Croatia Current Affairs, GK & News
Croatia’s switch to Euro
Croatia has taken two major steps towards further integration with the European Union (EU) by adopting the euro and joining the Schengen zone. The country officially became the 20th member of the eurozone on January 1st, and the removal of land border controls with neighboring Slovenia and Hungary marks its inclusion in the Schengen zone. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Adoption of Euro • Central bank • Croatia • Currency exchange • Economic integration • Euro • European Union • Eurozone • Exchange rate • Monetary Policy
Mahatma Gandhi’s bust to be unveiled in Croatia on 2nd October
President Ram Nath Kovind on his visit to Croatia has announced to gift a sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi, gifted to mark the 150 birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation. The sculpture will be unveiled on 2nd October, 2019 on the occasion of ‘Gandhi Jayanti’. On 2nd October, Gandhiji’s bust will be unveiled in ..
Topics: Birthdays • Croatia • Gandhi Jayanti • Indian people • Mahatma Gandhi • Public holidays in India • Ram Nath Kovind
Ram Nath Kovind honoured with Croatia’s highest civilian award- Grand Order of King of Tomislav
President Ram Nath Kovind has recently honoured with Croatia’s highest civilian award — the Grand Order of the King of Tomislav. He is the first-ever Indian head of state to visit Croatia. The civilian order is awarded to heads of state for their important contribution towards the development of state relations between Croatia and their ..
Topics: Countries • Croatia • Europe • Geography of Europe • Grand Order of King Tomislav • Ram Nath Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind honoured with highest civilian award of Croatia
President Ram Nath Kovind has been honoured with Croatia’s highest civilian award the Grand Order of the King of Tomislav. The Indian President was honoured during his visit to Croatia to strengthen the bilateral ties. Croatia’s highest civilian award the Grand Order of the King of Tomislav is awarded to heads of state for their ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Balkan Peninsula • Council of Europe • Croatia • EU • European Union • Grand Order of the King of Tomislav • NATO • Ram Nath Kovind • UN • United Nations • World Trade Organization • WTO • Yugoslavia • Zagreb
Croatia’s Luka Modric wins Men’s Ballon d’Or award 2018
Croatia’s midfielder Luca Modrich (33) has won prestigious honor of football, Ballon d’Or. He was rewarded for his key role in Croatia’s historic run to FIFA World Cup final (defeated by France) and his club Real Madrid’s third straight Champions League trophy. With this, he ended the tenure of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Ada Hegerberg • Ballon d’Or award 2018 • Croatia • Football • Luka Modric • Norway • Sports • Women’s Ballon d’Or
France wins 2018 FIFA World Cup Football title
France has won 2018 FIFA World Cup Football by defeating Croatia by 4-2 goals in the final match held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia . It was France’s second World Cup crown after it had own it in 1998 (by defeating Brazil) on home soil. With this, victory France joins Uruguay and Argentina in ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: 2018 FIFA World Cup • Croatia • Harry Kane • Kylian Mbappé • Luka Modric • Russia • Sports • Thibaut Courtois