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HRT photojournalist's killing did not stop truth about Homeland WarThe attempt by a Serb sniper in 1991 to stop the truth about the Homeland War by killing Croatian Radio Television (HRT) photojournalist Gordan Lederer did not succeed, it was said at a commemoration held on Tuesday on the 30th anniversary of Lederer's death. 10.08.2021. | News

PM, health minister visit Rijeka hospital construction sitePrime Minister Andrej Plenković on Tuesday visited the construction site of a hospital in Rijeka, saying that after its completion, the people of the northern Adriatic city and its environs would have the best healthcare available. 10.08.2021. | News

More tourists than in 2020, value of fiscalised receipts better than in 2019Prime Minister Andrej Plenković met with tourism representatives in Opatija on Tuesday, saying they provided an accurate picture of the season so far - more tourists than in all of 2020 and bigger revenue from fiscalised receipts by the end of July than at the same time in 2019. 10.08.2021. | News

We will continue to celebrate success of the Operation Storm and our victory in Homeland war with dignityMagnanimity in victory does not mean that Croatia will ever allow anyone to question the legitimacy of Operation Storm or the defensive nature of the Homeland War, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković told a ceremony in Knin on Thursday marking the 26th anniversary of the operation that ended a Serb armed insurgency in 1995. 05.08.2021. | News

Beroš: New ECDC map gives reason for cautious optimism as well as obligationCroatia's Adriatic coast remains orange and the continental part of the country green on the updated map of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), which Health Minister Vili Beroš said gives reason for cautious optimism as well as obligation 05.08.2021. | News

Croatia ready to help Greece fight against catastrophic wildfiresCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Thursday that Croatia was ready to help Greece to fight against the catastrophic wildfires the country has been battling over the past few days. 04.08.2021. | News

Croatia helps Turkey in fighting wildfiresThe Croatian Armed Forces are assisting Turkey in fighting wildfires, with a Canadair plane with two crews having left the country for Turkey on Monday, the Defence Ministry said. 02.08.2021. | News

Božinović: Major step towards lifting of US visa requirementsInterior Minister Davor Božinović said on Monday that the invitation by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Croatia to join the Visa Waiver Programme is a major step forward on the path to lifting visa requirements for Croatian citizens travelling to the United States. 02.08.2021. | News

Pelješac Bridge - realisation of a dream many wanted to abandonWith the installation of the last, 165th segment of the steel span of the Pelješac Bridge on Wednesday evening, the bridge will be joined together from Komarna to Brijesta and provide a long-awaited road link between the southernmost part of Croatia with the rest of the country, a project that was neither easy nor without obstacles. 28.07.2021. | News

Croatia meeting its ERM II commitments as plannedFinance Minister Zdravko Marić said on Wednesday that Croatia was meeting its commitments under the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) according to plan, adding that this week the government would adopt guidelines on budget limits for the next three years. 28.07.2021. | News