Croatia

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Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe. Its coast lies entirely on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, with twenty counties. The country spans 56,594 square kilometres, and has a population of nearly 3.9 million.

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Crash Course: How will Croatia manage the euro transition? The Croatian government has adopted a range of measures to help consumers get used to the euro, which was introduced as the national currency on January 1 2023 Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:44Published 1 week ago

EU has 'never seen such unity', Croatian Prime Minister Plenković tells Euronews Euronews speaks to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković about joining the euro and Schengen zones, soaring prices, sanctions against Russia and lessons learned from war. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 08:00Published 1 week ago

Heavy snow causes disruption in Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Mallorca Avalanche warnings and travel disruption hit parts of Europe as heavy snow falls in Mallorca and parts of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Austria. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:35Published 1 week ago

Snow blankets parts of Germany and Croatia causing traffic chaos Parts of southwestern Germany have been blanketed by 20 centimetres of snow causing traffic chaos and a number of accidents. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published 2 weeks ago

After unusually warm start to season, snow brings traffic jams to parts of Croatia and Austria Wintry showers brought traffic jams to roads in mountainous parts of Austria and Croatia. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published 2 weeks ago

How is Croatia adapting to the euro? Governor of the Central Bank of Croatia Boris Vujcic says currency change will bring economic resilience. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 08:00Published 3 weeks ago

Residents in Croatia welcome the prospect of hassle-free border crossings "Seamless travel will bring tangible results for people living along the border, working across the border or having family on both sides of the border," said EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:30Published on January 1, 2023

Croatia's big day: Balkan nation adopts euro and joins Schengen zone Croatia has officially adopted the euro as its currency and entered the borderless Schengen zone Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published on January 1, 2023

Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:14Published on December 13, 2022

No final repeat as Croatia crash out Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:48Published on December 13, 2022

Lionel Messi's Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final Argentina has produced a stunning performance to outclass Croatia 3-0 in their FIFA World Cup semi-final clash in Qatar. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:30Published on December 13, 2022

New Zealand passes the first law ever to ban smoking for the next generation \| Oneindia News*News New Zealand imposes world's first ban on smoking for next generation; Bosnia and Croatia – 1 person dead, homes damaged after rain triggers floods and landslides; A new European satellite,.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:20Published on December 13, 2022

Croatia and Argentina prepare to clash in the World Cup 2022 semi-final Croatia face Argentina on Tuesday in the first of the World Cup 2022 semi-finals and a place in the final of the planet's most prestigious football tournament Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:30Published on December 12, 2022

Treacherous weather conditions in Europe cause disruption to travel Snow in the UK, Poland, Estonia causes widespread travel chaos to public transport and airports as heavy rain in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia causes rivers to burst their banks Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:15Published on December 12, 2022

Shootout masters Croatia end Brazil's hopes of sixth World Cup Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 05:43Published on December 9, 2022

Croatia oust Brazil: Modric's side into extra time in 8 of last 9 knockout games Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 03:13Published on December 9, 2022

World Cup quarter-finals: Argentina and The Netherlands lock horns as Brazil take on Croatia The quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup kick off on Thursday as Argentina and the Netherlands lock horns at Lusail Iconic Stadium and Brazil take on Croatia Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:01Published on December 8, 2022

Austria blocks Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria, while Croatia gets green light Austria argues a new influx of asylum-seekers through the Western Balkan route is reason enough to postpone Schengen enlargement. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:15Published on December 8, 2022

World Cup: Croatian goalkeeper the hero of the night after saving three penalties Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 00:35Published on December 6, 2022

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Modric to play for Croatia until at least June Luka Modric plans to keep playing for Croatia until at least the Nations League finals in June after helping them to a third-place finish at the World Cup. BBC Sport - Published on December 17, 2022

Classy Croatia see off Morocco to finish third Croatia show their class once more by clinching their third top-three finish at the World Cup with a 2-1 third-place play-off victory over history-makers Morocco. BBC Sport - Published on December 17, 2022
Croatia finish third after beating Morocco 2-1 Croatia have finished third in the World Cup after beating Morocco in the third-fourth place play-off in Qatar. Sky News - Published on December 17, 2022
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'Proud' Morocco face Croatia in third-place game Morocco head coach Walid Regragui says his players can be proud that they are playing a seventh game at the 2022 World Cup, even though it is not Sunday's final. BBC Sport - Published on December 16, 2022
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Alvarez sparkles and Messi shines in Argentina win Argentina's "young diamond" Julian Alvarez sparkles in their 3-0 semi-final win over Croatia, the Man City striker scored twice and won a penalty to help his country secure a place in Sunday's World.. BBC Sport - Published on December 13, 2022
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