In the Republic of Croatia, state authority is organised on the principle of the division of power into legislative, executive and judicial branches.
The Government of the Republic of Croatia exercises executive power pursuant to the Constitution and the law. In the exercise of executive power, the Government determines, directs and aligns the implementation of policies and programmes and to that end proposes and adopts strategies, issues guidelines, adopts acts and undertakes other measures necessary to regulate relations in the sphere of its competence.
The Government proposes to the Croatian Parliament laws and other acts, the state budget and the annual accounts, it executes laws and other decisions by the Croatian Parliament, adopts regulations for the implementation of laws, conducts foreign and internal policies, directs and supervises the work of state administration, takes care of the economic development of the country, directs the activities and development of public services and performs other tasks prescribed by the Constitution and the law.
