The Croatian Government is preparing to establish a comprehensive system for screening foreign direct investments (FDIs) by adopting the new Act on the Screening of Foreign Direct Investments (the "Act").

On 2 May 2018 the Croatian Constitutional Court upheld the Law on Extraordinary Administration Procedure for Companies of Systematic Importance for Croatia, better known as "Lex Agrokor".

In its recent interpretative ruling, the CJEU concluded that a national law cannot retroactively invalidate loan agreements concluded on the territory of an EU Member State with lenders from another Member State.

The first Croatian Anti-money laundering Act was adopted in 1997 and with it, Croatia implemented international standards and sets out strong grounds ...

This is a rather expected outcome of recent controversial legislative intervention by the Croatian Parliament.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled in favor of a Croatian employee who was dismissed after criticizing her employer in a press article.

On 9 December 2016, the Croatian Parliament adopted the eagerly awaited new Public Procurement Act (Zakon o javnoj nabavi; "PPA") which enters into force on 1 January 2017.

The Croatian government has provided new guidance for UK nationals living and working in the country after December 31, 2020.

On 27 October 2017, the Croatian Parliament enacted a new Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act (Zakon o sprječavanju pranja novca i financiranja terorizma; the "AML Act").

Data collection begins now and runs until December, with ownership information to be made public in the country's UBO Register.

An ICO or Initial Coin Offering is a new disruptive crowdfunding mechanism where a backer of a project founded on a blockchain technology receives an underlying token as opposed to "regular" crowdfunding...

The February 2026 proposal to amend Croatia's Public Procurement Act (PPA)—now returning to the government for preparation of the final legislative draft...

The European Commission's autumn forecasts, published on 4 November 2014, projects weak economic growth for the rest of 2014 within both the EU and the Euro zone.

September 2025 – The Croatian Government has introduced the Draft Act on the Screening of Foreign Investments, which is currently undergoing public consultations.

Corruption remains one of the most serious challenges facing modern democratic societies. Beyond its obvious criminal law dimension, corruption undermines the rule of law, distorts market competition, erodes public trust in institutions, and discourages both domestic and foreign investment.