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Croatian PM says there's no alternative to Europe-Asia connectivityCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said in Brussels on Friday that there was no alternative to Europe-Asia connectivity, announcing that a Europe that connects would be one of the priorities of Croatia's presidency of the EU in the first half of 2020. 27.09.2019. | News

By the end of the term, the EC will submit a proposal to the EUCO to decide on Croatia's accession to SchengenCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Friday that if Slovenia decided to block Croatia's Schengen entry, it would not be able to do so indefinitely. 27.09.2019. | News

Croatia's homeland security system makes huge progressCroatia has made huge progress in the homeland security system, but needs to develop it further and remove its shortcomings, the Homeland Security Coordinating Committee said at a meeting in Zagreb on Tuesday. 24.09.2019. | News

Foundation-stone-laying ceremony held for future Monument to Homeland in ZagrebA foundation stone for the future Monument to the Homeland was laid outside the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall on Monday and Mayor Milan Bandic expressed hope that the monument would be an inspiration for the future generations. 23.09.2019. | News

PM says pension reform stays, only two important nuances differentPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Monday that it was very important that the pension reform would be carried on, with only two important nuances being different - the statutory retirement age and penalisation for early retirement per year of service, namely the restoration of the statutory retirement age from 67 to 65 and reduction of penalisation for early retirement from 0.3% to 0.2%. 23.09.2019. | News

PM: Government committed to preventing and punishing violencePrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Sunday that the government and civil society organisations were working together to strengthen the mechanisms to prevent and punish violence in society. 22.09.2019. | News

Croatia-Germany political relations excellent, economic cooperation should be advancedPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and the chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Northern Adriatic States in the German Parliament, Oliver Luksic, held talks in Zagreb on Thursday, describing the two countries' political relations as excellent and calling for closer economic cooperation, trade and investments, the Croatian government said in a statement. 19.09.2019. | News

Croatia's EU presidency will be intense and will require the full involvement and contribution of all of us togetherThe visit paid by the new European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Zagreb on 30 July is the confirmation of a good political place which Croatia, the youngest member of the European Union, enjoys in the Union, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic told parliament on Wednesday afternoon. 18.09.2019. | News

Continued positive developments in the economy, real GDP growth of 3.1 percent compared to the first six months of 2018The government on Thursday forwarded to parliament amendments to 61 laws to align them with the new Public Administration Act which abolishes the position of assistant minister and introduces the position of department head as well as merges state administration offices at the county level with counties. 12.09.2019. | News

Croatia to introduce stricter penalties for domestic violence and violence against womenThe government will send into public procedure law amendments introducing stricter penalties for domestic violence and violence against women, including the qualification of sexual intercourse without consent as rape, which will be punishable with three to ten years' imprisonment, Justice Minister Drazen Bosnjakovic said on Wednesday. 11.09.2019. | News