Gov't puts forward 2015 budget revision bill
The Croatian government sent the 2015 budget revision bill to parliament on Tuesday, increasing both revenues and expenditures by 1.8 billion kuna and keeping the planned deficit at 12.5 billion kuna or 3.8 per cent of GDP.
- 15.09.2015.
Croatia among EU countries with highest increases in industrial production
In July 2015, Croatia was among the European Union member states with the highest increases in industrial production on a monthly level and it also saw a marked annual increase, according to a report released by the EU statistical office Eurostat on Monday.
- 14.09.2015.
Electricity vouchers to be issued as of October 1
Electricity vouchers for 60,000-70,000 poor households in the amount of HRK 200 will be introduced on October 1 as a permanent entitlement for vulnerable social groups.
- 14.09.2015.
PM says Croatia doesn't need GMO food
Addressing an award-giving ceremonies for the best family-run farms in Croatia in 2015, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said that Croatia could not abruptly cease importing food, however, Croatia would try to remain a GMO-free country.
- 12.09.2015.
Gov't to pursue conversion plan without HNB greenlight
The government is going to implement its bill on the conversion of the Swiss franc-denominated loans, no matter whether the Croatian National Bank (HNB) will or will not support it, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Saturday in his comment on a warning from the central bank that the proposed scheme for the conversion of the CHF-pegged loans into euro loans could cause serious financial and macroeconomic instability.
- 12.09.2015.
Prime Minister Milanovic wishes best to to Jews for Rosh Hashanah
Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Saturday issued a message offering his best wishes to the Jewish faithful on the occasion of the holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot.
- 12.09.2015.
Prime Minister: Results are visible, best years ahead of Croatia
Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic opened the 23rd Zagorje Business Exhibition in Krapina on Thursday, saying the results were visible and the best years were ahead of Croatia.
- 11.09.2015.
Interior minister Ostojic: Croatia is willing to accept refugee quota
Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said on Thursday that Croatia was ready to take in more refugees from Greece, Italy and Hungary, as proposed by the European Commission yesterday.
- 10.09.2015.
Government endorses amendments to enable conversion of CHF loans into euro
The government on Thursday forwarded draft amendments to lawmakers concerning the consumer credit legislation enabling the conversion of the Swiss franc loans into the euro, so as to equate the status of CHF-pegged loan takers with the status of those who have taken euro-indexed loans.
- 10.09.2015.
Commodity exports up 11.1% in first seven months
Croatia's commodity exports in the first seven months of 2015 were 11.1% up from the same period of 2014, with the export-import ratio being 61.2%, according to preliminary figures released by the national statistical office (DZS) on Wednesday.
- 09.09.2015.
CHF loans on govt. agenda this week, says deputy PM
The government is expected to discuss a bill on Swiss franc loans this week so that parliament can discuss it next week, Deputy Prime Minister Branko Grcic said on Monday, adding that the bill had been drawn up.
- 07.09.2015.
Prime Minister Milanovic says as much as 90% of stored cluster munitions destroyed
- 07.09.2015.