ZAGREB (Croatia), April 26 (SeeNews) - Croatia s parliament will vote on the nominations of several new ministers on Friday, prime minister Andrej Plenkovi
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LONDON, May 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Croatian court has ruled that same-sex partners can now adopt children, backing a gay couple in their five-year fight for the right to family life, according to lawyers and LGBT+ activists involved in the case.
Zagreb’s Administrative Court ruled on April 21 that same-sex couples should not face discrimination in state adoption, the Rainbow Families Association (RFA) said on its website, alongside a redacted copy of the judgment.
Contacted by phone on Thursday, an administrator at the court confirmed the judgment to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, as did the couple’s lawyer.
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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -A Croatian court has ruled that same-sex partners can now adopt children, backing a gay couple in their five-year fight for the right to family life, the government said on Thursday.
Zagreb’s Administrative Court ruled on April 21 that same-sex couples should not face discrimination in state adoption, the Rainbow Families Association (RFA), an LGBT+ group, said on its website, alongside a redacted copy of the judgment.
The head of the RFA, which funded the case, voiced excitement at this latest win for minority rights in the small Balkan state.
“I feel really relieved that this odyssey, that lasted so many years, has finally hit (its) conclusion,” Daniel Martinovic told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone.
Croatia to provide 160 mln kuna (21 mln euro) to save jobs at quake-affected firms Photo: All Rights Reserved
ZAGREB (Croatia), January 13 (SeeNews) - The Croatian government will provide 160 million kuna ($25.7 million/21.1 million euro) to protect jobs at companies in Sisak-Moslavina county, which was hit by a devastating earthquake in late December, labour minister Josip Aladrovic said.
The job retention scheme will be available for the following two months, Aladrovic said in a statement on Tuesday.
There are 1,250 firms that employ a total of 8,800 people in the Sisak-Moslavina county, according to the statement.
In addition, the ministry of economy will finance the rehabilitation of the offices of small and nedium-sized enterprises in the regions affected by the earthquake by providing 10 million kuna, economy minister Tomislav Coric said in the same statement.