Gospić environmental crisis sparks calls for Croatian government resignation

A major environmental crisis in Gospić, Croatia, has sparked intense political backlash following findings that approximately 37,000 tons of hazardous waste, including electronic, medical, and plastic waste, were illegally buried or scattered. Expert analysis from the Faculty of Geotechnics confirmed high concentrations of dangerous PFAS compounds in groundwater, as well as excessive levels of copper, antimony, and microplastics in the soil.

Independent MP Marija Selak Raspudić has called for a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, stating that the entire government should fall due to the scale of the environmental damage. She has also urged President Zoran Milanović to convene an extraordinary parliamentary session to introduce