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PM Plenkovic paid tribute to firefighters, army troops and volunteers that have been battling the blazesPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who on Tuesday morning chaired a session of emergency response teams in Split whose eastern outskirts were affected by disastrous fires on Monday, said that the blazes were brought under control to a large extent. 18.07.2017. | News

Croatian PM meets UAE foreign ministerCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Thursday met with the United Arab Emirates Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, with whom he discussed political relations and the advancement of economic cooperation. 13.07.2017. | News

Croatia in permanent touch with EC in bid to find solution to INA lawCroatia's government is in permanent contact with the European Commission in order to find a solution to the issue of the incompatibility of the 2002 law on the privatisation of the INA oil company with the European Union acquis communautaire, and the solution will be "in compliance with the requests stemming from the acquis and will also provide sufficient protection of Croatian national interests in the field of energy security and stability, without any need for lawsuits". 13.07.2017. | News

Gov't approves procurement of Dinutuximab and construction of helipads at hospitalsDuring its session on Thursday, the government adopted a conclusion on securing funds to procure the Dinutuximab Beta Aperion medication for children suffering from high-risk neuroblastoma, and on the construction of helipads at four hospitals in Croatia to be funded by the United States. 13.07.2017. | News

Government starts preparations for 2018 budgetPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic announced on Thursday that after today's Cabinet session a preliminary meeting for the preparation of a 2018 budget would be held. 13.07.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic: Recognition of Croatian language in Friuli-Venezia Giulia on the agendaCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on the second day of his visit to the northern Italian Adriatic city of Trieste on Thursday that recognition of the Croatian language in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia was on the agenda between Croatia and Italy. 13.07.2017. | News

Plenkovic says will talk Croatia-Slovenia arbitration award with MerkelCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said in Trieste on Wednesday that he would talk about the Croatian-Slovenian border dispute with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the evening and present Croatia's position. 13.07.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic and PM Cerar disagree on arbitration, agree to continue dialoguePrime ministers Andrej Plenkovic of Croatia and Miro Cerar of Slovenia on Wednesday agreed on the continuation of dialogue between their countries, although the two premiers stuck to their differing positions on a 29 June ruling which the Permanent Court of Arbitration delivered in connection with the two countries' border row. 12.07.2017. | News

Croatian PM Plenkovic meets IMF exec Christine LagardePrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in Dubrovnik on Monday held talks with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde about the macroeconomic situation in Croatia and measures that are being implemented so as to preserve the financial stability and sustainability of public finances. 11.07.2017. | News

68th Dubrovnik Summer Festival opensThe 68th annual Dubrovnik Summer Festival, the theme of which is freedom, opened in the southern Adriatic city on Monday evening with the freedom anthem and the raising of the festival's Libertas flag. 11.07.2017. | News