Serbs and Bosnians join forces to fight lithium mining

Less than 50 kilometers (31 miles) separate Serbia's Jadar Valley and Bosnia's Mount Majevica — two regions divided by a border but bound together by lithium deposits and fears of industrial plunder. In both countries — Serbia and Bosnia and...

New Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina border crossing set to open

by croatiaweek November 4, 2025 in News Illustration (Photo: Petr Vilgus/CC BY-SA 4.0) A new border crossing between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina near Stara Gradiška could soon be opened, following the removal of the final administrative...

Slovenian consumers take energy giant GEN-I to court over price hikes

When Europe went through its worst energy crisis in decades in 2021-2023, most people in Slovenia were just glad their lights stayed on and their homes remained warm, without thinking too much about the cost. But three years later, those same...

Hungary, US set to deepen nuclear energy ties during Orbán’s White House visit

Hungary aims to expand nuclear collaboration with the United States through the introduction of small modular reactor (SMR) technologies, Index.hu reported ahead of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s meeting with US President Donald Trump. The...

Plastic packaging specialist ALPLA takes over Energoplast’s closure production

The internationally active ALPLA Group continues to grow in the compression and injection moulding segment and is taking over the production facility of Serbian closure manufacturer Energoplast. As a system provider, ALPLA supplies high-quality...

The new module at Croatia’s Krk LNG terminal is operating in test mode

LNG Hrvatska announced that the new FSRU module of the Krk LNG terminal is currently operating in test mode. According to the company, the module must be tested in all seawater temperature ranges, a process that will take several weeks. They...

Croatian Craft Brand Old Pilot’s Turns Attention to Whiskey

November the 4th, 2025 – The well known Croatian craft brand Old Pilot’s is turning its attention to whiskey production, with a new era, likely full of more glory, ahead of them. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, in the ever-evolving world of craft...

Industry Experts Urge Bulgaria to Emulate Ireland’s Animation Model

Bulgaria should adopt Ireland’s model for developing its animation cinema, experts from the Association of Bulgarian Animation Producers (ABAP) said on Monday at a Ministry of Culture discussion on best practices and financing systems for the...

Croatia is shedding Europe’s Soviet-era shackles

Unlike Western European countries, where the generation that experienced WWII has nearly all gone, most in Croatia can recall a time before and after the Iron Curtain fell. And before and after what it calls its Homeland War. They’re quite willing...

Croatia installing first digital toll portals on A3 motorway

by croatiaweek November 3, 2025 in News (Photo: Aktron / Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 3.0) A major milestone in Croatia’s digital tolling transformation begins this week as Hrvatske autoceste (HAC) launches installation of the first seven tolling...

Astounding Roman Sculpture of Sleeping Cupid Unearthed in Ancient Pula, Croatia

The 2nd-century marble sculpture of Sleeping Cupid. Credit: Arheološki muzej Istre/ Leana Buršić Križić Archaeologists in the Croatian city of Pula have uncovered an astounding Roman marble sculpture of “Sleeping Cupid,” dated to the 2nd century....

REPORT: New Visions Forum Croatia @ Ji.hlava 2025

03/11/2025 - The projects presented in the event offered insight into the current directions taken by Croatian documentary storytelling Behind Open Doors by Nikola Kuprešanin The Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival placed a special...

Athens Hosts High-Level Energy Talks Amid Global Shifts

The geopolitical chessboard of the Eastern Mediterranean is heating up. With energy — and more specifically LNG and hydrocarbons — as its “weapons,” Greece is moving ahead with a diplomatic initiative of great importance. While the EU has decided...

Croatia’s Inflation Slows to 3.6% in October, Still Among Highest in Eurozone

Croatia’s annual inflation rate eased to 3.6% in October, down from 4.1% the previous month, according to preliminary data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS). However, despite the slowdown, Croatia remained among the Eurozone’s most...

Netflix’ Outer Banks Shoots Final Season in Croatia

ZAGREB: The production of the fifth and final season of the Netflix’ teen hit series Outer Banks has started in Dubrovnik. The mayor of Dubrovnik, Mato Franković, shared the news on Facebook, saying that “Dubrovnik has once again proven itself as...

Croatia approves purchase of 44 new Leopard 2A8 tanks in biggest defense spending yet

Croatia has approved a €1.945 billion defense modernization plan that includes the purchase of 44 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks from Germany, 18 Caesar 155 mm MK2 howitzers, 420 Tatra T-815-7 trucks, and a counter-drone defense system. On October...

Croatia and Slovenia unveil Komodo UGV with Mangart 25 AD turret to counter drones

At SIDEC 2025 in Celje, Slovenia, DOK-ING and Valhalla Turrets jointly presented the MV-8 Komodo + Mangart 25 AD unmanned ground combat system for short-range air defense, counter-UAS, and anti-armor missions. At the SIDEC 2025 defense exhibition...

Croatia's inflation eases to 3.6 pct in October, still among eurozone's highest

ZAGREB, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Croatia's annual inflation rate stood at 3.6 percent in October, making it one of the Eurozone countries with the highest price growth, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported on Friday. Despite remaining...

Zagreb’s Dolac Market moving to new location temporarily

by croatiaweek October 31, 2025 in News Dolac (Photo: S.Kastelan/Zagreb TZ) Following the partial collapse of a ceiling section at Zagreb’s popular Dolac Market, trading will temporarily move to European Square (Europski trg), city officials have...

Orban's unexpected headache — Trump's offensive against Russian energy

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) takes part in the Gaza summit chaired by Egypt's President Al-Sisi alongside Vitctor Orban, prime minister of Hungary. (Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban,...