ZAGREB, May 12, 2018 - Croatian Foreign and European Affairs Minister Marija Pejčinović Burić on Friday attended a meeting in Sounion near the Greek capital of Athens, which brought together foreign ministers of the Visegrad Group, consisting of Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic and of the quadrilateral group which in addition to Croatia includes Greece, Romania and Bulgaria, and Western Balkan countries' ministers for the talks on the topic of the future of Europe, Europe Union enlargement and energy, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

ZAGREB, May 11, 2018 - The foreign ministers of the Visegrad Group consisting of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, and the four Balkan EU member states including Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia (B4), met in Athens on Friday, six days before the forthcoming informal EU summit meeting between the EU bloc and western Balkan aspirants.

ZAGREB, May 11, 2018 - In the five years of its membership of the European Union, Croatia has become an equal actor of European institutions and has progressed economically, while in 1990 it was just a "footnote" on European integration, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said at a conference at the Zagreb School of Law on Friday.

ZAGREB, May 11, 2018 - The government on Thursday adopted the strategy for the adoption of the euro as the legal tender in Croatia, and Economy Minister Martina Dalić said that the introduction of the new currency could be expected in five to seven years' time.

ZAGREB, May 10, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Thursday he was absolutely confident that Croatia was prepared to launch the process of conversion to the euro, and underscored that the country would have lasting and multiple benefits from having the euro as the legal tender, while the costs of the changeover would be mainly low and short-term.

ZAGREB, May 8, 2018 - Croatian Member of European Parliament Ivan Jakovčić of the Istrian Democratic Party said in Pula on Tuesday that calls to exit the EU definitely meant the impoverishment of Croatian citizens and that Europe is not ideal, but that there is no alternative.

More and more people are disappointed with the results of Croatia’s accession to the European Union.

ZAGREB, May 6, 2018 - Croatian People's Party (HNS) president Ivan Vrdoljak said on Sunday some parties were irresponsibly questioning EU membership, although it was the best possible path for modern Croatia, and added that the job and policy of the government, in which the HNS was the coalition partner with the HDZ, was to absorb European funds as much as possible to avoid possible European budget cuts.

ZAGREB, May 4, 2018 - The Croatian non-profit association "Povuci za Kulturu" will promote original Croatian toys in Brussels on Saturday as part of events celebrating Europe Day.

ZAGREB, May 3, 2018 - The European Commission expects the Croatian economy to grow at a rate of 2.8%, sticking to the forecast it made three months ago, and the Commission assesses that the growth is based on rising personal consumption and investments, whereas the developments surrounding the ailing private Agrokor company still pose a risk to be a headwind to growth.