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PM Plenkovic: Project for Slavonia in government's focusCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic visited the northeastern town of Virovitica on Friday and on that occasion reiterated his cabinet's commitment to the implementation of the Slavonia Project in a bid to improve the living conditions and ensure the demographic revival in eastern Croatia through agricultural development, enhanced road connectivity and synergy of national and EU funds. 01.09.2017. | News

PM: While fully respecting the sacrifice of Croatian Homeland War soldiers, solution to Jasenovac plaque in next 2 weeksPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said at a government session on Thursday that in the next two weeks, while fully respecting the sacrifice of Croatian Homeland War soldiers, the government wanted to find a solution through dialogue to the Jasenovac memorial plaque that commemorates 11 fallen fighters of the HOS volunteer units and contains the Ustasha salute "For the homeland ready", after which work would begin on a comprehensive solution that would close ideological disputes causing divisions in the Croatian society. 31.08.2017. | News

Wings of Storm aerobatic team wins prize in SlovakiaThe Croatian Air Force aerobatic team "Wings of Storm" has won a prize for the most precise performance at an international aerobatic meeting in Slovakia, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday. 27.08.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic believes diplomacy should return to position it deserves in societyCroatia's diplomacy needs to have its dignity and deserved position in state administration and society restored, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Friday at a conference of ambassadors, consul generals and charges d'affaires in Zagreb. 25.08.2017. | News

PM says diplomats' conference to become regular, annual gatheringPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has said that Friday's conference of ambassadors, consuls general and chargés d'affaires in Croatia will become a regular, annual gathering of diplomats to be held following the government's first session in August, after a summer recess, so that they could be briefed about the basic frameworks and guidelines of Croatia's state and foreign policy. 24.08.2017. | News

28 grant agreements worth HRK 670.3M signedTwenty-eight grant agreements worth HRK 670.3 million, of which HRK 554.2 million co-financed with European Union funds, were signed at the government on Thursday, intended for building business incubators, equipping hospital and social institutions, and preserving the cultural and natural heritage. 24.08.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic visits Varazdin and SpancirfestPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Thursday visited the northern town of Varazdin and attended the ongoing street festival Spancirfest, and on that occasion he promised the enhancing of the partnership between the government and local authorities. 24.08.2017. | News

Government endorses transport development strategy until 2030The government sent to parliament on Thursday a national transport development strategy for the period 2017-30 which, according to Transport Minister Oleg Butkovic, provides a framework for the development of Croatia's transport sector. 24.08.2017. | News

PM thanks firemen, calls for punishing arsonistsPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic commented at a cabinet session on Thursday on the many fires raging along the coast, thanking the firemen, the army, the Canadair pilots and everyone participating in putting them out for their efforts and selflessness, saying it was up to the police and the Interior Ministry to find and punish those who set them. 24.08.2017. | News

Government donates property to Porec-Pula DiocesePrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Porec-Pula Bishop Drazen Kutlesa in Porec on Wednesday signed a real estate donation agreement for Villa Idola in the northern Adriatic city of Pula, with accompanying facilities and land. 23.08.2017. | News