Croatia

July 27, 2022 - A meeting was held at the firefighter centre in Divulje, where this year's wildfire situation in Croatia was discussed.

The season is very exhausting for firefighters and technicians, chief fire chief Slavko Tucaković asserted, noting that two days ago there were 39 fires in open spaces that no one knew about because they were quickly extinguished. In cooperation with local governments and the Ministry of Agriculture, we will additionally consider the possibilities arising from this provision, she said. HRT reports that Croatia has 74 percent more fires this year than in the same period last year.

Jubilations were witnessed across Croatia after its long-awaited bridge linking its southern Adriatic coast with the rest of the country—as it bypasses a ...

“This is the merging of Croatia into a whole.” The inauguration ceremony started Tuesday early morning, with musical performances and a boat race, while scores of pedestrians clocked selfies on the bridge. The bridge is regarded as the country’s most ambitious infrastructure project since Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.

It has been a phenomenal summer of success for Croatian beach handball. Last month, Croatia become the junior world champions for the first time in their ...

We were convincingly the youngest staff there, a coach who won the world championship at only 24 years old, guys from whom not much was expected and in the end they conquered the world. Players and coaches would do everything instantly, which in some cases is not possible. Alas, standing on that podium in front of the world champions board was indescribable, that energy is happiness. One day my friend called me and asked if I wanted to go to a development tournament with the women’s national team, to which I of course agreed. Physiotherapy as a profession was not my first choice in life. Our schedule was mostly tight.

Shortly after the 2022 edition of the Volleyball Nations League was completed on Sunday, fans around the world can expect more exciting international action as ...

The Czechs, who reached the final of the Volleyball Challenger Cup in 2019, and lost in five sets to Canada, will make their second appearance in the competition as European Golden League 2022 runners-up. Kazakhstan, who arrive in Zadar as representatives of the AVC, will make their debut in the competition. Belgium and Czech Republic will open the women’s Volleyball Challenger Cup, which will take place at the Visnjik sports centre in the Croatian coastal city of Zadar. The first quarterfinal between the two European sides will get underway at 17:00 local time (15:00 GMT) on Thursday. Belgium will make their Volleyball Challenger Cup debut after finishing VNL 2022 in 15th place, as the lowest-ranked Challenger team. The Volleyball Challenger Cup returns to the international calendar after a two-year break, due to the pandemic. The event will be played over four competition days, from July 28 through 31, with all matches available live and on demand on The event will be played over four competition days, from July 28 through 31, with all matches available live and on demand on Volleyball TV.

Celebrations have been taking place in Croatia to commemorate the opening of a long-awaited bridge that bypasses a narrow strip of Bosnian coastline to ...

"This bridge is a symbol of European solidarity and support to Croatia in financial and political terms. Standing 55 meters above sea level, Pelješac bridge has been in the works for several years, securing a significant €357 million funding contribution from the EU in 2017. "The Pelješac bridge will improve the economic development and the territorial cohesion of South Dalmatia and Croatia as a whole," Elisa Ferreira, EU commissioner for cohesion and reforms, said in a statement.

Croatia is marking the opening of a key and long-awaited bridge—Pelijesac bridge, connecting two parts of the country's Adriatic Sea coastline while ...

An aerial view of the newly built Peljesac Bridge in Komarna, southern Croatia. A general view of the newly built Peljesac Bridge in Komarna, southern Croatia. An aerial view of the newly built Peljesac Bridge in Komarna, southern Croatia.

The 2.4-kilometre span stretches from the Croatian mainland to the Peljesac peninsula that connects with the southern part of Croatia's coastline nestled ...

The opening of the bridge comes with Croatia angling for a tourism rebound this year as it hopes to attract pre-pandemic levels of visitors. Zagreb eventually agreed to increase the height of the bridge to 55 metres in an attempt to quell the dispute. On Tuesday, China's premier said the completion of the bridge marked a new era of cooperation between Beijing, Zagreb and Brussels. Mr Plenkovic said the opening of the bridge marked a “historic day for Croatia” and lauded the new infrastructure as a “project of a generation, a project of pride”. The opening of the bridge has been a long time coming and not without controversy. Croatia on Tuesday celebrated the opening of a long-awaited bridge that links its southern Adriatic coast, including Dubrovnik, with the rest of the country, bypassing a narrow strip of Bosnian territory.

Get Volleyball Challenger Cup 2022 news. Read the most exciting news of teams and players. Get the latest news from the schedule, results, stats, standings, ...

The team’s withdrawal from the competition follows issues in acquiring entry visas to Croatia. As a result, Cameroon will forfeit its quarterfinal match against Puerto Rico on Friday. Cameroon’s withdrawal from Volleyball Challenger Cup in Croatia The Cameroon women’s team has confirmed it will not be able participate in the Volleyball Challenger Cup tournament due to take place in Zadar, Croatia from July 28 to 31.

ZAGREB, 27 July 2022 - The Hrvatski Duhani company specialised in tobacco wholesale trade, which operates within British American Tobacco (BAT), has o...

Last year, it also invested 200 million kuna in the Kanfanar factory. By investing a total of HRK 600 million in its factory in Kanfanar, Istria this and last year, BAT has positioned Croatia firmly at the centre of transformation in line with the group's strategy aimed at building a better tomorrow, Tamás Nyaka, Head of Operations at BAT Adria was quoted as saying. This investment in the centre ensued after BAT recently invested HRK 400 million in new production lines in its factory in Kanfanar and employed 70 more people at that plant.

“Climate change has brought more heat waves and sudden weather changes more frequently, such as stronger thunderstorms, flash floods and wind. A long dry period ...