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Football Architects: How Croatia became world football’s great overperformers
This is the third of a six-part series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role in a modern football success story. The first piece, on the rebuilding of Ajax, can be found here. Part two, on Belgium becoming No 1 in the FIFA Rankings is...

Croatia, India sign agreements to enhance cooperation
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (R) and his visiting Indian counterpart Narendra Modi hold a press conference after their meeting in Zagreb, Croatia, on June 18, 2025. Four agreements were signed to enhance the cooperation between Croatia...

Greece, Croatia, Malta And Cyprus Hold Finance Talks
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The Statistical Office of Cyprus (CYSTAT) organised a high-level meeting on National Accounts and Government Finance Statistics, which took place on 7 and 8 July 2025 in Nicosia. This event is a continuation of the...

Croatian prison’s wines and honey win international recognition
by croatiaweek July 16, 2025 in News Lepoglava Prison (Photo credit: Rosier-HR/CC BY-SA 3.0) ZAGREB, 16 July 2025 (Hina) – Lepoglava Prison continues to gain acclaim at both domestic and international competitions for its wines and honey, the...

Cyprus industrial production flat while EU output climbs in May
Cyprus’ industrial production showed no change in May 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the latest data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This came after several months of positive momentum,...

Croatia Inflation Unrevised At 3.7%
Consumer price inflation in Croatia increased as initially estimated in June to its highest level in four months, the latest data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics showed on Tuesday. The consumer price index rose 3.7 percent year-on-year in...

Croatia’s Konzum utilises Instaleap to scale e-grocery operations
Croatia’s supermarket chain Konzum has announced a strategic partnership with e-commerce platform Instaleap to enhance its e-grocery services. Konzum is now part of an expanding group of retail companies using Instaleap to improve fulfilment...
Croatian group acquiring another storied Slovenian brand
Croatia's Atlantic Grupa has agreed to acquire Osem, the Murska Sobota-based company best known for its Kekec pate brand, through its Slovenian subsidiary Droga Kolinska, pending regulatory approval. Osem (the name translates as eight or meat read...

Croatia prepares new affordable rent plan to ease crisis for young families
Rising rents push home ownership out of reach ZAGREB, 14 July 2025 (Hina) – In response to rapidly rising property prices across the country, the Croatian Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets is preparing a set of new...

Questions Croatia has me asking
Frances Vidakovic (Photo: Private album) By Frances Vidakovic Every time I come to Croatia, something shifts. It’s not just the scenery that impacts me – though the beautiful sea, cobblestone streets, and endless summer sunshine certainly help....

Croatia beach holiday for under £160pp: luxury Adriatic deal with flights and breakfast
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. We’ve found a stunning Adriatic beach deal in Pula — three to seven nights with...

Zagreb Set to Get New 95-Kilometre-Long Bypass
July the 11th, 2025 – Zagreb is set to get a brand new 95-kilometre-long bypass according to a recent announcement from Croatian Motorways (Hrvatske autoceste). As Poslovni Dnevnik/Hana Ivkovic Simicic writes, the future Zagreb 95-kilometre-long...

Croatian Tourist Season 2025 Likely to Replicate 2024’s
July the 11th, 2025 – It is expected that the Croatian tourist season for 2025 is likely to replicate that of last year, as numbers of arrivals and overnight stays rise. As Ana Roksandic/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the tourism results for the first...

Croatian Classic Vegeta Beats 5,000 Brands to Spice Up Germany’s Taste Buds
It’s official – Germany’s spice lovers have fallen head over heels for a Balkan classic. Croatian kitchen staple Vegeta has just been named Top-Marke 2025, beating out more than 5,000 rival brands in the world’s toughest consumer market. The...

Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development secures EUR 50 million for firms for green investments
A new finance contract with the European Investment Bank (EIB) provides EUR 150 million to finance projects of mid-caps, large private companies and public entities in Croatia, the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) said. The...

GCC Secretary-General meets Croatian PM to discuss Gulf-European Summit outcomes
Zagreb: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi met Saturday with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic to discuss the outcomes of the recent Gulf-European Summit. During their meeting on the sidelines of...

Prizewinners Announced at the International Vaclav Huml Violin Competition
The 13th edition of the Vaclav Huml International Violin Competition has recently come to a close in Zagreb, Croatia. Following a pre-selection round held online, 22 candidates proceeded to the live rounds, which were held from July 2 – 8. 12 of...

Top 10 hospitality companies in Croatia: McDonald’s No. 1
by croatiaweek July 12, 2025 in Business The Croatian hospitality sector has seen a strong year, with many of the country’s leading food and beverage companies reporting double-digit growth. According to data released by Fina, the standout...

Bondi made changes to DOJ policy. Her former client Pfizer might have benefited
For the past several years, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has been under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for potential foreign corruption violations related to its activities in China and Mexico, according to the company’s financial...

The best emulation frontend just added native Android game and app support
Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR ES-DE Frontend just launched version 3.3.0, with native Android game and app support. Previously workarounds required a separate file and a few extra steps. The update also added support for new emulators...