Shift to the right in Croatia

The Main Focus from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.Three months after taking office several initiatives by the new Croatian government have made it clear that it wants to put the country on a national-conservative course. Commentators for online media in particular are voicing concern that the country's underdeveloped civil society will take a further beating.

Other sources highlighted the surge of a pro-Nazi nostalgia wave hitting sectors of the society.

ESO: Background information: Croatian parliamentary election, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/croatian-parliamentary-election-2015/

ESO: Background information: Croatia's conservatives win, helped by tougher stance on migration http://www.europeansources.info/record/croatias-conservatives-win-helped-by-tougher-stance-on-migration/

ESO: Background information: Croatia: the difficult compromise government http://www.europeansources.info/record/croatia-the-difficult-compromise-government/

Balkan Insight, 31.03.16: Rifts Pose Threat to Croatia's Unwieldy Coalition http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/croatian-pm-seeks-independence-within-government-03-30-2016

Balkan Insight, 16.03.16: Croatian Broadcaster Accused of Political Purge http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/croatian-government-purges-the-media-scene-03-15-2016

Balkan Insight, 22.02.16: Croatia Ponders German-Style Constitutional Court http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/croatia-pondering-over-german-constitutional-court-model-02-19-2016

Balkan Insight, 22.01.16: Croatia's New Cabinet Draws Mixed Response http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/new-croatian-government-brings-a-lot-new-faces-01-22-2016

Balkan Insight, 29.04.16: Pro-Nazi nostalgia flourishes under new Croatia government http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/croatian-nationalists-exploiting-a-romanticised-history--04-24-2016

EurActiv, 29.04.16: Pro-Nazi nostalgia flourishes under new Croatia government http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/pro-nazi-nostalgia-flourishes-under-new-croatia-government/

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