Zagreb: Croatia entered the eurozone and the EU border-free Schengen area on New Year’s Day.
This was the first time a European country joined both the eurozone and the Schengen area on the same day, an important milestone for Croatia, an EU member since 2013, Xinhua news agency reported.
On January 1, Croatia became the 20th member of the eurozone and the euro becomes its official currency. On the same date, it also became the 27th member of the Schengen area, which was created in 1985 to allow free movement for all 420 million nationals of the signatory countries.
To help people adjust to the use of the euro, as of January 1, the dual circulation of Croatia’s currency kuna and euro will last two weeks. After 12 midnight on January 14, only euros will be used. However, banks and post offices will continue to convert kuna into euro throughout 2023.IANS
Ensure children below 12 are seated with their parents: DGCA to airlines
New Delhi: The aviation watchdog DGCA on Tuesday issued a circular asking all airlines to ensure children up to the age of 12 years are seated with their parents. The...
Woman ASI suspended for hugging BJP’s Hyderabad LS seat candidate
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner K. Sreenivas Reddy has suspended an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police for hugging BJP's Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat candidate K. Madhavi Latha. In a video, widely...
BJP nominee Vishweshwar Reddy’s family assets jump 410 pc in 5 years to Rs 4,568 crore
Hyderabad: The family assets of Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, the BJP candidate from Chevella Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana, jumped 410 per cent in five years to Rs 4,568 crore, making...
Caste discrimination in Tenkasi, TN: SC men denied haircut in village salon following diktat from MBCs
Chennai: Scheduled Caste men of a village in Tenkasi District of Tamil Nadu have lodged a verbal complaint with the local Village Administrative Officer (VAO) that they were refused a...
K’taka BJP to observe state-wide bandh over Neha murder case
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP will observe a state-wide bandh on Monday over MCA student Neha Hiremath's murder case and against the alleged failure of the state government to maintain law and...
Historic success for separatists in Spain’s Basque Country
Madrid: The separatist left-wing coalition EH Bildu celebrated a historic success in the Basque regional elections on Sunday. With around 95 per cent of votes counted the alliance, which advocates...
US mulling sanctions on more IDF units amid Israel’s protest
Tel Aviv: Despite strong protests from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the proposed sanctions on an Israel Defense Forces' wing, the US is mulling more action against some other...
Iran’s President Raisi wants to keep strict headscarf controls
Tehran: Despite fierce protests from society, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi wants to maintain strict police checks on women for headscarf offences. "Respecting the headscarf is not only a religious but...
Won’t drop ‘Hindu’, ‘Jai Bhavani’ from SS-UBT theme song: Uddhav Thackeray dares EC
Mumbai: Shiv Sena-UBT President Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday challenged an order of the Election Commission (EC) asking it to remove the words 'Hindu' and 'Jai Bhavani' from the party’s new...
Russia warns of banning Pakistani rice again after contaminant found
Islamabad: Russia has warned Pakistan of banning rice imports from the country again after detecting the presence of a quarantine organism in a recent shipment, reports said on Sunday. Russia's...
London police chief faces calls to quit over Gaza protests
London: The head of London's Metropolitan (Met) Police is facing calls to quit over the force's handling of pro-Palestinian protests. Both the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) and former UK home...
Clashes between two groups at INDIA bloc rally in Ranchi; several injured
New Delhi:The INDIA bloc rally in Ranchi got marred by violent clashes on Sunday as two groups came to blows, resulting in injuries to several people. While the leaders of...
