ZAGREB, January 18, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Thursday that the decision by the Fitch agency to upgrade Croatia's credit rating from 'BB' to 'BB+' was an encouraging message and expressed hope that the other major credit rating agencies would also upgrade the country's rating.

ZAGREB, January 18, 2018 - Migration, Europe's future and digital development were the main topics on the EU's agenda in 2017, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said in parliament on Wednesday while presenting a report on meetings of the European Council in 2017, with emphasis on Croatia.

It seems to be the question of the hour, the day, the week, the month and the year for Agrokor's former boss.

ZAGREB, January 17th, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said during Question Time in Parliament on Wednesday that the government would reduce Value Added Tax (VAT).

ZAGREB, January 18th, 2018 - Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar on Wednesday strongly denied an article in the Croatian newspaper Vecernji List according to which he backed down from a draft agreement on resolution of the border dispute a day before his recent visit to Zagreb, saying that Slovenia was insisting on the implementation of the border arbitration ruling.

ZAGREB, January 17th, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Wednesday that seven renowned finance houses had submitted bids to the government's call for consultants in the buyout of Hungarian oil company MOL's stake in its Croatian peer INA.

ZAGREB, January 17th, 2018 - Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković told parliament during Question Time on Wednesday that he expected the European Commission to provide Zagreb very soon with its position on the government's approval of a state guarantee for the Uljanik shipyard to help with its restructuring and financial consolidation.

ZAGREB, January 17, 2018 - Social Democratic Party (SDP) chief Davor Bernardić on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Andrej Plenković for censorship, asking him "Where's the money?" which in Croatian (Di su pare?) is the name of a satire Facebook profile, to which Plenković responded there was no censorship in Croatia and that everyone was allowed to speak their mind responsibly and in accordance with the law.

ZAGREB, Jan 16, 2018 - Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Tuesday met with Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak for talks on the political and economic relations between the two countries and between the European Union and Ukraine, the Croatian government said in a press release.

ZAGREB, Jan 16 (Hina) - Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Oleg Butković said on Tuesday the European Commission had set no conditions for the construction of the Pelješac bridge and that there were no obstacles to its construction.