Sustainable Travel in the Mediterranean: The 2025 Guide

The Mediterranean has always been the world’s favourite sea – shimmering, sunlit, and endlessly diverse. Yet behind the postcard views, a quiet transformation is taking place. Across southern Europe, sustainability has moved from buzzword to...

SPAR Croatia opens first city store in Zagreb

Urban concept store focuses on fresh, ready-to-eat meals for city shoppers.SPAR Croatia has officially opened its first SPAR City store in the centre of Zagreb, introducing a new urban retail format designed to meet growing demand for fast,...

Sustainable Plastics from Plants

As a by-product from the wood and paper industries, millions of tonnes of lignin – which provides an important support function in the cells of woody plants – are accumulated worldwide each year. Although widely available, this renewable resource...

EBRD supports a new solar plant in Croatia

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a senior, non-recourse project finance loan of up to 12.2 million euros to RP Global Novalja for the construction of the 21 MW Novalja solar power plant in Croatia. The plant...

Croatia names its most exemplary rural woman

by croatiaweek October 13, 2025 in Entertainment (Photo: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) The 25th annual Most Exemplary Croatian Rural Woman competition took place on the weekend, in Nova Gradiška, celebrating the achievements and...

Average Net Salary in Zagreb Reaches €1,623 in July

The average monthly net salary paid to employees in legal entities in the City of Zagreb for July 2025 amounted to €1,623, representing a 0.6% decrease compared to June but a 7.8% increase year-on-year. According to data from the City Office for...

Climate-curious but confused? Grab a beer and some cards

It sounds like the beginning of a joke: A reggae promoter, two schoolgirls and a poet walk into a Nairobi garden. Or a college student, a tango instructor and a pastor walk into a café in Cleveland. All recently gathered to play Climate Fresk, a...

Infinum's Your Majesty Launches Storyblok Site for Climate Tech Company Skytree

Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Infinum, through its recently acquired creative agency Your Majesty, partnered with climate tech company Skytree to launch a new digital flagship built on Storyblok CMS with HubSpot integration, supporting content...

Plans announced for 245 MWh of battery storage projects in Croatia, Serbia

Croatia’s Ministry of the Economy has allocated €19.8 million of European Union grant funding for the 50 MW second stage of a 60 MW/120 MWh BESS in Šibenik. Croatia’s economic ministry on Wednesday said an initial 10 MW phase of the Šibenik BESS...

First pistachios planted in Dalmatia mark new chapter in Croatia for sustainable farming

by croatiaweek October 12, 2025 in Business Dalmatia welcomes its first pistachio orchards The first pistachio orchards have been planted in Dalmatia as part of a wider move towards sustainable agriculture in Croatia. The milestone was announced...

Zagreb Expanding Public Cycle Network

October the 11th, 2025 – Zagreb’s population is quite often seen on two wheels, but unfortunately this is directly among pedestrians, parked cars, scooters and more. As a result, Zagreb is expanding its public cycle network quite extensively. As...

Croatia's JANAF eyes buying Russia's 20-25% stake in Serbia's NIS — minister

BELGRADE, October 10. /TASS/. JANAF, the Croatian operator of the Adriatic oil pipeline, is interested in acquiring Russia's 20-25% stake in Neftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), Croatian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Ante Susnjar told...

Croatian IE-Energy, Slovenia’s NGEN plan virtual network of smart battery storage systems

The project has received a EUR 19.8 million grant from the European Union’s Modernization Fund. The funds are intended for the second and crucial phase of the project, for 50 MW, while the first phase, of 10 MW, is already in an advanced stage of...

#IFJBlog: Sexual harassment still perceived as “normal and socially acceptable” behaviour

Women journalists in the Balkans talk about violence, but rarely about their own personal experience, a survey finds. A recent study conducted by the Mediacentar Sarajevo - in collaboration with the Krog Institute, the Croatian Union of...

Meet the Tiny Ocean Plankton That Keep Our Planet's Climate in Check

Microscopic algae called coccolithophores are vital for Earth's climate, removing carbon, producing oxygen, and supporting the marine food web. Scientists worldwide are studying them to understand their role in keeping our planet healthy....

BiH still unprepared for natural disasters, official warns

SARAJEVO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) remains dangerously underprepared for natural disasters a year after last October's deadly floods and landslides, Aldin Brasnjic, director of the Civil Protection Administration of the...

September’s ‘persistently high’ land and sea temperatures caused by climate change, report says

Published on 09/10/2025 - 15:00 GMT+2 This summer was an exceptionally hot one. While not the hottest on record, temperatures were only marginally below that figure. And the warm spell has continued into the beginning of autumn. New data from the...

New €21.2 Million Call to Double Croatia’s Electric Vehicle Fleet by 2026

Croatia’s electric vehicle numbers could double by the end of next year, thanks to a newly announced €21.2 million funding call from the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, the Strujni Krug Association said on Friday. The current...

Tiny Ocean Creatures Key to Climate Stability

Smaller than a grain of dust and shaped like minute discs, coccolithophores are microscopic ocean dwellers with an outsized influence on the planet’s climate. These tiny algae remove carbon from seawater, release oxygen, and create delicate...

Kranjčevićeva Stadium construction enters new phase in Zagreb

by croatiaweek October 10, 2025 in Sport (Photo: Grad Zagreb) Zagreb’s long-awaited stadium redevelopment in Kranjčevićeva Street has officially entered a new stage of construction, signalling visible progress on one of the city’s key sports...