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Minister says expects relaxation of relations between creditors and debtorsJustice Minister Drazen Bosnjakovic has said he expected the agreement that has recently been signed by the Blokirani association of citizens with blocked bank accounts and the HUAN association of claims recovery agencies, to result in the relaxation of relations between creditors and debtors, regardless of the new Destraint Bill that was criticised by both -- Blokirani and HUAN. 15.03.2019. | News

FinMin says decision on Uljanik partly political but primarily economic and financialA decision on the ailing Uljanik Group will be partly political, but primarily economic and financial in nature, Finance Minister Zdravko Maric said on Friday after devastating financial reports about the group prompted him to wonder about the current importance of the shipbuilding industry for Croatia. 15.03.2019. | News

Croatian minister supports student protest against climate change

Environment Protection and Energy Minister Tomislav Coric on Friday welcomed a global protest staged by young people against climate change, and said that an Energy White Paper about Croatia's low carbon development would be put up for public consultation soon.

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Plenkovic: Croatia supports Bosnia's European journeyCroatia supports reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina that would guarantee local Croats' equality with the other two constituent peoples, Bosniaks and Serbs. and that would accelerate the country's integration into the European Union, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday in Neum, where he was attending a conference on constitutional reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 14.03.2019. | News

PM says decision on Uljanik must be best possible for CroatiaPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Wednesday that the government would not make a decision on the ailing Uljanik shipbuilding group, adding that once made, the decision would be the best possible for Croatia. 13.03.2019. | News

Bozinovic: Croatia protects its borders like any other countryInterior Minister Davor Bozinovic said on Wednesday that Croatia protects its borders like any other country. 13.03.2019. | News

FinMin: There is no dissension, we are working as members of the government, aware of certain matters and problemsFinance Minister Zdravko Maric on Wednesday said that the ministry's analysis of the Uljanik Group was nearing completion and that to date HRK 35 billion had been pumped into shipbuilding and that he cannot see how to justify an additional HRK 7 to 10 billion for Uljanik. 13.03.2019. | News

Minister calls on HND to join in efforts to draw up media lawsRepresentatives of the Croatian Journalists' Association (HND) met with Culture Minister Nina Obuljen Korzinek on Wednesday to discuss the HND's eight demands against censorship, and the minister called on the association to submit concrete proposals and join in efforts to draw up a new media law and a new electronic media law. 13.03.2019. | News

World Bank one of Croatia's key partnersThe World Bank has been one of Croatia's key international financial partners and cooperation in the next five years will be tightly connected with the issue of raising economic growth potential, it was said on Wednesday at the 25th anniversary of cooperation and partnership between the World Bank and Croatia. 13.03.2019. | News

Croatia set to accelerate its ESA accession processA six-member delegation of the European Space Agency (ESA) led by Nathalie Tinjod is paying a visit to Croatia this week and Education and Science Minister Blazenka Divjak said on Monday that this would be an opportunity to use this phase for the enhancement of the innovations system in Croatia and for boosting cooperation, as well as accelerating the process of the country's admission to the ESA. 11.03.2019. | News