Politics

ZAGREB, 4 June 2022 - Deputy Prime Minister Tomo Medved said on Saturday he was confident that at its session at the beginning of next week the government would adopt measures to stop energy price hikes, adding that citizens would not be left on their own. "I'm confident that these measures we will adopt... will again be aimed at stopping the (price) growth and at helping our population, just as we have done throughout this time behind us," he told the press in Karlovac. Medved said Prime Minister Andrej Plenković was working together with Economy Minister Davor Filipović and Finance Minister Zdravko…

June the 4th, 2022 - The German media has claimed Croatian Eurozone accession which will now definitely take place on the 1st of January 2023 is a good thing for tourists and travellers. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the opinion and subsequent decision of the European Commission (EC) that the Republic of Croatia meets all of the conditions for the introduction of the euro is important to the Germans. The tabloid Bild put it on their cover, and many other German media outlets are writing about it. "Good news for everyone travelling to Croatia," wrote Bild, the headline of which emphasised…

ZAGREB, 3 June 2022 - Croatia and the Czech Republic on Friday once again condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and called for more intensive cooperation between the EU and transatlantic partners, especially in energy supplies disrupted by the war which has entered its 100th day. Croatia's Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlić Radman met in Prague with Jan Lipavský, the Czech foreign minister whose country will take over the EU presidency on 1 July. "During the meeting, they talked about the war in Ukraine and the ministers once again condemned the Russian aggression and stressed that it is necessary to continue providing Ukraine…

ZAGREB, 3 June 2022 - The government on Friday gave its consent to the HEP state power provider to borrow a billion euros to finance the procurement of electricity supplies, coal and heating energy as well as to purchase gas supplies which the company will store in the Okoli underground natural gas storage facility. Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Davor Filipović said today that the consent was motivated by plans to make sure that there would be enough energy supplies for households and the enterprise sector against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. Thus, HEP has been given the green light to borrow…

ZAGREB, 3 June 2022 - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Davor Božinović said on Friday that he did not want to speculate about declaring an end to the coronavirus pandemic, adding that the government would make a decision to that effect at the proposal of the health minister. "Except for some minimal restrictions in the health and social welfare systems, there are practically no other restrictions, which does not mean that the virus is gone because people still get infected," the minister said. He added that he did not want to speculate about when the pandemic would…

ZAGREB, 3 June 2022 - Regional Development and EU Funds Minister Nataša Tramišak said on Friday that significant progress in the absorption and use of EU funds had been recorded over the past year, adding that since its admission to the EU, Croatia had absorbed close to HRK 56 billion more than it had paid into the EU budget. Speaking during a parliamentary debate on a report on the use of EU funds in the period from 1 January to 30 June 2021, Tramišak said that compared to the year before, the rate of funds being paid increased from 57% to…

June 3, 2022 - A Croatian citizen who fought in Ukraine was recently wounded in battle and is expected to return to Croatia for treatment. The wounded Croatian soldier joined the Ukrainian army as a volunteer. According to the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the wounded Croatian soldier in question was transported to a safe place from where he will be provided with transport and continue his journey back to Croatia, where he will continue his treatment in one of Zagreb's hospitals, reports Jutarnji List. ''We can confirm the information about the injured Croatian citizen in Ukraine, who was transported…

June the 3rd, 2022 - Croatian MEP Dubravka Suica has been chosen as the new vice president of the European Peoples' Party (EPP). As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Croatian MEP Dubravka Suica has been elected as vice president of the European People's Party, as reported by N1. On the occasion, she addressed the media, first thanking Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic who put her forward in his proposal for the position. "I think we're strong at the European Union level, that we are respected within the EPP and we will be able to do something for the Republic of Croatia," she…

ZAGREB, 2 June 2022 - A special session of the Osijek-Baranja County Assembly on Thursday marked that county's day, and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said that great momentum, enthusiasm and progress could be felt in Slavonia with visible results of the Slavonia, Baranja and Srijem Project. Plenković underscored those important investments that were made in transport infrastructure as part of the project and announced that works on the section of the international 5C traffic corridor, from Osijek to Beli Manastir, and a bypass road near Beli Manastir, would be completed this summer. It is the government's task to continue to be…

ZAGREB, 2 June 2022 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Thursday announced that the government would reduce excise duties or margins if necessary due to an announced significant increase in fuel prices as of next Tuesday. Web news portals reported on Thursday that as of next week, the price of all diesel fuels will increase by HRK 0.90 per litre, while the price of petrol will go up by about HRK 0.70 per litre. "We have the legal basis to intervene as regards margins and excise duties, we have already done it. There is still room in that regard and this afternoon the inner…