ZAGREB, September 30, 2018 - The leader of the Živi Zid party, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, said on Sunday that Croatia's departure from NATO and the European Union had been part of the programme of this parliamentary opposition party since its outset.

ZAGREB, September 12, 2018 - Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis on Wednesday thanked the Croatian army for participating in NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence mission in Lithuania, saying Croatia was an important partner to Lithuania and a true friend in Southeast Europe.

ZAGREB, September 3, 2018 - The Croatian Navy missile boat Vukovar sailed out from the southern naval port of Lora at Split on Monday to join NATO's Operation Sea Guardian in the Mediterranean.

ZAGREB, August 26, 2018 - Croatian President and Armed Forces Supreme Commander Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović spoke during a visit to Camp Marmal in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, on Saturday about current political processes affecting the security situation and the importance of civil society for launching the necessary changes in the country.

ZAGREB, August 25, 2018 - Croatian President and Armed Forces Supreme Commander Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović visited on Friday Croatian troops stationed in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, and serving there in NATO's Resolute Support mission, telling them that by contributing to efforts to establish peace, stability and security in that country, they were also protecting Croatia's security.

ZAGREB, July 26, 2018 - Croatia will pay slightly over 31 million kuna (4.2 million euro) for NATO membership this year, the government said on Thursday in its response to a query by MP Ivan Vilibor Sinčić who was interested in the amount of Croatia's obligations toward NATO and where these funds are noted in the budget.

ZAGREB, July 11, 2018 - Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović said on Thursday she was confident that NATO leaders at their summit in Brussels would reach a consensus on common objectives, despite the negative atmosphere created over the past several days and expressed satisfaction that the Alliance would pay attention to NATO's southern flank.

ZAGREB, July 10, 2018 - A meeting of NATO heads of state and government, which will be held on Wednesday and Thursday in Brussels, is expected to see more pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump who has already sent letters to some NATO member countries in an attempt to make them expand their military budgets.

ZAGREB, July 8, 2018 - After the NATO summit in Brussels, U.S. Secretary of Defence James Mattis will pay an official visit to Croatia and attend, together with Croatian Defence Minister Damir Krstičević, a special meeting of the defence ministers of the US-Adriatic Charter countries in Zagreb, the Defence Ministry said.

ZAGREB, June 15, 2018 - The Ministry of Defence said in a press release that Croatian troops had successfully participated in a military exercise held at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area in Poland, where they demonstrated their skills and achieved inter-operability of NATO's Battle Group and Poland's Armed Forces.