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Minister Bačić – SDP uses lies, deception and no arguments to scare citizens about the Physical Planning ActDeputy Prime Minister and Minister Branko Bačić said on Friday that all amendments made by the SDP parliamentary group to the legislative package on construction and physical planning are without merit, highlighting that SDP uses lies and deceptions to scare citizens. 12.12.2025. | News | Information

HGK commentary: new Physical Planning Act is good news for Croatian economy“The Government has submitted the new Physical Planning Act to the Croatian Parliament, which brings what the economy lacks: clear rules, faster processes and a stable investment framework, and it establishes a modern, European planning system that increases Croatia’s competitiveness and opens the door to new investments,” President of HGK Luka Burilović said. 12.12.2025. | News | Information

Christmas Eve Mass to be held in Zagreb Cathedral as restoration work continues 12.12.2025. | News | Information

Members of Croatian Parliament discuss three sectoral acts – on construction, physical planning and energy efficiency in building constructionA package of three bills on construction, physical planning and energy efficiency in building construction receive a second parliamentary reading, votes in favour of separate discussions for each act instead of a joint discussion. 10.12.2025. | News | Information

Minister Bačić held a meeting with representatives of AAUZ and HAZU on new Physical Planning ActToday Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets Branko Bačić, and associates, held a meeting with President of the Academy of Architectural Art and Science (AAUZ) Jerko Rošin and AAUZ members Stjepo Butijer and Tito Kosty, and scholar Nikola Bašić, who is also the Chair of the Scientific Council for Tourism and Space at the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU). 09.12.2025. | News | Information

Committee for physical planning accepts package of sectoral billsOn Tuesday the parliamentary committee for physical planning adopted, by majority vote, a package of three construction and spatial bills, while the opposition once again demanded that the bills be withdrawn from procedure, or at least sent to a third reading, which was deemed as unnecessary by responsible Minister Branko Bačić. 09.12.2025. | News | Information

Zagreb Cathedral now safe to receive worshippersDamir Lazarević, the author of the Zagreb Cathedral reconstruction plan, said on Tuesday that the cathedral, badly damaged in the 2020 earthquake, is now safe to receive worshippers and that there is no obstacle to holding the Midnight Mass there this year as well. 09.12.2025. | News | Information

Two more multiapartment buildings occupied in Sisak – 38 new apartments for residents Today at 29 and 31 Tin Ujević Street, two new multiapartment buildings have been occupied. The investment is worth 5.5 million euro and 38 families will make it their home. The key ceremony marked the completion of 45 multiapartment buildings occupied in Sisak-Moslavina County, while the aim is to build 59 buildings comprising 1,024 housing units – 57 of which should be completed and occupied next year. 05.12.2025. | News

Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has lifted enhanced supervision over Republic of Croatia in cases “Statileo and Others v. the Republic of Croatia”The Republic of Croatia has made an important step towards the end of the long-standing international supervision of the execution of the judgements of the European Court of Human Rights in the so-called Statileo group of cases. 05.12.2025. | News | Information

Construction minister: I'm not worried about protests, the bills are excellentPhysical Planning and Construction Minister Branko Bačić told the parliamentary opposition on Friday that he was not concerned about possible protests, urging them to read the physical planning and construction bills carefully, insisting they were excellent. 05.12.2025. | News | Information