriatic coast that has damaged and destroyed buildings in villages around the city of Split, reaching the Split suburbs late this evening.

World • 17 Jul 17