I fiumi sono oggi lo strumento migliore per raccontare i Balcani. Risorsa preziosa da salvaguardare, luogo di attenzione particolare da parte degli ambientalisti della regione, luogo di sconfinamento e avvicinamento. Ma anche cartina tornasole per stato di diritto e corruzione. L'introduzione ad una serie di reportage sui fiumi dei Balcani

Their father used to produce shoes, but Domagoj and Hrvoje have led the family business into a green, sustainable turn

Concern is growing in the Western Balkans about the evolution of the war in Ukraine. Geopolitical and economic issues make the region one of the areas particularly sensitive to possible serious repercussions linked to the ongoing conflict

There is a district located just outside the historical centre of Dubrovnik which offers a valid alternative to big luxury city hotels. It is the industrial area of Gruz, with its old Carbon Graphite Products Factory (TUP), which young local creatives have transformed into a vibrant space thanks to EU funds

Difficulties in accessing online education, increasing inequalities between rich and poor families, fewer outdoor activities and increased risk of domestic violence. Children's lives in the pandemic era become more difficult. In Montenegro the situation is serious. We spoke with Juan Santander, UNICEF director in Montenegro

Thirty years ago, the siege of the city of Vukovar – one of the symbols of the war in the former Yugoslavia – ended. Boris Dezulovic, leading Croatian journalist, in a recent editorial that we translated, tries to highlight the profound contradictions of today's Vukovar. This, however, earnt him death threats. We interviewed him

How has the pandemic affected young students in Croatia? A study by the Polyclinic of the City of Zagreb, published last spring, took stock of the situation a year after the first wave of Covid, studying a sample of 22,000 minors

This time the violence of the Croatian police against migrants is well documented and unequivocal, so much so that the police themselves are forced to admit its veracity. However, the Minister of the Interior ignores the matter. The EU expresses concern, but its inaction makes it complicit

The Zagreb court applied temporary and preventive censorship against the H-Alter portal and journalist Jelena Jindra, effectively banning the publication and writing of further articles on the Municipal Children and Youth Protection Polyclinic and its director. Toni Gabric, chief editor of H-Alter, explains this unprecedented decision

"They ask me 'are you for or against immigration?', but the question makes no sense, there is no need to be for or against, immigration exists. Rather, you have to choose how to manage it". An interview with Tiha K. Gudac, director of the documentary «Žica», barbed wire

Prosecco e Prošek sono due vini molto differenti con una storia però in comune. Ed alla luce di questo il trambusto mediatico e politico, seguito all'intenzione dell'Ue di dare protezione di prodotto tradizionale al vino croato, rischia d'essere pretestuoso

"Croatia is aging, this is the message that the census will give us. But this will not alarm the government which, like a firefighter, is just going to put out the fires". On the day of the start of the general census in Croatia, we interviewed demographer Marin Strmota

The general census is scheduled for Croatia from mid-September to mid-October. A campaign by the far right is underway these days to intimidate the Serbian minority. Depopulation is also in the spotlight

A metà strada tra le coste della Croazia e dell’Italia, Jabuka a prima vista è un semplice scoglio in mezzo al mare. Tuttavia la sua parte subacquea è diventata un eccezionale luogo di riproduzione della fauna ittica. Come è stato possibile?

Cambiamenti radicali negli ultimi tre mesi in Croazia: arrivano dalle amministrative a Zagabria e Spalato e da due importanti sentenze su diritti dei migranti e diritti delle coppie LGBT

ESCLUSIVA

Decine di arresti la scorsa settimana nella capitale croata tra i più stretti collaboratori dell'ex sindaco Milan Bandić, morto a febbraio di infarto. Varie inchieste portano alla luce un sistema di potere segnato da nepotismo e corruzione

Last Sunday, the second round of the Croatian administrative elections took a radical turn: for the first time in the last twenty years, Zagreb will be led by a 40-year-old mayor, raised as an activist in the streets of the capital. Significant changes also in other cities

Dopo un ventennio di amministrazione Milan Bandić, deceduto ad inizio anno, i cittadini di Zagabria hanno votato per il cambiamento. Al primo turno delle amministrative di domenica scorsa Tomislav Tomašević, il leader della coalizione Možemo! ha ottenuto il 45% dei voti, non sufficienti però per evitare il ballottaggio del 30 maggio

Domenica 16 maggio si vota per le amministrative nelle principali città della Croazia. Secondo in sondaggi sono possibili veri e propri cambiamenti, tra i più importanti la possibilità che a Zagabria vinca un sindaco rosso-verde, Tomislav Tomašević. Le opinioni degli analisti

A historic verdict by the Administrative Court of Zagreb grants same-sex couples the right to adopt. The progress, however, was immediately undermined by the Ministry of the Family, which announced an appeal