#Andrej Plenković

The former Vice President of Parliament and HDZ underwent two surgeries in a short period, but according to party sources, his life is not in danger.

The Croatian Parliament convenes an extraordinary session on Thursday regarding the hazardous waste case in Gospić, but neither the President of the Republic nor the Prime Minister will attend. Four government ministers have confirmed their presence.

Možemo coordinator Sandra Benčić accused the HDZ government of deregulating waste imports, enabling Croatia to become the EU's dumping ground, and demanded urgent remediation of the illegal landfill in Gospić.

Prime Minister Plenković Meets with Croatian Gymnastics Federation Leadership and Receives Croatian Athletics Medalists from the European Championships in Birmingham.

Ante Jukić's column analyzes the political battle over the waste scandal in Lika, while the Prime Minister simultaneously celebrates the successes of Croatian athletes.

At a press conference of the left opposition in Gospić, Dalija Orešković sharply criticized HDZ and Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, called for early elections, and announced mass protests.

At a telephone session, the government approved the crossing of the border by members of the Croatian Armed Forces for humanitarian aid in firefighting efforts in the municipality of Bosansko Grahovo.

Most has initiated a no-confidence motion against Andrej Plenković's government over the hazardous waste scandal in Lika. The author of Hrvatski glasnik wonders whether there are 76 people in the Parliament ready to put the state before party interests, and what would even come after a potential fall of the government.

The affair involving tens of thousands of tons of hazardous waste has raised questions about the prime minister's political accountability and the speed of the chief state attorney's criminal investigation.

The President could decide on convening the session within the next few days, while the opposition, excluding Most, plans a meeting in Gospić.

A video has surfaced showing the Prime Minister and ministers singing Oliver Dragojević's hits at the home of former Alka knight Ivo Vukasović Parin, known for a traffic accident caused while intoxicated in 2020.

As public outrage grows, the urgent cleanup of PFAS contamination in Gospić and its surroundings is critical, with political accountability to follow.

While the Prime Minister insists the waste situation in Gospić is being resolved 'without hysteria,' commentator Vanja Moskaljov accuses him of indifference to the health of people in Lika.

Last year, the guaranteed minimum benefit for a single person was €160, just a fifth of the amount that statistically marks the risk of poverty. The EU average is 56.3 percent.

MPs Troskot and Miletić accuse PM Plenković of downplaying the scale of hazardous waste pollution. They demand an emergency session of Parliament, with a protest in Gospić scheduled for August 16 at 9:30 AM.

The Drito MP told N1 that the hazardous waste affair marks the beginning of the end for Plenković's government and urged the president to act.