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War rape victims entitled to financial compensationCroatian citizens raped in the Homeland War, both men and women, will be entitled to a one-off financial compensation and to a permanent monthly allowance, the government proposed in the final bill on the rights of victims of sexual violence in the 1991-95 war. 02.04.2015. | News | War Veterans

Gov't adopts decision on project to upgrade Dubrovnik AirportThe Croatian government on Thursday adopted a decision on the financing of a project to upgrade Dubrovnik Airport, worth EUR 220 million, which would enable the airport management to sign contracts with the companies that will be involved in the project. 02.04.2015. | News | Transport, Maritime and Infrastructure

Gov't formulates bill to prevent manipulation of money collected in fundraisersThe Croatian government on Thursday sent to parliament for consideration a bill on humanitarian donations, suggesting that money left over after a humanitarian drive for a person should be used for the treatment of another person. 02.04.2015. | News

Croatian ministers call for putting an end to anti-Croat sentiment in SerbiaBy withdrawing its ambassador from Belgrade following an incident in which war crimes indictee Vojislav Seselj set a Croatian flag on fire, Croatia has sent a message to Serbia that it must abide by decisions of the Hague-based war crimes tribunal and that it ought to cease insulting the feelings of people in Croatia 02.04.2015. | News

Croatia protests over Seselj, summons ambassador to Serbia for consultationsThe Croatian Foreign and European Affairs Ministry on Wednesday sent a protest note to the Serbian Charge D'Affairs in Croatia, Bosa Prodanovic, and Croatian Ambassador to Serbia Gordan Markotic will be summoned to Zagreb for consultations 02.04.2015. | News | Foreign policy

Croatian PM congratulates Bosnian counterpart on new Council of MinistersCroatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Wednesday congratulated his Bosnian counterpart Denis Zvizdic on the appointment of Bosnia and Herzegovina's new Council of Ministers, wishing him success in performing a responsible and important task, the government said in a press release. 02.04.2015. | News

Industrial output up 1.9% in FebruaryIndustrial production in Croatia went up 1.9% year-on-year in February 2015 after a steep decline in the previous month. 01.04.2015. | News

FinMin calls for further talks on Swiss franc loansFinance Minister Boris Lalovac on Tuesday called on banks and the Franak association, which brings together debtors with loans pegged to the Swiss franc, to continue talks on solutions to those loans and urged banks to offer reasonable, concrete and long-term solutions. 01.04.2015. | News | Finance

Gov't can do only part of job in EU fund absorption, says deputy PMThe government and relevant ministries will promote possibilities for the absorption and use of European Union funds in March and April under the slogan "Together for EU funds", and the first presentation will be held in Zagreb on Tuesday. 01.04.2015. | News

Milanovic says ICTY's decision on Seselj will not destabilise regionPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday that the decision by the Hague-based war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) that war crimes indictee Vojislav Seselj should return to its detention unit would not destabilise the region. 01.04.2015. | News