Croatia will be the 40th country to join the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). This announcement was made by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas in coordination with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken.
No later than December 1,
Croatia Designated as a New Participant in Visa Waiver Program & ESTA
On September 28, 2021, the US government designated Croatia as a new participant in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). This development will allow Croatian citizens to be eligible to use the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) program, starting
EU agencies quiet on horse meat reports
Europol and DG Sante have remained silent on Croatian media reports that horse meat was found being sold as veal in the country.
Local media reported the findings had been made as part of Operation Opson X, which is coordinated
Fulbright Scholars program now open for applications
Main Wednesday, March 04, 2020Fulbright Scholars program now open for applicationsThis year’s Fulbright Scholars program is now open for applications.For those who do not know, Fulbright, named after late Senator J. William Fulbright, is a grant program of the U.S.
Rhapsody of the Seas Crew Member Dies After Going Overboard: Suicide or Mysterious Circumstances?
A 35 year-old crew member from India reportedly died after going overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship which was calling on a Croatian port four days ago.
On September 22, 2019, Mansley Pereira, who was employed as a
IFLA Meeting: Librarians as (pro)motors of change
We’ve recently enjoyed library and information conferences, such as CILIP, BIALL and AALL, and yet, there are more to come! Team Vable is looking forward to the London-based Internet Librarian and Legal Libraries conferences, as well as IFLA (International
Difficult Week for the Istanbul Convention and Transgender Rights
Last week 10,000 Croatians marched to protest Croatia's pending ratification of the Istanbul Convention. The convention, adopted by the Council of Europe in 2011, addresses domestic and gender violence.The marchers protested the convention, claiming that implementation would lead to
FDA to Rely on Drug Inspections Performed by Certain European Regulatory Authorities Beginning November 1, 2017
Earlier today, FDA announced that it has determined that the regulatory authorities of Austria, Croatia, France, Italy, Malta, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom are “capable of conducting inspections of [pharmaceutical] manufacturing facilities that meet FDA requirements,” and that the
ICJ Denies Claims of Genocide in Croatia v. Serbia
ICJ to Deliver Judgment in Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced it will deliver its judgment in the case concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia) on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.A public