Croatia
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Southern Europe
Croatia wants to import sperm and eggs
Croatia is running out of sperm for infertile couples. Therefore, the government is switching its strategy. Donation of sperm and egg cells has been legal in Croatia since 2012. But it has not been busy at the places where such donations are possible. In fact, nobody has donated since, reports…
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Southern Europe
Croatia's Sunday closing law set to take effect
The government in Croatia wants to place more restrictions on Sunday shopping. According to reporting from N1, the final draft of the nation's Trade Act was sent to parliament last Thursday. If passed, shops would have to be closed on Sundays and holidays. However, the government has set a maximum…
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Southern Europe
Croatian opposition tries to force Constitutional right to abortion through
The Croatian opposition insist that the right to abortion must be included in the Constitution. If the government blocks that, the opposition will not support the proposed Constitutional changes. The ruling parties want to change the Constitution so that it is harder to reverse decisions that are adopted by the…
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Southern Europe
Pro-life Croatian men pray for family life
Be Manly. That was the theme for a public prayer of Croatian men in Zagreb last Saturday. Fathers should have a more central role in the upbringing of children, they say. Women’s rights activists in the country think differently. The supplicants pray for a more central role of fathers in…
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Southern Europe
Christian share of the Croation population drops in 2021
The number of people that belongs to a Christian denomination dropped in 2021 in Croatia. Especially the number of people who say they belong to the Roman Catholic Church declined. In contrast, the number of atheists and agnostics in the country grew. The total number of Catholic believers in Croatia…
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Southern Europe
Catholic politician refutes accusation of islamophobia
Marijana Petir, a Catholic politician from Croatia, has defended herself against accusations of islamophobia in the European Islamophobia Report. She says that the publication is an attack on freedom of speech. The report refers to Petir's speech, held in 2015 at an event for war correspondents. The section asserts that…