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If you’re looking for a European rail adventure this summer, Slovenian Railways have launched one ready-made. The train passes through three countries and eight towns and cities in just two hours. A five-hour version of the route closed down over 30 years ago, but it has been revived for the summer months until 30 September. The best part? The journey will barely make a dent in your travel budget because tickets start at €8 one way. New train line connects Italy, Slovenia and CroatiaThe new route, run by Slovenian Railways, follows a railway line first built over 150 years ago under the Austro...
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Croatia's ruling conservatives took a significant step Wednesday by forging a coalition with a far-right nationalist party, marking a hard turn rightward as the European elections approach next month. The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), in power since 2016, struck a deal with the far-right Homeland Movement following weeks of political uncertainty after an inconclusive parliamentary vote. Croatia's bitter election pits outgoing prime minister against current presidentRuling conservatives win Croatia election - but there's a catchWhile the HDZ emerged as the most popular, they lacked a clear m...
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Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Greek helmet from burial mounds in southern Croatia, shedding new light on the history of the Illyrians, a tribal people from the eastern Adriatic and the Balkans. Near the village of Zakotorac on the Peljesac peninsula, approximately 70 kilometres northwest of Dubrovnik, a team of archaeologists, led by Hrvoje Potrebica from the University of Zagreb, uncovered various artefacts, including lavish jewellery and a Greco-Illyrian helmet. The helmet is the second of its kind found in the area, following a similar discovery in 2020. Both items date back to t...
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Dunja Bahtijarević is a poet, singer and translator. She performs traditional songs and explores musical contexts that breathe new life into them. Photo: Lav Turski via Balkan Diskurs, used with permission. This article by Bojana Radić was originally published by the Post-Conflict Research Center on Balkan Diskurs and within the first edition of MIR Magazine. MIR, which means ‘peace’ in Bosnian is an annual publication and platform for young inventive people. An edited version has been republished by Global Voices under a content sharing agreement. Sevdalinka (also known as sevdah) is the folk...
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Croatia's governing conservatives won a sharply competitive election on Wednesday, according to the official vote count. The ruling right-wing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) defeated a centrist left-wing alliance informally led by populist President Zoran Milanovic and his Social Democratic Party (SDP). However, despite their convincing win, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic's HDZ will need the support of far-right groups to stay in power. The election followed a campaign centred on a bitter rivalry between the country's president and prime minister. With more than 90% of the ballots counted, t...
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A duel awaits the Croatian parliamentary elections this Wednesday. The conservative ruling party, the Croatian Democratic Union, faces off against the Social Democrats, backed by an alliance of centrist and left-wing parties. In an unusual turn of events, the two front-runners are none other than the outgoing prime minister, Andrej Plenković, and the current president, Zoran Milanović. At stake in the race for Croatia’s 151-seat parliament isn't just the country's domestic trajectory, but also the EU’s unity as the bloc grapples with the instability caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Uk...
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Croatians are preparing to go to the polls next weekend for an early election vote that will decide whether they want the country to remain a pro-Ukraine and pro-West nation or put in office the centre-left party of President Zoran Milanović, known for his ties with Russia. The two main rivals in the 17 April election will be the governing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD). These elections could reflect on the results of the European Parliament elections in June and the presidential election, scheduled for December. Croatia's parliament was dissolved in Marc...
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Photo of Politikin Zabavnik inserts featuring bilingual comics in Serbian and Romani languages. Photo by Meta.mk, used with permission. This article was first published by Meta.mk. An edited version is republished here under a content-sharing agreement between Global Voices and Metamorphosis Foundation. The popular Serbian weekly magazine Politikin Zabavnik, which celebrates its 85th anniversary this year, published a comic in the Romani language. The comic by Lazo Sredanović and Nikola Lekić features the adventures of Dikan “the youngest Ancient Slaw,” which were extremely popular across the ...
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Croatian retailers are displeased with a law that prohibits shopping on most Sundays, saying it is threatening small businesses and driving layoffs in a crucial sector of the economy. The Trade Law, which was passed last year, allows retailers to choose only 16 Sundays per year when they can open their stores. While unions seem to be satisfied with it, many entrepreneurs in wholesale and retail trade are not. The five large shopping centres in Zagreb say Sunday revenue tends to be higher, and that the non-working Sundays imposed this year could hurt them to the tune of €50 million euros. Owner...
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With vigils outside clinics, marches drawing thousands and groups of men kneeling to pray in public squares, religious and neo-conservative groups have been ramping up pressure to ban abortions in staunchly Catholic Croatia. The fierce debate has fueled divisions in the European Union nation of about 3.9 million people where abortion remains legal but access to the procedure is often denied, sending many women to neighbouring Slovenia to end a pregnancy. The movement is in stark contrast to Croatia’s recent past when it was part of the former Yugoslavia, a Communist-run country that protected ...
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