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Zagreb - The Government asked that Parliament be convened for the extraordinary sitting in order to debate the final bill on the reconstruction of Zagreb and two neighbouring counties affected by the March 22 earthquake.

Zagreb - The Government on Thursday sent to the Parliament a bill of amendments to the Law on Identification Cards and the Law on Foreigners which should also regulate the temporary residence of digital nomads.

Zagreb - The Government on Thursday sent to the Parliament a bill on the execution of prison sentence, which should speed up the process of sending convicts to serve their prison term and create conditions for parole under electronic surveillance.

Zagreb - The Government on Thursday sent the bill on the post-quake reconstruction of Zagreb and its environs to Parliament for second reading, and the document has incorporated social criteria for co-financing the reconstruction of buildings damaged in the March 22 earthquake.

Barban - 34-year-old Antonio Osip from Draguzeti has won the 45th Prstenac Race tournament, held in the Istrian town of Barban on Sunday.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said during the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Operation Storm in Knin on Wednesday that the Croatian people are celebrating with respect and pride, and called for building a Croatia based on social justice, solidarity and inclusion.

Zagreb - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Wednesday reported to the Croatian Parliament on the recent EU summit at which Croatia was granted access to €22 billion over the next seven years, which he said was a strong lever for economic recovery.

Zagreb - Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Tuesday the Parliament Presidency was agreed today about recommending that all MPs wear masks in the chamber and that he would continue to ask all to do so.

Zagreb - In accordance with the Act on the Co-Operation of the Croatian Parliament and the Government of the Republic of Croatia in European Affairs, the Government of the Republic of Croatia submitted a written Report on the Extraordinary meeting of the European Council held in Brussels from 17 to 21 July 2020. The Report was presented at the Committee’s session by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Zdravko Marić.

Zagreb - The Report was presented by the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, emphasizing the unprecedented circumstances in which the first Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union took place, given the Covid-19 pandemic, but also the challenges associated with the migration crisis.

Zagreb - The Parliamentary Construction and Zoning Committee on Monday supported a government-sponsored bill on the reconstruction of the Zagreb area after the 22 March earthquake under which the Government will cover 60% of the costs and local governments and owners 20% each.

Zagreb - After a debate that lasted the whole day, the Croatian 151-seat Parliament on Thursday evening gave a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and his second cabinet. Thus, 76 MPs, who make up the ruling majority, voted for the new government, and 59 voted against, with no abstentions.

Zagreb - The new Croatian Parliament, which on Wednesday morning held its founding session, elected the five deputy speakers, three of whom come from the ruling majority and two from the Opposition.

Zagreb - The founding meeting of the new, 10th Parliament began on Wednesday morning with the election of Gordan Jandroković as the Speaker of this 151-seat legislature.

Zagreb - Speaker Gordan Jandroković told MPs on Wednesday at the first session of the tenth parliament that being appointed speaker for the second time was a great honour and that he would discharge his duty responsibly.

Zagreb - President Zoran Milanović has convened the first sitting of the new Sabor in Parliament House on Wednesday, 22 July at 10 a.m. 

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Wednesday that MPs would not go on holiday following the July 5 election, but that the new parliament would immediately resume work as soon as a parliamentary majority is constituted.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković issued on Friday a message on the occasion of Statehood Day, May 30, recalling that 30 years ago the first multi-party parliament was constituted, which paved the way to the democratic change, freedom, and statehood and independence of Croatia.

Zagreb - The Croatian state leadership on Saturday laid wreaths at Zagreb's Mirogoj cemetery on the occasion of Statehood Day, which as of this year is again observed on May 30 instead of June 25.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković on Saturday extended greetings on the occasion of Ramadan Bayram to the head of the Islamic Community in Croatia, Mufti Aziz Hasanović, and all Islamic believers.

Zagreb - The parliamentary election will be held on July 5, President Zoran Milanović decided on Wednesday.

Zagreb - The ninth Croatian Parliament was dissolved on Monday and despite exchange of accusations between lawmakers until the parliament's last moments, the sitting ended with applause for parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković.

Zagreb - Croatia's ninth 151-seat Parliament on Monday ended its last session with the majority voting for parliament's dissolution.

Zagreb - Speaker Gordan Jandroković said after the parliament's dissolution that its greatest achievement was the adoption of Lex Agrokor and political stability while he refuted that this was the worst Parliament ever although he can understand the poor perception due to the street talk by some MPs.

