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Government and unions sign two agreements on pay riseAn annex to the Basic Collective Agreement for public servants and a wage supplement agreement for education sector employees was signed in Government House on Thursday. 05.12.2019. | News

Government sends three judicial bills for second reading in parliamentThe government on Thursday sent three judicial bills for a second reading in parliament, proposing harsher penalties for acts of violence against women, domestic violence and violence against other people. 05.12.2019. | News

Croatian PM says bonds between NATO and EU inextricableCroatia considers NATO and the European Union main partners in projection of peace and also believes that the bonds between the USA and the European Union are inextricable and inseparable, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said in London on Wednesday after a two-day summit meeting of NATO which observed its 70th anniversary. 04.12.2019. | News

PM for including disabled persons in society as much as possiblePrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Tuesday, on the occasion of International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPWD), that his government's goal was for the 511,000 disabled persons in Croatia to be as included in society as possible. 03.12.2019. | News

PM: Main message of compromise with unions is that children are back to schoolPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Tuesday that the most important message of the compromise reached with education-sector workers was the fact that children were back in their schools, which, he said, was what he and his government were responsible for. 03.12.2019. | News

PM: Army guarantees Croatia's security, NATO offers umbrella of collective securityThe Croatian army guarantees the country's security and the NATO membership and its Article 5 give Croatia the key umbrella of collective security, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said in London ahead of a NATO summit. 03.12.2019. | News

Striking teachers' unions and government reach agreementAfter 36 days of strike in primary and secondary schools, the unions and the government on Monday agreed on an increase of the job complexity indices for teachers, ending the longest strike in the Croatian education sector. 02.12.2019. | News

Plenkovic: Presidency opportunity for strengthening Croatia's role in EuropeBeing the chair of the European Union in the first half of 2020 will be a political opportunity for positioning and strengthening Croatia's role in Europe and for making the Croatian public more sensible to the fact that Croatia is a part of that Europe, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said at a conference on Friday. 29.11.2019. | News

Minister says new law will simplify enforcement procedureJustice Minister Drazen Bosnjakovic said before the start of the government's meeting on Friday morning that the new distraint law reinstated the court jurisdiction over enforcement proceedings, and the legislation should make those proceedings faster and cheaper. 22.11.2019. | News

PM: Parents wonder how long children will be without schoolPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Friday once again called on school unions to talks because there is still a little that needs to be "discussed" to find a solution, adding that parents are calling the government to ask when children will go back to school. 22.11.2019. | News