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Croatian PM: EU has to help Bosnia in amending election law to ensure equalityThe European Union has to help parties and institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina so as to start implementing the Constitutional Court ruling and change the election law in order to ensure the equality of the constituent peoples, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said in Brussels on Thursday. 13.12.2018. | News

Two potential strategic partners interested in Uljanik, 3. Maj docks, says economy ministerEconomy Minister Darko Horvat said on Thursday two serious potential strategic partners wished to carry out due dilligence in the Uljanik and 3. Maj shipyards and that they said they could come up with serious offers within five weeks. 13.12.2018. | News

Minister announces higher quotas for foreign workers in tourism sectorTourism Minister Gari Cappelli said ahead of a cabinet meeting on Thursday that the quota for foreign workers in the tourism sector would be increased to 15,000 due to a bigger need for tourism workers. 13.12.2018. | News

Croatian interior minister meets Vatican secretary of state in MarrakeshCroatian Minister of the Interior Davor Bozinovic met with Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin at the UN conference on migration in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh on Tuesday. 12.12.2018. | News

PM: Cooperation with counties systematic, open, based on partnershipPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said at the fifth meeting of government officials and county heads and representatives of the associations of towns and municipalities and the parliament's local government committee in Rijeka on Tuesday that the government's cooperation with counties had become "systematic, open, and based on partnership." 12.12.2018. | News

PM: We will either buy originally offered planes or tender will be declared null and voidCommenting on the latest developments regarding the purchase of military jets from Israel, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Tuesday that "the government does not consider the situation in any way burdensome for Croatia." 12.12.2018. | News

Gov't sends final bill on textbooks to parliamentThe government on Wednesday sent to parliament a final bill on textbooks and other educational materials in elementary and high schools expected to result in lighter school bags, more digital teaching and cheaper textbooks. 05.12.2018. | News

Plenkovic says Albania's EU entry talks likely to start after EU electionsCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic met with Albanian PM Edi Rama on Tuesday, saying afterwards that Albania's European Union accession negotiations could be opened after the European elections in May and that Zagreb would firmly stand by Tirana in that process. 05.12.2018. | News

PM: Combination of innovation and competitiveness spurs economic growthA combination of innovation and competitiveness helps economies to achieve better results, and it is up to the government to ensure a good legislative framework for businesses that will help them perform better than their competition on international markets, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said at a business forum held as part of the Central European Initiative (CEI) summit in Zagreb on Tuesday. 05.12.2018. | News

Pellegrini says Slovakia for Schengen Area enlargement, Croatia ready to joinSlovakia believes it is very important to strengthen the external borders of and enlarge the Schengen Area and that Croatia is ready to enter it, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said on Tuesday after meeting with Croatian PM Andrej Plenkovic, voicing confidence that Zagreb would achieve that goal. 05.12.2018. | News