News

PM says national civil protection authority to get new, bigger powersThe national civil protection authority will get new, bigger powers, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said Monday, announcing a set of amendments to the law which the government is expected to forward to parliament under fast track procedure to minimise negative effects of the crisis caused by the corona virus. 16.03.2020. | News

Plenkovic: Stricter measures will be taken if necessaryPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Sunday that all appropriate measures were being taken to stem the spread of the coronavirus epidemic in Croatia and that stricter measures would be put in place if necessary. 15.03.2020. | News

Gov't to bring forward set of bills Tuesday to deal with coronavirus epidemicThe government will bring forward a set of bills on Tuesday as part of its efforts to contain the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic announced on Sunday. 14.03.2020. | News

The Croatian EU Presidency postpones informal meetings in Croatia until 15 AprilIn order to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and to mitigate its effects, the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union has decided to postpone, until 15 April, all Croatian Presidency's related informal meetings scheduled to take place in Croatia, except informal Ministerial level meetings. These meetings shall be assessed on case-by-case basis. 13.03.2020. | News

Continuation of decision-making in the Council and the European CouncilThe President of the European Council, the President of the Commission and the Prime Minister of Croatia, holding the rotating Presidency of the Council, today decided the following on the work in the Council and the European Council: 12.03.2020. | News

€322m deal on upgrading rail from Krizevci to border with Hungary inkedThe Croatian state-run HZ Infrastruktura company and the Turkish Cengiz Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret on Thursday signed a HRK 2.42 billion contract on the reconstruction and upgrade of a 42.6-kilometre-long railway from Krizevci via Koprivnica to the Croatian border with Hungary. 12.03.2020. | News

HRT to be included in organising distance education, material assistance to Greece faced with influx of migrantsThe government on Thursday decided to include the public broadcaster HRT in plans to conduct school classes online in the event of closure of schools across the country due to the coronavirus outbreak. 12.03.2020. | News

Citizens health safety most important; wages and pensions guaranteedThe government will help the enterprise sector in countering the coronavirus outbreak by relaxing the approach to tax and contribution collection, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday, stressing that wages and pensions will continue to be paid regularly. 12.03.2020. | News

Gov't to take more flexible approach to tax collection; wages and pensions guaranteedAs of Friday all classes in primary and secondary schools and universities in Istria County will be suspended due to the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic announced on Wednesday evening after a meeting of the national civil protection authority. 11.03.2020. | News

Government and business sector: It's essential to preserve jobs, business activityIt is essential to preserve jobs and business activity, and specific measures to help businesses affected by the coronavirus epidemic will be known in the coming days, reporters were told after a meeting at the Finance Ministry on Wednesday. 11.03.2020. | News