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PM: Our aim is to finance all public projects with EU fundsEvery single kuna spent from the central or local budgets to finance public projects is in a way lost money if it was possible for them to have been financed from European funds, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday at a conference dedicated to possible investments through EU funds. 24.03.2015. | News | EU Funds

Croatian gov't presenting possibilities for EU funds absorptionThe government and relevant ministries will promote possibilities for the absorption and use of European Union funds in March and April under the slogan "Let's Get EU Funds Together", and the first presentation will be held in Zagreb on Tuesday. 24.03.2015. | Announcements | EU Funds

EUR 120 mln investments to regenerate 6 local government units hit by warIn the coming years a total of 120 million euros will be invested in six local self-government units - Vukovar, Beli Manastir, Knin, Benkovac, Petrinja and Darda - as part of a programme for the physical, economic and social regeneration of a pilot area of small towns in previously war-hit regions 24.03.2015. | News

PM Milanovic: Government should help PetrokemijaPetrokemija should be helped so that it can continue operating, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Monday after meeting with the management of this Kutina-based fertiliser company and touring its production facilities. 24.03.2015. | News | Building and Planning

PM Milanovic: Everything the govt does is a reformEverything the government does is a reform, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Monday responding to reporters who asked what the reform package the government had sent to the European Commission in Brussels contained. 24.03.2015. | News

Croatia forwards 1st draft of reform measures to EC, says GrcicThe Croatian government has forwarded a preliminary draft of measures to correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances to the European Commission, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds Branko Grcic. 24.03.2015. | News

Milanovic assumes TTIP effect on Croatia will be neutralCroatia supports the conclusion of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement which the European Union and the US are negotiating about, and the first estimates of that comprehensive agreement show that its effects on Croatia would be neutral. 23.03.2015. | News | EU Affairs

EU funds for transport connection of Croatia's south"The study will determine that the Peljesac bridge is the best solution, and the project, which is estimated at around 300 million euro. After that, we can publish a tender and implement the project with EU funds," Grcic said during a visit to Dubrovnik-Neretva County. 23.03.2015. | News | EU Funds

PM discusses Youth Guarantee employment scheme with young peopleThe Youth Guarantee aims to maintain close contact between young people and employers, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in an interview with three young people on the implementation of this employment scheme. 23.03.2015. | News | Economy

Gov't proposes scrapping pay bonuses for public service employees until year's endFollowing a conference call on Thursday, the government proposed amendments to two bills cancelling pay supplements and Christmas and holiday bonuses for public service employees until the end of the year. 20.03.2015. | News