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Government session: New Draft Act on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters with EU Member States and reports on voters and Civil Service Board acceptedMinister Habijan presented to the Government a Draft Proposal of the Act on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters with EU Member States, to achieve full compliance with the European legal order 21.05.2026. | News

Inaugural visit of Ambassador of AustriaMinister of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation Damir Habijan received the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Republic of Croatia, H.E. Yvonne Tončić-Sorinj 21.05.2026. | News

Strengthening cooperation between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the area of justice and digital transformationOn Thursday 21 May 2026, the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation held a meeting with representatives of the Secretariat of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where they discussed the strengthening of cooperation in the field of justice and digital transformation and the exchange of experiences in the implementation of projects and reform activities 21.05.2026. | News

Parliament sesion: New rules for attorneys and law professors At the 10th session of the Croatian Parliament, Minister of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation Damir Habijan presented the Proposal for the Act on Amendments to the Act on the Legal Profession, to harmonise Croatian legislation with the EU acquis  20.05.2026. | News

Final conference of ‘Implementing the Barnahus Model in Croatia’ project heldThe project, which officially started in September 2023 and runs until June 2026, aims to establish the first Children's House at national level according to the leading European model of protecting the rights and interests of child victims and witnesses of violence or abuse 19.05.2026. | News

Minister Habijan signs Agreement establishing Digitalisation and AI Centre of Šibenik-Knin CountyOn Friday, 15 May 2026, Minister of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation Damir Habijan and Director of Triangle Šibenik New Technologies Incubator Diana Mudrinić signed an Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Digital Transformation and the Establishment and Operation of the Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence Centre of Šibenik-Knin County 15.05.2026. | News

Government session: Increased mobility of lawyers and involvement of retired professors in legal counsellingMinister Habijan presented amendments to the Act on the Legal Profession and a Proposal for a Decree on Court Fee Rates at today’s Government session 
  14.05.2026. | News

Conference on Implementation of OECD Anti-Bribery Convention held in ZagrebThe Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation in cooperation with the United States Embassy organised an expert conference aimed at countering foreign bribery and strengthening business integrity standards 12.05.2026. | News

Croatian delegation in Ukraine: Strengthening international cooperation in the prosecution of war crimesState Secretary Ivan Crnčec participated in the ministerial meeting of the Dialogue Group on Accountability for Ukraine and the international conference “United for Justice. Accountability for Crimes against Civilians” in Kyiv 08.05.2026. | News

Minister Habijan: Croatia will have a pavilion at the Web Summit in Lisbon for the first timeThe Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation and the Croatian Chamber of Economy (HGK) have signed an agreement that will provide domestic technology companies with a strategic appearance at one of the world's largest technology conferences 05.05.2026. | News