Ksenija Samardzija-Matul

Since the European Union enlarged in May last year tourists from Western Europe have begun streaming into countries which were once just place names on a map and often…

In about four weeks time Croatia should begin negotiations to join the European Union. But there are some strings attached. Zagreb has to hand over a war crimes suspect…

More than 140 years after it was composed, Jacques Offenbach's opera Die Rhein Nixen or the Fairies of the Rhine has finally been given a fully - staged production. The…

Last weekend Stipe Mesic won a second term as Croatia's President when he took 66 percent of the vote in a run-off election. The Mesic win has generally been welcomed in…

Slovenia has been voted 'Favourite European Country' at The Guardian, The Observer and the Guardian Unlimited Travel Awards for 2004. The vote is based on the quality of…

Slovenian films are not very well known and not many show up at international festivals. But that's changing. A new name in the Slovenian film business is Jan Bilodjeric…

Slovenia is about to get its eighth government since it gained independence thirteen years ago. Incoming Prime Minister Janez Jansa had his ministerial line-up approved by…

Slovenia is well known for its forest clad landscape so it was a good choice for the Conference: 'Forests - The Future for Slovenia', held in Ljubljana last week. The…

On Tuesday the 2nd November DokMa 2004 - a documentary film festival opened in Slovenia. During the five-day festival films in four categories are shown: the Main…

About 14 years ago, right across Central Europe, communism was relegated to the history books and museums. Now people are beginning to look at how those books and museums…