Dubrovnik will see more Air France flights next summer, as the airline increases its service between Paris and Dubrovnik for the 2026 summer season, reflecting continued strong demand for the route.

The French flag carrier will operate three weekly flights in May, June and September, up from two per week in 2025. During the peak summer months of July and August, Air France will maintain eleven weekly rotations, offering excellent connectivity between the Adriatic’s most famous walled city and the French capital, reports EX-YU Aviation. 

The expanded schedule strengthens Dubrovnik’s position as one of Croatia’s key air gateways, ensuring smoother access for French visitors and offering locals more convenient travel options to Paris and beyond via Charles de Gaulle Airport’s global network.

Across Croatia, Air France is also adding capacity to Zagreb, with up to fourteen weekly flights in July and August. However, Dubrovnik remains the airline’s top coastal destination, continuing to attract leisure travellers drawn by its UNESCO-listed beauty, film-famous streets, and growing reputation for year-round appeal.

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The City of Dubrovnik has been named a finalist for the 2025 CIGLA STANOVANJA (Housing Brick) Award, a national recognition honouring projects that make housing in Croatia more affordable, sustainable, and higher in quality.

Public online voting is now open until November 9, 2025, giving citizens across Croatia the chance to help decide this year’s winners. The award ceremony and conference will take place on Friday, December 5, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the House of Europe in Zagreb, with free attendance upon online registration.

After a panel of experts reviewed all submissions and selected the best initiatives, the final decision lies in the hands of the public. The CIGLA STANOVANJA Award highlights achievements made during 2024 and celebrates innovative housing policies that improve living conditions across the country.

Dubrovnik’s place among the finalists confirms its commitment to developing housing solutions that enhance security, dignity, and quality of life, showing that a home is more than just square metres — it’s the foundation of community well-being.

The award is part of the wider project “Stanovanje po mjeri” (Housing That Fits), launched by the platform ZGRADOnačelnik.hr, which promotes best practices for sustainable and inclusive housing in Croatia.

Citizens can cast their votes anonymously via the online form available on www.zgradonacelnik.hr.

Alongside regular passenger and vehicle traffic, October in Ubli Port on Lastovo saw the completion of asphalting works following the installation of a new water supply connection trench, the Dubrovnik-Neretva County Port Authority announced.

These works mark a key step in improving infrastructure and utility access at the port. The next phase, scheduled for November, involves connecting the electrical power supply. Once that’s completed, the port will be ready for technical inspection, final settlement, and project handover, officials confirmed.

The project, led by the Dubrovnik-Neretva County Port Authority, is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), which covers 85% of the total eligible costs — around €5.1 million — while the remaining 15% is funded by the Croatian state budget. The total value of the project’s Phase II stands at €6 million.

The 5th Dubrovnik Jazz Outbreak Festival will take place from November 7 to 9, 2025, bringing three days of top-tier jazz, visual art, and cross-cultural collaboration to Lazareti. This year’s event, organised by the City of Dubrovnik, the Dubrovnik Tourist Board, and Dubrovačka baština, is held in partnership with the Monterey Jazz Festival — the world’s oldest jazz festival — and the Austrian Cultural Forum.

The festival opens on Friday, November 7, with a concert by Grammy-nominated pianist Christian Sands, joined by Ryan Sands on drums and Thomas Fonnesbæk on double bass. The performance marks a cultural link between Dubrovnik and its twin city Monterey, celebrating creativity and artistic exchange.

On Saturday, November 8, the spotlight shifts to Luis Bonilla and Sigi Feigl Quintet with The Music of Karlheinz Miklin, honouring the late Austrian jazz legend. The same evening, at 7:30 p.m. in front of Sponza Palace, the multimedia show Jazz & Light Fusion will merge music, visuals, and light with performances by Uršula Najev and Black Coffee, accompanied by live 3D mapping.

The festival concludes on Sunday, November 9, with the album promotion concert of “Drugo Sunce” by Croatian singer and composer Maja Rivić, known for her avant-garde vocal style and poetic lyrics.

An accompanying exhibition, Alternate Take, features artwork by students of the Luka Sorkočević Art School, continuing the festival’s dedication to nurturing young talent.

Tickets are available at www.ulaznice.hr and at the Lazareti entrance one hour before each performance.

Croatia’s annual inflation rate eased to 3.6% in October, down from 4.1% the previous month, according to preliminary data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS). However, despite the slowdown, Croatia remained among the Eurozone’s most inflation-affected countries, Eurostat reported.

Compared to September, consumer prices in Croatia rose 0.5% month-on-month. The DZS said service prices increased the most on an annual basis — up 6.4% — followed by food, beverages and tobacco at 4.4%, and energy at 3.9%. Prices for non-energy industrial goods dropped slightly by 0.2%.

