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Zagreb - The Sabor's Committee on Environment and Nature Protection on Thursday discussed climate and energy policies in the context of updating the Integral National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for the period from 2021 to 2030.

Zagreb - The Opposition on Thursday blasted the draft Tourism Bill, maintaining that it would not result in sustainable tourism and the only ones to profit would be private consultancies that would make tourism development plans while HDZ MPs commended it as a step forward and an example to other countries.

Zagreb - Parliament on Wednesday endorsed a final bill on academic titles and degrees, questioning during debate the large number of study programmes and academic titles in Croatia.

Zagreb - Croatia has been constantly pushing for Kosovo's accession to international and regional organisations and calls on the states which have not yet done so to internationally recognise Kosovo, Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković told Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani Sadriu on Tuesday.

Zagreb - More than 800 people, both local and foreign visitors, visited the Croatian Parliament on Open Door Day on Saturday to see the most important parliamentary sights and hear interesting information about the history of  Parliament.

Zagreb - To mark the Croatian Parliament Day - 8 October – in memory of the legislators' unanimous decision on 8 October 1991 to sever all ties with the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with Croatia becoming a free and independent state, Citizens Service of the Croatian Parliament will be organizing the Parliament House Open Day event. 

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković on Friday extended his best wishes to Croatian MPs and citizens on the occasion of Parliament Day, which is observed on 8 October, recalling the historic decision the parliament made on that day 32 years ago, and the dramatic events of 7 October 1991.

Zagreb - Both the ruling and opposition parties in the Croatian parliament on Thursday endorsed a set of eight bills amending various regulations following the adoption of the euro as legal tender.

Zagreb - The new Law on Humanitarian Aid strengthens the mechanisms of control over the collection of humanitarian aid and increases fines in order to prevent abuses, Social Policy Ministry State Secretary, Marija Pletikosa, told the parliament on Wednesday.

Zagreb -  Parliament debated for nine and a half hours on Wednesday an opposition motion to give a vote of no confidence in Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman for failing to declare €2.1 million in dividends among his assets, which the government and the ruling majority rejected.

Zagreb - The 151-seat Croatian Parliament on Thursday adopted the new law on constituencies for the election of members of Parliament, redrawing the boundaries of the 10 electoral districts but not change the election system.

Zagreb - The state neither controls debt collection agencies nor protects debtors, the opposition said on Thursday in a debate on new rules for debt collectors, while the ruling majority denied this.

Zagreb - Commenting on the fact that no candidate responded to the advertised vacancy for the head of the Office for Suppression of Corruption and Organised Crime (USKOK), State Attorney-General Zlata Hrvoj-Šipek said on Wednesday that her office and USKOK did not depend on one person.

Zagreb – The Chairwoman of the Agriculture and Forestry Committee of the Parliament of Finland, Jenna Simula, and the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Cyprus, Yiannakis Gavriel, introduced the topic of national parliaments’ initiatives.

Zagreb - Chairwoman of the Agriculture Committee, Marijana Petir, chairman of the Committee on Agriculture of the Hungarian Parliament Sándor Font and Executive Director of the Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food Darja Sokolić presented their keynote speeches about the Declaration on GMO-free Alps-Adriatic-Danube region and the review of the proposals for new European Commission Regulations concerning plants obtained by new genomic techniques and the production and marketing of plant reproductive material.

Zagreb - Marking the tenth anniversary of Croatia’s membership in the European Union, the Agriculture Committee of the Croatian Parliament organized an inter-parliamentary conference on the contribution of national parliaments to the improvement of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union.

Zagreb - Agriculture is invaluable for national security and economic development, Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Monday, adding that the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) contributes to development but that one should take account of member states' specificities.

Zagreb - The Pelješac Bridge, built by a Chinese company, and the Chinese investment in the Senj wind park are symbols of successful cooperation between Croatia and China, said Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković, and a senior official of the Chinese Parliament, Li Hongzhong, on Friday.

Zagreb - On the occasion of National Day of Combating Violence Against Women, observed on 22 September, MPs said on Friday that the Croatian society is obliged to do everything to stop violence against women and preserve human lives.

Zagreb - Croatian parliamentary opposition parties on Thursday criticised the government's proposal to amend a package of tax laws, saying that it did not take into account the high rate of inflation.

Zagreb - Finance Minister Marko Primorac presented the government's proposal to amend a package of tax laws to Parliament on Thursday, saying that it had received an equal amount of support and criticism and that this was a good indicator.

Zagreb - The Defence Committee of the Croatian Parliament gave at its session on Thursday a unanimous positive opinion on the joint procurement of ammunition and other equipment within the European Defence Agency projects.

Zagreb - On the initiative of the chairwoman of the Agriculture Committee, Marijana Petir, and on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Croatia’s membership in the EU, the Croatian Parliament will host an inter-parliamentary conference on the “Contribution of National Parliaments to Improving the Common Agricultural Policy” on 25 September 2023 in Zagreb.

Zagreb - The Croatian Parliament on Wednesday opened a discussion on the final proposal to amend the Electoral Units Act, with ruling and opposition MPs exchanging heavy words over the voter register.

