EU ambassadors, including Bulgaria's ambassador to Serbia: Right to protest and free media, without violence

Respect for fundamental rights and values, including freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of the media, are key values of the EU that everyone must defend and support. We call on everyone to act with restraint, calm tensions, and avoid...

Tamburitzans Will Perform a World of Music at DeYor

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Tamburitzans, America’s longest-running multicultural song and dance ensemble, will bring their new production, “The Shared Song,” to Ford Family Recital Hall at the DeYor Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16....

The new Border Crossing between BiH and the Republic of Croatia should soon be operational

The new border crossing between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina near Stara Gradiška could soon be in operation because the last administrative obstacle to the agreement on its categorization has been removed, local media in Bosnia and...

Zagreb and the North

The coastline dominates postcards and itineraries alike — but inland, north of the mountains, lies another Croatia entirely. This is a land of rolling vineyards, baroque towns, and slow rivers; a place where architecture replaces cliffs and café...

Music you love, played by musicians you know

TRES AMICI includes Nancy Streufert, Dana Christen and Jared Coyle. Photo via Chamber Players of the Redwoods EUREKA – The official motto and mission of the Chamber Players of the Redwoods is “Music you love, played by musicians you know.” The...

Media: Dassault Ready to Supply Rafale Jets to Ukraine

Dassault Aviation, the French aerospace company, has confirmed its readiness to supply Rafale fighter jets to the Ukrainian Air Force. Le Journal du Dimanche (Lejdd) reported on this, citing its sources. According to the media, talks with Ukraine...

New home of Croatian football taking shape in Velika Gorica

by croatiaweek October 30, 2025 in Sport (Photo: HNS) The President of the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), Marijan Kustić, joined Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction and State Property Branko Bačić, Minister of Sport and Tourism...

This Croatian captain likes Stokies - but he's not a big fan of the team

Captain Matej Takalic British troops from around the Potteries have been out in Croatia taking part in Exercise Sava Star - an annual training drill which sees soldiers from both countries learn together. Captain Matej Takalic was in charge of the...

Dubrovnik Joins National “Croatia Naturally Yours” Tree-Planting Project

Dubrovnik is going green this week as part of the national sustainability initiative “Hrvatska prirodno tvoja” – “Croatia Naturally Yours”, a project launched by the Croatian National Tourist Board in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and...

Cowboys and old crafts: A story from one of Croatia’s most unusual ethno estates

(Photo: Paulina Mlinarić) by Paulina Mlinarić If you think Podravina is only about peaceful fields, gentle forests, and art galleries, think again. Just fifteen minutes from Koprivnica lies the small village of Hlebine, home to one of the region’s...

AI brings Croatian war hero to life in pioneering documentary

by croatiaweek October 30, 2025 in Entertainment (Photo: Press) ZAGREB, 30 Oct (Hina) – The documentary “Sokol – Unstoppable as Destiny”, the first Croatian film to use artificial intelligence to recreate the likeness of a real-life hero from the...

Zagreb Film Festival 2025 Approaches

ZAGREB: Films by Georgi M. Unkovski, Hana Jušić, Nikola Ležaić, and Stefan Đorđević are among the nine films to run in the Feature Film Competition of the 23rd Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF, 10 – 16 November 2025). The Feature Film Competition...

Outer Banks Faces On-Set Incident Amid Season 5 Filming in Croatia

DUBROVNIK, Croatia — Filming for the fifth and final season of Netflix‘s popular series Outer Banks took a tense turn recently after a reported altercation involving co-creator Jonas Pate. Multiple sources claimed that during filming on October...

Croatia finally close to removing major obstacle to investments in renewables

The Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (HERA) said it has developed a draft methodology for determining the electricity grid connection fee. The public discussion, which began on October 23, lasts until November 21. According to HERA, the effect of...

PHOTOS: Ema Helena Vičar crowned new Miss World Croatia

by croatiaweek October 29, 2025 in Entertainment (Photo: Boris Mataković) Ema Helena Vičar from Zagreb has been crowned the 30th Miss World Croatia, earning the honour of representing Croatia at the 73rd Miss World competition next spring. The...

Blood samples collected, vitals checked: Croatian tennis star suffers mid-game health scare during Chennai Open

While Donna Vekic returned to action after the health scare, defeating India’s Vaishnavi Adkar in the first round of the WTA 250 event, the testing Chennai weather took a toll on Britain’s Francesca Jones who retired in the deciding set of her...

How to watch Newcastle vs Tottenham: live stream Carabao Cup 2025/26 game for FREE, TV channels, preview, team news

The Newcastle vs Tottenham live stream features Eddie Howe's defending champions hosting Thomas Frank's away specialists in a potential Carabao Cup 4th round classic. The Magpies are nothing if not inconsistent this season, but when they're hot,...

Top 10 specialty cafes in Croatia voted by the people

by croatiaweek October 29, 2025 in Food & Wine The annual list of the best specialty coffee shops in Croatia has been unveiled by European Coffee Trip, with Zagreb’s Urania Bar taking the top spot for 2025. The rankings, based on votes from the...

Media freedom, a prerequisite for EU enlargement

© Pixel-Shot/ Shutterstock To advance in their European integration path, Western Balkan candidate countries must ensure media freedom and pluralism. For Montenegro and North Macedonia, this means moving beyond formal commitments and proving...

Plava Noć: Bringing the spirit of Dinamo Zagreb to Cleveland

by croatiaweek October 29, 2025 in Sport This November, Cleveland’s Croatian-American community will get a taste of Zagreb’s electric football energy. GNK Dinamo Zagreb, one of Europe’s most celebrated soccer clubs, is coming to the American...