Croatia

In 2024, international travel spending in Europe reached a record 800 billion euros, up 37% from before the pandemic, driven by increased demand from American and East Asian travelers.

During the forum in Dubrovnik, Kuleba discussed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia the preparation of a bilateral security agreement.

The war must end in a just and lasting peace that will bring understanding to all countries of the potential consequences of aggression against a sovereign state, creating a reality in which new aggression will become impossible, said Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a panel discussion at the Dubrovnik Forum in Croatia.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met in Croatia with China's Special Representative for European Affairs Wu Hongbo and discussed efforts to restore peace in Ukraine on the basis of the UN Charter and international law, emphasizing the importance of considering Ukraine-China relations in the context of Ukraine's future EU membership.

Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro experienced massive power outages, leaving many areas without electricity.

Serbia has threatened to withdraw from Euro 2024 due to aggressive chants from fans during the Croatia-Albania match, where calls were made to kill Serbs.

The Verkhovna Rada passed in the first reading a draft law on exemption from VAT and customs duties on imports of components for the production and repair of mechanized demining machines, which aims to address the problem of significant mine contamination of Ukraine's territory during the war.

Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, bringing the document aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine to 78 countries.

Ukraine's men's national volleyball team won the 2024 Euroleague Gold, defeating Croatia 3-1 in the final, securing its second title in the tournament after winning in 2017.

The men's national volleyball team of Ukraine has reached the final of the Golden Euroleague 2024, defeating the Czech Republic 3-0 in the semifinals.

NATO is developing several "land corridors" for the transfer of American troops and armored vehicles to the front line in the event of a major European ground war with russia.

One person was killed when a tree fell on a car due to strong winds and severe flooding that caused chaos across Serbia.

Tyson Fury intends to hold a rematch with Alexander Usyk in October 2023 for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion after losing in their first fight.

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic confirmed his participation in the first Peace Summit in Switzerland during a conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukraine's women's beach volleyball team won all six matches without losing a single set and reached the final of the CEV Nations Cup.

Elina Selemeneva and Valeriy Chobotar won medals for Ukraine at the European Karate Championships in Croatia.

The representatives of Ukraine Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil, who will perform the song "Teresa & Maria" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 as the number 2, have dropped to 6th place in the bookmakers' ranking with 3% chances of winning.

The European Union plans to provide Ukraine with broad security commitments, including political, military, economic, and reconstruction assistance, by early July, but excluding direct EU military involvement in combat operations against Russia.

The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place on May 9 in Malmö, where 10 more countries - Latvia, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Israel, Greece, Estonia, Switzerland, Georgia and Armenia - advanced to the grand final on May 11, joining the 10 countries that had qualified from the first semi-final.

Poles are outraged by the behavior of Ukrainian singer Jerry Heil, who recorded a video wearing a sweater with the inscription "Banderaciaga. Social media users have accused her of supporting Stepan Bandera and are urging her not to vote for Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024.

Ukrainian singers Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil have reached the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 along with artists from Serbia, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania, Finland, Cyprus, Croatia, Ireland, and Luxembourg.

Ukraine's representatives Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil are among the top five contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, and according to bookmakers' forecasts, Ukraine will share the lead with Croatia in the first semifinal.

Ukrainian judokas won 4 medals - 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze - at the Junior European Cup in Rijeka (Croatia).

EU agriculture ministers plan to increase the maximum amount of minimum state aid to €50,000 per farm for three years to support the agricultural sector amid ongoing market turmoil.

A Dutch auction house will put Viktor Medvedchuk's superyacht, which was arrested in Croatia, up for sale at a starting price of at least 130 million euros.

The ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Commonwealth party, led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, won the parliamentary elections.

The Ukrainian boxing team took first place at the European Youth Championships in Croatia, winning 8 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals.

European companies continue to supply components to Russian shipyards building naval vessels despite the sanctions, helping Russia to strengthen its military capabilities.

Serbia plans to sign a €3 billion deal with France to buy a dozen Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation, diversifying its arms purchases amid Russia's war in Ukraine, despite being one of Moscow's closest allies.

Ukrainian badminton players won three bronze medals in the U19 doubles competition at the Croatia VALAMAR Junior Open 2024 tournament in Dubrovnik, Croatia.