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PM addresses striking education workers, calls for compromisePrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Thursday addressed striking education sector unions after their silent protest, calling for a compromise and for ending the strike for the good of children. 21.11.2019. | News

Plenkovic, Varadkar talk Brexit, Croatia's role as EU chairPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar met in Zagreb on Thursday and talked about Brexit, which could happen during Croatia's EU presidency in the first half of 2020, and preparations for negotiations on future UK-EU relations. 21.11.2019. | News

Plenkovic and his Greek, Bulgarian counterparts discuss European topicsCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Thursday held separate talks with his Greek and Bulgarian counterparts, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Boyko Borisov respectively, on cooperation in the Mediterranean, migrations, the Schengen area, and the pace of EU enlargement. 21.11.2019. | News

Plenkovic says Croatia-Norway economic cooperation significantly enhancedCroatia and Norway have significantly enhanced their economic relations since mid-2018 and trade now surpasses €130 million, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Wednesday after talks with Norwegian PM Erna Solberg. 20.11.2019. | News

Merkel supports Croatia's efforts in protecting EU external bordersThe perspective of a country safeguarding the European Union's external borders differs from the perspective of member-states in the heart of the Schengen Area, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday in Zagreb, where she arrived for a European People's Party (EPP) congress. 20.11.2019. | News

Tusk and Plenkovic want to restore EU's unity regarding N. Macedonia and AlbaniaThe European Union needs to once again restore unity regarding the topic of enlargement after the disappointing decision not to okay the start of accession negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania, the President of the EU Council, Donald Tusk and Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said in Zagreb on Tuesday. 19.11.2019. | News

Defence minister says Homeland War victims mustn't be forgottenDefence Minister Damir Krsticevic on Monday attended ceremonies marking the 28th anniversary of the fall of the town of Skabrnja into the hands of Serb rebels and the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), and on that occasion he called for keeping the memory of all victims of the war alive. 18.11.2019. | News

Today we pay tribute to the hero city of Vukovar, all the defenders and victims who gave their lives for CroatiaPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Monday that the government constantly invested efforts to help the City of Vukovar in its development and was also dedicated to the resolution of the issue of missing people. 18.11.2019. | News

First round of presidential elections set for 22 DecemberThe government on Thursday decided to call the first round of the presidential elections for 22 December, and deadlines relevant for the procedure start running on 21 November. 14.11.2019. | News

Plenković: When you increase wages by 20% that has to be appreciatedPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday that the government had offered education-sector unions a very fair proposal within its possibilities and that "when someone increases your wage by 20 percent," had to be appreciated. 14.11.2019. | News