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Croatia begins world water polo title defence in Singapore – schedule and how to watch
by croatiaweek July 11, 2025 in Sport (Photo: Croatian Water Polo Federation) Croatia’s men’s water polo team is set to begin the defence of their world title at the 22nd World Championships in Singapore, starting Saturday 12 July. The Barakudas,...

JA Solar to Supply its DeepBlue 4.0 Pro Modules for 99MW Korlat Solar PV Project in Croatia
JA Solar will supply its high-performance DeepBlue 4.0 Pro modules for the 99MW Korlat Solar PV Project, now under construction in Croatia. Once completed, it will be the country’s largest solar power plant, marking a major step forward in...

JA Solar to supply modules to Croatia’s largest solar project
JA Solar is to supply its high-performance DeepBlue 4.0 Pro modules for the 99MW Korlat solar PV project, now under construction in Croatia. Once completed, it will be the country’s largest solar power plant, marking a major step forward in its...

Interview: Global Civilization Initiative far-reaching, says Croatian ex-president
"Only through mutual understanding can we eliminate barriers and foster the continued development of all civilizations. I believe this initiative will gain more support among global leaders," said former Croatian President Ivo Josipovic. ZAGREB,...

Why Croatia Might Be Europe’s Most Beautiful Country (And What to See)
Let’s settle this once and for all: which European country wins the beauty contest? France has its vineyards and châteaux, Italy serves up Renaissance cities and perfect coastlines, Greece delivers ancient history with sunset views, and...

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...

Carlsen fights off Gukesh in Zagreb as ChessFest returns to Trafalgar Square
It looked as if the Carlsen era might finally be over. The Norwegian, 35, had just lost his second game in a row to India’s world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju, 19, who was on a streak of five successive wins and leading the Zagreb event three points...

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...

INA, E.ON sign power purchase agreement in Croatia
The power purchase agreement (PPA) will enable INA, majority-owned by Hungarian MOL, to use energy from its own power plants, even from remote locations where the produced electricity or surplus is fed into the grid, the companies said. The...

All details of new mandatory military training in Croatia revealed
by croatiaweek July 10, 2025 in News (Photo: MORH/ F. Klen) ZAGREB, 10 July 2025 – At its 106th session held today, the Croatian Government adopted key proposals that will shape the future of national defence These include the new Defence Strategy...

Innovative climate solutions in Europe: interactive map
Read more in the collection of publications about climate on YEP News — a news aggregator from “European Perspective” that brings together the best journalism from all over Europe in your language. Over the next decade, according to scientists’...

BALKAN BLOG: Can Croatia become a European energy and transport hub?
Croatia has ambitions to become a gateway for energy and trade in Europe, using its position on the Adriatic to link global markets with Central Europe. But as the small country ramps up investments in new gas pipelines, and the modernisation of...

Climate change tripled death toll of latest European heatwave, says study
BRUSSELS — An estimated 1,500 people across 12 European cities were killed by human-caused climate change during the latest heatwave, a quickfire study has found. Burning fossil fuels has made heatwaves up to 4°C hotter in Europe, tripling the...

Climate change tripled death toll of latest European heatwave, first ever rapid study finds
An estimated 1,500 people across 12 European cities were killed by human-caused climate change during the latest heatwave, a quickfire study has found. Burning fossil fuels has made heatwaves up to 4°C hotter in Europe, tripling the number of...
Tree vandals or wildlife rescuers? The Sydney council taking on volunteers
A group of volunteers say they’ve been labelled tree vandals for daring to cut branches off trees in Sydney parks to feed sick animals – but this council is having none of it, warning fines will be issued if the volunteers continue their “illegal”...

FC Copenhagen sign Croatia international Dominik Kotarski
F.C. Copenhagen have announced the signing of Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Kotarski, who joins the club from Greek side PAOK Thessaloniki on a 5-year contract. FCK sports director Sune Smith-Nielsen is thrilled with the signing and says, "Dominik...

1,500 Europeans died during last week’s heat wave due to human-caused climate change, says study
Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week’s European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study found. Those 1,500 people “have only died because of climate change, so they would not have died if it...

1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave were due to climate change, study estimates
Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week's European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study estimates. Those 1,500 people "have only died because of climate change, so they would not have died if it...

Europe hit by storms and wildfires after heatwave - is climate change also to blame?
Europe has been experiencing dozens of extreme weather events in recent weeks, from blistering heatwaves to raging storms. Many of these rapidly fluctuating phenomena have already been attributed in part to human-induced climate change. And they...

Europe's freak back-to-back heat-domes killed 2,300 in eight days with temperatures 'reaching 48C', study finds - as continent is ravaged by more wildfires and extreme weather
As many as 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during the recent two-week heatwave, bleak new research has found. British scientists studying the 10 days to July 2, and looking at cities including London, Madrid,...