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Emma Raducanu crashed out of Wimbledon to qualifier after needing medical time out
Emma Raducanu may be feeling a sense of déjà vu upon her return to Wimbledon after her last match at the All England Club. The 22-year-old is set to play Swansea-born teenager Mimi Xu in the first round - a year on from her defeat to qualifier...

Chaos in Europe as Spain hits 46C with Portugal, Italy and Croatia on red alert
Southern Europe is baking under an unrelenting heatwave which shows no sign of easing. Record-breaking temperatures are sparking emergency health warnings, and growing fears of wildfires pushing resources to the limit. Spain has become the...

Retirees in Croatia to be allowed to work full-time
by croatiaweek June 30, 2025 in News (illustration) ZAGREB, 30 June 2025 (Hina) – The Croatian Parliament has passed a new Pension Insurance Act allowing retirees to work full-time while continuing to receive half of their pension. The law,...

Croatian Air Force Transports Heart From Split to Zagreb
June the 30th, 2025 – A flight to a new life (quite literally) recently took place. The Croatian Air Force diligently and carefully transport a human heart from Split to Zagreb to begin beating in another chest. As Morski writes, members of the...

Scorching Heatwave Sets Records Across Europe as Health Warnings Mount
A relentless heatwave is sweeping across Europe, prompting widespread health warnings and shattering temperature records in multiple countries. Southern Spain has been hit hardest, with the town of El Granado recording 46°C, the highest June...

Croatia star Bojan Bogdanovic announces retirement
The official Women's EuroBasket app Download Now ZAGREB (Croatia) - Bojan Bogdanovic has announced his retirement from basketball at the age of 36. Having made his senior team debut in 2010, he represented Croatia on the international level at two...

The charming Croatian town with an Italian touch
Midway along the Istrian coast of Croatia, the exquisitely photogenic old town of Rovinj juts out into the Adriatic, its weathered houses cascading down to the water’s edge. Part of the Republic of Venice for centuries, it remains Croatia’s most...
Croatian climber seriously injured in mountains near Vršič
Kranj, 29 June - A 30-year-old Croatian climber was seriously injured on Saturday in the mountains near the Vršič mountain pass, NW, as she was hit by a rock while climbing, causing her to fall several metres. She was brought to the hospital with...

Croatian government raises tobacco excise duties, prices to go up
by croatiaweek June 28, 2025 in News Zagreb, 28 June 2025 (Hina) – The Croatian Government has adopted new regulations that will raise excise duties on tobacco products starting from 1 July. The decision is expected to generate an additional €74.7...

Croatia opens recruitment for 250 soldiers and sailors
by croatiaweek June 28, 2025 in News (Photo: MORH/ T. Brandt) The Croatian Ministry of Defence has announced a new public call for the contractual recruitment of 250 soldiers and sailors, with service set to begin on 21 July 2025. The announcement...

Meet Žirje, the Croatian Island With Less Than 100 Residents
June the 29th, 2025 – Žirje is a Croatian island that might only be a short distance from bustling, popular Šibenik, but it’s a million miles away in every other sense. With less than 100 residents and frequently referred to as Croatia’s Cuba,...

Croatia officially has one of the cleanest seas
by croatiaweek June 28, 2025 in News Croatia is renowned for its clear, clean sea Croatia has been ranked among the top five countries in Europe for water quality, according to the latest report by the European Environment Agency. Whether you...

Croatia has Huge Potential in Authentic Tourism Offer
June the 28th, 2025 – Croatia has some truly enormous potential in the authentic tourism offer, as tourists are now seeking something much deeper than a mere holiday in the sun. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, travel is a luxury for some, a necessity...

Sun, Safety and a Slower Pace: Croatia Ranked Among Europe’s Best Places to Live
Croatia has quietly climbed the ranks to become one of Europe’s most appealing places to live, outshining heavyweight neighbours like Italy and Greece in a new global quality of life index. In Numbeo’s 2025 mid-year rankings, Croatia secured the...

Heat wave across the Med sparks health and fire warnings
PARIS, France — Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and beyond, prompting health warnings and fears of wildfires. The searing heat...

Lethal heat is Europe’s new climate reality
“It’s no longer a question of if we will have a heatwave, but how many are we going to experience this year and how long will they last,” said Marisol Yglesias Gonzalez, technical officer for climate change and health at the WHO in Bonn. As for...

Croatian Brand Podravka Eyes Expansion to Australia
June the 26th, 2025 – The much loved Croatian brand Podravka is eyeing expansion to the other side of the world – Australia. There are other foreign expansion targets closer to home on the radar, too. As Sinisa Malus/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the...

How Do Cyprus and Croatia Fit Into India’s Europe Strategy?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Cyprus, Canada, and Croatia earlier this month was significant in many ways. Notably, it was the first foreign trip by the Indian prime minister after India’s Operation Sindoor. The visit to Canada as...

Heatwave across the Mediterranean sparks health and fire warnings
PARIS, France – Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and beyond, prompting health warnings for residents and tourists plus fears of...

Mediterranean heatwave sparks health, fire warnings, Malta not spared
Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius and beyond, prompting health warnings for residents and tourists plus fears of wildfires. Malta is forecast to...