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DORH given HRK 5 mn for costs of probing possible irregularities in AgrokorThe government on Thursday, at the request of the Chief State Prosecutor's Office (DORH), granted HRK 5 million from the budgetary reserves to DORH for the costs it accumulated while establishing possible irregularities in the troubled food concern Agrokor. 11.05.2017. | News

PM to nominate new ministers after local pollOpening the government session on Thursday, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said that following his decision to dismiss the four minister of the Bridge party, he would present new ministers in parliament after the local elections, scheduled for May 21. 11.05.2017. | News

Agrokor receiver briefs PM about situation in food concern and future plansGovernment emergency administrator for Agrokor Ante Ramljak on Thursday briefed Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic of developments in the troubled food concern over the past month, as well as of plans for the next 30 days, confirming that negotiations about a new loan were currently being held with Russia's Sberbank. 11.05.2017. | News

Europe Day marked in ZagrebIt is important that Croatia, as the youngest EU member state, develops the idea of peace, cooperation and unity and that this peace project remains strong, despite the crisis caused by Brexit, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Tuesday on the occasion of Europe Day. 09.05.2017. | News

Gov't says criminal complaint over Glasnovic statement entirely unfoundedThe government on Tuesday dismissed as entirely unfounded a criminal complaint filed by the Free Croatia (SH) party against Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, independent MP Zeljko Glasnovic, War Veterans Minister Tomo Medved and Foreign Ministry state secretary Zdravka Busic, claiming it was based on a lack of understanding and knowledge of the government's programme goals. 09.05.2017. | News

Relations with Hesse important component of Croatia-Germany cooperationCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Monday held talks with the Minister President of the German state of Hesse, Volker Bouffier, who is on a visit to Croatia together with six ministers from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and CDU deputies in the parliament of this central federal state in which the party is scheduled to hold a closed-door meeting on May 7-11. 08.05.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic congratulates Macron on victoryPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Monday congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his victory as the newly elected President of France and wished him success in carrying out his duties. 08.05.2017. | News

Sinjska Alka tournament held in VukovarThe Sinjska Alka lancing tournament, that is annually held in August in the Dalmatian town of Sinj in memory of the victory by 700 Croatian defenders of Sinj against 60,000 Ottoman soldiers under Mehmed Pasha Celic on August 14, 1715, was held on Saturday in Vukovar as a token or respect for that eastern Croatian town that experienced tribulations in the Homeland Defence War. 06.05.2017. | News

PM Plenkovic sure Slavonia can be competitive with new qualitiesCroatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who was on a visit to eastern Croatia on Saturday, also toured the privately-owned Zito company, one of major food producers in that part of Croatia that employs 1,500 workers and exports its products abroad. 06.05.2017. | News

Additional 20 mln euro secured for entrepreneurs from EU fundsSmall businesses that wish to apply for loans at more favourable terms under the schemes of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) for small loans can count on an additional 20 million euro which has been provided in the envelope for that purpose and an agreement to that affect was signed on Friday by the Ministry of Regional Development and European Union Funds and the Croatian Agency for SMEs (HAMAG-BICRO). 05.05.2017. | News