PM: EC recommendation confirms Croatia on right track
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Monday assessed that the recommendation by the European Commission for Croatia to exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) confirmed that Croatia is on the right track and that the recommendations that the Commission made are similar to the government's thoughts.
- 22.05.2017.
Croatia marks 25 yrs of UN membership
Croatia is marking 25 years of UN membership on Monday, with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic saying at a ceremony that the peaceful reintegration of the Danube river region had been one of the UN's most successful missions in Europe and that Croatia could share that experience with Ukraine, which he said was in a similar situation.
- 22.05.2017.
EC recommends Croatia's exit from Excessive Deficit Procedure
The European Commission on Monday made a recommendation to the Council to abrogate the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) for Croatia, after Zagreb reduced both the budget deficit and public debt last year.
- 22.05.2017.
Italy, Croatia agree to three-year fishing ban near Jabuka Pit
Croatia and Italy have reached an agreement to ban fishing in the vicinity of Jabuka island from 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2020, the Agriculture Ministry reported on Monday.
- 22.05.2017.
EP President tells PM that EU supports Croatia
Croatia can count on an excessively important friend in Brussels and the European Parliament, who is on Croatia's side, President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani told a joint press conference with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, in Zagreb on Friday.
- 19.05.2017.
Croatian PM receives award as European leader and lobbyist for Bosnia
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Thursday received an award from the Bosnian Vecernji List daily as European leader and lobbyist for Bosnia and Herzegovina for his support to BiH last year to apply for European Union accession candidate status and pushing for the European Commission to give BiH the accession questionnaire.
- 18.05.2017.
Gov't continues implementing energy rehabilitation, introduces "no-kill" animal shelters
The cabinet of Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Thursday decided to prolong the implementation of the programme of financial support for the energy rehabilitation of public buildings until the end of 2018 and 160 million kuna will be secured from the budget for this purpose.
- 18.05.2017.
Croatian government set to raise child benefits
The cabinet of Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Thursday sent to the parliament draft amendments to the child benefit legislation and already set aside HRK 156.6 million in 2017 for planned increase in maternity allowances, parenting payment and other forms of child benefits.
- 18.05.2017.
Belupo invests HRK 530 mln in new plant
The Belupo pharmaceutical company on Tuesday opened a new factory in Koprivnica for solid, semi-solid and liquid medications and will employ 200 new workers.
- 17.05.2017.
PM Plenkovic: Talks about new ministers to be held after first round of local polls
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Wednesday he would begin talks on the appointment of four new ministers after the first round of local elections on Sunday and the nominees would be presented in Parliament after the second round of voting.
- 17.05.2017.
Bleiburg commemoration held
A memorial service was held at Bleiburg field in Austria on Saturday in memory of the disarmed Croatian soldiers and civilians killed there and on the Way of the Cross death marches through Yugoslavia at the end of WWII.
- 13.05.2017.
21st Croatian Youth Sports Games start
The 21st edition of the Croatian Youth Sports Games started in the northern town of Prelog on Friday, and the Games were formally opened by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who was accompanied by a prominent retired middle distance runner, Branko Zorko, former world and Olympic skiing champion Janica Kostelic, and local officials.
- 12.05.2017.