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Croatian government holds session ZAGREB, Dec 24 (Hina) - Transport Minister Bozidar Kalmeta announced on Wednesday that as of 1 January transit trucks would not be allowed to use regional roads but only highways. Kalmeta made the announcement at a session of the government, which also decided that during the period from 15 September until 1 June it would be possible for trucks and buses to pay highway tolls by credit card, using the electronic toll payment system, with 20 per cent discount.

19.12.2008. | News | Press releases

Croatian, Slovene prime minister hold talks on phone ZAGREB, Dec 15 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader from New York on Monday held talks on the telephone with Slovene Prime Minister Borut Pahor about the current state of affairs concerning Croatia's EU entry talks.

15.12.2008. | News | Press releases

Croatian PM to chair U.N. Security Council session next week ZAGREB, Dec 11 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader will chair a session of the U.N. Security Council in New York next week dedicated to the situation in Somalia and the fight against piracy.

11.12.2008. | News | Press releases

Deputy PM Kosor meets UN high commissioner for refugees in GenevaZAGREB, Dec 10 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor in Geneva on Wednesday met UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres and thanked the UNHCR for everything it had done for Croatia during the Homeland Defence War.

10.12.2008. | News | Press releases

Croatian deputy PM attends UN meeting on refugees ZAGREB, Dec 10 (Hina) - Croatia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Family Affairs, War Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity, Jadranka Kosor, on Wednesday supported the activities of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in providing aid to refugees around the world and systematically improving their protection, protecting their human rights and seeking lasting solutions to refugee crises.

10.12.2008. | News | Press releases

Croatian PM meets with Eurostat chiefZAGREB, Dec 8 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader met in Zagreb on Monday with the Director-General of the European Union Statistical Office, Walter Radermacher, to discuss Croatia's progress towards EU membership and the process of adjustment of Croatian legislation to the acquis communautaire in the area of statistics.

08.12.2008. | News | Press releases

Economic Council recommends continuous monitoring of economic trends and government budgetZAGREB, Dec 8 (Hina) - The Economic Council recommends continuous monitoring of economic trends and the revenue and expenditure of the government budget so that appropriate measures can be proposed in good time.

08.12.2008. | News | Press releases

Croatian PM meets former Czech PM ZAGREB, Dec 7 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader held talks in Prague with a former Czech prime minister and president of the leading Opposition Social Democratic Party, Jiri Paroubek.

07.12.2008. | News | Press releases

Croatian Prime Minister meets Czech PresidentCroatian PM met with Czech President Vaclav Klaus on the margins of the congress.

06.12.2008. | News | Press releases