Croatia recognizes life partnerships for same-sex couples through the Life Partnership Act, making same-sex couples equal to married couples in almost all of its aspects. The Act also recognizes and defines unregistered same-sex relationships as informal life partners, thus making them equal to registered life partnerships after they have been cohabiting for a minimum of 3 years. Croatia first recognized same-sex couples in 2003 through a law on unregistered same-sex unions, which was later replaced by the Life Partnership Act. The Croatian Parliament passed the new law on 15 July 2014, taking effect in two stages. Following a 2013 referendum, the Constitution of Croatia has limited marriage to opposite-sex couples.
The ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of the nation's military. It is Croatia's ministry of defence. The ministry was established in 1990.
Božidar Kalmeta is a Croatian politician and member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party. From 2003 to 2011 he served in the Croatian Government as Croatia's Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure under HDZ prime ministers Ivo Sanader and Jadranka Kosor.
The ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is responsible for the country's foreign relations, its diplomatic missions and relations to international organisations, especially the European Union.
The ministry of the Internal Affairs Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of state security among other roles. Croatian Police is a public service of the Ministry of the Interior.
The ministry of Justice and Public Administration of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of prosecuting government cases and the administration of institutions falling within the scope of the judiciary system, and in charge of the system and organization of state administration and local and regional governments, political and electoral system, personal status of citizens and other activities within its jurisdiction.
The ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of health care and welfare.
The ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of the development of the economy, and conducting administrative and other tasks related to:
The ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia is a ministry in the Government of Croatia.
The ministry of Construction, Spatial Planning and State Property of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of construction.
The Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government of the Government of Serbia is the ministry in the Government of Serbia which is in the charge of public administration and local self-government. The current minister is Jelena Žarić Kovačević, who has been in office since 2 May 2024.
The Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of environmental protection.
The Anti-Cyrillic protests in Croatia were a series of serbophobic protests in late 2013 against the application of bilingualism in Vukovar, whereby Serbian and the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet were assigned co-official status due to the local minority population. The implementation of this decision became mandatory after the 2011 Croatian census, according to which Serbs in Vukovar comprise more than one-third (34.8%) of Vukovar's total population. Signs in the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet had been put up as the Constitutional Act on the Rights of National Minorities mandates bilingual signs in any area where more than one-third of the population belongs to an ethnic minority. This decision became subject of intense agitation by, among others, Croatian war veterans and many ordinary citizens who believe that due to events, particularly the Battle of Vukovar, the city should have been excluded from the application of the law on minority rights, although protests and vandalism have occurred in other towns and cities. The Serbs of Croatia are a minority group that have the narrowest usage of right to bilingualism among all national minorities in Croatia.
The ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts of the Republic of Croatia was a ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of the administrative and other tasks related to small and medium enterprises, crafts, cooperatives, promotion of exports and foreign investment and improving competitiveness. In the Cabinet of Andrej Plenković in 2016 it was merged with the Ministry of Economy into the Ministry of Economy, Small and Medium Entrepreneurship and Crafts.
The Ministry of Demographics, Family, Youth and Social Policy of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which performs administrative and professional tasks related to the social welfare institutions, the care and protection of people and families, youth, persons with disabilities, victims of trafficking, refugees, asylum seekers and professional activities related to foster care and adoption.
The ministry of Labour and Pension System, Family and Social Policy of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which performs administrative and other tasks related to employment policy, regulation of labor relations, labor market and active employment policy, system and policy of pension insurance and relations with trade unions and employers associations in the area of employment relations.
The ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of planning and implementation of regional development policies, activities related to harmonization with the European Union in the field of regional policy and the use of funds from the European Union.
The first round of the 2017 Croatian local elections was held on 21 May and the second round, where necessary, on 4 June. All seats of the county prefects, city and municipal mayors and members of county, municipal and city councils were up for election.
Ivan Malenica is a Croatian lawyer and politician serving as Minister of Justice and Public Administration since 2020.
Minister of Public Administration is the person in charge of the Ministry of Public Administration of Montenegro. Tamara Srzentić, an independent politician is the current Minister of Public Administration, since 4 December 2020.
[2] HRK 323 million (2015) [3]