Croatia

Croatian ex-PM freed after graft verdict overturned

His trial had been one of Croatia's most important corruption cases since the country gained independence in 1991.

Nov 26, 2015, 03:31 AM IST

Shocking! Girls simulate sex on stage, people encouraged to 'f***' contestant

Footage taken at the University of Hull's nightclub shows the host encouraged people to 'queue up' to 'f***' one girl contestant.

Nov 10, 2015, 20:28 PM IST

Slovenia to tighten border, fears unmanageable migrant wave

Slovenian government has said it would take urgent measures to strengthen control of its Schengen border with Croatia, fearing an expected new wave of migrants would be scarcely manageable.

Nov 10, 2015, 06:49 AM IST

Croatian parties in tough talks to form government

Croatia's political parties faced tough negotiations today to cobble together a government after the conservative opposition won a narrow election victory, heightening uncertainty in a country battling the migration crisis and recession.

Nov 09, 2015, 16:24 PM IST

Croatia's conservatives win election: Preliminary results

Croatia's conservative opposition was set to return to power after narrowly winning a general election, preliminary results showed today, but tough negotiations were expected after it fell short of an outright majority.

Nov 09, 2015, 07:33 AM IST

Migrants pour into Slovenia from Croatia after Hungary closes border

Nearly 3,000 migrants trying to reach northern Europe crossed into Slovenia from Croatia on Saturday, having been forced to change their route after Hungary closed off another border with razor wire.

Oct 18, 2015, 03:41 AM IST

Hungary closes borders with Croatia to stem 'migrant' flow

The Hungarian government has diverted routes of thousands of Middle Eastern, African and Asian migrants into Slovenia.

Oct 17, 2015, 11:51 AM IST

Croatia, Serbia lift border restrictions

Croatia on Friday lifted its border restrictions with Serbia, which had been imposed to curb the influx of thousands of migrants, Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said.

Sep 26, 2015, 03:23 AM IST

Budapest eventually plans to seal its border with Croatia: Hungary PM

 Hungary`s hardline Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday that Budapest eventually plans to seal its border with Croatia to stop the influx of tens of thousands of migrants bound for northern Europe.

Sep 25, 2015, 18:37 PM IST

Croatia, Serbia trade barbs as Hungary builds new migrant barrier

Croatia and Serbia traded ugly barbs Thursday and slammed tit-for-tat border restrictions on each other as Hungary started building yet another razor-wire barrier to keep refugees out, this time from neighbouring Slovenia.

Sep 25, 2015, 10:24 AM IST

Croatia and Serbia trade insults as Hungary builds new migrant barrier

 Croatia and Serbia traded ugly barbs Thursday and slammed tit-for-tat border restrictions on each other as Hungary started building yet another razor-wire barrier to keep refugees out, this time with neighbouring Slovenia.

Sep 25, 2015, 00:14 AM IST

Over 10,000 migrants enter Hungary in new record

 A new record of 10,046 migrants entered Hungary on Wednesday, mostly via Croatia, Hungarian police said Thursday as refugees continued to pour through the western Balkans bound for northern Europe.

Sep 24, 2015, 14:19 PM IST

Croatian Police use pepper sprays on refugees

Croatian police late Wednesday said that they used pepper spray to calm down refugees in Opatova, eastern Croatia.

Sep 24, 2015, 13:38 PM IST

Croatia bans entry to Serbian citizens, cars: Border police

Croatia has banned Serbian citizens and cars from entering its territory, Croatian border police told Reuters on Thursday, after Serbia banned Croatian cargo traffic.

Sep 24, 2015, 12:07 PM IST

EU leaders discuss easing budget rigour over migrant crisis, no deal

European Union leaders discussed whether to allow euro zone states to run higher deficits to cope with the costs of the migration crisis, EU officials said early on Thursday, but failed to find a common position.

Sep 24, 2015, 09:41 AM IST

Croatia not an European refugee centre: PM Zoran Milanovic

 Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said that the refugee issue had to be solved at its source, reiterating his country "would not be a European refugee centre".

Sep 20, 2015, 04:05 AM IST

10,000 migrants pour into Austria as crisis deepens

 Austria was bracing for an influx of 10,000 migrants on Saturday, as Europe`s increasingly divided countries stepped up efforts to push the wave of desperate humanity on to their neighbours.

Sep 19, 2015, 23:57 PM IST

Countries tussle over human flow as Europe`s migrant crisis deepens

Thousands of migrants were stranded in the western Balkans on Saturday as Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia tussled over the EU`s escalating refugee crisis.

Sep 19, 2015, 16:18 PM IST

Croatia will continue to redirect migrants to Hungary border: PM

Croatia will continue to redirect migrants to the Hungarian border, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Saturday as Budapest and Zagreb wrangled over how to deal with Europe`s refugee crisis.

Sep 19, 2015, 14:15 PM IST

Slovenia border stand-off as Croatia busses migrants into Hungary

 Overwhelmed Croatia bussed hundreds of migrants to its border with Hungary Friday, ratcheting up tensions in Europe`s refugee crisis as police fired tear gas to drive back several hundred people trying to enter Slovenia.

Sep 19, 2015, 09:58 AM IST