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Minister Habijan: Serious environmental crime, ecocide, is being introducedMinister Damir Habijan made a press statement after the government session, announcing extensive amendments to the Criminal Code 27.08.2026. | News
National School of Public Administration delivers 160 programmes and over 500 trainings in 2025At the 196th session of the Government, Minister of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation Damir Habijan presented the 2025 Activity Report of the National School of Public Administration 27.08.2026. | News
Final conference of Erasmus+ project on VR application in prison and probation systemThe final conference of the Erasmus+ project ‘Virtual reality - a tool in the treatment of criminal offenders and training of probation officers’ was held at Hotel International, Zagreb, today, organised by the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation 26.08.2026. | News
Minister Habijan: For particularly serious environmental crime, 10 years' to long-term imprisonmentMinister of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation Damir Habijan, Minister of Environmental Protection and Green Transition Marija Vučković and Minister of Health and Social Welfare Irena Hrstić presented the Government's position on waste remediation in Gospić at an extraordinary session of the Parliament 20.08.2026. | News
Possible life imprisonment for most severe cases of ecocideIn a press statement on Monday, Minister of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation Damir Habijan said that the proposed amendments to the Criminal Code include the introduction of a new criminal offence of a particularly serious environmental crime, i.e. ecocide. 18.08.2026. | News
Minister Habijan announces introduction of ecocide in Criminal CodeMinister Habijan announced the introduction of a new criminal offence of a particularly serious environmental crime, i.e. ecocide, in the Criminal Code. The sentence could be up to 40 years in prison for the gravest forms of the crime, with the exclusion of the statute of limitations considered 18.08.2026. | News
Minister Habijan on N1: ‘There cannot be any untouchables when it comes to justice, everyone must be equal before the law’Visiting the N1 news channel, Minister Habijan addressed current topics in the justice system, amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act, the work of the State Attorneys' Office and the EPPO as well as the issue of extradition of suspects from abroad 31.07.2026. | News
Croatia signs United Nations Convention against CybercrimeOn 23 July 2026, at UN Headquarters in New York, Croatia signed the Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes 24.07.2026. | News
European Commission's Rule of Law Report highlights Croatia's progressFor three years in a row, the Commission has recognised Croatia's progress in its rule of law reports. In the 2026 report, Croatia received only four recommendations (like e.g. Germany, Austria and Finland). Progress was noted relating to all recommendations from last year's report 18.07.2026. | News
Minister Habijan at JHA Council meeting in Dublin
Minister of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation Damir Habijan participated in the Informal meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union, which took place in Dublin on 16 and 17 July 2026