Binding bids for Muzil development project to be invited in Feb
The government on Thursday decided to launch proceedings for the expression of interest in the Muzil development project in Pula, with Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin saying he expected binding bids to be invited in February.
- 22.10.2015.
Pusic says Croatia wants agreement on refugees
Croatia wants an agreement on refugees with Slovenia but one cannot be reached if 7,000 or 8,000 people enter Croatia and 2,500 Slovenia, Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic said on Thursday.
- 22.10.2015.
Croatian army won't be sent to border, says defence minister
Defence Minister Ante Kotromanovic said on Wednesday that for now Croatia had no need to send troops to the border like Slovenia did, and that he called on "the usual alarmists to cool it" because refugees had not stolen even an egg in Croatia.
- 21.10.2015.
Minister Ostojic says refugee situation under control
Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said in an interview with Hina on Wednesday that Croatia had sufficient capacities for refugees in transit towards Slovenia, that Croatian citizens were not affected by the crisis and that despite suggestions from certain political circles, he was not afraid of any xenophobic mood prevailing in Croatia.
- 21.10.2015.
Minister Ostojic: Croatia honoured deal with Slovenia but migrants were met by dogs and fences
Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said in Opatovac on Tuesday that Croatia had honoured agreements with Slovenia but that migrants were met with dogs and fences, saying that Croatia was asking that half of the migrants arriving be transported to Slovenia while Croatia was prepared to keep the other half in the reception centre.
- 21.10.2015.
FM Pusic: Croatia will have to seal its border if Germany, Austria and Slovenia do
Croatia doesn't wish to seal its border to refugees, but will have no other option if Slovenia, Austria and Germany decide to do so, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusic said on Tuesday, underscoring that this would be anti-European and an ineffective solution.
- 21.10.2015.
PM Milanovic: Slovenia is an organized country, if Croatia could accept 10,000 people per day, so can Slovenia
Milanovic on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of refugees congesting in Croatia because the government is operating in an organised manner and life in the country is going on as normal and will continue to do so regardless of the opposition coveting chaos.
- 21.10.2015.
PM Milanovic says gov't has refugee crisis under control
Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Monday that the government was keeping the refugee crisis under control regardless of the slower pace of reception of migrants in Slovenia and Austria, adding that it was doing its best so that the crisis did not affect normal living in Croatia.
- 19.10.2015.
Police controlling border and refugee transit, says Interior Minister Ostojic
Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said on Saturday that the police were controlling the Croatian border and that everything was under complete control.
- 17.10.2015.
PM Milanovic says Germany, Austria, Sweden told him not to build fence on border
Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Saturday that he had asked the leaders of Germany, Austria and Sweden at a recent European Council session if they were in favour of Croatia putting up a fence on its border, like Hungary, to stop the flow of refugees and migrants, and that they told him not to do it.
- 17.10.2015.
Interior Minister Ostojic says Croatia moving on to Plan C
Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said on Friday evening that Croatia was moving on to Plan C considering the fact that Hungary was going to seal its border with Croatia and that the "corridor is turning toward Slovenia."
- 16.10.2015.
Croatian PM expects progress in EU-Turkish cooperation
Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in Brussels on Thursday that he expected progress over an agreement regarding cooperation between the European Union and Turkey concerning the refugee crisis.
- 16.10.2015.