President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic sent a written recommendation to Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic asking for a special cabinet meeting be convened on the subject of demographic policy and problems of citizens with blocked bank accounts, Nova TV reported on Monday.

In a written recommendation sent to the prime minister, Grabar-Kitarovic also suggested dates for the special cabinet meeting – June 11 and 12, or June 18, 19, and 20, according to Nova TV.

“By holding the joint session, we would show the necessary responsibility, given that the time to find a comprehensive solution to these problems is running out,” Grabar-Kitarovic said in memo she sent to Plenkovic.

In April, the government had unveiled plans to enact a series of regulations designed to help some 325,000 Croatians whose bank accounts haver been blocked due to unpaid debts, mostly to financial institutions, telecoms, and utility companies.

After a session of the National Security Council, held earlier on Monday, Grabar-Kitarovic announced that she would send a written recommendation that a special cabinet meeting be convened on the subject of demographic policy, i.e. measures to tackle the accelerating population drain due to increasing emigration and historically low birth rates.

“I would like us to create a synergy because I believe that demography is an issue that requires state consensus, as a basis for strong development policies,” she told reporters.

Government sources confirmed to the state news agency Hina that the written recommendation has arrived to the government, but that “due to numerous commitments, the prime minister had not had a chance to see it yet”.

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