For years, the far-right in Croatia harbored desires to shut down Novosti and punish what they perceive as "anti-Croatian" journalism. By bringing the Homeland Movement into the new government, has HDZ's Plenkovic empowered these ambitions? My piece for @politico.euwww.politico.eu/article/novo...

Free media face crackdown from Croatia’s new leaders

Nationalists joining PM Andrej Plenkovic’s new coalition have demanded cuts to funding for an independent newspaper.