ZAGREB, May 25, 2018 - The government on Thursday adopted and forwarded to the parliament a final bill on subsidised housing (POS), which, among other things, adjusts the highest price of construction of POS housing to the real situation in the construction sector as well as facilitates the launching of a new subsidised housing programme.

ZAGREB, February 7, 2018 - A real estate tax will not be introduced and I am convinced that because the value of properties has to be ascertained first, introducing that tax will not be possible in this government's term, Minister of Construction and Physical Planning Predrag Štromar said on Wednesday. He is also a high-ranking official of HNS, a junior coalition partner in the government.

ZAGREB, February 1, 2018 - The government on Thursday put forward to parliament a bill of amendments to the legislation on state-subsidised housing, known as POS, in order to enable a new housing programme aimed at retaining and attracting personnel lacking in certain industries, primarily in under-developed areas and to regulate the maximum sales price for POS accommodation and land.

Given the high demand, the loans will be approved on the first-come, first-served basis.

The draft law was expected by the end of January, but it is still nowhere to be seen.

“Bau 2017” trade fair in Munich will include 19 Croatian exhibitors.

Government promises that legislation will be in force by early summer.

Despite high level of unemployment, employers say they cannot find people to fill some open positions.