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Sabor Speaker says Croatia considers Bosnia to be more than friend
Tuzla - Bosnia and Herzegovina is more than a partner and neighbour for Croatia and Zagreb will help it on its path towards the European Union, Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said in Tuzla, northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Monday.
MPs from S-E Europe call for strengthening trust
Zagreb - Trust is key for Europe's southeast to develop, chairmen of foreign policy committees of several Southeast European parliaments said at a meeting in Zagreb on Thursday. This, the fifth such meeting, was attended by Milorad Pupovac of Croatia and his counterparts from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia and Germany as well as many representatives of the Croatian government and ministries, the European Commission and the European Parliament.
Parliament discusses amendments to Penal Code
Zagreb - Under amendments to the Penal Code which the Croatian parliament was discussing on Thursday, there will no longer be a statute of limitations for premeditated murder, domestic mental abuse will be outlawed, for a petty offence to be treated as such its value will be lowered, and the criminal offence of defamation will be defined more precisely.
Leko attending security forum in US Congress
Washington - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko is in the US Congress attending the Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum on terrorist threats, and on the sidelines of the conference he has held bilateral meetings with senior members of Congress, who told him that they considered Croatia a partner country, the Croatian Parliament's press service said on Friday.
European Interparliamentary Conference on sustanable tourism closed in Mali Lošinj
Mali Lošinj – European Interparliamentary Conference on sustainable tourism ended today in the town of Mali Lošinj with presentations of experts and panel discussions on cultural tourism and tourism in the function of environmental protection.
Parliament Speaker says rush on referendums under way in Croatia
Oslo - Civil society is an important form of extra-institutional opposition, Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Oslo on Friday, adding that there was in Croatia "a sort of rush on referendums by those who are against government decisions."
Leko: Ukraine is important and tough problem for Europe
Oslo - The problem of Ukraine is an extremely important and tough problem for Europe and shows that threats posed by violations of international law have not disappeared, Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said in Oslo on Friday following a two-day conference of parliament speakers from the Council of Europe member states.
Expert presentations on sustainable tourism
Zagreb - In the continuation of the European Inter-parliamentary Conference on “Challenges of Sustainable Tourism: Promoting Cultural Heritage and Environmental Protection” presentations were made by Hrvoje Carić (Institute for Tourism, Zagreb, Croatia), Ugo Soragni (Head of Regional Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Landscape of the Veneto Region, Italy), Panos Livadas (Secretary General of the Greek National Tourism Organization, Greece), Matija Franković (Head of State Institute for Nature Protection, Croatia) and Sandra Vlašić (UNDP – Programme Officer of the United Nations Development Programme, Croatia)
European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments starts in Oslo
Oslo - Europe is faced with many difficult challenges such as millions of jobless people, violations of human rights in parts of the continent, serious breaches of international law and armed conflicts that inflict suffering on civilians, notably in Ukraine, said speakers who opened the European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments in Oslo on Thursday (ECPP).
First part of the European Inter-parliamentary Conference ”Challenges of Sustainable Tourism: Promoting Cultural Heritage and Environmental Protection” in Zagreb ended
Zagreb - In the final part of the plenary session, the first part of which was held in Zagreb, the participants were addressed by representatives of international organisations, with the central topic being the importance of integrating different policies in the development of sustainable tourism.
Croatian Parliament Speaker says only talks can settle Ukraine conflict
Oslo - Participants in the European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments (ECPP) in Oslo have expressed different positions on the Ukraine crisis and therefore the talks should continue as there is no alternative to talks and to looking for common standards and values, Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said in a statement for Hina in the Norwegian capital on Thursday evening.
European Interparliamentary conference on Sustainable Tourism in the Croatian Parliament
Zagreb - The Challenges of Sustainable Tourism: Promoting Cultural Heritage and Environmental Protection is the topic of the first European Interparliamentary Conference on Tourism which started in the Croatian Parliament on Wednesday. The Conference is being held in Zagreb and Mali Lošinj from September 10 to September 13 and is organized following the initiative of the Tourism Committee of the Croatian Parliament.
Korea for opening Croatia's embassy in Seoul
Zagreb - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko, who is on an official visit to South Korea, on Monday met with his Korean counterpart Chung Ui-hwa for talks on strengthening bilateral relations, notably on the economic front, with the South Korean official saying that the opening of a Croatian embassy in Seoul would be conducive to that goal.
Zhang, Leko for intensifying parliamentary, economic cooperation
Zagreb/Beijing - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko met in Beijing on Saturday with the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, Zhang Dejiang, who invited Croatia to utilise China's increasingly intense cooperation with Central and East European countries.
High-level state delegations lay wreaths to mark Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day
Zagreb - High-level state delegations laid wreaths at Zagreb's Mirogoj Cemetery on Monday, marking Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day, Croatian Defenders' Day and the 19th anniversary of Operation Storm. The Croatian Parliament delegation was led by MP Gordana Sobol.
