Croatia - Unsuccessful negotiations between state and unions - December 31, 2025

2025 was marked by unsuccessful negotiations between state and public service unions on the base salary for 2026 and the realization of other material rights, their strikes by Fortenova workers and firefighters, and the protest warning of "emergency vehicles" and amendments to the Labour Act (ZOR). Representatives of education unions announced at the end of December that the Government had terminated social dialogue with unions, warning that the situation in public services was poor and that collective bargaining practically no longer existed.

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