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21st Croatian Youth Sports Games startThe 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. | News

Govt forwards unfair trade practices bill to parliamentThe Croatian government on Thursday forwarded to parliament a bill on the prevention of  unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, which is designed to protect domestic producers from unfair treatment by traders. 11.05.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic: Minority MPs are part of parliamentary majorityPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said in the eastern town of Djakovo on Thursday that ethnic minorities in Croatia enjoyed all the rights to which they are entitled under the Constitution and the Constitutional Law, stressing that these rights would be fully respected. 11.05.2017. | News

DORH given HRK 5 mn for costs of probing possible irregularities in AgrokorThe government on Thursday, at the request of the Chief State Prosecutor's Office (DORH), granted HRK 5 million from the budgetary reserves to DORH for the costs it accumulated while establishing possible irregularities in the troubled food concern Agrokor. 11.05.2017. | News

PM to nominate new ministers after local pollOpening the government session on Thursday, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said that following his decision to dismiss the four minister of the Bridge party, he would present new ministers in parliament after the local elections, scheduled for May 21. 11.05.2017. | News

Agrokor receiver briefs PM about situation in food concern and future plansGovernment emergency administrator for Agrokor Ante Ramljak on Thursday briefed Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic of developments in the troubled food concern over the past month, as well as of plans for the next 30 days, confirming that negotiations about a new loan were currently being held with Russia's Sberbank. 11.05.2017. | News

Europe Day marked in ZagrebIt is important that Croatia, as the youngest EU member state, develops the idea of peace, cooperation and unity and that this peace project remains strong, despite the crisis caused by Brexit, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Tuesday on the occasion of Europe Day. 09.05.2017. | News

Gov't says criminal complaint over Glasnovic statement entirely unfoundedThe government on Tuesday dismissed as entirely unfounded a criminal complaint filed by the Free Croatia (SH) party against Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, independent MP Zeljko Glasnovic, War Veterans Minister Tomo Medved and Foreign Ministry state secretary Zdravka Busic, claiming it was based on a lack of understanding and knowledge of the government's programme goals. 09.05.2017. | News

Relations with Hesse important component of Croatia-Germany cooperationCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Monday held talks with the Minister President of the German state of Hesse, Volker Bouffier, who is on a visit to Croatia together with six ministers from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and CDU deputies in the parliament of this central federal state in which the party is scheduled to hold a closed-door meeting on May 7-11. 08.05.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic congratulates Macron on victoryPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Monday congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his victory as the newly elected President of France and wished him success in carrying out his duties. 08.05.2017. | News