March 2, 2023 - The Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic met with Ukraine's Minister of Energy German Galushchenko, and on that occasion he emphasized that Croatia shall continue helping Ukraine in the country's ongoing struggle. Croatia's help will continue to cover all the key aspects. 

"During the meeting, full support was given to the Ukrainian people in the fight for freedom, and it was pointed out that Croatia will continue with political, economic, financial, humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine," the official press release by the Croatian Government states, as reported by Index (HINA).

At the same time, readiness for cooperation in the fields of energy, restoration of Ukrainian energy infrastructure, as well as ensuring energy security of Ukraine in conditions of Russian aggression was expressed, to which Croatia has already contributed as part of international efforts to help Ukraine, the press release further concludes.

P-TECC covers 24 countries of Central and Eastern Europe

Incidentally, the Ukrainian Minister of Energy German Galushchenko is participating in the 4^th ministerial meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC). P-TECC is a multilateral initiative led by the US Department of Energy.

P-TECC covers 24 countries of Central and Eastern Europe and is complementary to the Three Seas Initiative with an emphasis on energy infrastructure, interconnection and security. This year's meeting of P-TECC in Zagreb started yesterday with a business forum, while a ministerial meeting will be held today.

Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic will also participate in the opening of the meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation, today, on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., at The Westin Hotel in Zagreb, at Izidora Krsnjavoga 1.

For that occasion, the Croatian Prime Minister will be accompanied by Croatia's Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Davor Filipovic.

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ZAGREB, June 16, 2020 - The leadership of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) has agreed on lists of candidates for the July 5 parliamentary election and they will be submitted to the Electoral Commission at 3 pm on Tuesday, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said late on Monday after a five-hour meeting of the party's presidency and national council.

He said that the meeting had taken so long because consultations had to be made on the 154 people on the lists.

Plenkovic confirmed that Miro Kovac, Bozidar Kalmeta, and Stevo Culej, who had opposed him at the last party election, were included at the bottom of the lists for their respective constituencies in order to show inclusiveness. "Regardless of the party election, this parliamentary election should mean synergy for the HDZ."

He added that this was also a message to other members of the HDZ who had voted for someone else who they thought should lead the party. "I think this is good for democracy, it is good both for Croatia and for the party's democracy."

Asked to comment on the statement by the leader of the Homeland Movement, Miroslav Skoro, that he would not be the prime minister, Plenkovic said that the HDZ was set to win this election and would not agree to any such blackmail.

Plenkovic said that the HDZ was looking forward to the forthcoming election competition. He said that with their five-point election platform they wanted to give voters a chance to vote based on the government's achievements so far and clear position on job, pay and pension security, the absorption of EU funding, and speedy economic recovery.

"I think we also acquitted ourselves well in the latest coronavirus crisis," the prime minister said.