Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic congratulates International Workers' Day
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Monday wished Croatian citizens a happy International Workers' Day, saying the government had proved that it was systematically working on the creation of an economic environment for new hirings, better salaries and higher living standards as well as, in cooperation with the social partners, working on political stability, legal certainty, growth and solidarity.
- 30.04.2018.
PM presents bills to help citizens with blocked bank accounts
The government will move three bills, on the write-off of physical persons' debts, on financial distraint, and amendments to the Consumer Bankruptcy Act to facilitate the position of citizens with blocked bank accounts and ensure a decrease of their debt, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Friday.
- 27.04.2018.
PM Plenkovic: Croatia has a high quality and positive image in security
After six years of decline and stagnation, Croatia increased the defence budget for two years in a row as it believes that investing in defence represents investing in security, prosperity and economic development, and that it makes the country a more reliable partner and ally in the European Union, NATO and the UN, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Friday.
- 27.04.2018.
Stronger economic competitiveness, an education system connected with the labour market, and sustainable public finances
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said at the start of a government session on Thursday that the National Reform Programme was a strategic document defining three main goals - stronger economic competitiveness, an education system connected with the labour market, and sustainable public finances - and that now was the right time to launch structural reforms.
- 26.04.2018.
Minister Maric: In 2018 we expect GDP growth of 2.8 percent and further decline in public debt
A comprehensive pension system reform with the statutory retirement age being gradually raised to 67, further easing of the tax burden and removal of administrative barriers, the continuation of the merger of hospitals and the establishment of a national clinical hospital for children as well as new legislation on public sector workers' salaries are some of the measures in a 130-page National Reform Programme approved by the Croatian government on Thursday.
- 26.04.2018.
National Reform Programme for 2018 endorsed
Croatia's government on Thursday endorsed a National Reform Programme for 2018, and a three-year convergence plan with three main goals: boosting the competitiveness of the national economy, making the education system congruent with the needs of the labour market, and making public finances sustainable.
- 26.04.2018.
PM Plenkovic at the summit meeting of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP)
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković participated today at the summit meeting of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP).
- 24.04.2018.
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PM: Peljesac bridge lasting symbol of added value of EU membership
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Monday that the Peljesac bridge is a strategic project that will connect the south of Croatia with the rest of the country by road, and that the bridge will remain a lasting symbol of the added value of EU membership.
- 23.04.2018.
PM in Jasenovac: We pay respects to the victims and their families and condemn in the stongest terms the criminal regime
The Jasenovac victims deserve a single, joint commemoration, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Sunday, after the official state commemoration to the Jasenovac WWII concentration camp victims ended, expressing confidence that an agreement regarding a joint commemoration would be reached with representatives of the Alliance of Associations of Antifascist Fighters and Antifascists (SABA) and the Serb National Council (SNV).
- 22.04.2018.
PM Plenkovic: This is first time Croatia earned more than it spent
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Friday underscored that in 2017 Croatia had achieved a unique result in public finances when for the first time ever it earned more than it spent.
- 20.04.2018.
PM meets with minister president of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and the visiting Minister President of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Winfried Kretschmann, met on Thursday to discuss economic cooperation and relations between Croatia and that German federal state.
- 19.04.2018.
Minister Pavić: There are positive trends in the employment sector
Labour and Pension System Minister Marko Pavic said on Thursday that a significant number of import labour quotas for third countries had not been used and underscored that this showed that the government's active employment policy measures had enabled employers to settle most of their labour needs by hiring local workers.
- 19.04.2018.