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PM: Underground electrical grid should be spread throughout G. KotarPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic has said that after the large-scale damage caused by freezing rain over this past weekend in Gorski Kotar, it is evident that it is necessary to spread underground electrical cables for providing electricity throughout that mountainous Croatian region, while Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic has announced a possibility for this region to apply for assistance from the European Union's solidarity fund after being hit by this natural disaster.
  06.02.2014. | News

Gov't amends three laws in tourism and theatres lawThe Croatian government on Thursday proposed amendments to three laws from the tourist trade regulating sojourn tax, provision of services in tourism, and restaurant services, and the draft amendments sent to parliament transfer the responsibility for inspections from the Tourism Ministry to the Finance Ministry.

06.02.2014. | News

Gov't to reduce number of state administration offices from 20 to 5The Croatian government sent the State Administration System Bill to Parliament on Thursday, proposing that the number of state administration offices be scaled down from the present 20 to five in order to ensure a more effective distribution of work and cut costs.

06.02.2014. | News

Prime Minister says public companies backbone of developmentPublic companies must be the backbone of development and the state must be able to take pride in them, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said at a government conference called "Operations, Restructuring and Investments of Public Companies in 2014".
  29.01.2014. | News

Government to decide on second pension pillar, says Finance MinisterThe government decides about payments into the second pension pillar and will do so very soon because a budget revision should be completed in February, Finance Minister Slavko Linic told reporters before a government session on Thursday.

23.01.2014. | News

Proposed amendments to Labour Act sent to parliamentThe Croatian government on Thursday sent to the parliament draft amendments to the Labour Act which, according to Labour and Pension System Minister Mirando Mrsic, will maintain the existing jobs and create new ones, as well as facilitate employers' efforts to be swiftly adjusted to the market.
  23.01.2014. | News

Prime Minister Milanovic says Albania should start EU entry talks soonCroatia believes that Albania should begin European Union membership negotiations as soon as possible and will assist it in that, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in Tirana on Monday, adding that it was not right that Belgrade was beginning the negotiations and Tirana not yet.

20.01.2014. | News

Government proposes new model to sell seized propertyThe government on Thursday formulated a bill on the sale of seized real estate and moveable property which, according to Justice Minister Orsat Miljenic, introduces real prices and eliminates the black market, protecting the interests of creditors and debtors.
  16.01.2014. | News

Gov't proposes new Representativeness Act, withdraws Casual Jobs BillThe Croatian government on Thursday sent to parliament a bill on the representativeness of employers and trade unions, envisaging criteria under which such associations can represent employers or the labour force at tripartite meetings that also include government officials at the national level.
  16.01.2014. | News