Zagreb - The last Croatian Parliament, which was dissolved on Monday, sat for 421 days and discussed 1,702 items on its agenda since it was established in mid-October 2016, Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said after the dissolution of the 151-seat legislature.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Saturday that defeated Croatian soldiers and civilians were killed at Bleiburg and along the Way of the Cross without a trial, contrary to international conventions, as victims of a crime committed our of revenge and due to ideology.

Zagreb - The parliamentary Judiciary Committee on Wednesday upheld the nomination of Zlata Hrvoj-Šipek as Attorney-General. Hrvoj-Šipek told the Committee she had applied for the position of Attorney-General so that she can create an effective framework for the further operation of the State Prosecutor's Office (DORH).

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković on Thursday issued a message for the International Labour Day, thanking people of different occupations for making it easier for us to live through these challenging times and demanding circumstances.

Zagreb - The parliamentary opposition on Wednesday welcomed a bill that would increase the eligibility threshold for supplementary health insurance which would be financed from the budget but noted that it was a pre-election move.

Zagreb - The parliamentary Domestic Policy and National Security Committee on Wednesday conducted an online meeting and upheld a proposal for Daniel Markić's appointment as the head of the Security-Intelligence Agency (SOA) for a new four-year term.

Zagreb - Deputy Parliament Speaker Željko Reiner on Wednesday called on members of Parliament to remember two important anniversaries - the 75th anniversary of an outbreak of prisoners from the Jasenovac concentration camp and the 30th anniversary of the first multi-party elections in Croatia.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Wednesday that such evil as was done during World War Two must never happen again in this region, and called for promotion of democratic values in the Croatian society.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković extended Easter greetings to Orthodox believers in Croatia on his and Parliament's behalf, wishing that the Easter light give them strength, faith, hope, interior peace, health and joy of living.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Tuesday that anyone who tries to use the current situation for their own benefit should be severely punished and publicly condemned, and he said that everyone will have to give up something in the period to come.

Zagreb -  The Croatian Parliament will continue its session on Wednesday in its building in St. Mark's Square, and it will discuss, among other things, a bill giving more powers to sanitary inspectors and putting COVID-19 on a list of infectious diseases.

Zagreb - President Zoran Milanović, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković on Saturday issued messages offering their best wishes to believers who celebrate Easter according to the Gregorian calendar.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković on Wednesday offered his best wishes to the Jewish faithful on the occasion of the holiday of Passover. 

Zagreb - The Government's April package of measures to bail out the economy affected by the corona crisis received strong support in the parliament on Tuesday. 

Zagreb - Parliament on Tuesday sent a bill o amendments to the law on electronic communication to a second reading, which would legalise broader surveillance of citizens' mobile phones as a measure in the fight against coronarvirus.

Zagreb - Parliament on Tuesday debated a package of 10 bills proposed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) aimed at helping the most vulnerable population to weather the hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The set included measures such as a 12-month loan repayment moratorium and aid for the unemployed and pensioners.

Zagreb - Croatia has found a good balance in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, between protecting public health and fundamental values and freedoms, and it has been shown that the state is functioning very well in the present time of crisis, Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said. 

Zagreb - Parliament on Tuesday adopted a strategy of adaptation to climate change in Croatia until 2040 with an outlook on 2070.

Zagreb - Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Monday Parliament could resume sitting in its building in St. Mark's Square, which was damaged in the March 22 earthquake, after Easter.

Zagreb - Croatian lawmakers on Monday again appealed to the Government to help local agricultural producers and vulnerable social groups affected by the coronavirus crisis.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković announced on Thursday that Prime Minister Plenković would present the new package of measures to help the economy in the crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic to Parliament on Friday, which MPs would discuss for two days and which would be put to a vote next Tuesday.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Wednesday that the Parliament was continuing its business as usual and refuted criticism that decisions pertaining to human rights should be adopted by a two-third majority in the legislature in the current circumstances, too.

Zagreb - Lawmakers on Friday commended the national civil protection authority, thanked the people on the front lines in the fight against coronavirus and called on citizens to adhere to the instructions issued by relevant services and to act responsibly.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Wednesday that all state institutions were cooperating well and that protecting people's lives and health with as few consequences as possible was the main priority in the current crisis caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.  

Zagreb - The Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, Gordan Jandroković, announced on Wednesday he would request an opinion of the Constitutional Court on "restrictions of civil liberties" imposed as part of efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Zagreb - The Croatian Parliament opened Wednesday's sitting with a minute of silence for a 15-year-old girl fatally injured in the earthquake in Zagreb on Sunday. Parliament convened in the old headquarters of the INA oil company because the Parliament building was damaged in the earthquake.