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APN received 1,830 subsidy requests for young people purchasing or constructing first residential real estateBy September 17, 2025, the Agency for Transactions and Mediation in Immovable Properties (APN) received a total of 1,830 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. 18.09.2025. | News | Information

By now, 185 protected tenants paid, nearly 200 apartments returned to ownersPursuant to the Act on the Implementation of the European Court’s Judgments of the Statileo Group and the Constitutional Court’s Decision referring to housing care for protected tenants, 185 protected tenants have been paid and nearly 200 apartments have been returned to owners by now. 17.09.2025. | News | Information

Minister Branko Bačić on a working visit to Split – EEZ Spatial Plan Proposal presentedToday Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Branko Bačić, accompanied by State Secretary Tonči Glavinić and associates, visited Split. During the visit he toured the construction site of a building designated for protected tenants, held working meetings with Mayor Tomislav Šuta and County Prefect Blaženko Boban, and he participated in the presentation of the Proposal of the Spatial Plan of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. 16.09.2025. | News | Information

Conference announcement: “M² for the Future – Affordable and Sustainable Housing”On Friday, September 26, at 9 a.m. in the Great Hall of the Croatian Chamber of Economy in Zagreb, a conference called M² for the Future - Affordable and Sustainable Housing will take place under the motto “New generation of affordable housing - build smarter, live better”. 16.09.2025. | News | Information

New Circular Economy Act open for public consultation – fill in the questionnaire!In accordance with the Clean Industrial Deal announcement, the European Commission is drafting the proposal of the Circular Economy Act, whose main objective is to accelerate the transition to circular economy in the EU, while strengthening economic security, resilience, competitiveness and decarbonisation in the EU. 15.09.2025. | News | Information

First policy brief from Urban Nature Plans+ about Article 8 of Nature Restoration RegulationUrban Nature Plans+ is a project financed from the Horizon Europe programme which, by working with cities, aims to halt biodiversity loss and enhance urban ecosystems, fostering healthier and more resilient communities. 15.09.2025. | News | Information

NEB Community Meet-Up during European Week of Regions and Cities 2025Within the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities (October 13-15, 2025, Brussels), the European Commission organises an informal gathering of NEB community members and all parties interested in New European Bauhaus. 15.09.2025. | News | Information

Proposal of the Spatial Plan of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea presentedDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets Branko Bačić and his associates presented, within first public consultation, the Proposal of the Spatial Plan of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. 12.09.2025. | News | Information

Minister Bačić on a meeting with Dragan Čović, president of Croatian National Assembly of Bosnia and HerzegovinaToday Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia and Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets Branko Bačić held a meeting with President of the Croatian National Assembly (HNS) of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Čović. 11.09.2025. | News | Information

The Government adopted Regulation on the conditions and methods of managing temporarily seized assetsAt today’s session, the Government adopted the proposal of the Regulation on the conditions and methods of managing temporarily seized assets, presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State Assets Branko Bačić. The Regulation thoroughly prescribes the conditions and methods of managing assets which have been temporarily seized in criminal proceedings and transferred to the Ministry responsible for state assets based on the decision of the competent body. 11.09.2025. | News | Information