ZAGREB, March 29, 2018 - The Croatian government on Thursday rejected as unfounded all allegations in the opposition proposal for a no-confidence vote in the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Enterprise and Crafts, Martina Dalić.

The survey was commissioned by the government.

ZAGREB, March 22, 2018 - The government on Thursday adopted an interpretive statement alongside a bill on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention which says the aim of the Convention is protection of women from all forms of violence, that its provisions do not contain the obligation to introduce gender ideology in Croatia's legal and educational system, and that the Convention is in line with constitutional provisions, notably on protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

ZAGREB, March 21, 2018 - The cabinet of Prime Minister Andrej Plenković that will convene on Thursday is expected to put forward a bill to the parliament on ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) and an accompanying interpretive statement.

“All options are being considered,” say HDZ sources. “We cannot allow Catholic bishops to dictate policy.”

ZAGREB, March 21, 2018 - Partners making up Croatia's ruling coalition support the planned ratification of the Istanbul Convention and the interpretive statement that will accompany the law on the ratification of the Convention is acceptable to them, reporters were told after a meeting of the coalition partners on Wednesday.

ZAGREB, March 2, 2018 - President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović on Friday called for a wide range of reforms to kick-start the national economy and welcomed the appointment of the new emergency administration for the indebted Agrokor food and retail conglomerate.

ZAGREB, February 15, 2018 - The Croatian government on Thursday forwarded to parliament a bill on the transfer and processing of personal data on air passengers for the purpose of preventing, discovering, investigating and prosecuting crimes of terrorism and other grave types of crime, thus transposing into national law an EU directive designed to make the prevention of international crime more efficient.

It is important to have the right priorities.

Hard to believe, but the Croatian government is not the best run in the world.