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PM Plenkovic expects restructuring, settlement from emergency administration in AgrokorPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday that after the release of audit reports he expected the emergency administration in Agrokor to continue the restructuring of the retail and food group in cooperation with creditors and a settlement to be reached. 12.10.2017. | News

Minister expects EUR 350 million of investments in health tourismTourism Minister Gari Cappelli said on Thursday that the entry into force of the law on providing tourism services had paved the way to investments worth EUR 350 million in health tourism projects, which raised the total tourism investment in 2018 to nearly EUR 1.3 billion. 12.10.2017. | News

Statement of the Prime Minister PlenkovicPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Wednesday underscored that the mystery concerning certain meetings and who spoke with whom with regard to Agrokor is not important and what is important is that, with the adoption of the law on the emergency administration, it is important to talk about restructuring and reaching settlements and that creditors too have to contribute to finding a sustainable solution for the corporation. 11.10.2017. | News

PM opens furniture fair Ambienta: Croatia's wood-processing industry has great prospectsCroatia's wood-processing industry has great prospects but emphasis should be put on wood processing and added value while exports of unprocessed material should be reduced, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said while opening the 44th Ambienta furniture, interior decoration and supporting industry fair in Zagreb on Tuesday. 11.10.2017. | News

PM says necessary to draw up firefighting plan for 2018 by year's endThis year's firefighting season in Croatia was one of the worst yet, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Monday, adding that it was critical to draw up a firefighting plan for 2018 by the end of this year. 09.10.2017. | News

Gov't expects those responsible for Agrokor irregularities to be identifiedThe government said on Monday it expected the emergency administrator at the ailing Agrokor conglomerate to take all the necessary steps under the law to establish responsibility, after audited financial statements for the Agrokor Group and the Agrokor joint stock company indicated accounting irregularities. 09.10.2017. | News

PM: Now it's up to judiciary to investigate nature of irregularities at AgrokorPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, speaking on Monday after the publication of audited financial statements for the Agrokor Group and the Agrokor joint stock company, said that now it was up to judicial authorities to investigate the nature of the irregularities identified by the audit. 09.10.2017. | News

PM says gov't didn't nationalise AgrokorPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Sunday dismissed Sberbank's claims that the Croatian government had nationalised Agrokor and should therefore repay its debt to the Russian bank, saying that in the case of the indebted food and retail group, a law was in force that enabled an emergency administration for a limited period of time. 08.10.2017. | News

Croatia observing Independence DayPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Sunday led the state leadership in honouring those killed for the country by laying wreaths at Zagreb's Mirogoj cemetery on the occasion of Independence Day, saying October 8 was a reminder to continue working on strengthening the social system by respecting universal values, the rule of law and economic freedoms for the benefit of all citizens of the free Croatia. 08.10.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic invited Pope Francis to Croatia, that would mean a lot to the Croatian peoplePrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Saturday he used his meeting with Pope Francis to invite him to Croatia because that would mean a lot to the Croatian people, adding that his impression was that the visit would take place and that he would like it to be in the context of the canonisation of Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac. 08.10.2017. | News