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Croatia is resolute in its commitment to building a healthier, safer and more resilient worldSustainable funding of the WHO is not a technical issue but a strategic imperative, Prime Minister Plenković emphasized today in Geneva before the World Health Organization Assembly. Investing in health is not a cost, it is a strategic investment in our shared security, stability and progress, he added, emphasizing that strong and resilient health systems are the cornerstone on which all other achievements are built. "Let us join forces to build a future in which every person in every part of the world has access to the care they need and deserve," he said, recalling the words of Dr. Andrija Štampar that the issue of public health and work on its progress should be everyone's task. 21.05.2025. | News

Grlić Radman: Bosnia and Herzegovina must act on reforms to move toward EUCroatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman called on political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina to seize the opportunity and move forward with EU accession talks by implementing the remaining reforms, including amendment of the country's election law to end the outvoting of BiH Croats. 20.05.2025. | News

Croatia could lead in EU small combat drone production, says defence ministerCroatia is ready to take a leading role within the European Union in the production of small combat drones, with half a million units potentially being produced already this year, Defence Minister Ivan Anušić said in Brussels. 20.05.2025. | News

NATO foreign ministers discuss defence spending, security threatsCroatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman this week took part in an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Antalya, Turkey, focusing on increasing defence investments, strengthening deterrence, and addressing security threats. 15.05.2025. | News

Plenković: To achieve a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine, we cannot reward the aggressor with territoryParticipating in the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković spoke on a panel about Ukraine, strengthening European defense and the future of Europe. It is necessary to achieve a just and sustainable peace with security guarantees for Ukraine, he said and added that a solution that would reward the aggressor and justify the violation of international law would be bad for Ukraine, Europe and the whole world in the long term. At the meeting with the Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen he discussed the strengthening of Croatian exports to Denmark and bilateral cooperation between the two countries. 13.05.2025. | News

Plenković: Atlantic Council award is a recognition for Croatia and the Croatian peoplePrime Minister Andrej Plenković received the Distinguished International Leadership Award in Washington from the Atlantic Council, in recognition of his leadership of Croatia, his commitment to European unity, and his efforts to strengthen transatlantic relations. 09.05.2025. | News

Plenković: As much as 35% of Croatia's total trade last year was with Three Seas Initiative countriesPrime Minister Andrej Plenković is in Warsaw, where he is participating in a business forum and summit of the Three Seas Initiative, an informal platform launched by Zagreb and Warsaw in 2015. The Three Seas Initiative has significant geostrategic importance for Croatia and represents a major economic opportunity, said Prime Minister Plenković, adding that the Warsaw Business Forum is discussing the continued development of economic and trade cooperation within the framework of the Initiative. He noted that in 2024 alone, 35% of Croatia's total trade was conducted with other countries participating in the Three Seas Initiative. 29.04.2025. | News

Good relations between Slovak and Croatian peoples are built on historical ties and friendshipToday was an opportunity to once again put the bilateral relations between our countries in the focus, to state that political cooperation and good relations between Croatia and Slovakia are strengthening even further, and building on historical ties and friendship, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said after a meeting with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico. He added that they used the meeting to reiterate their support for Ukraine, which is a victim of Russian aggression. 16.04.2025. | News

Croatia and Poland continue close cooperation within the EU and NATOPrime Minister Andrej Plenković met with President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda. 15.04.2025. | News

Plenković for France 24: Croatia sits at the table where decisions are made on Europe's new security architectureIn an interview with France 24, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković talked about further support for Ukraine, the peace process, allocations for defense and the modernization of the Croatian Army, the expansion of the European Union and the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 05.04.2025. | News