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EU approves EUR 102m grant for LNG terminal in CroatiaThe Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Coordination Committee on Friday approved a EUR 102 million grant for the construction of a floating LNG terminal off the northern Adriatic island of Krk and another EUR 40.5 million for Sincro.Grid, a Croatian-Slovenian project aimed at improving the transfer of electricity. 17.02.2017. | News

JASPERS confirms Zapresic-Zabok railway project ready 17.02.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic lays foundation stone for Galenski analytical laboratoryPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Split-Dalmatia County Prefect Zlatko Zevrnja on Friday laid  a foundation stone for the construction of an analytical laboratory for the Galenski pharmaceutical company. 17.02.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic: EC forecast is encouraging for economic and fiscal policyThe European Commission's estimate of increasing economic growth in Croatia is encouraging for economic and fiscal policy, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Monday, noting that the Commission's projections were almost the same as those of his government. 13.02.2017. | News

Plenkovic receives Norway's foreign ministerCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic received Norway's Foreign Minister Borge Brende on Monday, the government said in a press release. 13.02.2017. | News

Croatian PM receives ICTY presidentCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Monday received the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Carmel Agius, for talks on the residual mechanism of the UN tribunal, the prime minister's office said in a press release. 13.02.2017. | News

Govt to launch measures, worth HRK 1.5 bln, to boost employmentThe Croatian government on Thursday sent to parliament bills to be discussed under fast-track procedure, which are aimed at stimulating the employment of young people, long-term unemployed people, and people with semi-skilled training. 11.02.2017. | News

Gov't satisfied with rate of absorption of Schengen Facility funds

In the past three and a half years Croatia has absorbed 97.33% of the EUR 120 million made available to it by the so-called Schengen Facility to meet conditions for admission to the Schengen passport-free travel area, which is one of the country's strategic goals, and Croatian government is very much satisfied with the work done so far.

11.02.2017. | News

Matica Hrvatska cultural association marks 175th anniversaryMatica Hrvatska, one of Croatia's oldest cultural and publishing associations, on Saturday marked its 175th anniversary, with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic saying Matica had followed the Croatian people on its historical path from the national revival to the creation of the sovereign and independent Croatian state. 11.02.2017. | News

Ministry plans energy renovation of multi-residential buildings worth HRK 1 blnThe Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning plans to invest more than one billion kuna into the energy renovation of multi-residential buildings, including HRK 629 million to come from the Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion. 08.02.2017. | News