ZAGREB, June 6, 2018 - Croatian Interior Minister Davor Božinović said in Luxembourg on Tuesday that sensitive issues such as the planned reform of the Common European Asylum System required a broad consensus rather than resorting to outvoting which could not bring about a viable policy in the long run.

ZAGREB, June 1, 2018 - An international conference  "Stronger Schengen Area - Schengen as a guarantee of security for European citizens," started in Dubrovnik on Friday in preparation for Croatia's accession to the passport-free travel zone.

ZAGREB, May 27, 2018 - The popularity of the European Union is on the rise, a survey published shows. The survey was published a year before European Parliament elections, due to take place from May 23 to 26, 2019. It will be the first European elections after the United Kingdom leaves the Union in March.

ZAGREB, May 24, 2018 - The European Commission on Wednesday gave Croatia four recommendations which Zagreb is expected to carry out this and next year and which are mostly the same as those given in 2017.

ZAGREB, May 23, 2018 - Croatia fulfils all the criteria but one to join the euro area and that is the exchange rate criterion as it is not a member of the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II), which it is required to be for at least two years, the European Commission's Convergence Report 2018, released on Wednesday, notes.

ZAGREB, May 18, 2018 - The Croatian parliament on Friday ratified the European partnership treaty between the Croatian government and Bosnia and Herzegovina's Council of Ministers, under which the two parties reaffirmed their determination to promote the European partnership and strengthen cooperation in the process of Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession to the European Union.

ZAGREB, May 18, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, speaking in Sofia on Thursday, expressed his satisfaction that the closing declaration about European prospects for Western Balkan countries welcomed Croatia's intention to organise the next EU-Western Balkans summit during its presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2020.

ZAGREB, May 17, 2018 - The European Union member states neighbouring the Western Balkans must set the tone with a view to stepping up enlargement to those countries, in which the individual achievements of those wishing to join the EU are of key importance, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Wednesday.

ZAGREB, May 16, 2018 - During its presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2020, Croatia wants to organise a summit between the EU and the six Western Balkans countries to put the focus back on EU enlargement, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejčinović Burić said on Wednesday.

ZAGREB, May 12, 2018 - Europe Day was celebrated in Zagreb on Saturday, with Foreign Minister Marija Pejčinović Burić saying that "it is very important for us to remember every year in May why it is crucial for Croatia and its citizens to be part of the European project."