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Children play under razor wire at an informal camp close to the E75 Horgas border crossing between Serbia and Hungary

Hungary plans second border fence to stop migrants

Hungary plans to build a second fence on its southern border with Serbia that would enable it to keep out any major new wave of migrants, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said this morning.

News • 26 Aug 16

Serbia and Macedonia have begun limiting migrant passage to Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis only

Number of Balkans states limit migrant passage

Slovenia has said it will begin turning back "economic migrants" arriving through neighbouring Croatia.

News • 19 Nov 15

Migrants queue at a border crossing between slovenia and Croatia

Slovenia to deploy soldiers to Croatian border

The Slovenian government has said soldiers are to help police manage the surge of migrants and refugees from Croatia.

News • 20 Oct 15

A migrant family sit on the ground in the rain at the closed crossing in Trnovec, Croatia

Croatia allows migrants to cross from Serbia

Croatia allowed thousand of migrants who were stuck at the border with Serbia to cross into its territory late this afternoon, having earlier dramatically slowed the number of crossings.

News • 19 Oct 15

People wait at Tovarnik station in Croatia for a train to Zagreb

Croatia urges EU to find solution on migration

Croatia has said it can no longer offer refuge to the large numbers of migrants arriving in the country and will move them onwards, challenging the EU to find a policy to receive them.

News • 19 Sep 15

The court during the verdict on genocide claims at the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague

Serbia and Croatia found not guilty of genocide

The UN's highest court has ruled that Serbia did not commit genocide against Croats during the Balkan wars of the early 1990s.

News • 03 Feb 15

Debts will be written off by Croatia's telecoms operators, banks, several public firms and tax authorities.

Poorest Croatians to get debt relief

Tens of thousands of Croatia's poorest citizens could have their debts wiped out under a new government scheme which came into effect today.

Business • 02 Feb 15

The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the rarest sea animals in the world

Man expelled from Croatia for punching rare seal

A man has been expelled from Croatia and fined after he punched a Mediterranean monk seal, one of the world's most endangered species, reports said.

News • 31 Jul 14

More than 40 people have died in the flooding

Over 1m affected by devastating floods in Bosnia

Bosnia has said that more than a quarter of its 4m people had been affected by the worst floods to hit the Balkans in living memory.

News • 20 May 14

Ivo Sanader listens to the reading of a judgment at a Croatian court in Zagreb (Pic: EPA)

Former Croatian PM found guilty of corruption

Former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader and his political party have been found guilty of rigging public tenders and abusing state funds in the biggest corruption trial to date in the new European Union member.

News • 11 Mar 14

Excessive deficit procedure for Croatia launched today

EU's excessive deficit procedure against Croatia

The European Union decided today to launch a procedure against Croatia to reduces its deficit.

Business • 28 Jan 14

A protester holds a sign reading 'Homosexuality is not a choice, hate is a choice' next to riot policemen as Croatian gay rights activists protest in Zagreb

Croatia votes to ban same-sex marriage

Croats have voted overwhelmingly in favour of defining marriage in the constitution as a "union of man and woman".

News • 02 Dec 13

Croatians wave EU flags as they celebrate the accession of Croatia to the European Union

Croatia becomes 28th member of EU

Croatia has become the 28th member of the European Union.

News • 01 Jul 13

Croatia is set to become an official member of the EU from midnight

Croatians ready themselves for EU accession

Two decades since fighting itself free of Yugoslavia, Croatia will become the 28th member of the European Union at midnight.

News • 30 Jun 13

Trade and education are seen as potential growth areas between Ireland and Croatia

President Higgins says economy recovering

President Michael D Higgins has told business leaders in Croatia that the Irish economy is recovering.

News • 08 Jun 13

Michael D Higgins said policies that just stabilise the euro are not enough

President says crisis threatening EU democracy

President Michael D Higgins has warned against the dangers of the economic crisis undermining democracy in the EU.

News • 06 Jun 13

President Higgins will tomorrow deliver an address at Zagreb University

President Higgins making official visit to Croatia

President Michael D Higgins began a State visit to Croatia today, where he will focus on strengthening the cultural and economic ties between Croatia and Ireland.

News • 05 Jun 13

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visited Ireland in 2011

President Higgins expected to visit Queen in 2014

President Michael D Higgins is expected to visit Britain's Queen Elizabeth II next year.

News • 14 May 13

Balkan milk scare was triggered when laboratory tests confirmed higher-than-prescribed levels of aflatoxin

Fears over contamination of milk in Croatia

Croatia's leading dairy, Dukat, has temporarily halted the purchase of milk from 180 local farms over high levels of a potentially carcinogenic toxin that has turned up in milk across the region.

News • 22 Feb 13

Ryanair to invest $70m at first Croatian base

Ryanair announces seven new routes from Zadar

Ryanair is creating a new base in Zadar in Croatia next April.

Business • 18 Dec 12

Ivo Sanader was found guilty of taking bribes

Former Croatian PM jailed over corruption

Former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader has been sentenced to ten years in prison for taking bribes from two foreign companies.

News • 20 Nov 12

Norbert Lammert is reported to have said Croatia is not ready to join

No EU expansion in near future - Bundestag leader

The European Union cannot take on new member states for the time being, the president of Germany's Bundestag lower house of parliament was quoted as saying today.

News • 13 Oct 12

Irish success at World Ploughing Championships

A Co Carlow ploughman has come second in the World Championships in Croatia.

News • 17 Sep 12

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