Across the Eurozone, average inflation stood at 2.1%, with only Estonia (4.5%), Latvia (4.2%), and Austria (4%) recording higher rates than Croatia.

Croatia Airlines has reported a net loss of €20.9 million for the first nine months of 2025 — more than double the €9 million loss recorded during the same period last year. Even a busy summer season couldn’t reverse the downward trend as the airline continued its costly fleet renewal programme, reports EX-YU Aviation. 

The national carrier is currently in the midst of its largest investment cycle, replacing older Airbus A319s, A320s and Dash 8-Q400s with new Airbus A220 aircraft. While operating revenues rose 3% year-on-year to €204.7 million, total operating costs jumped 9% to €226.2 million, driven by higher maintenance, airport and navigation expenses, and a 50% surge in depreciation linked to the new fleet.

Croatia Airlines’ operating loss (EBIT) widened to €21.5 million, with transitional fleet costs hitting €19.9 million by September — already exceeding the full-year 2024 total. The company’s capital remains negative at –€18.8 million, and long-term liabilities have climbed to €258 million, indicating that accumulated losses have eroded its equity.

Despite financial turbulence, the airline carried 1.55 million passengers between January and September, up 9% year-on-year thanks to new routes and expanded capacity. Domestic traffic rose 12%, while international scheduled passengers increased 8.8%. However, charter flights dropped 8.2% due to suspended Tel Aviv services.

Croatia Airlines said the introduction of the A220 fleet “lays the foundation for long-term sustainable operations,” improving efficiency, lowering fuel consumption, and aligning the airline with European decarbonisation goals.

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November 1st — Svi Sveti, or All Saints’ Day — holds deep cultural and emotional meaning for Croatians. It’s not just a public holiday; it’s one of the most solemn and unifying days of the year.

Across the country, from bustling cities to quiet villages, families gather to honour their loved ones who have passed away. Cemeteries fill with people carrying flowers, mostly chrysanthemums, and lighting thousands of flickering candles that turn graveyards into glowing seas of remembrance.

Shops close, offices fall silent, and even traffic slows as people travel to their hometowns to visit family graves. It’s a moment of togetherness, reflection, and quiet respect — a day when time seems to pause, if only for a while.

All Saints’ Day is followed on November 2nd by All Souls’ Day (Dušni dan), when prayers are offered specifically for the faithful departed. Together, the two days remind Croatians of the country’s strong spiritual traditions and enduring connection to family and ancestry.

44% of 18-24 year olds use social media platforms as their main source of news, a 2025 study has found.

Intrigued by the increasing number of people turning to social media for news, the experts at Aura Print created an index study analysing data on people’s news consumption habits to reveal the European countries using social media to get their news the most.

Europe’s top 10 countries using social media for news the most

Ranking first as the European country using social media the most to get news is Romania, having a final score of 83.2/100. YouTube appears to be the platform Romanians prefer for news, as one in three (31%) use it as their news source. Interestingly, nearly half (48%) of people in the country say they often actively avoid news nowadays, mostly due to news overload.

Following closely behind, securing a final score of 82.5/100, is Serbia. The Eastern European country actually has the highest percentage of people using YouTube for news (33%) out of all other countries in the study. When it comes to trust in the news, only 27% of those living in Serbia say they trust the news.

With a final score of 75.8/100, in third place is Greece. While YouTube is the preferred social media platform for news in the sunny country, 17% of Greeks use TikTok, which is the third highest percentage out of all other countries, coming after Romania and Serbia. Only 22% of people in Greece say they trust the news, which makes Greece the Southern European country that trusts news the least.

Bulgaria comes fourth in the study, achieving a final score of 75.1/100. As is the case for all countries in the study, Bulgaria also prefers YouTube for news, with one in three people (30%) choosing the platform, compared to one in six (15%) opting for TikTok as a source of news. An astonishing 63% of Bulgarians say they avoid the news, making Bulgaria the European country that avoids news the most.

And rounding off the top five, acquiring a final score of 70.7/100, is Poland. 32% of those living in Poland choose YouTube as their news source - the second highest percentage out of all analysed countries, coming only after Serbia. Poland is the Eastern European country that has the most trust in news, as almost half (47%) of Polish people say they trust the news.

An Aura Print spokesperson comments:

“Social media platforms have become an inseparable part of everyday life, with people relying on them more and more. Naturally, they have also become a go-to source of news for many due to the quick and easy access they provide to a variety of news topics. Although convenient, getting your news primarily from social media is not advisable, as there might be misleading or even untrue information provided.

“Furthermore, the algorithms such platforms usually create filter bubbles that actually limit a person’s access to a diversity of view points and topics, leading to the consumption of very similar information. Using traditional media outlets as a main source of news is still the most prudent option, as the information provided there would have already undergone checks to ensure truthfulness."