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Plenkovic congratulates Johnson on becoming UK prime ministerCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Wednesday congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, wishing him a lot of success in leading his country in the run-up to the completion of the Brexit process, the prime minister's office said in a press release.  24.07.2019. | News

Commission on purchase of multi-purpose combat aircraft holds first meetingThe interdepartmental commission on the purchase of multi-purpose combat aircraft held its first meeting in Zagreb on Wednesday, the prime minister's office said in a press release. 24.07.2019. | News

PM condemns attack in Kabul in which 3 Croatian troops were injuredPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Wednesday condemned an attack by a suicide bomber in Kabul in which three Croatian troops were injured, saying the government would work on having them return to Croatia as soon as possible. 24.07.2019. | News

Croatian PM, Bulgarian president advocate stronger economic cooperationCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Tuesday received Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and they pushed for stronger economic cooperation to boost trade and welcomed the excellent political relations between the two countries, which cooperate as EU and NATO member states, Plenkovic's office said in a press release. 23.07.2019. | News

PM says sports important for Croatia's promotionPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic attended a Croatia Open tennis match in Umag on Saturday and said sports were an important part of promoting and branding Croatia. 20.07.2019. | News

Parliament confirms six new ministers and two deputy prime ministersThe Croatian parliament confirmed six new government ministers and two deputy prime ministers at an extraordinary session on Friday. 19.07.2019. | News

€540,000 set aside for textbooks, teaching materials for indigent school studentsThe Croatian government on Thursday adopted a decision on financing the provision of obligatory textbooks for indigent secondary school students and a decision on financing the provision of other teaching materials for indigent primary school students for the next school year, setting aside HRK 4 million (€540,000) for this purpose. 18.07.2019. | News

Plenkovic: Government reshuffle to help intensify reform effortsPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said at the beginning of the cabinet meeting on Thursday that the reshuffle of his cabinet was a further step in intensifying  efforts to implement the government agenda. 18.07.2019. | News

Croatian PM congratulates newly-elected European Commission presidentCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has congratulated Ursula von der Leyen on being elected the new European Commission president, the government said in a press release on Wednesday evening. 17.07.2019. | News

PM says cabinet reshuffle necessary to put focus on positive achievementsPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic held a press conference late on Wednesday to announce the names of new ministers and state secretaries in his government, saying that the reshuffle was necessary because the public perception of his cabinet was becoming a burden and that he wanted to put the focus of the public and media on everything positive that the government has done so far. 17.07.2019. | News