Croatian politics

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Croats divided on Milanović's landslide re-election victory

Milanović won more than 74% of the vote compared to his challenger, conservative HDZ party's Dragan Primorac, who received nearly 26%, according to near-final results released by the state election authorities.

13/01/2025

Europe News

Croatians vote in the second round of the presidential election

Pre-election polling suggest the left-leaning incumbent president Zoran Milanovic, who is an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine, will win.

12/01/2025

Europe News

Croatia's presidential race likely heading for January runoff

With nearly all of the votes counted, left-leaning Milanović won 49% while his main challenger Dragan Primorac, a candidate of the ruling conservative HDZ party, trailed far behind with 19%.

30/12/2024

Europe News

Croatian presidential election: Milanović faces battle for second term

The incumbent president, touted as the most popular politician in the Adriatic country, has been widely criticised for his populist views, including his opposition to the EU's support of Ukraine.

27/12/2024

Europe News

Croatia marks 29 years since decisive 'Operation Storm' offensive

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković called the anniversary a celebration of freedom.

05/08/2024

Croatia

Croatia’s parliament dissolves, paying way for election this year

The country's capital Zagreb was hit by huge anti-government protests last month.

14/03/2024

Croatia

Croatia: Sharp rise in illegal immigration since Schengen entry last year

The Balkan nation has recorded the jump nine months after it joined the Schengen area, the world's largest visa-free zone.

29/09/2023

Croatia

Croatia announces new bill to recognise femicide as a crime

Croatia is set to introduce tougher measures to fight violence against women, including recognising the crime of femicide in its criminal code - a measure that’s still rare across Europe.

15/09/2023

Economy

Croatians flock to Slovenia for grocery shopping after euro introduced

Cross-border shopping sees Croatians heading to Slovenia less than three months after the euro was introduced and grocery prices increased.

09/03/2023

World

EU has 'never seen such unity', Croatian PM Plenković tells Euronews

Euronews speaks to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković about joining the euro and Schengen zones, soaring prices, sanctions against Russia and lessons learned from war.

24/01/2023

Economy

Croatia leaps closer to euro with historic spending plans

Croatia is due to enter the Eurozone at the start of 2023.

30/11/2022

My Europe Series

Meet the self-proclaimed Jihadist leading Croatia's anti-vaxxers

Marko Francišković became the unexpected leader of Croatia's massive anti-vaccination movement. Now, he is facing charges for terrorism -- but not due to his fundamentalist ideas.

06/01/2022

My Europe Series

'Final straw': Croatia's president accused of playing down war crimes

Once one of the most progressive voices in the country, Zoran Milanović has come under heavy criticism for a number of populist statements, culminating in the minimisation of wartime ethnically motivated murder in Zagreb.

10/12/2021

My Europe Series

Election pits pop singer against environmentalist... and a dead man

Milan Bandic ruled Zagreb as a personal fiefdom for 20 years until his death in March. Now, two candidates are competing against both each other and his legacy.

27/05/2021

Croatia

Green-leftist in run-off for mayor of Croatian capital Zagreb

Tomislav Tomasevic has said that Croats are sick of corruption and want change.

17/05/2021

Croatia

Why are Croatian politicians sharing photos of themselves in swimwear?

Viral photos of Croatian politicians have been circulating on social media and it's all over a rule of law dispute.

14/05/2021

Croatia

Croatia's parliament approves new government after June election

Top of the agenda for incumbent Andrej Plenković's new government is the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic on Croatia's economy, particularly its hard-hit tourism industry.

24/07/2020

Croatia

Croatia's ruling conservatives win parliamentary election

Polls had predicted a tight race but the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, emerged as the clear winner with over 90% of the votes counted.

04/07/2020

Croatia

Croatia election: Plenković seeks second mandate in tight race

Polls suggest a liberal coalition has a slight lead over the ruling Croatian Democratic Union.

04/07/2020

Croatia

Croatian Social Democrat beats incumbent president in runoff vote

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the incumbent president of Croatia, has lost Sunday's runoff election to Zoran Milanović, leader of the country's Social Democrat party.

04/01/2020