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Memorandum of Agreement for LB issue initialledCroatian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusic and state secretary in the Slovenian prime minister's cabinet Tone Kajzer on Thursday initialled a Memorandum of Agreement between Croatia and Slovenia which resolves the issue of the Ljubljanska Banka (LB) and paves the way for Slovenia to ratify Croatia's EU accession treaty.

07.03.2013. | News

Prime Minister: Enough time to prepare for EP electionsPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Friday that six weeks before the elections for the European Parliament (EP) was enough time to motivate citizens and convince them of the importance to go to the polls, saying however he was aware that the turnout would probably be lower than at usual parliamentary elections.

01.03.2013. | News

Prime Minister says strategic investments bill will prevent blackmailPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Thursday the strategic investments bill envisaged the most transparent model of encouraging and managing investments to date and that it would replace the system in which nearly every "local player" could blackmail an investor far from public view.

28.02.2013. | News

Government adopts several decisions in closed sessionAt the closed section of its meeting on Thursday, the government adopted a decision to establish consulates of the Republic of Croatia, the government's public relations office said in a press release.

28.02.2013. | News

Government decides on 3% salary cut for civil servants 28.02.2013. | News

Croatian minister says IMF conclusions correspond to government targetsThe messages of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from the closing statement after an IMF delegation's visit correspond to what the government is saying: Croatia must achieve three crucial targets: fiscal consolidation, reforms and economic growth, Croatia's Deputy Prime Minister and Regional Development and EU Funds Minister Branko Grcic told a news conference.

27.02.2013. | News

Environment minister unveils nature protection billEnvironment and Nature Protection Minister Mihael Zmajlovic on Wednesday unveiled a nature protection bill which will be put to cabinet on Thursday, pointing out that the bill "enacts a legal framework to improve the investment climate, the quality of co-existence of man and nature and defines nature protection as a platform for development which will directly improve the quality of life."
  27.02.2013. | News

Prime minister Milanovic congratulates Pope on successful papacyPrime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Monday sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI ahead of the Pope's withdrawal, congratulating him on eight years of successful papacy.

25.02.2013. | News

Foreign Minister Pusic expects Croatia, Slovenia to reach agreement in timeForeign Minister Vesna Pusic said on Thursday she expected a Croatian-Slovenian agreement on the Ljubljanska Banka issue to be reached in time, regardless of the political turmoil in Slovenia which she would not comment on.
  21.02.2013. | News

Government to launch roadshow to promote investment stimulation measuresThe government said on Thursday it had prepared a roadshow to promote its measures aimed at encouraging investments and restructuring the economy in five cities -- Split, Osijek, Varazdin, Rijeka and Zagreb.

21.02.2013. | News