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Croatian govt won't impose visas for Serbian citizensThe government on Thursday sent a negative opinion to parliament concerning a proposal for imposing visas on Serbian citizens, as proposed by MP Ivan Simunovic of the Croatian Party of Rights Ante Starcevic (HSP AS) in light of Serbia not taking any action with regard to the hate speech by war crimes indictee Vojislav Seselj. 05.03.2015. | News | Criminal Offenses and Law

Govt adopts statement of preparedness to commence Schengen evaluationThe government on Thursday adopted a statement of preparedness to commence Schengen evaluation procedures and authorised Interior Minister Rajko Ostojic to submit the statement to the relevant European Union bodies in order to launch evaluation procedures in 2016. 05.03.2015. | News | Criminal Offenses and Law

PM promotes Youth Guarantee, visits job fair in Rijeka, compares unemployment with natural disasterPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in Rijeka on Wednesday that unemployment in Croatia was of the extent of a natural disaster, an issue of national security and that almost 20% of Croatians did not have a job. 05.03.2015. | News | Labour and Pensions

PM opposed to kuna devaluationPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday that he expected his political opponents to distance themselves from the idea of a possible devaluation of the domestic currency, the kuna, because it would bring many citizens with foreign currency-indexed loans to the brink of poverty. 04.03.2015. | News | Finance

PM Milanovic visited newly-built waste-water drainage system on island of RabPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic visited the HRK 65-million newly-built waste-water drainage system on the northern island of Rab on Tuesday, as well as the main island road running from the town of Rab to Lopar, which is under reconstruction. 03.03.2015. | News

Social Minister Opacic: New projects to help the poor without welfare benefitsThe Ministry of Social Policy and Youth this year will in cooperation with civil society organisations implement several new projects to assist poor citizens and families who are not encompassed by welfare measures, Minister Milanka Opacic reported on Monday. 02.03.2015. | News | Social Policy

Croatian Deputy PM Grcic heads trade delegation to FranceDeputy Prime Minister responsible for regional development and European Union (EU) funds, Branko Grcic, on Monday attended a meeting of the Council of French - Croatian Entrepreneurs held by the French employers' federation MEDEF, the Croatian government reported on Monday. 02.03.2015. | News | EU Funds

PM Milanovic: GDP figures show my government is on right trackCroatia's Gross Domestic Product growth of 0.3% in Q4 2014 on the year shows that the government is on the right track and that it is doing its job responsibly, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Friday after the national statistical office released figures on +0.3% growth in the Croatian economy in the last quarter of 2014 year on year. 27.02.2015. | News | Govori i izjave | Economy

GDP up 0.3% in Q4 2014Croatia's economy grew 0.3% in the last quarter of 2014 compared to the same period of 2013, which is the first time it has increased after declining for 12 quarters in a row. 27.02.2015. | News | Govori i izjave | Economy

Lalovac and Grcic announce further reformsFinance Minister Boris Lalovac announced on Thursday that a proposal for strong reforms would be prepared within the next two months and then presented to the European Commission. 26.02.2015. | News