Mesic said Seks had chosen a wrong example but added he agreed that parliament's work should be covered so that citizens could watch how the deputies they elected adopted decisions affecting their lives.
Commenting on the government's performance on the economic front, Mesic said the structure of Croatia's economy had not changed but remained import-based. He added the government, the Chamber of the Economy, and the Employers Association should work to correct that.
Asked to be more specific about a statement on the supervision of intelligence services he gave to Vecernji List daily of today, Mesic said the political control of the services was well-organised but that there was no expert control, which he said should be incorporated in the relevant law.
The president said access to intelligence work could not be available to everyone, as was the case with other institutions, but should be available to those answerable for the legality of the work of such services.
Mesic went on to say he did not know if a special task force had been set up to prepare a new law on intelligence services, but added it was not good for every government to spend years on discussing how to adopt a new law since in that case Croatia would never have an efficient intelligence.
Reporters asked for a comment on failed negotiations between the Economy Ministry and the Russian company Mechel, which recently walked out of the ironworks in Sisak, given that Mesic had advocated that Mechel take over the ironworks.
Mesic said he would advocate such a thing again if someone wanted to enable 1,700 employees to keep their jobs. He added he was not familiar with the purchase deal but said a contract must be honoured. He also recalled that for two years the ironworks employees received wages, for which he said the government did not have to set money aside, and that EUR50 million was invested in Sisak.
Mesic said it was bad that Mechel was leaving the ironworks, and that he was not familiar with the reasons but assumed one was the quota for the European market.
Asked if he endorsed Parliament Vice President and Croatian People's Party leader Vesna Pusic's proposal to introduce fitness activities in parliament, Mesic said it should be interpreted as a recommendation that MPs should spend less time in parliament's cafeteria and more time working.