croatia
Croatia EU vote: Swiss, Italian, Slovenian, Czech media react
A clear majority of Croatians voted in favour of EU accession in a referendum on 22 January. However, if they want to join the EU it's above all for economic reasons, European commentators write and prophesy that the EU's eastern enlargement is over for the time being
croatia, referendum, press review, vote, balkans, brussels, euweek
Slovenian journalist: death threats after arms trade trilogy
In Slovenia, a trilogy published between summer 2011 and spring 2012 has exposed the secrets of the arms trade during the Balkans war and the role of the country's politicians in it. It's been an ache in the sides of those in power and with money and interests whom the book denounces. Co-writer Blaz Zgaga, 38, may be in hiding but he won't stay down
croatia, international trade, mafia, books, united nations, corruption, yugoslavia
I like Mostar: are there really no tourists who want to go to Bosnia?
Mostar and I go back a long way. Ours is the story of a missed encounter – in 1998. Fast forward to September 2011: cafebabel.com organises the annual network meeting in Dubrovnik. On learning that the city is only 150 kilometres away from Mostar, I decide to revisit the city I never reached
croatia, lifestyle, mostar, lifestyle, identity, war, travel
ABV guide to learning your Serbian (from your Croatian, Montenegrin and Bosnian)
To hail the European day of languages on 26 September, cafebabel.com tries to learn Serbian. The short rocket takes us past planet Cyrillic alphabet and planet Latin alphabet, before speeding through planet lexical history and firing off into next-door neighbour space
croatia, tower of babel, language, bosnia and herzegovina, paris, serbia, montenegro
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Unravelling the Zagreb web
Contrary to our expectations of a post-war, post-Yugoslav capital, Zagreb looks like a puffy cream cake. The typical Balkan cliché doesn’t strike the eye right away. It is not for nothing that Croatia is a favorite for membership in the European union, having reached 30 of the 35 'negotiation chapters'. 23 May saw EU enlargement to this potential 28th state going on behind closed Brussels doors, but Zagreb has been producing its own critical tones too. Its ladies go for the 'western model' and its LGBT rights record pips it ahead of its Serbian neighbour. The Balkan idyll is cobbled together despite Croatia's status as having the youngest history of war and existing neighbour policy conflicts. Scratch the surface and this deteriorates. Citizens first raged the streets in February against corruption scandals and a bad economic climate. Changes here happened too quickly and in too short a time for this city to grow 'adult'. Read the articles from our French-German-Serbian-Bulgarian team who report from Croatia's capital in the framework of our special edition, Orient Express Reporter (Image: (cc) lern/ Flickr)
- Read the special edition Unravelling the Zagreb web
- Croatia’s writers and playwrights: no post-war no-hopers
- Is gay OK in catholic Croatia?
- Zagreb’s Miss Independents
- Croatian writer Olja Savicevic: 'We have never lived in a normal society'
- My Zagreb Vitriol: remembering Croatia’s anti-government protests
'Free', 'partly free', 'not free': press freedom in Europe
American NGO Freedom House uses three categories to rank the degree of press freedom in countries across the world. On 3 May 2010, world press freedom day, each region of Europe learnt its category: the press in western Europe is 'free', central Europe is 'partly free' and in eastern Europe the press is 'not free'. But there are signs that the trend could change
croatia, censorship, european democracy, freedom of expression, italy, corruption, balkans
Three Croatian journalists to remember on world press freedom day
When renowned sports journalist Zarko Susic died a natural death aged 95 on 26 April, it was almost a shock that his passing wasn't suspicious. The US-based watchdog Freedom House ranks Croatia 85th in the world for its lack of press freedom
croatia, censorship, mafia, television, freedom of expression, law, justice
European theatre tips of the summer
Sam Mendes subtitled in Greek, Oscar Wilde in the open air in Regent's Park and the British Shakespeare company with Czech director Jiri Menzel in a castle in Prague - the best music, dance and theatre doses in July and August
croatia, arts, william shakespeare, summer, culture calendar, slovakia, spain
Meanwhile, Obama Hallowe’en masks outsell McCain
The moment of truth from the US elections, bickering Polish politicians and the return of the Euromed – weekly newsbites from Brussels
croatia, john mccain, us elections, brussels, halloween, youth, barack obama
Reporters Without Borders: Bulgaria ‘worrying’
Luxembourg, Iceland and Norway rank joint first in the 2008 worldwide press freedom index - but why is Bulgaria lagging behind the rest of Europe? Interviews
croatia, mustafa kemal atatürk, press freedom, freedom of opinion, freedom of speech, reporters without borders, society
Exclusive: Barroso on the Lisbon treaty, Croatia and Brussels
In response to questions from the cafebabel.com network from Berlin to Istanbul, the president of the European commission on the Irish ‘no’ vote, future EU candidates and why ‘Europe is not Brussels’
croatia, josé manuel barroso, european elections 2009, enlargement, best of cafebabel.com, interview, power
NATO summit in Bucharest: Albania and Croatia to join
On 2 April NATO invited the two candidates to join the defence alliance, but leave Macedonia waiting
croatia, bucharest, greece, western eu, central and eastern europe, nato, world affairs
An Oscar for Geert Wilders please
'Fitna' the film means evil, European parliament has a fake birthday and ousted gay Iranians - it's your latest news from Brussels
croatia, gay rights, future of europe, london, iran islamic republic of, european parliament, islamophobia
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