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Parents urged to take action as summer debt costs 'gripping millions of families' - five tips to boost your savings
A staggering 14 million Britons are now resorting to credit cards, loans or borrowing from relatives to fund their summer breaks, even as household budgets remain squeezed. Personal finance experts are urging families to action with one providing...

Meet the Kupa – The Croatian River With a Mysterious Source
September the 1st, 2025 – The Kupa is the longest Croatian river that both begins and ends within the borders of the country, and it has a somewhat mysterious source. As Putni kofer/Martina Hrupic writes, the Kupa is one of the four rivers that...

Croatia, Ambassador Trichilo on mission to Slavonia
Italy's Ambassador to Croatia Paolo Trichilo went on a mission to Kutina and Ploštine to participate in the 11th edition of the "Giro di Kutina" race, organized by the local Community of Italians and co-financed by the Italian Union, which this...

Discover 40 Top EdTech Companies & Startups in 2025
EdTech has become one of the most essential parts of global education in 2025. Schools, universities, and businesses are no longer tied to learning in one location or format. Online platforms, mobile tools, and AI assistants are enabling people to...

The least and most affordable European cities to own a home – with Netherlands city named most expensive
Buying a home is not the (relatively) accessible financial venture it once was – particularly when lots of cities across Europe are home to people earning salaries that pale in comparison to local property prices, on top of inflation and the cost...

Ventspils hosts talks on Ukraine’s involvement in the Three Seas Initiative and new transport corridors
Last weekend, the Ukrainian Transport Infrastructure Development Committee held an off-site meeting at Ventspils Business Center, organized within the framework of the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (USPP). The meeting with...

Croatia identifies another city with geothermal potential for district heating
This marks the second successful completion of exploratory activities within a broader project aimed at developing geothermal potential for district heating in Croatia. At the end of June, good news came from an exploration site in Velika Gorica....

Interrail sale: All the best European train route itineraries, according to a top expert
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The players who could still leave Sunderland and the leagues they can still move to
Sunderland’s summer transfer business isn’t quite concluded despite a busy deadline day Though the transfer window has shut in the UK, Sunderland's work remains ongoing. While it was a hugely successful summer and deadline day for the Black Cats,...

Croatia’s FSRU heads to Türkiye for regasification capacity upgrade
The floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) serving Croatia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the island of Krk has left for Türkiye, where its capacity is set to get a boost thanks to the installation of an additional component. FSRU...

Croatia signs €285mn deal to expand broadband network to rural and island areas
Croatia’s economy ministry on August 28 signed an agreement to launch a €285mn national broadband project aimed at expanding high-speed internet to rural regions, coastal areas and islands. A government statement said the project, which is to be...

Nepal suffers trade deficit with 127 of its 164 trading partners
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Aug. 31: Nepal conducted foreign trade with more than 164 countries across the world in the last fiscal year 2024/25. Nepal suffers deficits with most of these countries. According to trade statistics of the...

30 Years After Markale: Sarajevo Market Bombings Remembered
Thirty years after the Markale massacres, the memory of the bombings on the Sarajevo markets remains an open wound not only for Bosnia and Herzegovina but for all of Europe. Those attacks, perpetrated on February 5, 1994, and August 28, 1995, by...

Croatia Edges Closer to its OECD Goals
August the 29th, 2025 – Croatia is edging closer and closer to its OECD goal as it becomes an increasingly attractive investment location. As Sinisa Malus/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the Ministry of Finance has recently announced the finalisation of...

Zagreb rolls out public bike system
The public bike system was officially launched by Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević, along with deputies Danijel Dolenec and Luka Korlaet. Currently, 500 bicycles are available to citizens at 40 stations. By the end of October, a total of 2,000...

Viva Verdis: man declares country in unclaimed pocket of land between Serbia and Croatia
On a video call, 20-year-old Daniel Jackson, the self-proclaimed president of the Free Republic of Verdis, looks the part: He is sitting at a desk with the country’s flag to his right and a banner sporting the name of his country behind him....

“Strange” summer season for Croatian tourism
by croatiaweek August 30, 2025 in News More overnight stays but profits under pressure This year’s tourist season in Croatia has been described by experts as “a little strange” and unlike previous years. While official reports from the Ministry of...

Red alert issued as floods hit southern Croatia
by croatiaweek August 30, 2025 in News (Photo credit: JVP Metković) Heavy rain and severe storms have caused widespread disruption across southern Croatia, with red weather alerts issued as flooding hit towns and roads. In Metković, torrential...

Croatia to introduce taxi fare caps after tourist scams
by croatiaweek August 28, 2025 in News Croatia to regulate taxis The Croatian government has confirmed that it will soon introduce significant amendments to the Road Transport Act, aimed at reining in rising taxi fares and tightening regulation of...

Finances of people with disabilities are worse in the Balkans and Baltics
By Carolina Cardoso & Damaso Jaivenois Published on 28/08/2025 - 9:54 GMT+2 •Updated 10:00 Almost a quarter of people who have a disability in the European Union (EU) are struggling financially, says Eurostat. People with disabilities...