Latest Profiles from Croatia
Zoran Milanovic: An Enigma Poised For Power
The SDP leader is the pollsters’ favourite to win the election on December 4 but the jury is still out on whether the country will actually be voting for him - or just against the HDZ.
Jadranka Kosor, Defiant in Face of Defeat
Two weeks ahead of voting day, few believe the embattled HDZ leader can pull off a victory. But none can dispute the energy with which she has tackled formidable challenges.
Gotovina ‘Banking on Tourism’ if Freed by Hague
As Croatian general awaits tribunal’s verdict on Friday for his role in the 1995 Operation ‘Storm’, he is reportedly plotting a new totally non-military business venture if he is allowed home.
Croatian Language Loses Great Defender
Branko Franolic, who spent his long life exploring and explaining the Croatian language, and whose life encompassed dramatic periods in Croatian history, has died aged 86.
'Captain Dragan', Man of Many Identities
Dragan Vasiljkovic would have been the first Australian citizen to be extradited to another county, in this case Croatia, where he is a war-crime suspect, had he not gone into hiding.
Agnostic Josipovic Wins Trust of Catholic Croatia
In spite of lobbying by the Catholic hierarchy, most people preferred a decent non-believer to a professed Catholic, dogged by scandals.
Jadranka Kosor, the HDZ's Loyal Lieutenant
Croatia’s new prime minister may be moved to tears easily, but insiders insist she is steely enough underneath.
Ivo Sanader: A 'Promising Lad' who Came Unstuck
The man who hoped to lead Croatia into NATO and the EU was cheated by fate of his second goal.
Sreten Jocic - The Boss
The arrest of Sreten Jocic shows that Serbia and Croatia can sometimes work together.
