ZAGREB, June 30 (Hina) - The co-ordinating body of the ruling coalition benches on Monday decided that in the coming period parliament would vote on the agenda and discuss bills on Wednesdays in response to the announced boycott of
opposition parties -- the HDZ, the HSLS, the DC, the HSP -- of the work of the parliament.
ZAGREB, June 30 (Hina) - The co-ordinating body of the ruling
coalition benches on Monday decided that in the coming period
parliament would vote on the agenda and discuss bills on Wednesdays
in response to the announced boycott of opposition parties -- the
HDZ, the HSLS, the DC, the HSP -- of the work of the parliament. #L#
The leading opposition parties have recently decided to boycott the
voting on bills in protest over the current situation in the Osijek-
Baranja County's assembly. They, however, will take part in the
voting on bills aimed at harmonising the Croatian legislation with
the European Union's standards and on bills they have drawn up.
The whip of the Social Democrats (SDP), Mato Arlovic, told
reporters that coalition MPs would have to be more active not only
during parliament sessions but also at meetings of parliamentary
committees.
The ruling benches agreed that they would endorse a package of laws
relating to labour and social welfare, and amendments will not
conceptually influence the contents of those bills, Arlovic said.
Regardless of packages of laws which Croatia should harmonise with
the EU legislation, the parliament will most probably not be in
sitting after 15 July when its regular summer recess starts, and it
is likely that there will be no extraordinary session until the
beginning of September, he said.
(hina) ms sb