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APN received 4,328 subsidy requests for young people purchasing or constructing first residential real estateBy February 16, 2026, the Agency for Transactions and Mediation in Immovable Properties (APN) received 4,328 tax refund requests for purchasing or constructing first residential real estate. A total of 22.3 million euro of subsidies has been approved. This is a permanent measure intended for young citizens and young families aimed at helping them solve their housing situation. 16.02.2026. | News | Information

Minister Bačić: State plans to build and reconstruct 20,200 units by 2030Today, on the premises of the National and University Library in Zagreb, the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets presented the Affordable Housing Act, referred to the Government for the adoption procedure. The Act is an umbrella legislative framework developed based on the National Housing Policy Plan of the Republic of Croatia, adopted by the Government of the Republic of Croatia in March last year with the aim of increasing the accessibility of apartments, ensuring sustainable housing and managing space for housing purposes. The measures stemming from the housing policy entail several areas: increasing the housing supply, regulating the rental market and reducing regional differences. 12.02.2026. | News | Information

Foundation stone for POS building with 10 apartments laid in KumrovecToday the foundation stone for the construction of a multiapartment building comprising 10 housing units, worth 1.8 million euro, was laid in the settlement of Kladnik. The ceremony was held as part of the visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets Branko Bačić to Kumrovec Municipality. Together with the Minister, the event was also attended by State Secretary Željko Uhlir, Director of APN Dragan Hristov, Kumrovec Municipality Prefect Robert Špajtl, Krapina-Zagorje County Prefect Željko Kolar and their associates. 11.02.2026. | News | Information

Digital transformation is the foundation of long-term development, Croatia is almost completely digitally accessible countryCroatia has made progress in digital transformation, with almost all parameters indicating performance at or above the EU average, officials said on Friday at the third session of the National Council for Digital Transformation, chaired by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, who also announced the adoption of the National AI Development Plan until 2032. 06.02.2026. | News | Information

Foundation stone for POS building with 50 apartments laid in KarlovacToday in Karlovac, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Branko Bačić attended the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the construction of a multiapartment POS building in 19 Janka Tomića Street. The ceremony was also attended by State Secretary Željko Uhlir, Director of APN Dragan Hristov, Karlovac County Prefect Martina Furdek-Hajdin and Mayor of Karlovac Damir Mandić. 21.01.2026. | News | Information | POS programme

Construction and housing in 2025 – new legislative package and ensuring affordable housingThe year drawing to a close was marked by the legislative package regarding physical planning and construction, the issue of affordable housing, as well as the fire at Vjesnik, which destroyed the high-rise to such an extent that demolition is required. 30.12.2025. | News | Information

Demographic revitalisation and affordable housing in Government’s focusThe multilevel management policy achieved results through systematic dialogue, functional and fiscal decentralisation and joint realisation of numerous projects, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said at the 19th meeting of the Government and county prefects, representatives of the Association of Cities and the Croatian Union of Municipalities in Dubrovnik. 16.12.2025. | News | Information

Construction begins on multiapartment complex comprising 206 apartments in OsijekThe foundation stone for a multiapartment complex comprising 206 apartments, worth 30.5 million euro, was laid today – symbolically on Osijek City Day – as part of a working visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets Branko Bačić to Osijek-Baranja County. Along with the Minister, the ceremony was also attended by Director of APN Dragan Hristov, Member of Parliament and Mayor of Osijek Ivan Radić, Osijek-Baranja County Prefect Nataša Tramišak and associates. 02.12.2025. | News

APN received 2,933 subsidy requests for young people purchasing or constructing first residential real estateBy November 21, 2025, the Agency for Transactions and Mediation in Immovable Properties (APN) received a total of 2,933 tax refund requests for purchasing or constructing first residential real estate, after opening the application process on June 5, 2025, when the Ordinance on subsidies for the acquisition of first residential real estate entered into force. This is a permanent measure intended for young citizens and young families aimed at helping them solve their housing situation. 25.11.2025. | News | Information

Vjesnik building insured as commercial building – no compensation lossesThe Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets decisively negates media headlines that Vjesnik is insured as a residential building and that the state might lose millions because of it. The Vjesnik building has been insured with Croatia osiguranje insurance company for over ten years, and the insurance policy has been regularly renewed. It was last renewed two months ago. 21.11.2025. | News | Information