A festive guide to Advent in Zagreb, Croatia. Each year, Croatia’s buzzing capital hosts one of Europe’s liveliest Christmas experiences. Here’s how to make the most of it this festive season.

Croatia was once subject to Slovenian pressure because of border disputes. It is not a far-fetched scenario that Zagreb will one day be tempted to extract concessions from Sarajevo or Belgrade.

Croatia switches to euro, enters borderless Europe club. Croatian Finance Minister Marko Primorac taking the first euro banknotes at an ATM in Zagreb, Croatia, on Jan 1, 2023.

European Union countries agreed Thursday to allow Croatia to fully open its borders and participate in Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone, but Bulgaria and Romania were told that they must wait ...