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Italian, Croatian and Slovenian PMs push for stronger cooperationCroatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic and his Italian and Slovenian counterparts, Enrico Letta and Alenka Bratusek respectively, on Thursday held a trilateral meeting in Venice and at a news conference after their talks they expressed satisfaction with meetings of this kind, announcing the establishment of a trilateral working group to be tasked with cooperation in energy and infrastructure in the northern Adriatic region.

12.09.2013. | News

Government sends set of construction bills to parliamentThe Croatian government sent the construction, spatial planning and building inspection bills to parliament on Thursday with a view to simplifying administrative steps that precede construction and encouraging investment in the construction sector.
  12.09.2013. | News

Croatian PM says Latvia good example of how severe cuts workLatvia responded to the tough crisis and deep recession with severe cuts and is an example of how severe measures can lead to economic growth, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in Riga.

06.09.2013. | News

Government giving fourth chance to reach pre-bankruptcy settlementThe government on Thursday passed a regulation introducing into the law on financial operations and pre-bankruptcy settlement changes that were expected to facilitate pre-bankruptcy settlement proceedings and increase the number of saved companies, raising the number of pre-bankruptcy settlement attempts from three to four.

05.09.2013. | News

PM says rule of law must be complied with in VukovarPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic has said that the rule of law must function and the placement of dual-alphabet signs at public institutions in Vukovar are the final act of the reintegration and integration of that town into Croatia.

05.09.2013. | News

Deputy PM: Slower GDP contraction raises hope of turnaroundDeputy Prime Minister and Regional Development Minister Branko Grcic on Friday said that a negative economic growth of -0.7% in the second quarter of 2013 "is a relatively good, although insufficient, but indicative move towards the positive direction", given that the GDP contraction was now at a slower pace.

30.08.2013. | News

Government set to encourage development of leasing companiesThe government on Thursday sent to parliament a leasing bill aimed at expanding the activity of leasing companies and stepping up the control of their operations.
  29.08.2013. | News

Govt defines operational programmes for EU funding 2014-2020Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and European Union Funds Branko Grcic reported that the government had opted for three programmes - competitiveness and cohesion; efficiency in human resources; and technical assistance.

29.08.2013. | News

PM visits new Vindija dairy production linePrime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Tuesday visited Varazdin where he toured the latest dairy production line at the Vindija Vivis factory, in which the Vindija food company invested EUR 3.5 million.
  27.08.2013. | News

EC approves Croatia's EUR 450m investment plan for growth, jobsThe European Commission on Monday approved Croatia's investment plan to use European Union cohesion policy funds worth EUR 449.4 million, allocated to the country when it joined the EU on July 1, the Commission said in a statement.

26.08.2013. | News