Croatia marks Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day on August 5
Zagreb - Croatia commemorates the Day of Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving and the Day of Croatian Defenders on August 5, the day when 19 years ago its military and police forces regained control of most of the occupied territory in a military offensive dubbed Operation Storm.
European affairs committee backs Mimica as European commissioner candidate
Zagreb - The parliamentary European Affairs Committee has endorsed Neven Mimica as Croatia's candidate for the European Commission in the 2014-19 period. Addressing the committee, Mimica spoke of the EC's achievements in consumer protection, for which he was in charge, the need to strengthen the European Union's democratic legitimacy through cooperation with the national parliaments, and the political guidelines of new EC President Jean-Claude Juncker.
Parliament Speaker said that Parliament had fulfilled its constitutional task in the first half of the year
Zagreb - Speaker Josip Leko said on Wednesday that parliament had fulfilled its constitutional task with its work in the first half of the year but that he was not fully satisfied with it, notably with the fact that the bulk of the laws was adopted in fast-track procedure.
Leko welcomes participants in Transatlantic Forum
Zagreb - The Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, Josip Leko, welcomed participants in the 15th Transatlantic Forum of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation entitled "Croatia: From Independence to the 28th Member of the European Union and NATO - A Guarantee for a Peaceful Future", which was being held in the Croatian Parliament building on Wednesday.
Croatian parliament Speaker pushes for stronger economic ties with US
Zagreb - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko and Deputy Speaker Dragica Zgrebec on Wednesday attended a meeting of a United States business delegation and representatives of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) and the Croatian Employers Association which discussed possibilities of developing economic cooperation.
Italian EU Presidency to focus on growth, employment
Zagreb - Italy as the EU President wants to be a catalyst of political changes which should ensure sustainable growth in the European Union and restore citizens' trust damaged by the economic crisis, Italian Ambassador to Croatia Emanuela D'Alessandro said in Zagreb on Monday.
Parliament discusses report by Children's Ombudswoman for 2013
Zagreb - Members of Parliament on Monday warned about the need for a more active role of society in better protecting children's rights, agreeing that as the most vulnerable group, children were affected by poverty the most.
Speaker urges Croatian MEPs to bring EP closer to Croatian citizens
Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Josip Leko told Croatian members of the European Parliament (EP) on Monday that their task, as well as that of the Croatian parliament, was to bring the EP closer to Croatian citizens, acquainting them about its importance for Croatia and them.
Parliament has good framework in monitoring security system, says Speaker
Zagreb - Speaker Josip Leko said on Thursday the Croatian Parliament had a good framework, good experience, the political will and good intentions when it came to the parliamentary monitoring of the national security system.
Leko, Đukanović agree border issue doesn't affect cooperation
Zagreb - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko and the visiting Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović agreed in Zagreb on Monday that the border dispute did not affect the Croatia-Montenegro cooperation in which the former transferred its experience in European Union integration processes to the latter.
Croatian Parliament to hold an Open Doors Day on 1 June 2014
Zagreb - To mark the Croatian Parliament Day – 30 May – when the first multiparty Parliament was constituted, Citizens Service of the Croatian Parliament will be organizing the Open Day event this year again. Entrance will be allowed to all visitors on 1 June 2014 without previous announcement.
Parliament donates HRK 225,000 to flood victims
Zagreb - The Croatian Parliament will help the victims of the cataclysmic floods in eastern Slavonia with a total of HRK 225,000.
Parliament Speaker says Parliament to help flood victims
Zagreb - The Croatian Parliament will join in efforts to extend assistance to people living in the flood-hit areas of eastern Croatia, Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said, expressing solidarity with the flood victims.
Delegations of regional parliaments to OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meet in Sabor
Zagreb - The Croatian Parliament on Monday hosted a meeting of delegations of the national parliaments of Southeast European countries to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
Croatia and Azerbaijan interested in closer cooperation
Zagreb - Cooperation between Croatia and Azerbaijan is developing well, but there is room for enhancing and making it more dynamic, Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said after meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ogtay Asadov in Zagreb on Monday.
SEECP Parliamentary Assembly inaugurated
Bucharest - Southeast European countries took a new step in institutionalising their cooperation by inaugurating the Parliamentary Assembly of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Bucharest on Saturday.
Croatian, Slovenian parliamentary committees to hold joint sessions twice a year
Ljubljana - The Slovenian and Croatian parliamentary committees on European affairs agreed in Ljubljana on Tuesday to convene twice a year so as to advance parliamentary cooperation and provide better information to citizens about European Union issues, adding that other Southeast European countries would gradually join this form of cooperation.
