ZAGREB, Nov 22 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament adjourned its session on Friday morning, following requests of a majority of benches that a Vice Premier, Slavko Linic, should notify MPs of the developments in Sisak on Thursday in
relation to the protest of the ironworks' employees.
ZAGREB, Nov 22 (Hina) - The Croatian parliament adjourned its
session on Friday morning, following requests of a majority of
benches that a Vice Premier, Slavko Linic, should notify MPs of the
developments in Sisak on Thursday in relation to the protest of the
ironworks' employees. #L#
The chairman of the session allowed a 30-minute-long break, after
the Social Liberals (HSLS) bench asked for Linic's immediate
explanation of the events.
"We ask for a comprehensive report, as the police attacked workers
and beat Croatian mothers while they were protesting over the
government's failure to meet its obligations to pay overdue
salaries to (workers)," Mario Kovac said on behalf of the HSLS
bench.
Jadranka Kosor of the HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union) joined him in
severe criticism of yesterday's developments in Sisak. She called
Interior Minister Sime Lucin and Social Welfare Minister Davorko
Vidovic, who also had been in Sisak yesterday, to arrive at Sabor
and inform MPs of the events.
The request of the HSLS and HDZ was supported by benches of the
Croatian Party of Rights/Christian Democrat Union (HSP/HKDU),
Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS), Democratic Centre (DC), Libra
and the Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS).
Mato Arlovic on behalf of the Social Democrats (SDP) said he did not
oppose the motion that the Sabor be informed of the events in Sisak,
but he maintained it would be impossible in the course of the day
given that the government had not gathered all relevant
information.
The SDP whip stressed the incumbent government was not responsible
for the bad situation in the Sisak Ironworks, and pinned the blame
to the bankruptcy commissioner and the council of creditors.
Before the break, MPs voted for other items on the agenda.
They endorsed amendments and supplements to the general tax law and
income tax law, which were in the first reading, and a draft bill an
foreign exchange transactions.
A majority of MPs voted for removing the label confidential from a
part of a report drawn up by the Audit Service, which referred to the
business operations of the ministries of defence, foreign and
internal affairs in 2001.
The parliament adopted changes to the law on the auditing of
ownership transformation and privatisation and the law on the
employment of disabled persons.
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