Commenting on the recent protest against Covid passes, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, said on Tuesday that Croatians are offered a choice "between irresponsible people, and those protecting the order, public health and the functioning of the entire system."

“Our citizens have the choice between anarchy and irresponsible people, and those protecting the order, public health and the functioning of the economy and the financial system as well as all social activities,” Plenkovic told reporters after a meeting of the leadership of his Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party.

He said his government and the national Covid-19 response team “carefully calibrated the measures”, protecting public health and respecting people’s rights while trying to ensure the functioning of the economy. He said that Saturday’s protest rally in Zagreb was not against vaccination, but against testing.