The Croatian Parliament will work continuously from Wednesday until July 13

With the Current Morning session, in which members of the Croatian Government will answer questions from representatives, the Croatian Parliament will begin a new session on Wednesday that will last continuously until July 13, thus until the constitutionally defined break.

The first week of work will be one of the most dynamic in recent years: after the Current Morning session, the Parliament will discuss the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, a document that has divided the Croatian public, as well as the ruling HDZ, on Thursday regarding the recall of Deputy Prime Minister Martina Dalić, and on Friday about the Prime Minister’s report on the meetings of the European Council.

>>> On the agenda of the Parliament is the discussion on the Istanbul Convention and the recall of Martina Dalić

Two days before the discussion on the ratification of the Convention, the President of the Parliament Gordan Jandroković reiterated that its ratification would not result in the introduction of gender ideology into either the legal or educational system, as claimed by its opponents, and that the HDZ government would not pass laws that could be linked to gender ideology.

He stated that he himself would not support the ratification if it meant the introduction of gender ideology into the legal and educational system.

On Friday, voting on the ratification

The Parliament will vote on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention on Friday, but it is still not entirely clear whether HDZ representatives will be able to vote according to their conscience. The last statement on this topic was given on Monday evening by the President of the HDZ Club Branko Bačić, stating that HDZ representatives should vote in accordance with the Club’s decision. What the Club’s stance will be will be known after its meeting on Tuesday evening.

Recent weeks have shown that some HDZ representatives oppose the ratification, including the political and international secretaries of the HDZ Davor Ivo Stier and Miro Kovač. This situation is not pleasant for the HDZ, but Jandroković assures that a way will be found to resolve this situation and consolidate the party.

>>> The disagreement between Stier and Plenković regarding the Istanbul Convention is heating up

The recall of Deputy Prime Minister Martina Dalić, requested by the opposition, is a topic that the Parliament will discuss on Thursday. The opposition holds that in the ‘consulting affair’ regarding the special government commissioner for Agrokor Ante Ramljak, who resigned because of it, Dalić lost credibility and thus the ability to hold the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy. The opposition states that only a person who is not in a conflict of interest and represents the interests of the state can be in the Government.

However, Dalić enjoys the support of the Government, and Jandroković is also convinced that the divisions over the Istanbul Convention cannot affect the outcome of the opposition’s request.

>>> The Government rejected the proposal for the recall of Dalić; The opposition incorrectly stated the position she holds

– This opposition initiative is doomed to failure, Jandroković stated.

The request for the dismissal of Deputy Prime Minister Dalić is the fifth opposition request for the dismissal of ministers in Prime Minister Andrej Plenković’s Government.

For the Government, 39 questions

In the Current Morning session, 39 representatives will ask questions to the Government, the first will be independent Veljko Kajtazi, and the last HDZ representative Stipo Šapina.

In addition to the mentioned topics, there are still about a hundred points on the agenda, and it is certain that the agenda will be ‘filled’ with new points in the coming weeks.