NEWS

LONDON, 8 September 2009

The Exhibition „Međimurski pilovi - Međimurje Roadside Shrines“ at the Croatian Embassy in London

A private view of an exhibition of photographs by Damir Klaić from Čakovec was held at the Croatian Embassy on Tuesday, 8th September 2009. The exhibition „Međimurski pilovi - Međimurje Roadside Shrines“ was opened by Dr Ivica Tomić, Croatian Ambassador in London. Also present at the exhibition was Deputy Prefect of the Međimurje County Mr Matija Posavec who spoke about the tourist potential of Međimurje in northern Croatia while Mrs Flora Turner, Cultural Attache, spoke about the author.

NEWS

LONDON, 12 May 2009

The Renaissance of Marko Marulić (Split, 1450-1524)
A British Library Symposium

The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia and the Slavic Department of the Britsh Library organised a symposium “The Renaissance of Marko Marulić (Split, 1450-1524)” held at the British Library on Monday, 11th May 2009.

NEWS

LONDON, 30 April 2009

The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia and The British-Croatian Society jointly organised a launch of the new English edition of Malcolm Hardy’s book “The British and Vis: War in the Adriatic 1805-15”held at the Croatian Embassy on 30th April 2009.

NEWS

LONDON, 17 April 2009

The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in London and the Croatian Tourist Office in London have jointly organised a presentation of the city of Split: „Split Ancient and Modern: A Captivating City“, held at the Embassy on Thursday, 16th April 2009. The presentation was attended by representatives of British travel agencies and travel journalists (The Times, History Today, Conde Nast Traveller, BBC).

NEWS

LONDON, 20 March 2009

Talk by Marcus Tanner
Croats at the Court of the Raven King          

Marcus Tanner, journalist and writer, gave a talk “Croats at the Court of the Raven King” at the Croatian Embassy in London on 18th March 2009. Marcus Tanner was a permanent correspondent, a war reporter and an assistant foreign editor of the British daily newspaper The Independent. He is the author of several books, among them “Croatia, a Nation Forged in War” He also collaborated with Marica Meštrović on her book “Ivan Meštrović: The Making of a Master”. 

NEWS

LONDON, 19 January 2009

Photo exhibition „Modest Beauty“ by Robert Krivec

A private view of the photo exhibition „Modest Beauty“ by Robert Krivec was held at the Croatian Embassy in London on 14th January 2009. “Modest Beauty” is Krivec’s first solo exhibition. He was born in Croatia but has been living and working in London since 2007. He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb in 2004 and has since taken part in numerous projects in Croatia and the United Kingdom as a cinematographer and photographer. The exhibition remains open until 28th February 2009.   

NEWS

LUXEMBOURG-ZAGREB, 4 October 2005

CROATIA´S ENTRY TALKS WITH EU OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

The bilateral inter-governmental EU-Croatia conference, which will mark the official start of Croatia´s membership talks, began in Luxembourg in the early hours of Tuesday. (Hina)

NEWS

LUXEMBOURG-ZAGREB, 4 October 2005

EU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DECIDES TO LAUNCH MEMBERSHIP TALKS WITH CROATIA
The European Union Council of Ministers decided that accession negotiations with Croatia would be open in the early hours of Tuesday, October 4. (Hina)

NEWS

ZAGREB, 4 October 2005

PM SANADER SAYS THIS IS GREAT DAY FOR CROATIA
Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw have expressed deep satisfaction with the historic day when Croatia opened accession negotiations with the European Union. (Hina)

PRESS RELEASE 9

LONDON, 19 October 2004

Do you still have missing relatives in Croatia?

Thousands of people from Croatia have relatives who disappeared during the conflicts of the 1990s and are still awaiting news about what might have happened to them.Some of those people with missing relatives now live in the UK. If you are in this situation, you may be able to find out more about the fate of your relative through a new initiative of the Red Cross.

ANNOUNCEMENT

LONDON, 27 September 2004

President of the Croatian Bishops´ Conference, the Archbishop of Zagreb, Cardinal Josip Bozanić will visit London and the Croatian Catholic Mission next week. On Sunday, 3rd October 2004 at 6 pm Cardinal Bozanić will celebrate mass at St. Augustine´s, Hammersmith, followed by a reception from 7 until 10 pm.