Zagreb - The Croatian Parliament will resume work on Tuesday after a two-month summer recess, opening its autumn/winter session with an open-floor question-and-answer session in which MPs will put questions to the prime minister and ministers.
The 41 questions will be opened by Branko Kolarić, a former SDP member who is currently unaffiliated with any parliamentary group, while the final question will be asked by Saša Đujić. Illegal waste, a major issue over the summer, is expected to dominate, alongside inflation, living standards, healthcare, recent femicide cases and peer violence.
The session will then turn to Prime Minister Andrej Plenković's report on the European Council meeting of 18–19 June 2026. MPs are due to discuss more than 150 agenda items, including just over 20 government bills, reports by institutions and numerous opposition bills, motions and several interpellations. One of the more heated debates is expected to be on the SDP's motion to dismiss the government over the environmental disaster in Lika, backed by more than 50 opposition MPs.
Parliamentary groups are also expected to begin talks on a new set of parliamentary rules aimed at making debates more efficient and engaging, including shorter speaking times and restrictions on interventions within groups.
It remains uncertain whether the ruling parties and opposition will resume talks on electing three Constitutional Court judges, as the court currently has only 10 of its 13 judges.
The 12th session will run from 15 September to 30 October.