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Croatian PM Plenkovic calls on Slovenia to stop with blackmailCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic called on Slovenia on Thursday to stop with the policy of blackmail after it said yesterday that it would not support Croatia's membership of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). 07.09.2017. | News

Croatia reports record tourism results in Jan-Aug 2017Croatia recorded 15 million tourist arrivals and 85 million bed-nights in the first eight months of 2017, increases of 14% and 13% respectively compared with the same period in 2016, and this year tourism revenues could exceed last year's record 10 billion euros, Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli said on Wednesday. 06.09.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic: Agrokor didn't give away its springs or farmland but had to provide loan collateralCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Wednesday dismissed media speculation that the government's emergency administrator for the ailing food and retail concern Agrokor, Ante Ramljak, had given away Agrokor's water springs, farmland and valuable companies to American banks and fundswhen signing with them an agreement on a new loan for Agrokor, but he stressed that the loan required collateral. 06.09.2017. | News

Maja Cavlovic appointed head of National Security Council OfficeMaja Cavlovic has been appointed head of the Office of the National Security Council, the government and the Office of the President stated on Tuesday. 05.09.2017. | News

PM Andrej Plenkovic: Croatia will build Peljesac bridge on its own territoryCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Tuesday that Croatia would build the Peljesac bridge on its own territory, rejecting the possibility of delaying the project because of opposition from Bosniak political parties in neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina. 05.09.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic: There are 50,000 more employed than 2 years ago and 25,000 more than last yearPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Tuesday that despite the fact that people were emigrating from Croatia, today there are 50,000 more people employed than two years ago and 25,000 more than were employed last year. 05.09.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic promises continued help for Croats in Bosnia and HerzegovinaPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who on Saturday stopped in Tuzla during his day-long tour of central and northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that Croatia would continue supporting the survival of the Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 02.09.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic: Project for Slavonia in government's focusCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic visited the northeastern town of Virovitica on Friday and on that occasion reiterated his cabinet's commitment to the implementation of the Slavonia Project in a bid to improve the living conditions and ensure the demographic revival in eastern Croatia through agricultural development, enhanced road connectivity and synergy of national and EU funds. 01.09.2017. | News

PM: While fully respecting the sacrifice of Croatian Homeland War soldiers, solution to Jasenovac plaque in next 2 weeksPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said at a government session on Thursday that in the next two weeks, while fully respecting the sacrifice of Croatian Homeland War soldiers, the government wanted to find a solution through dialogue to the Jasenovac memorial plaque that commemorates 11 fallen fighters of the HOS volunteer units and contains the Ustasha salute "For the homeland ready", after which work would begin on a comprehensive solution that would close ideological disputes causing divisions in the Croatian society. 31.08.2017. | News

Wings of Storm aerobatic team wins prize in SlovakiaThe Croatian Air Force aerobatic team "Wings of Storm" has won a prize for the most precise performance at an international aerobatic meeting in Slovakia, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday. 27.08.2017. | News