Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 strikes near Zagreb, Croatia

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck a town in Croatia today (29 December) and video footage showed people being rescued from rubble. The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said the quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), write … Read More

Croatia’s Zagreb rocked by powerful earthquake

Magnitude 5.3 quake wrecks buildings and causes fires as officials urge people in the streets to keep social distancing. A destroyed car in Zagreb, Croatia is seen following the earthquake [Darko Bandic/AP Photo] A strong earthquake in Croatia on Sunday … Read More

Croatia Will Not Let Illegal Migrants In, Says Interior Minister

ZAGREB, May 17, 2019 – Interior Minister Davor Božinović said on Thursday Croatia did not and would not let in illegal migrants, and that the police were complying with the law in handling migrants. He was commenting on a Swiss Radio … Read More

Migrants and Refugees Find Squalor in Bosnia, Croatia closed

A rising number of refugees and migrants heading through Bosnia face dire conditions, their way forward blocked by heavy-handed Croatian police. It was almost lunchtime at a dormitory on the outskirts of Bihac in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina and an … Read More

Balkan States Vow Joint Action to Tackle Migrant Crisis

Balkan countries agreed to create a joint database and develop cooperation in a bid to deal with the continuing migrant and refugee crisis and prevent another major influx of people heading for Western Europe. Ministers at the conference in Sarajevo … Read More