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PM meets Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly presidentPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Friday received for talks the President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Michele Nicoletti, and informed him of the priorities of Croatia's six-month presidency of the Council of Europe, noting that Croatia would work to contribute to overcoming problems the organisation was currently faced with, the government said in a statement. 01.06.2018. | News

PM says referendum questions irresponsiblePrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic commented on Thursday on the announcement which “The People Decide “ civil initiative made earlier today, namely that their petition had enough signatures for a referendum to be called, saying that the authorities need to verify if the signatures were collected properly and whether it was done in accordance with the Constitution. 31.05.2018. | News

Government adopts public debt management strategy until 2020The Croatian government on Wednesday adopted a new public debt management strategy for the next three years, under which the public debt to GDP ratio is expected to be reduced to below 70 percent by 2020. 30.05.2018. | News

PM talks investments with EBRD repsPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Wednesday received representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and discussed investments in the private sector, tourism and road infrastructure, the government said in a press release. 30.05.2018. | News

"GET A JOB IN CROATIA" We opened 60.000 jobs, we continue on that trajectoryThe Labour and Pension System Ministry and the Croatian Employment Service on Tuesday launched a campaign called " Get a job in Croatia" in downtown Zagreb and another 50 locations across the country, to help the unemployed come back to the labour market, find a job and stay in Croatia. 29.05.2018. | News

Croatian PM meets Dogus Group and EBRD repsCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Monday received representatives of Dogus Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) who informed him about a joint capital investment worth approximately EUR 70 million, earmarked for the development of marinas in Croatia, Turkey and Greece 28.05.2018. | News

Prime Minister on the Day of the Armed Forces: We have fulfilled strategic promises in the defense and security domainTop state officials on Monday attended a ceremony marking Croatian Armed Forces Day and underscored the importance of the defence system for stability in a changing security environment and underlined it was necessary to further modernise the army and strength the military industry which is 98% export orientated. 28.05.2018. | News

With the meeting of the PMs Plenkovic and Borissov, the excellent relations between Croatia and Bulgaria were confirmedCroatia will continue Bulgaria's initiative regarding the EU's enlargement to Southeast Europe and regional infrastructure connectivity, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Saturday after talks with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov. 26.05.2018. | News

Agreements valued at HRK 470 mn signed for 102 rural development projectsLocal government representatives and the Payment Agency in Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development on Thursday signed agreements valued at HRK 470 million for 102 local government projects from Measure 7 - Basic services and village renewal in rural areas - of the EU Rural Development Programme. 24.05.2018. | News

PM: Government decision is important for recapitalization, long-term quality business and restructuring of PetrokemijaFinance Minister Zdravko Maric said at a government session on Thursday that last year's budget revenues totalled HRK 122.7 billion, 5% more than the year before, which was owing to positive economic trends and the tax reform, while budget expenditures were lower than planned. 24.05.2018. | News