Fishermen turn to Strasbourg court over Croatian fines

Slovenian fishermen whom Croatia has been fining for fishing in waters that a border arbitration tribunal awarded to Slovenia in 2017 have turned to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg after exhausting all legal possibilities for an appeal in Croatia.

The Croatian authorities have been issuing fees to Slovenian fishermen because Croatia does not recognise the border arbitration tribunal's decision to award most of the Bay of Piran to Slovenia. Instead, it claims the border runs in the middle of the bay.

The fishermen turned to the ECHR after exhausting all...