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Croatian PM welcomes Gaza ceasefire agreementPrime Minister Andrej Plenković has welcomed the announced agreement on the release of hostages and a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, joining world leaders who have sent similar messages. 15.01.2025. | News

Plenković: Imposing topic of EU enlargement is Croatia's political successMeetings between the European Union and the countries of Southeast Europe on an annual basis were previously unimaginable, but today they are a normal practice, which is a big political success, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said in Parliament. He was presenting a report on the meetings of the European Council, as well as the EU-Western Balkans summit held last month. 15.01.2025. | News

Croatia uses EU membership strategically for economic development and greater social security for Croatian citizens"The EU-Western Balkans Summit is an opportunity to summarize the state of the enlargement process, to see how each country is progressing towards the EU, to encourage them to continue with the reforms and to point out what each of them needs to do to accelerate this process," said Prime Minister Andrej Plenković in Brussels, where he is participating in the EU-Western Balkans Summit and the European Council meeting. 18.12.2024. | News

Croatia remains strongly committed to decarbonizing its energy system and intensifying green transitionOver the past year, catastrophic floods in Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in Southern Croatia, have shown the devastating impact of rising temperatures. The Mediterranean, one of the most vulnerable regions, calls for urgent action, warned Prime Minister Plenković in his COP 29 address. He welcomed the establishment of a dedicated Mediterranean portfolio in the upcoming European Commission, led by Croatian Commissioner, Dubravka Šuica. This initiative will strengthen EU coordination in the region, particularly in addressing climate change and its impacts. “We must act now to protect our people, economies, and natural habitats. Croatia stands committed to a global vision of a sustainable, resilient future”, emphasized the Prime Minister. 13.11.2024. | News

Plenković: Croatia has reached the A credit rating level according to all three world agenciesIn its latest report, the global credit rating agency Moody's raised Croatia's credit rating by two notches at once, from Baa2 to A3, with a stable outlook. Given that as early as July 2022, Croatia was at the speculative/non-investment grade (Ba1), we have achieved a 4-notch jump (to an investment grade A3) in less than 2.5 years. Croatia is the only country in the world that has achieved such a strong jump in such a short period of time, according to Moody's. 08.11.2024. | News

Plenković at the EPC meeting: Illegal migration had the greatest consequences for the political architecture of EuropeIt is necessary for the countries in Eastern Europe to harmonize their visa regime policies because, according to the Ministry of Interior data, we note that 40 percent of illegal migrants who want to cross the green border actually arrived in our neighbouring countries at airports as tourists, Prime Minister Plenković warned again today at a meeting of the European Political Community, saying that this fact must be adequately addressed at the European level. 07.11.2024. | News

Plenković and Costa on cooperation in the European CouncilCroatia will continue contributing to the creation of solutions for key 🇪🇺 challenges and use the advantages of membership for faster economic development, said PM Plenković to the future President of the European Council Costa. 23.10.2024. | News

Plenković with Kövesi on cooperation with the EPPOPrime Minister of the Republic of Croatia Andrej Plenković held a meeting with European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruţa Kövesi. 21.10.2024. | News

Croatia constructively contributes to strengthening European direction of our neighbouring countriesThe summit of the Berlin process was attended by several key countries of the European Union and neighbouring countries of South-Eastern Europe, as well as the leaders of South-Eastern Europe, with the presence of the President of the European Commission, as well as a number of other international organizations, the Prime Minister Plenković said in a statement to the media. The main goal of the Berlin Process is to maintain the orientation of all these countries towards the European Union and improve their mutual cooperation. One example of this better cooperation is roaming in that area of ​​Europe, which did not exist before, then traveling with ID cards, the regional market and the huge amount of money that the European Union provides through the Plan for Growth in the Western Balkans. "Progress is more than obvious, and this can ultimately be seen in recent decisions, such as the one on the opening of accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina," emphasized the Prime Minister. 14.10.2024. | News

Governmets must support the leaders of tomorrow, today“When leaders invest in young minds, it signals that they understand the value of nurturing the next generation of changemakers.” Oleksandr is a project manager at the NGOPublic Diplomacy Platform, a member of the Servant of the People political party’s youth wing where he advocates to ensure that the voices of Ukrainian youth are heard in international forums and conferences, and a recipient of the Leading Ukraine Scholarship, funded by the Croatian Government, led by Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Croatia. 13.10.2024. | News