Foreign relations between Croatia and Serbia are bound together by shared history, cultural ties and geography. The two states established diplomatic relations in 1996, following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the Croatian War of Independence and the independence of Croatia.

A majority of Croats supported Croatia's independence from Yugoslavia, while many ethnic Serbs living in Croatia, supported by Serbia, [28][29] opposed the secession and advocated Serb-claimed lands to be in a common state with Serbia.

5 days ago · Croatia has warned its citizens against traveling to neighboring Serbia after five Croatian activists were deported after taking part in a meeting of civil society organizations in the Serbian capital, Belgrade.

Apr 29, 2013 · Croatia, shortly to join the EU, has mended fences with its neighbours since the Balkan wars ended - not least its old arch-enemy Serbia.

Croatia–Serbia border developments and dispute in the Bačka and Syrmia area. At the Bačka section of the border, the Croatian claim corresponds to the red line, while the Serbian claim corresponds to the course of Danube.

5 days ago · Croatia has sent a diplomatic protest note to neighboring Serbia after Belgrade detained and deported five Croatian citizens who were taking part in a meeting of civil society organizations in the ...

Nov 21, 2023 · In a reciprocal move, Croatia expelled a Serbian diplomat on Tuesday. “We have decided that the adviser of the Embassy of Serbia in Croatia, Petar Novakovic, should be declared persona non grata in Croatia,” Croatia’s Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman said.

Jul 17, 2022 · Diplomatic tensions have soared between Balkan rivals Serbia and Croatia after Croatia refused to allow a private visit by Serbia’s populist president to the site of a World War II concentration camp where tens of thousands of Serbs were killed by pro-Nazi authorities in …

Nov 16, 2020 · Serbia and Croatia are two states that are “symmetrical” and comparable in many ways, but deeply conflicted in the sphere of historical memory. This is the area where they differ greatly.

Oct 14, 2024 · Croatia and Serbia have both announced plans to reintroduce compulsory military service, saying it is necessary to strengthen national defence due to growing regional uncertainties, largely driven by the war in Ukraine. Croatia moves to meet NATO commitments.