Government: Programme for broadband infrastructure adopted
The government decided at its meeting on Thursday to lift a ban on public-sector employment for interns in health services, education, social welfare and culture, estimating that some 3,000 interns would be hired this year, or 10 percent of the people included in internship schemes in the real and public sectors.
- 19.04.2018.
PM: We will continue to build relations with neighbors, and respond to the incidents resolutely and appropriately
Croatia expects Serbia to harshly and clearly condemn Wednesday's incident committed by convicted war criminal Vojislav Seselj and wants its relations with Serbia to continue in the context of this condemnation, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday.
- 19.04.2018.
PM Plenkovic condemns the incident by Vojislav Seselj during the visit by Croatia's parliamentary delegation to Serbia
Prime Minister and leader of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Andrej Plenkovic on Wednesday most harshly condemn the incident by Vojislav Seselj during the visit by Croatia's parliamentary delegation to Serbia, adding that in his opinion the delegation "appropriately responded to that sort of provocation."
- 18.04.2018.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland
The fight against corruption, decentralisation, the protection of the rights of ethnic minorities and vulnerable groups as well as the protection of cultural heritage will be the priorities of Croatia's presidency of the Council of Europe, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Tuesday at a meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland.
- 17.04.2018.
Gov't proposes Drazen Jelenic for post of Chief State Prosecutor
The Croatian government on Tuesday proposed that Deputy Chief State Prosecutor Drazen Jelenic be appointed the new Chief State Prosecutor, Justice Minister Drazen Bosnjakovic said.
- 17.04.2018.
Croatian PM, Ukrainian deputy PM hold talks
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic met in Zagreb on Monday with Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, expressing Croatia's support to Ukraine's reform efforts and European agenda.
- 16.04.2018.
Plenkovic meets with EC Vice-President Katainen and Commissioners Mimica and King
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic met in Zagreb on Friday with European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Jyrki Katainen, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica and Commissioner for the Security Union Julian King.
- 13.04.2018.
Plenkovic says no confidence motion against Dalic another failed Opposition attempt
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said in the national parliament on Thursday that the no-confidence motion against Economy Minister Martina Dalic would fail just as the previous four the Opposition-sponsored motions for impeachment of cabinet members in the last year and a half.
- 12.04.2018.
The Government submitted to the Parliament a Proposal of the Law on the Implementation of the GDPR
The Croatian government on Thursday adopted the final bill on the transfer and processing of data on air passengers for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting crimes of terrorism and other serious crimes.
- 12.04.2018.
PM Plenkovic: We need to strengthen mechanisms to prevent violence against women and domestic violence
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Wednesday called on Croatian lawmakers to support the bill ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, known as the Istanbul Convention, saying that it would strengthen the national mechanisms in preventing violence against women and domestic violence.
- 11.04.2018.
Statement of the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry
Croatia is satisfied with the guilty verdict against Vojislav Seselj, handed down earlier on Wednesday by the UN court in The Hague, but considers the pronounced sentence to be far too mild with respect to the acts committed and their consequences, the Croatian Foreign and European Affairs Ministry said in a press release.
- 11.04.2018.
PM Plenkovic extends condolences over Algeria plane crash
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic extended his condolences, to his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Ouyahia over a tragic plane crash in Algeria.
- 11.04.2018.