Croatia

'We are one of the favourites'

Croatia striker Nikola Kalinic believes his country are now one of the favourites at Euro 2016 after beating Spain to win Group D.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM

[WATCH] Perisic's late strike stuns Spain

Ivan Perisic strikes a sensational winner three minutes from time as Croatia end Spain's 14-game unbeaten run at the European Championship finals to top Group D with a 2-1 victory
21 June 2016, 22:38 PM

Modric suffers muscle injury

Croatia's midfield icon Luka Modric suffers a muscle injury in his side's 2-2 draw with Czech Republic on Friday.
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Croatia, Turkey charged

UEFA hit Croatia and Turkey with disciplinary procedures Saturday following flare-throwing incidents at Euro 2016 matches as the Croatian press raged at its "shameful" fans.
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Slovenia, Croatia ban transit of migrants as crisis spirals

Slovenia and neighbouring Croatia will refuse the transit of most migrants through their territory in a bid to seal off the Balkan route used by hundreds of thousands of people seeking a new life in Europe, officials say.
9 March 2016, 05:58 AM

Europe migrant crisis: Razor wire fence failing in Hungary

Police in Hungary say increasing numbers of migrants are breaching a razor wire fence built to stop them crossing the border from Serbia.
21 February 2016, 04:54 AM

Sweden brings in migrant border checks

Sweden announces the introduction of temporary border checks to control the flow of migrants into the country.
12 November 2015, 04:35 AM

Migration on agenda as Croatia votes

Croatia's ruling centre-left coalition faces a challenge to stay in power, with the migrant crisis one of the main issues facing voters on Sunday.
8 November 2015, 04:54 AM

105-year-old refugee traveled 20 days on foot to make it to Europe

The migrants taking refuge in Europe have extraordinary stories to tell. One of the most fascinating is the tale of 105 year old Bibihal Uzbeki, who traveled 20 days to reach Croatia from Afghanistan — mostly on foot.
29 October 2015, 14:20 PM

Migrant crisis: Slovenia eases border restrictions

Slovenia says it has allowed most of the 5,000 people who were stranded in wet and muddy conditions on its border with Croatia in the country.
20 October 2015, 05:35 AM

Netherlands out of Euro 2016 as Turkey and Croatia qualify

The Netherlands' miserable European Championship qualifying campaign came to an end with a 3-2 defeat to the Czech Republic on Tuesday.
14 October 2015, 05:57 AM

Messi, Neymar and Suarez are football magicians: Rakitic of Barcelona

Ivan Rakitic has labelled Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar "football magicians".
10 October 2015, 04:46 AM

Migrant crisis: EU splits exposed as summit looms

Splits within the EU on the relocation of 120,000 migrants are further exposed as leaders gather for an emergency meeting in Brussels.
23 September 2015, 15:27 PM

Migrant crisis: Disputed EU relocation plan voted in

EU ministers approve plans to relocate 120,000 migrants, with Hungary and Czech Republic among four countries voting against.
22 September 2015, 15:48 PM

Migrant crisis: EU ministers attempt to resolve quota row

European Union ministers are to meet to try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe.
22 September 2015, 07:49 AM

Kerry says US ready to take more refugees

The United States will increase the number of refugees it takes in by 15,000 over each of the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 by 2017, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
21 September 2015, 09:07 AM

Migrant crisis: Austria sees fresh influx

Austria saw the arrival of at least 10,000 migrants, amid bitter rows among EU nations on how to handle the growing crisis.
20 September 2015, 05:15 AM

Migrant crisis: New routes sought amid impasse in Balkans

Migrants stranded in Croatia are making renewed efforts to head north despite moves by Slovenia and Hungary to hold them back.
19 September 2015, 04:38 AM

Croatia 'will move migrants on' - PM Milanovic

Migrants flooding into Croatia will be "moved on", PM Zoran Milanovic has warned, adding that his country cannot become a "migrant hotspot".
18 September 2015, 11:56 AM

Migrant crisis: Croatia closes border crossings with Serbia

Croatia closes seven of its eight road border crossings with Serbia following a huge influx of migrants.
18 September 2015, 04:45 AM