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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. | News

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. | News

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. | News

PM in Jasenovac: We pay respects to the victims and their families and condemn in the stongest terms the criminal regimeThe 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. | News

PM Plenkovic: This is first time Croatia earned more than it spentPrime 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. | News

PM meets with minister president of Baden-WuerttembergPrime 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. | News

Minister Pavić: There are positive trends in the employment sectorLabour 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. | News

Government: Programme for broadband infrastructure adoptedThe 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. | News

PM: We will continue to build relations with neighbors, and respond to the incidents resolutely and appropriatelyCroatia 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. | News

PM Plenkovic condemns the incident by Vojislav Seselj during the visit by Croatia's parliamentary delegation to SerbiaPrime 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. | News