ZAGREB, March 4 (Hina) - A fierce argument and accusations by Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) MP Tonci Tadic turned a peaceful discussion which the Sabor economy committee held about an agreement on the Krsko nuclear power plant on
Tuesday, into a verbal incident.
ZAGREB, March 4 (Hina) - A fierce argument and accusations by
Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) MP Tonci Tadic turned a peaceful
discussion which the Sabor economy committee held about an
agreement on the Krsko nuclear power plant on Tuesday, into a verbal
incident. #L#
Discussing a proposal put forward by the Croatian Social Liberal
Party (HSLS) to withdraw the law on the ratification of an agreement
on the Krsko power plant, Tadic stated that everything that the
Croatian government had done concerning the Krsko plant, and in
particular Croatia's Deputy Prime Minister Goran Granic and the
economy minister's assistant in charge of energy, Roman Nota, could
be described as collaborationism.
"If we were in government, we would try you. You are lucky that this
is not war time because you could be sure you know how you would end
up," Tadic told Nota.
The comment was followed by murmurs in the parliamentary committee
and a lukewarm reaction by the president of the committee, Dragica
Zgrebec (Social Democratic Party - SDP).
Tadic accused the ruling coalition that it had not done anything to
protect national interest and as a sign of protest, he walked out.
Drazen Budisa (HSLS) reminded that circumstances had changed since
the HSLS made its proposal, namely that Slovene parliament had in
the meantime ratified the agreement on the nuclear power plant.
He claimed that for months now delays in the ratification cost the
country 1.5 million kuna (0.2 million euros) each day.
Due to the lack of a quorum, the committee could not adopt any
conclusions.
It also discussed the circumstances surrounding the sale of Suncani
Hvar, which once again, ended up in a difference of opinions.
SDP MP Zorko Vidicek and Tourism Minister Pave Zupan Ruskovic, for
example, believe that the decision to sell the Suncani Hvar hotel
chain to Slovenia's Terme Catez would be the best option. That
decision would be in the best interest however it is concerning that
politicising conquers arguments and facts and that due to political
pressure, political decisions are made, Vidicek said.
Opposition MP's claimed that the case of Suncani Hvar proved that
the government did not have any strategy for privatisation.
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