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Ceremony held to mark 26th anniversary of Armed Forces establishment

Attending the ceremony was the entire state leadership and numerous other guests, including wartime generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac.

A short film about the history and present capabilities of the Armed Forces was shown, as was a speech by the first Croatian president, Franjo Tudjman, at the first line-up of the National Guard Corps at the Zagreb Football Club stadium in Zagreb on 28 May 1991.

29.05.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic with the representatives of the SberbankSberbank's Executive Board First Deputy Chairman Maxim Poletaev said on Monday, after talks in the Croatian government, that a solution should be found concerning the indebted Croatian food and retail group Agrokor. 29.05.2017. | News

PM extends best wishes on occasion of Armed Forces Day, Army DayPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Sunday extended his best wishes to Croatian servicemen and servicewomen on occasion of Armed Forces Day and Army Day. 28.05.2017. | News

PM, defence minister praise revived guard changing ceremony outside gov'tPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Defence Minister Damir Krsticevic on Saturday commended the revival of the changing of the guard outside the government building, with Krsticevic saying this ceremony was a symbol of the Croatian state and that its function was the promotion of the victorious Croatian army, of Croatia's tradition and identity, and that it was also a tourist attraction as in other European cities. 27.05.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic: Threat of terrorism is Europe's realityMonday's attack in Manchester is one more proof that the threat of terror on the territory of the European Union is real, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said during an international conference on the future of Europe and political and security challenges, organised by the Information Office of the European Parliament in Zagreb on Friday. 26.05.2017. | News

PM: Gov't has enabled Petrokemija to continue operating in orderly mannerAfter meeting with the Management Board and Supervisory Board in the Kutina-based Petrokemija artificial fertiliser manufacturer, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said that the government had found a solution for that company and announced that activities would continue in finding a strategic partner. 25.05.2017. | News

Gov't boasts of record low deficit in 2016In 2016, the revenues of the state budget increased 6.5% to HRK 116.8 billion, whereas expenses increased by a mere 1.6% to HRK 120.2 billion, as a result of which a record low budget deficit of 0.8% of BDP was achieved, Finance Minister Zdravko Maric said at a government session in Zagreb on Thursday. 25.05.2017. | News

PM says gov't encourages work of NGOs, volunteeringPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday his government recognised the importance and role of civil society organisations and that it encouraged both the work of NGOs and volunteering. 25.05.2017. | News

Croatia introducing mandatory Pay-As-You-Throw regulation for waste managementThe Croatian government on Thursday adopted the "pay-as-you-throw" (PAYT) regulation for household waste envisaging compulsory waste taxes in all units of local self-government, and under the PAYT, users are charged a rate based on how much waste they submit for collection to the municipality or local authority. 25.05.2017. | News

PM: EC recommendation confirms Croatia on right trackPrime 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. | News