The Croatian data protection authority (AZOP) imposed a €2.59 million fine on a casino company for collecting fingerprints and photographs in violation of the GDPR. The authority found that the company violated the principle of data minimization by collecting four
Guest Post – Where Things Stand with EU Product Liability Directive Transposition
Today’s guest post comes from three Reed Smith colleagues and fellow European Union Product Liability Directive nerds, Jamie Lanphear, Greg Speier, and Wim Vandenberghe. As always, our guest posters get all the cheers for their work along
Proposals put forward to boost Croatian surveillance
Three options have been identified to improve disease surveillance in Croatia with current challenges including fragmented systems and a lack of resources.Campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis are the most prevalent foodborne bacterial diseases in the country. Between 2013 and 2023, there were
Croatia
Hvar, Croatia
The D&O Diary’s European assignment continued this week with a long weekend visit to Croatia, the southeastern European country located along the Adriatic Sea with a long, irregular coastline marked by numerous islands. This was a long
Out of Bounds
In February 2026, the Croatian men’s handball team won bronze at the European Championship. Their planned homecoming in Zagreb’s Ban Jelačić Square became contentious when the team requested that Marko Perković Thompson, a controversial singer with a nationalist background, should
An Interview with Sara Tolić, Foreign Law Intern
Today’s interview is with Sara Tolić, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Jenny Gesley in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.
I was born in the beautiful city of Zagreb
National agencies highlight topics such as allergens and supplements
Countries have revealed their national focus areas, ranging from allergens to supplements and additives, as part of a Europe-wide food safety initiative.
For the Safe2EatEU campaign, organized by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Spain highlighted allergens, Croatia looked at
Rule of law update – OCTOBER 2024
NEWS FROM THE COURTS
CJEU judgments
CJEU Judgment of 11 July 2024, Joined Cases C-554/21, C-622/21 and C-727/21 (Hann-Invest), ECLI:EU:C:2024:594
Preliminary reference by Croatian court concerning judicial fairness and external influence on judicial decisions
The preliminary ruling requests
Passenger Goes Overboard From Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas
Early this morning, a passenger reportedly went overboard from a cruise ship sailing in the Adriatic Sea, according to several passengers who contacted us today. The Explorer of the Seas was sailing on a seven day Greece-Croatia cruise when what
Croatia probes poisoning cases and Coca-Cola link
Croatian authorities investigating suspected cases of poisoning have told Coca-Cola to withdraw two products.
The current suspicion has fallen on some chemical contamination.
Fourteen people have been examined in hospitals throughout Croatia in recent days. The first patient was hospitalized