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Plenković: To achieve a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine, we cannot reward the aggressor with territory

Participating in the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković spoke on a panel about Ukraine, strengthening European defense and the future of Europe. It is necessary to achieve a just and sustainable peace with security guarantees for Ukraine, he said and added that a solution that would reward the aggressor and justify the violation of international law would be bad for Ukraine, Europe and the whole world in the long term. At the meeting with the Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen he discussed the strengthening of Croatian exports to Denmark and bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

• 13.05.2025.
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Plenković: Atlantic Council award is a recognition for Croatia and the Croatian people

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković received the Distinguished International Leadership Award in Washington from the Atlantic Council, in recognition of his leadership of Croatia, his commitment to European unity, and his efforts to strengthen transatlantic relations.

• 09.05.2025.
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Plenković: As much as 35% of Croatia's total trade last year was with Three Seas Initiative countries

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković is in Warsaw, where he is participating in a business forum and summit of the Three Seas Initiative, an informal platform launched by Zagreb and Warsaw in 2015. The Three Seas Initiative has significant geostrategic importance for Croatia and represents a major economic opportunity, said Prime Minister Plenković, adding that the Warsaw Business Forum is discussing the continued development of economic and trade cooperation within the framework of the Initiative. He noted that in 2024 alone, 35% of Croatia's total trade was conducted with other countries participating in the Three Seas Initiative.

• 29.04.2025.
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Good relations between Slovak and Croatian peoples are built on historical ties and friendship

Today was an opportunity to once again put the bilateral relations between our countries in the focus, to state that political cooperation and good relations between Croatia and Slovakia are strengthening even further, and building on historical ties and friendship, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said after a meeting with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico. He added that they used the meeting to reiterate their support for Ukraine, which is a victim of Russian aggression.

• 16.04.2025.
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Croatia and Poland continue close cooperation within the EU and NATO

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković met with President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda.

• 15.04.2025.
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Plenković for France 24: Croatia sits at the table where decisions are made on Europe's new security architecture

In an interview with France 24, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković talked about further support for Ukraine, the peace process, allocations for defense and the modernization of the Croatian Army, the expansion of the European Union and the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

• 05.04.2025.

Anušić: Croatia will invest in its own military industry

Croatia must strengthen its own defense industry and cannot just buy weapons and equipment, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ivan Anušić said in Warsaw. Anušić noted that Croatia's defense spending this year reached NATO's target of 2 percent of GDP.

• 02.04.2025.

Plenković and Metsola on strengthening European economy, investments in defense and support for Ukraine

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković met with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, who is visiting Croatia. They discussed current topics in the European Parliament, as well as broader European issues, with a special emphasis on defense, strengthening the economy and competitiveness, and the structure and priorities of the new EU budget.

• 28.03.2025.
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Plenković: We will continue our support, because only a strong Ukraine can be an equal participant in peace negotiations

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković participated today in Paris in a meeting on peace and security in Ukraine, organized by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

• 27.03.2025.
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Deputy PM Božinović with European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner

Minister Božinović stressed that the Croatian police are making great efforts, primarily for the safety of their citizens, but also of the citizens of the European Union, while Commissioner Brunner stressed that Croatia is doing an incredibly good job in protecting its borders.

• 27.03.2025.

PM Plenković: Croatia plays an important role as an energy hub for the distribution of oil and gas

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković attended the EU summit in Brussels. During his stay in Brussels, Prime Minister Plenković met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Commissioners for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius and Energy Dan Jørgensen, and attended a summit of the European People's Party and the Euro Summit.

• 21.03.2025.
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Plenković: Ukraine and the European Union should be involved in peace negotiations

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković is attending special meeting of the European Council in Brussels today, which will discuss two topics - strengthening European defense and the situation in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join the European leaders. The Prime Minister reiterated that peace negotiations cannot be held without Ukraine and that a final solution cannot be sought without the European Union. "The final solution must not reward Russia as an aggressor, Ukraine must not be forced into a semi-capitulation and the loss of its territories, and the current policy of the West and the European Union in this context must not be humiliated," he stressed.

• 06.03.2025.