The seventh parliament will begin its first regular two-week session on January 18, during which it is expected to revoke privileged pensions for MPs, members of the government and the Constitutional Court, which was one of the election campaign promises of the ruling Kukuriku coalition.
Speaking to the press after Tuesday's session of the parliamentary Presidency, Speaker Boris Sprem said the ruling coalition was drawing up a bill to revoke privileged pensions that the Sabor was expected to enact during its first regular session.
"As far as I know, the law is being prepared. It is roughly completed and the relevant ministry will send it to the government. It is expected to be passed during this Sabor session."
The agenda has seven items, including a government report on Croatia's upcoming accession to the European Union which MPs will discuss on January 19.
At an extraordinary session in late December, the parliamentary groups agreed to hold a thematic discussion on Croatia's EU membership.
The coming session will begin with Question Time, to be followed by the appointment of the chairs, deputy chairs and members of parliamentary committees that have not been appointed yet.
Sprem said there were more than 20 such committees and that they must be constituted so that parliament could work, given that, for example, the foreign and European integration committees must discuss the government's EU membership report before parliament did.
The agenda also includes reports on the performance of the State Prosecutor's Office, the Croatian National Bank, the Financial Agency, and the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
