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Prime Minister Milanovic says interest groups oppose motorway leasePrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Thursday that public outcry against his cabinet's plan to lease motorways for the purpose of monetising the public debt was being instigated by interest groups which he accused of wanting to maintain a status quo while his government "is working for public interest and wants to conclude a deal good for Croatia".

18.07.2013. | News

Grcic says he never comments on non-final court judgmentsAfter four nongovernmental organisations criticised Deputy Prime Minister Branko Grcic for speculating on the implications of the court judgment in the case of loans tied to the Swiss franc and for openly siding with a banking lobby, Grcic said on Wednesday that the crucial part of his statement had been left out, namely that he never commented on court judgments.

17.07.2013. | News

Government defines powers of Association of CooperativesThe Croatian government on Thursday sent to parliament draft amendments to the Cooperatives Act governing the powers of the Croatian Association of Cooperatives as an umbrella institution of cooperatives and authorising it to issue documents that will be treated as public documents.
  11.07.2013. | News

Agreement on new Economic-Social Council signed, signatories argueRepresentatives of the government, unions and employers on Friday signed an agreement to found the Economic and Social Council (GSV) but as soon as the agreement was signed, they began to argue in front of reporters.
  05.07.2013. | News

Government sends bill on state assets management to SaborThe government on Thursday forwarded a bill into parliamentary procedure on state assets management which should facilitate a more efficient system of managing state property.

04.07.2013. | News

Government to monetise motorways through concession for management and maintenanceThe government on Thursday adopted a monetisation model for Croatia's public debt for the national motorway authority - Hrvatske Autoceste (HAC) and the Autoceste Rijeka-Zagreb (ARZ) - through the issuance of a concession for the management and maintenance of motorways for a period of 30 to 50 years which foresees a one-off allowance of between EUR 2.4 to 3.2 billion, depending on the duration of the concession.
  04.07.2013. | News

Hvala vam! Građani sa svijetom podijelili priče o Hrvatskoj, #CroatiaEU postao ‘trending’ na TwitteruThe subject of Croatia's accession to the EU became 'trending' on Twitter, and became one of the global issues talked about on that social network. In their messages, chats, photos and video clips, by using the #CroatiaEU hashtag they shared impressions related to Croatia' accession to the EU.

01.07.2013. | News

Europe House opened in ZagrebWith the raising of the flags of Croatia and the European Union, the playing of anthems and appropriate speeches, on Monday, the first day of Croatia's membership of the EU, Europe House was opened in downtown Zagreb where citizens will be able to obtain all the relevant information about the EU and their rights as citizens of the EU.

01.07.2013. | News

Prime Minister Milanovic says Croatia isn't running away with its EU entryPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in his speech in Zagreb on Sunday night that by joining the European Union, Croatia "is not running away" and that it is staying where it is, "albeit with a new responsibility".

30.06.2013. | News