Zagreb - Croatian MPs on Tuesday supported the Agreement between the governments of Croatia and Hungary on cooperation in the fight against cross-border crime, but also warned of the problem of illegal migrants and criminal networks that take advantage of the absence of controls in the Schengen area.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković on Friday extended his best wishes to the Jewish community on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Tuesday that the parliament will convene again on Tuesday, 19 September, and the session will start with Question Time, with MPs discussing the Constituencies Bill and a set of nine tax-related bills during the first week of the session.

Zagreb - The issue of Croats in Slovenia, who do not have a recognised national minority status, is one of the outstanding issues between Zagreb and Ljubljana that we would like to resolve in a spirit of good neighborliness, Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said on Thursday.

Zagreb - Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob met with Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković in Ljubljana on Wednesday, thanking Croatia for being the first to come to his country's aid after it was hit by heavy floods early in August.

Zagreb - The outstanding Croatia-Slovenia issues, first and foremost the border arbitration, do not affect their relations as friends, partners and good neighbours, the two countries' parliament speakers said in Ljubljana on Wednesday.

Zagreb - Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković has received Montenegrin President Jakov Milatić, currently on an official visit to Croatia, the Croatian parliament. 

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković and Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Butković laid wreaths and lit candles on Goli Otok and Sveti Grgur islands on Wednesday on the occasion of the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of all Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes.

Zagreb - The parliamentary Domestic Policy and National Security Committee supported the proposal to appoint General Ivan Turkalj as the head of the Military Security and Intelligence Agency (VSOA), the chairman of that committee, Siniša Hajdaš Dončić, said on Wednesday afternoon.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković on Friday sent a congratulatory message on the occasion of Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day, Veterans Day and the 28th anniversary of  Operation Storm, saying that Storm was a turning point in the 1991-1995 Homeland War.

Zagreb - The International Day of Remembrance of the Roma Genocide Victims of the Second World War, more than half a million of them, was commemorated for the 12th time in a row in Uštica, one of the execution grounds of the Jasenovac camp.

Zagreb - Parliament on Sunday rejected by majority vote two conclusions proposed by President Zoran Milanović on the ongoing strike in the judiciary and the gas affair, after debating them over the past two days, and endorsed the conclusions of the ruling majority.

Zagreb - The Croatian parliament on Saturday continued the extraordinary session called by President Zoran Milanović, who proposed that the government be given 15 days to ensure the normal functioning of the judiciary and establish the responsibility in the gas sales scandal.

Zagreb - The parliamentary Agriculture Committee on Saturday discussed the measures being taken to curb African swine fever, with representatives of pig farmers saying that "sales must function in controlled conditions" and veterinarians pointing to a lack of Civil Protection's assistance.

Zagreb - On Friday, the Croatian Parliament supported by a majority vote the amendments to the Housing Provision in Assisted Areas Act, which allow earthquake victims living in container settlements or containers next to their family houses to be accommodated in state-owned apartments during the summer.

Zagreb - The Croatian parliament on Friday amended the Maritime Domain and Sea Ports Act, which aims to ensure modern, rational and responsible management of the maritime domain.

Zagreb - The Croatian parliament on Wednesday amended the Homeland War Veterans Act, increasing disability allowances for veterans of the 1991-1995 war of independence and laying down a legal basis for establishing an institution for the long-term accommodation of veterans who cannot look after themselves.

Zagreb - Only three candidates have submitted applications for the post of the country's third Information Commissioner, and current Information Commissioner Zoran Pičuljan is not among them, even though under the relevant law, he could have applied for another term in office.

Zagreb - A memorial ceremony was held in the Croatian Parliament on Thursday to commemorate Srebrenica Genocide Remembrance Day, with members of Parliament, senior government and judicial officials and religious dignitaries attending it.

Zagreb - Finance Minister Marko Primorac on Tuesday dismissed the opposition claims that the amendment of nine tax laws is "the waging of a war" against the largest cities, saying they are steps forward in fiscal decentralisation after a long time.

Zagreb - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit Croatia by the end of the year, it was said at a meeting of the Croatia-Israel parliamentary friendship group on Tuesday, when a Knesset delegation visited the Croatian parliament.

Zagreb - Members of the Croatian Parliament on Monday had no objections to the government's proposal to reappoint Majda Tafra-Vlahović a member of the Hina Steering Council, while some opposition lawmakers raised objections to the work of the national news agency.

Zagreb - Justice and Public Administration Minister Ivan Malenica said in the parliament on Monday the new law on wages in government and public services was a turning point in the management of human resources and creation of an efficient and professional public administration, while the opposition said it was incomplete.

Zagreb - Parliament on Wednesday adopted the Personal Assistance Act which increases the number of beneficiaries from 4,000 to over 15,000 as well as the number of personal assistants.

Zagreb - Parliament on Wednesday unanimously amended the law on the wages of judges and other judicial officials, raising the gross base pay from €625.20 to €706.59 as well as the coefficient for first-instance court judges from 3.54 to 4.21.

Zagreb - Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković said at a thematic session of the Agriculture Committee on Wednesday that Croatia was going in the right direction with agricultural production.