The Voice of Croatia

13/08/2025

A Croatian Canadair firefighting plane was sent to Montenegro to help today.

13/08/2025

The 34th anniversary of the tragic deaths of members of the Beli Manastir Police Station, Marjan Kuzman and Zoran Sinanović, was marked today. After the laying of wreaths in front of the monument at the police station, a memorial mass was held for all fallen and deceased Croatian defenders.

12/08/2025

For the past three years, Denis Svirčić Miškov, born in San Pedro, California, has worked tirelessly to create a family tree, not only for his family, but also for the entire island of Krapanj, where he draws his roots and deep connections. What began as a personal project out of love for his own...

12/08/2025

Geothermal energy is stable, clean and renewable, very usable because it is continuously available. It is estimated that it can meet up to a quarter of the heating and cooling needs in Europe and up to ten percent of the electricity needs. Geothermal energy can transform the Croatian energy system,....

11/08/2025

Re: Israel, Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković says Croatia's top priority is to ensure that innocent civilians in Gaza are protected.

147 of the 193 United Nations member states have recognized the State of Palestine. France, Malta, and Australia have announced plans to recognize Palestine as a state in September at the 2025 United Nations General Assembly, with Canada and the United Kingdom stating they will as well subject to ce...

11/08/2025

40-year-old Ivan Dodig named new captain of the Croatian Davis Cup team while still actively playing.

On Monday, the Croatian Tennis Association's board of directors appointed Ivan Dodig as the coach of the Croatian Davis Cup team, replacing Velimir Zovko.

10/08/2025

European cultural organizations, including several from Croatia, have signed a statement of disagreement, in which they say the EU's AI Act does not sufficiently protect artist copyrights.

According to the European Commission the AI Act is the first-ever comprehensive legal framework on AI in the world. The Commission claims that the aim of the rules is to foster trustworthy AI in Europe. However, not all EU citizens agree with this claim.

09/08/2025

The Neretva River hosts the 28th Lađa Marathon. The lađa boat is first mentioned as a war boat of Duke Domagoj's pirates who fought against the Venetians.

The 28th Lađa marathon, an amateur boating competition featuring traditional boats from the Neretva region, was held on the Neretva River on Saturday afternoon. More than thirty boats participated in the 22.5 kilometer race.

08/08/2025

According to the latest data Croatia registered roughly 12 million tourist arrivals and almost 59 million overnight stays in the first seven months of the year, both up by 2% year-on-year.

Among the top destinations in Croatia are Dubrovnik, Rovinj, Poreč, the Island of Hvar, Zadar and Split on the coast, while Zagreb and the Plitvice Lakes National Park dominate tourism inland.

08/08/2025

On August 8th 1995 Yugoslav People's Army and later Serbian Army Colonel, Čedo Bulat, congratulated the Croatian Army on its victory, and signed the terms of the surrender of some five thousand Serbian soldiers near Topusko.

The surrender brought an end to the four year existence of the so-called SAO Krajina parastate and marked the effective end of the Yugoslav People’s Army and Serbian war of aggression that had started five years earlier.

07/08/2025

Without midfielder Toni Fruk and forward Gabrijel Rukavina Rijeka comes up short against Irish side Shelbourne.

In the third round of qualification for the Europa League, Rijeka suffered a surprise 2:1 home loss to Irish side Shelbourne on Wednesday night. The return leg will be played on Tuesday in Dublin, with opening kick-off at 8:45 local time.

07/08/2025

Rijeka City Assembly councilor Stefan Mataja Mafrici casts the deciding vote to constitute the new assembly.

Local elections were held in Croatia on 18 May 2025, with a second round on 1 June. All seats of the county prefects, mayors and municipality heads and members of county, municipal and city councils were up for election.