#Zoran Milanović

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.

The Mayor of Gospić has sent a sharply worded open letter to the President of the Republic of Croatia regarding the request for an extraordinary session of Parliament on hazardous waste remediation.

The IDS parliamentary representative demands political accountability for systemic failures from Customs to ministers, leaving everything else to the judiciary.

The President of the Republic has called for an extraordinary session of Parliament and a 15-day deadline for appointing the Chief State Inspector, while Plenković says he will do so when the Government deems it necessary.

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

Political scientist Davor Gjenero believes the PM has consolidated the ruling majority, but there is one partner he would gladly get rid of. A meeting of parliamentary majority party leaders has been called for 11 AM.

While authorities insist they responded in a timely manner and that remediation is underway, the opposition and a local initiative accuse institutions of a year and a half of silence and complicity in ecocide.

Following USKOK's findings on 37,000 tons of hazardous waste in Gospić, the former prime minister demands an urgent political response and the convening of an extraordinary session of Parliament.

The Prime Minister faces pressure from the opposition and the president, but the greatest danger comes from within the coalition. The Homeland Movement says the people of Lika cannot afford to wait for bureaucracy.

The President rightly demanded accountability for the poisoning of Lika with hazardous waste, but his criticism selectively bypassed the Chief State Attorney and the Mayor of Gospić, who is politically close to him.

After USKOK released the findings of the environmental assessment in Gospić, the President of the Republic strongly criticized the Government and institutions for their slow response and lack of sanctions for illegal hazardous waste disposal.

At the 311th Sinjska Alka, the president said there were no political messages except a shared menu, peace and better earnings. While temperatures sizzled, political tensions between him and Plenković remained frozen, and Bulj called out the government.

The Duke's Reception was held at the Alkars' Courts, gathering Croatia's top officials, where President Zoran Milanović received an award from the head of the Knightly Alkars' Society.

Independent MP urges opposition to jointly initiate a no-confidence vote against PM Plenković, and demands President Milanović urgently convene an extraordinary session of Parliament.

The MP is demanding the government's ouster and an emergency session of Parliament, while Prime Minister Plenković announces remediation and prosecution of those responsible for illegally dumped hazardous waste.

Stipe Jukić, president of the Knightly Alkars' Society, confirmed the arrival of the President of the Republic, the Speaker of Parliament, and the Prime Minister, noting that interest in the Alka is so high that tickets were sold online for the first time and sold out in record time.