ZAGREB, October 27, 2018 - The Croatian People's Party (HNS), a junior partner in the ruling coalition, boasted on Saturday about the results of its ministers, saying Croatia had been waiting for them for years and that over the next two years its slogan would be "Neither left nor right, but forward".

The education reform has finally been launched and the issue of protected tenants is being dealt with, HNS president Ivan Vrdoljak told reporters ahead of a Main Committee session. He cited a European Commission report, saying it clearly stated that the education reform had finally kicked off in the right direction. Education Minister Blaženka Divjak is a HNS member of the government.

Vrdoljak said the HNS had also contributed to the pension and tax reforms. The HNS has a clear plan of action, a clear course, neither left nor right, but forward, he said, dismissing comparisons with populists who said similar things "but are pulling backwards by talking about reducing human rights."

Speaking of the ailing Uljanik shipyard, he said it was necessary to calculate what was cheaper for citizens and better for shipbuilding to survive in Pula, whether controlled bankruptcy or restructuring. He added that the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development "should have watched over the spending of state guarantees."

Physical Planning and Construction Minister Predrag Štromar said young people were helped to find homes thanks to subsidised construction and subsidised loans. "In 16 months, we have provided 5,500 flats for young people," he said, adding that the pace would be stepped up over the next two years.

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