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PM reassures Sinj that Alka museum will built by AugustCroatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Saturday reassured local residents that the Sinjska Alka Museum would be completed by August when the 300th edition of this tournament would be held in Sinj, the Split hinterland. 20.04.2015. | News

Nine Croatian cities competing for 2020 European Capital of Culture nominationDeputy Culture Minister Berislav Sipus said on Friday that nine Croatian cities - Dubrovnik, Djakovo, Osijek, Pula, Rijeka, Split, Varazdin, Zadar and Zagreb - had entered the second round of nominations for the 2020 European Capital of Culture. 20.04.2015. | News

Milanovic: Ciovo bridge should be finished by October 2016Asked if the suit might suspend construction of the bridge, which is financed with European Union funds, Hajdas Doncic said he doubted it and that it would set a precedent. 20.04.2015. | News | Building and Planning

Milanovic says interest rates on euro-indexed loans won't risePrime Minister Zoran Milanovic has dismissed the possibility of an increase in interest rates on loans pegged to the euro, adding that he believes that there won't be any new increases of excises taxes either, following the latest increase of two days ago in tobacco and petrol excises. 18.04.2015. | News

PM praises entrepreneurs as pillar of Croatian economyAddressing an award-giving ceremony for best micro businesses, SMEs, cooperatives and businesswomen in Zadar on Friday evening, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said that entrepreneurs were a pillar of the Croatian economy. 18.04.2015. | News

PM: Who can oppose military parade in capital city on Victory Day?Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Friday wondered why anyone would object to the idea that a military parade be held in Zagreb for Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Croatian Veterans' Day, marked on August 5, asking 'who can object to that?' 17.04.2015. | News

Pusic to attend EU ministerial meetings in Luxembourg on Monday and Tuesday 17.04.2015. | Announcements

Debts written off for 5,800 citizensSo far 5,800 citizens have been granted debt write-offs and 9,000 applications are still being processed, Deputy Prime Minister and Social Policy and Youth Minister Milanka Opacic said after a government session on Thursday. 17.04.2015. | News

Croatia raises fuel and tobacco excises to cut budget gapThe Croatian government on Thursday decided to increase excise taxes on gasoline and diesel by HRK 0.20 per litre as well as to raise excise duties on tobacco products in order to increase state budget revenues, with the explanation that this decision arose from Croatia's obligation to curb excessive macroeconomic imbalances, as requested by the European Commission. 17.04.2015. | News

EU commissioner praises Croatia for aiding flood victimsCroatia is an important European partner in providing aid to people struck by natural disasters, EU Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Commissioner Christos Stylianides said in Zagreb on Friday after meeting with Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusic. 17.04.2015. | News