Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Croatia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Croatia: New foreign nationals act

With effect from 1st January 2021, the government will no longer set employment quotas for foreign nationals under the new Foreign Nationals Act …

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Croatia: Income tax cuts

The government is continuing its programme of tax reforms …

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Croatia: Government raises minimum wage for 2021

With effect from 1st January 2021, monthly net and gross minimum pay levels will be increased to 3,400 kuna (US$524) and 4,250 kuna (US$655), respectively …

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Croatia: ID cards to be upgraded next year

The National Parliament is currently debating a draft Bill on Identification cards …

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Croatia: Entry form

Foreign nationals with confirmed permission to enter the country are advised to complete the online form in order to save waiting time at border crossing points …

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Croatia: Wage subsidies

This was one of the last EU countries to introduce wage subsidies …

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Croatia: Sunday trading

A proposal to ban working on Sundays, following temporary closure due to the health crisis, is generating much controversy …

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Croatia: Territorial conflicts

There are 169 territorial conflicts across the World …

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Croatia: Government allocates funds to withstand job emergency in sports industry

The government has permitted a number of high street businesses to reopen …

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Croatia: Intended suspension of rights?

The Minister of Labour has denied the rumour engendered by local unions that the government is contemplating the suspension of labour and social rights during, or after, the period of the pandemic …

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Croatia: 30% cut in salaries over coronavirus crisis

Perhaps because Croatia took over the Chair of the EU Council on the 1st of January, it is doing whatever it can to demonstrate its social responsibility during the present crisis …

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Croatia: Implementation of the revised EU Posted Worker’s Directive

Implementation of the revised EU Posted Worker’s Directive is finally on the horizon in Croatia and the government has commenced a rapid round of public consultations …

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Croatia: Minimum wage increased by 8.33% for 2020

The monthly gross and net minimum pay levels have increased by 8 …

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Croatia: Schengen accession

The European Commission recently announced that Croatia has met the criteria to join the Schengen Area …

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Croatia: Average monthly net and gross earnings for August 2019

From August 2018 to August 2019, average gross monthly pay in Croatia increased by 3 …

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