Plenković dismisses no-confidence vote as 'major political failure'
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Prime Minister Andrej Plenković described the latest attempt to oust him as a political misstep, an assessment his party spent the night defending. The governing HDZ appears to be settling into a pattern of late-night image management as the opposition questions whether the party is more concerned with the Prime Minister's reputation than the missing persons cases he was ostensibly discussing.
Anti-corruption agency USKOK has opened a case against 19 individuals and eight companies for environmental crimes, while a regional government is reviewing its decision to hire a former shipyard executive currently under investigation for the mismanagement of €9 million. It is a busy week for the judiciary; even the drug cartels have reportedly arrived, with experts warning that a 'European narco-boom' has reached the coast.
The capital's emergency services have recorded 155 interventions across three locations this year, leading to public debate over 'uncivilized' behavior in the city. Meanwhile, the government is reportedly blocking an Italian proposal for the new Maksimir stadium, despite the investors believing they had won the contract.