ZAGREB, April 17, 2018 - Croatia ranks seventh in the European Union in terms of a decrease in the number of road fatalities, Minister of the Interior Davor Božinović said at a conference on road safety in Zagreb on Tuesday.

ZAGREB, April 13, 2018 - After meeting with the European Commissioner for the Security Union Julian King in Zagreb on Friday, Interior Minister Davor Božinović said that Croatia would meet the technical criteria to enter the Schengen Area by the end of the year.

ZAGREB, March 1, 2018 - The Interior Ministry (MUP) on Wednesday denied allegations by the non-governmental organisations Are You Syrious, the Centre for Peace Studies and No Name Kitchen, of not allowing refugees access to international protection and emphasised that the Croatian police were protecting the state border, which is at the same time the external border of the European Union, applying national and European rules.

ZAGREB, February 23, 2018 - Croatian Interior Minister Davor Božinović met with Bosnia and Herzegovina's Security Minister Dragan Mektić in the eastern Croatian town of Slavonski Brod on Friday to discuss security cooperation, notably border security and migration management, the European Commission's new enlargement strategy for the Western Balkans and Croatia's preparations to join the Schengen area, the Croatian Interior Ministry said in a statement.

ZAGREB, February 17, 2018 - National police director Nikola Milina on Friday sent Ombudswoman Lora Vidović a letter saying that a nine-year old Afghan boy to whom she referred to in documentation sent to police was accompanied by his father and that the "police never deported any unaccompanied child" but "acted in line with applicable legal provisions."

ZAGREB, February 16, 2018 - The Office of the Ombudswoman stated on Friday that information regarding the police treatment of a nine-year-old unaccompanied migrant "is an example of disregard for rules" and that any further communication on that topic will be conducted exclusively with the Interior Ministry and other relevant agencies.

ZAGREB, February 9, 2018 - Commenting on Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić's visit to Croatia next week, Minister of the Interior Davor Božinović said on Friday that Croatian state institutions had extensive experience in organising international events and welcoming foreign officials and that the public could be at peace in that regard.

ZAGREB, February 7, 2018 - A new building housing the offices of Croatian border police was opened at Cetingrad near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Wednesday.

ZAGREB, January 25, 2018 - Croatia's Minister of the Interior Davor Božinović, speaking at an informal meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Sofia on Thursday, said that every country had a sovereign right to protect its borders and decide who to allow into its territory.

ZAGREB, January 23, 2018 - Executives of Croatian textile and footwear companies on Tuesday signed contracts and framework agreements with Interior Minister Davor Božinović for the procurement of police uniforms and equipment with a total value of 112.6 million kuna (approximately 15 million euro).