Croatia's government

An outlier in the EU, Croatia's government is resisting calls from experts to decriminalise sex work, most likely out of fear of a conservative backlash.

Migrants are suffering sometimes-violent illegal pushbacks carried out by special police units at the EU's borders, especially Greece and Croatia, an investigation published on Oct. 6 by media including Germany's Der Spiegel found.

The European Commission has rejected allegations that its officials tried to cover up the failure by Croatia's government to supervise its border police, after they were repeatedly accused of abusing migrants and refugees on the EU's external borders.

Plenkovic was the first too make his statement - commenting on an earlier interview given by Dacic, when he said that if Croatia wanted a diplomatic war, it would have it. The head of Croatia's government then said it was "not good to use the word war in any way" and that this was "the kind of rhetoric that should not be used."

As Croatia's government announces stricter rules for the state's ailing pension system, both pensioners groups and experts have warned that the announced changes will not resolve the key issue - the unhealthy ratio between working people and pensioners.

Croatia's government on Thursday passed a package of 60 reforms designed to boost growth, cut public debt, narrow the deficit, reduce unemployment and attract investment.

Croatia's government on Thursday agreed to guarantee a 200-million-euro loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD, to finance the indebted highways.

Croatian Highways, HAC, the company managing most state-owned highways, needs new cash to cover previous loans, mostly taken out for the construction of highways.

If Macedonia's government has its own way, Srgjan Kerim will replace Ban Ki-moon as the next UN Secretary General next year.

Croatia's government on Wednesday announced the winners of an on-shore tender for gas and oil exploration and exploitation in the continental Slavonian region of eastern Croatia, along the Sava and Drava rivers.

Croatia's government on Thursday agreed an economic convergence programme for the 1015-2018 period, which will be submitted to the European Commission for approval.

The report assessed the main economic indicators, planned mechanisms for controlling negative trends and planned reforms aimed at keeping the budget deficit and public debt in check.