Butkovic: I have no information that EPPO conducts an investigation into the construction of the Rijeka-Zagreb railway

Transport Minister Oleg Butkovic said on Wednesday, responding during the current afternoon in SDP MP Mirela Ahmetovic, that there is no information that the Office of the European Public Prosecutor (EPPO) conducts an investigation into the project of the construction of the Rijeka-Zagreb Nizine railway.

« I have no information about the investigation by EPPO, at least no inquiries came to the Ministry, and as far as I know, nor in HZ Infrastructure, » replied Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butkovic SDP’s claim that there was an unofficial information that the European Public Prosecutor had started « combing » Rijeka.

Ahmetovic stated that individual shares do not have valid documentation at all and that the State Commission for Control of Public Procurement Procedures has canceled the last competition for the supervision of the works, and that the competent ministry, despite this, continues to contract the works. Butkovic added to this that the State Commission « always canceled, returns or confirmed to someone. »

« The construction of the lowland railway, the Mediterranean corridor, is one of the most important projects. By the end of this year we will complete the section to the Hungarian border, the 121 kilometer, or 30 percent of the total section, and after all the procedure would be put into traffic next year. The evaluation phase is announced, « Butkovic announced.

He emphasized that these remaining 115 kilometers of estimation railway is about two billion euros « the biggest challenge » are both financially and technically, which will also require funds from EU funds, adding that everything is being done to accelerate the project.

Jeckov (SDSS): Sowing started, and no decisions on disposal of state land, Minister Vlajčić: The new law will be a step forward

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries David Vlajcic cited a new law on disposal of state agricultural land as one of the strategic priorities of the Ministry and announced its adoption by the end of the year.

« We have asked for all stakeholders to appoint representatives in the working group for the development of a new law, and we can soon expect the first proposal for the draft and convening of the first session of the working group. In the application of the existing law, certain deficiencies have been established, and we will strengthen the role of the Ministry with the new law and intensify the control of the use of economic plans and programs of each of the tenants, » said Vlajcic.

« It will be a kind of revolution, a key step forward in agricultural land and a flywheel to all our farmers, » replied SDSS’s Dragan Jeckov, who said another spring sowing began, and decisions on disposal of state agricultural land for some municipalities in Vukovar-Srijem County have not yet been made.

Due to her reminiscent of an unfulfilled pre -election promise of the Homeland Movement, from whose ranks, Minister Vlajcic comes, about the transfer of the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture from Zagreb to Osijek, sparkled in the parliament.

Stipo Mlinarić (DP) replied that the administration for the missing administration should be moved to Negoslavci since « you know where the people who are still looking for. »

« Every time we touch the real and serious problems, you always return to ’91. Unfortunately, you have not yet left, » Jeckov replied, to which Mlinarić continued to report to the violation of the Rules of Procedure.

« It’s not the past. It’s for you, you would forget it, but there are people who won’t forget it, » he said, but he didn’t give up on Jeckov either.

Maybe it’s not the past, you’re right, she said. « Just as they are not all the past, not all of them missing who ended up in the Danube, and you forbade us to throw them a wreath and pay tribute, » she added.

The corresponding DP MPs Dubravka Lipovac Pehar on the measures of suppressing the diseases of Salinavka and Sapa, Minister Vlajcic pointed out that the Republic of Croatia reacted in a timely manner and were adopted by three measures that, he stressed, were temporary. These are orders aimed at protecting the Croatian economy, agriculture and livestock, because the entry of salivary and paws in the Republic of Croatia would really have incomprehensible consequences, he added.

« We have only been guided by the recommendations of the veterinary profession, and currently the measures allowing imports and transit of animal origin products, fresh meat and raw milk, exclusively on former border crossings Goričan and Duboševica, and which include strict controls, disinfection of vehicles at the entry and monitoring of shipments. From illnesses within Slovakia and Hungary, « he said.

Bozinovic: 70 percent convicted of drugs received a suspended sentence, it should change that

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Davor Bozinovic, talking about police action in the suppression of crime, especially concerning drug production and traffic, the topic opened by HDZ’s Goran Kaniški, said the growing trend of criminal offenses and emphasized the problem concerning punishment.

« In addition to migration and terrorism, the EU has classified drugs as one of its priorities, EU citizens spend more than € 30 billion a year on drugs, which means additional teaming, adopting new technologies and international cooperation for police. Criminal offenses committed through criminal associations, « he said.

He stressed that everyone in response to the suppression of crime should make their contribution.

« When it comes to criminal policy, according to the DZS data from 2023, the criminal offenses for unauthorized production and drug traffic, only 11.5 percent convicted received prison sentence, which means more than 70 percent received a suspended sentence and 17 percent in part a suspended sentence and we have to change it, » he said.

HDZ’s Ivan Radic was interested in the Government to further accelerate and modernize the public administration and judiciary, and the Minister of Justice, Administration and Digital Transformation Damir Habijan announced, among other things, the introduction of new services and communication tools through the E-Citizens portal

« Since 2014, when we introduced e-Citizens, today we have reached the figure of 2 million and 8500 users and 110 services. We will soon introduce life situations through which citizens will be able to easily search information that concerns certain life situations, for example, the birth of a child, and you will be able to get the whole procedure where and how to request a land registry, a construction book.

He added that he would also establish communication between citizens, entrepreneurs and bodies of public authorities through the user compartment and allow all state authorities to be connected to this communication.

« As for the judiciary and digitization, the ‘Slav’ 2 project, which is concerned with the upgrade of the court register, will soon be out, » he said.