Andro Vlahusic

The authorities in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik have been accused of "reckless degradation" of the city's heritage in connection with the filming there of the Hollywood blockbuster Robin Hood: Origins, starring academy award-winner Jamie Fox as Little John.

Turkish Airlines' new Dubrovnik route will be the "beginning of a new story" for Turkey and Croatia, the Balkan city's mayor has said.

Mayor Andro Vlahusic told Anadolu Agency that the new Turkish Airlines route is another door that opens Turkey to Europe.        

After weeks of feverish speculation, the Croatian City of Dubrovnik on Friday confirmed that part of the latest Star Wars movie is be filmed there in March.

Filming of the eighth Star Wars movie will bring additional prestige and marketing visibility to the world-famous destination, often called the "Pearl of the Adriatic".

The results of Sunday's elections reflected the current balance in support between the two strongest Croatian parties, the centre-left SDP and opposition centre-right HDZ.

A total of 71,000 voters went to the polls in five Croatian towns and five municipalities, in the second round of early elections for town and municipality mayors.

After a period of negotiating between the centre-left government and other parties on the left, Croatian parliament will pass on Friday a new law on electing members of parliament, introducing some crucial changes.