Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Croatia

Police car on the street
Sukošan

Police investigate attack on German national in Sukošan

A 45-year-old man is suspected of driving a car at a 52-year-old German, who was slightly injured in the incident.

Roadside driver check
Croatia

Driver in Valpovo had 2.24 per mille of alcohol

The Osječko-Baranja County Police recorded three people under the influence of alcohol, including a driver with a record level.

Image of the Croatian Parliament building
Environmental crisis

Most calls for vote of no confidence in government over Lika crisis

The party has submitted a proposal to parliament to initiate no-confidence proceedings, citing the executive's responsibility for the environmental disaster in the Lika region.

Volunteers prepare equipment for donation
Croatia

Croatian Red Cross organises emergency blood donation drives

The Croatian Institute for Transfusion Medicine has issued a warning regarding critically low blood levels, particularly of the O positive and O negative groups, prompting an urgent call for donations.

Police on a night intervention
Croatia

Police intervene in Strahoninec over noise and abuse

A 35-year-old man was reported for disturbing the peace after an incident in Prva May Street, with police noting his abuse of officers.

Radar image with a semi-circular pattern
Meteorology

Arso explains the unusual pattern on radar images

Slovenia's Environment Agency clarified that the semi-circular pattern above Croatia and Slovenia is an interference in radar data, not a real meteorological phenomenon.

Overturned vehicle on the road with emergency assistance
Road accidents

Three road accidents in Podravina: four people injured

Four people, including a Ukrainian national, were injured in road traffic incidents across the region on Tuesday.

Politicians discuss housing regulations
Energy efficiency

Coalition seeks to scrap energy efficiency standards

Tim Wilson questions standards for housing, while the education minister announces a funding deal with Victoria.

Kiosk on the square with parked cars
Croatia

Mursko Središće: Kiosk on Jelačić Square Endangers Traffic

The mayor has confirmed parking issues in front of the kiosk, with police issuing fines and a one-month deadline set for Tisk to resolve the issue.

Laboratory analysis of samples
Environment monitoring

Capak: Water, air and plant analyses are correct

Director of the Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ) confirms that environmental parameters are normal, with new data to be published twice weekly.

Empty podium at the conference
Water in Lika

Capak: Water in Lika is safe, director would drink it

Director of the Croatian Institute of Public Health confirms that the water in Lika is safe, stating that all parameters are within acceptable limits.

Exterior view of the hotel building
Dujmovača

Legalization of the annex to the Batuda hotel rejected

The administrative department has rejected the request for the hotel annex, confirming the illegality of the construction.

Building of a children's kindergarten
Kindergartens

Director resigns from Maslac

Amalia Romić steps down five months after appointment, returning to role as educator.

Empty podium at the press conference
Lika

Plenković on the Lika affair: Three levels of problem-solving

The Prime Minister divided the issue of illegal waste disposal into criminal, remedial, and political levels, accusing the opposition of stoking panic.

Infographic on unemployment in Croatia
Unemployment

HZZ: 62,064 unemployed at end of July, 15 per cent drop

Number of unemployed rose by 4.4 per cent compared to June, while the number of vacancies stood at 13,408.

View of the lake with ruins
Gazivoda

Tensions at Gazivoda: Pristina demolishes structures, Belgrade condemns

Kosovo authorities remove villas and motel by lake, citing lack of permits, while Belgrade views it as political pressure.

Night scene by the roadside
Road accidents

Four accidents on Međimurje roads, one driver under the influence of alcohol

Three accidents involving injuries, causes include excessive speed and reversing. A motorcyclist lost control in a bend in Šenkovac.

Congratulations to the parents of the newborn
Croatia

Klanjec congratulates parents on new arrivals

The mayor and the council president congratulated parents who had children in the first half of the year.