Politics
Friday, 24 March 2023
A Week in Croatian Politics - EU Funds, Earthquake Woes and Mythical Bridges
March the 24th, 2023 - This week in Croatian politics, we've had ongoing issues with post-earthquake reconstruction, more arguing between Plenkovic and Milanovic, and former President Ivo Josipovic thinks its time for the Constitutional Court to get involved. Zagreb mayor Tomislav Tomasevic has openly discussed his relationship with Andrej Plenkovic, saying that "of course there is some tension..." Tomislav Tomasevic recently appeared as a guest on Dnevnik N1, where he discussed, among other things such as the post-earthquake reconstruction process, his relationship with the prime minister. In his words, there are tensions, but the pair still need to work together.…
Friday, 17 March 2023
A Week in Croatian Politics - Drink Driving, Austrian Brothels and Reforms
March the 17th, 2023 - This week in Croatian politics, we've had an HDZ politician accused of drink driving, causing an accident, defrauding an insurance company and also seeing three police officers arrested alongside himself. On top of that, we've had more talk about healthcare reforms, resignations, and freedom for the Murter mayor who spent municipal funds in an Austrian brothel. It's been a busy week. Goran Jandrokovic says the ''institutions are doing their job'' after an HDZ prefect was accused of driving under the influence, causing an accident, faking the circumstances of said accident and then defrauding the…
Friday, 10 March 2023
A Week in Croatian Politics - Corruption, Energy Prices and VAT
March the 10th, 2023 - This week in Croatian politics, we've had a rather poor response to Plenkovic making it illegal to leak information from active investigations, Milanovic has claimed that people are drowning in corruption, and pensioners have had some relief from paying certain health insurance contributions. Oh, and there's been talk of price increases, again. Plenkovic made leaking information an act punishable by law last month, and it's proved wholly unpopular Index writes that the Promocija plus agency recently conducted some research for RTL regarding the announcement of changes to the Criminal Procedure Act and the Criminal Code.…
Friday, 3 March 2023
A Week in Croatian Politics - GDPR Violations and Confidence Votes
March the 3rd, 2023 - This week in Croatian politics, we've had government failings and alleged GDPR violations, the plight faced by doctors and other healthcare professionals being ignored by the powers that be, and Plenkovic was put to the competency test. The government's proposed "white list" of stores fails spectacularly, here's how The state has proven once again that it likes to interfere in things it doesn't actually remotely understand, according to Branimir Perkovic. When it comes to thinks in which it should not be involved at all, it ultimately does badly. The most recent blunder of all is…
Friday, 24 February 2023
A Week in Croatian Politics - Croatian-Ukrainian Solidarity, Sundays and Eggs
February the 24th, 2023 - This week in Croatian politics, we've seen the marking of one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, messages of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, a deeper look into what makes Plenkovic tick, discussions around working Sundays... Oh, and some eggs. An anti-war protest is held in Zagreb as the one year anniversary since Russia's horrific invasion of Ukraine is marked An anti-war protest has been being held today here in the heart of Zagreb on the occasion of the anniversary of the shocking Russian invasion of Ukraine. ''Expressing solidarity with the victims of Russian aggression in…
Thursday, 16 February 2023
A Week in Croatian Politics - Healthcare Woes, Laws and Building Permits
February the 17th, 2023 - This week in Croatian politics, we've had everything from building permit issues for politicians and yet another change to the Law on Reconstruction (years after the earthquakes of 2020) to calls for Health Minister Vili Beros to step down in light of yet another alleged HDZ-fuelled healthcare scandal. Lovro Kuscevic's former adviser is now the head of the Conflict of Interest Commission Index reports that Aleksandra Jozic Ilekovic has become the new president of the Conflict of Interest Commission, and the previous chief, Natasa Novakovic is leaving that body. The above was decided via a secret…
Friday, 10 February 2023
A Week in Croatian Politics - Inheritance, Ukrainian Solders and Corruption
February the 10th, 2023 - This week in Croatian politics, the fallout among certain individuals surrounding the topic of training Ukrainian soldiers in Croatia and elsewhere in the EU has remained heated, Plenkovic's asset card has been up for scrutiny, and SDP's president has accused HDZ of not wanting to solve the pressing issue of corruption at all. Plenkovic's latest asset card shows he inherited 80,000 euros The topic of asset cards which showcase what politicians own in terms of property (be it residential or otherwise) and other such items is often a hot topic in the often complex world…
Friday, 3 February 2023
A Week in Croatian Politics - Kosovo, Energy Prices and the Uhljeb Curse
February the 3rd, 2023 - This week in Croatian politics, we've had energy price woes, ''uhljebljivanje'' through exposed messages, and questions by experts about precisely what Croatia is trying to do by allowing Zoran Milanovic to make such confusing and politically damaging statements about the Russia-Ukraine war. The government is looking into what it can do when it comes to energy prices after the 1st of April this year Energy costs are still causing a lot of concern among the general public and particularly among businesses who are struggling to pay their often extortionate bills. With an unusually mild winter…
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Return from Germany: Croatian Returnee Starts Up Business in Slavonia
January the 31st, 2023 - While we seem to hear little else about Croatia's demographic crisis than people abandoning parts of Croatia, particularly the east, to head off elsewhere in Western Europe in search of work, the opposite is also true. One Croatian returnee has moved home from Germany, bringing an innovative business idea with him - to Slavonia. As Poslovni Dnevnik/VL/Branimir Bradaric writes, for a great many years now, Slavonia was the place from which people emigrated to other parts of Croatia or abroad and never returned. However, there are already an increasing number of cases where people have returned…
Friday, 27 January 2023
A Week in Croatian Politics - Holocaust Remembrance and Popularity Contests
January the 27th, 2023 - This week in Croatian politics, we've had continued hunts for those who have wrongly increased their prices following Croatia's accession to the Eurozone earlier this month, the first Crobarometer survey of 2023, and a look back into a dark past as Croatia prepares to preside over the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. 2023's first Crobarometer reveals that majority don't believe that the government is competent when it comes to solving the issues we're facing, yet HDZ remains the most popular political party... Quite the paradox, isn't it? Such is Croatia. The first Crobarometer of 2023 has revealed…
Friday, 20 January 2023
A Week in Croatian Politics - Davos, Bureaucracy Injections and Price Hikes
January the 20th, 2023 - This week in Croatian politics, we've still more or less been talking non stop about inflation, Schengen and Eurozone entry and of course - ongoing price increases, but that isn't all. From meetings with Azerbaijani officials and Google's top brass to new ways of injecting even more bureaucracy, let's take a glance at the last week. The government is set to introduce a special ID card for state institution employees, a move which will cost millions Just when you thought Croatia couldn't possibly have more forms of card that you need to carry around with…
