The Government of Croatia,formally the Government of the Republic of Croatia,commonly abbreviated to Croatian Government,is the main executive branch of government in Croatia. It is led by the president of the Government,informally abbreviated to premier or prime minister. The prime minister is nominated by the president of the Republic from among those candidates who enjoy majority support in the Croatian Parliament;the candidate is then chosen by the Parliament. There are 20 other government members,serving as deputy prime ministers,government ministers or both;they are chosen by the prime minister and confirmed by the Parliament. The Government of the Republic of Croatia exercises its executive powers in conformity with the Croatian Constitution and legislation enacted by the Croatian Parliament. The current government is led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.
The Krško Nuclear Power Plant is located in Vrbina in the City Municipality of Krško,Slovenia. The plant was connected to the power grid on October 2,1981,and went into commercial operation on January 15,1983. It was built as a joint venture by Slovenia and Croatia which were both part of Yugoslavia at the time.
Full diplomatic relations between Croatia and Israel were established on April 9,1997 following Croatia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia. Croatia has an embassy in Tel Aviv and honorary consulates in Ashdod,Caesarea,Jerusalem and Kfar Shmaryahu. Israel has an embassy in Zagreb. Relations between the two countries are described as friendly and highly cooperative. In recent years,Croatia and Israel have intensified bilateral relations and defence and security cooperation. Croatia is one of the countries Israel occasionally turns to inside the EU to advocate on its behalf and it generally abstains or votes with Israel on key EU votes at the UN. Israeli president Reuven Rivlin described Croatia in 2019 as "Israel's strong ally in the EU,the UN and other multilateral organizations."
Martina Dalić is a Croatian economist and finance official who was a Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia and Minister of Economy,Small and Medium Entrepreneurship and Crafts in the Cabinet of Andrej Plenković.
Andrej Plenković is a Croatian politician serving as prime minister of Croatia since October 2016. He was previously one of eleven Croatian members of the European Parliament,serving from Croatia's accession to the European Union in 2013 until his resignation as MEP when he took office as prime minister. Plenkovićhas also been serving as the president of the Croatian Democratic Union since 2016.
Zdravko Marić is a Croatian economist and politician who served as the Minister of Finance from 2016 and a Deputy Prime Minister from 2019,until his resignation from both positions in 2022. He was the first non-partisan holder of the office in Croatia's post-independent history.
Ante Šprlje is a Croatian lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice in the cabinets of Prime Ministers Tihomir Oreškovićand Andrej Plenkovićfrom 22 January 2016 until being dismissed by Plenkovićon 27 April 2017.
The Fourteenth Government of the Republic of Croatia was the Croatian Government cabinet formed on 19 October 2016,following the 2016 election. It was led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. The cabinet was dissolved on 23 July 2020 and was succeeded by a new government presided over by Plenković.
Marija PejčinovićBurić is a Croatian politician of the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union party who served as Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and First Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia from 2017 to 2019. She was the third woman to hold the post of foreign minister,following Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovićand Vesna Pusić. PejčinovićBurićpreviously served as a Member of Parliament during its Sixth Assembly (2008–2011),representing the 6th electoral district.
Predrag Štromar is a Croatian politician who served as Minister of Construction and Physical Planning and Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Croatia from 2017 to 2020. He previously served as president of the Croatian People's Party from May to December 2020.
Darko Horvat is a Croatian politician who served as Minister of Construction,Physical Planning and State Property in the Government of Croatia between 2020 and 2022,when he was arrested by USKOK for abuse of position. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union since 1999. His successor is Ivan Paladina.
Ivan Malenica is a Croatian lawyer and politician serving as Minister of Justice and Public Administration since 2020.
Parliamentary elections were held in Croatia on 17 April 2024 to elect the members of the 11th Sabor. Prior to the elections,the government consisted of a coalition of the Croatian Democratic Union and Independent Democratic Serb Party,with parliamentary support of five national minority MPs,two MPs from the Croatian Social Liberal Party and Croatian Demochristian Party,and one independent MP,Silvano Hrelja.
The Fifteenth Government of the Republic of Croatia was the Croatian Government cabinet formed on 23 July 2020,following the 2020 election. It was led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. The cabinet was dissolved on 17 May 2024 and was succeeded by a new government presided over by Plenkovićfor the third consecutive time.
Mario Banožić is a Croatian politician who served as Minister of Defence from 2020 to 2023. He previously served as Minister of State Property from 2019 until 2020.
Tomislav Pokaz is a Croatian official who is currently serving as the economic advisor to Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.
On 10 March 2022 at 23:01 CET,an unidentified Soviet-made Tupolev Tu-141 reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed in Zagreb,the capital of Croatia. With an unidentified operator and unknown destination,the origin of the drone is presumed to be connected to military actions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The drone's flight over Croatia,Hungary and Romania prompted criticism of the countries' defense systems as the UAV was detected but not cleared. In response,the Croatian government restricted airspace over populous cities and received military support from France and the United States who dispatched multiple fighter-jets to Croatia days later for joint exercises.
The Croatian euro coins are a set of euro coins currently being minted by the Croatian Mint since July 2022. They are the official euro coins with the national motif of Croatia.
Davor Filipović is a Croatian politician,and former Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Croatia. He is also a Doctor of Economics and a university associate professor of economics.
The Sixteenth Government of the Republic of Croatia is the current Croatian Government cabinet formed on 17 May 2024,following the 2024 election. It is led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.