Croatian officials: Atrocities such as Jasenovac should never again be allowed to occur
Jasenovac - Surviving former inmates, top Croatian officials, foreign ambassadors in Croatia, and many other delegations on Sunday attended a ceremony commemorating the 69th anniversary of the break-out of inmates from the Ustasha-run Jasenovac camp on 22 April 1945, paying tribute to 83,000 victims of this WW2 camp.
Croatian Parliament Speaker says Albania deserves EU candidate status
Tirana - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said in Tirana on Tuesday that Albania should be given the status of an EU candidate in June this year because it had made great progress in meeting the membership criteria. -Albania has long deserved it, and it is in the interest of both Croatia and the EU, said Leko, who is on an official visit to Albania, the Croatian Parliament said in a press release.
Adriatic-Ionian parliaments push for development of new macro-region
Tirana - Parliament speakers of Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (AII) member states, including Josip Leko of Croatia, endorsed in Tirana on Monday the development of the European Union Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) as a new model of cooperation aligned with the Europa 2020 development strategy.
Cvitan sworn in as Chief State Prosecutor
Zagreb - The newly-appointed Chief State Prosecutor Dinko Cvitan was officially sworn in at a ceremony in the national parliament on Wednesday before Sabor Speaker Josip Leko.
Croatian and Slovenian parliamentary committees on labour meet in Zagreb
Zagreb - The chairman of the Croatian Parliament Committee on Labour, Pension System and Social Partnership, Silvano Hrelja, and Committee members met in Zagreb on Monday with a delegation of the Slovenian Parliament Committee on Labour, Family, Social Issues and Persons with Disabilities to discuss the effects of the economic crisis on the two countries' social policy and labour legislation.
Croatian Parliament Speaker talks to Turkish investors in Istanbul
Istanbul - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko in Istanbul on Thursday held talks with several Turkish businessmen, who have already invested in Croatia, and discussed future investment plans, sources in the Croatian delegation on a visit to Turkey. A dinner organised by the Croatian Ambassador in Turkey, Drazen Hrastic, was attended by representatives of Dogus, Suezer and Rixos groups.
Erdogan calls on Turkish business people to invest in Croatia
(Ankara) - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko met in Ankara on Wednesday with Turkey's Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek, President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who called on Turkish business people to invest in Croatia.
European parliament speakers adopt Roma declaration
Zagreb/Vilnius - Roma need to be integrated into society and given access to education, employment, health care and housing, according to a joint declaration adopted in Vilnius on Tuesday at a conference of the European Union's 28 parliament speakers, including Josip Leko of Croatia.
EU parliament speakers meeting in Vilnius for annual conference
Zagreb/Vilnius - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko is in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on Monday and Tuesday for an annual conference of European Union parliament speakers.
Apostolic nuncio regrets Dajla case not closed yet
Zagreb - Apostolic nuncio to Croatia Alessandro D'Errico said on Friday, at a meeting with Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko, that bilateral relations between Croatia and the Holy See were good, saying however that he regretted the fact that the Dajla case has not yet been closed.
Leko: Croatia is not offering recipes, but support to Bosnia
Sarajevo - Croatia is not bringing any recipes to Bosnia and Herzegovina, but wants to help its neighbour find a solution that will ensure the equal status of all three of its constituent peoples, Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said during a visit to Sarajevo on Thursday.
Croatian parliament Speaker visits Mostar
Mostar - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko on Thursday met with representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and the Islamic community in Mostar, stressing that Croatia supports their dialogue as a contribution to the restoration of trust and building Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state of three equal peoples and equal citizens.
Croatian parliament Speaker invited to Doha Forum in May
Zagreb - Croatia and Qatar are developing friendly relations and are seeking to intensify their economic cooperation, notably Qatari investments in Croatia, Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said during a meeting with Qatar's Ambassador Mozi Nasser Al-Thani in Zagreb on Tuesday.
Sabor Speaker meets Italian, Maltese, Latvian counterparts
Rome - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko held separate meetings in Rome on Friday with Italian House of Representatives President Laura Boldrini, Maltese Parliament Speaker Angelo Farrugia, and Latvian Parliament Speaker Solvita Aboltina. The talks were held on the margins of the international conference "What Europe stands for: Growth, jobs and rights: will the European Union rise to the occasion?".
Leko: Croatia still in crisis despite measures
Rome - Croatia is one of the European Union members in which the consequences of the economic crisis are still strongly felt, despite its measures to encourage the economy and reform the social system, Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said in Rome on Thursday.
Visiting Sabor Speaker and Dutch MPs hold meetings in The Hague
The Hague - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko on Tuesday held talks with members of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Dutch bicameral legislature.
Leko meets with Dutch PM and speakers of both houses of parliament
The Hague - Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko, currently on a two-day visit to the Netherlands, met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the speakers of both houses of parliament in The Hague on Monday.