ZAGREB, May 28, 2018 - President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović on Monday sent a written recommendation to Prime Minister Andrej Plenković that a special cabinet meeting be convened on the subject of demographic policy and problems of citizens with blocked bank accounts, adding that the special meeting would also focus on her proposals regarding the two issues, the Nova TV commercial television reported.

ZAGREB, May 25, 2018 - After parliament upheld their nominations on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy Tomislav Tolušić and Economy Minister Darko Horvat said that the government had done a good job with the law on emergency administration in systemic companies, dubbed Lex Agrokor, and that they fully supported the emergency administrator in the ailing food and retail conglomerate Fabris Peruško, and were confident that a settlement with the company's creditors would be reached by July 10.

ZAGREB, May 25, 2018 - The Croatian parliament on Friday confirmed the nomination of Tomislav Tolušić and Darko Horvat as Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister respectively, but before the vote several opposition parliamentary groups had requested a recess because Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) leader Krešo Beljak asked for a security check for the future economy minister.

ZAGREB, May 23, 2018 - The parliamentary committees on economy and on the constitution, standing orders and political system at their joint session on Wednesday accepted with a majority vote Prime Minister Andrej Plenković's proposal to appoint Tomislav Tolušić as Deputy Prime Minister and Darko Horvat as Economy Minister, following last week's resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Martina Dalić.

ZAGREB, May 22, 2018 - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Tuesday that all the coalition partners were very happy with the candidates for economy minister and deputy prime minister, adding that the relevant parliamentary committees were expected to endorse the nominations on Wednesday and parliament to confirm them on Friday.

ZAGREB, May 22, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has the support of his coalition partners for the newly-nominated ministers, the leader of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) Darinko Kosor told the press outside government headquarters on Tuesday, after the prime minister introduced the candidates for the posts of deputy prime minister and economy minister.

ZAGREB, May 21, 2018 - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Monday that the name of the new economy minister and deputy prime minister would be known by Friday, adding that the ruling HDZ party led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković was stable.

ZAGREB, May 17, 2018 - Social Democratic Party (SDP) president Davor Bernardić said on Thursday the latest emails leaked in the Agrokor email scandal showed that Prime Minister Andrej Plenković had not only been informed of developments in the ailing Agrokor conglomerate, "but personally headed the Borg group which siphoned over 500 million kuna from Agrokor."

ZAGREB, May 16, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Tuesday evening that a new economy minister would be nominated next week and the nomination would be put to a vote in parliament by the end of next week.

ZAGREB, May 15, 2018 - Speaking to the press before a meeting with Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Tuesday, coalition partners said that it was necessary to end the settlement process in Agrokor and added that they did not consider Plenković to be responsible for the Agrokor email scandal which led to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Martina Dalić's resignation.