Rijeka City Council bans fascist and Ustaše symbols

The Rijeka City Council has unanimously adopted amendments to the Decision on the Use of Public Surfaces and City-Owned Property. The new regulations prohibit the display or promotion of symbols, emblems, slogans, and messages that glorify, encourage, or approve fascism, Nazism, and Ustašism on all city-managed surfaces, real estate, and movable property.

The decision specifically includes a ban on the Ustaše salute, “Za dom spremni,” as well as any form of national, racial, or religious hatred and intolerance. The amendment, proposed by Mayor Iva Rinčić, expands the scope of the ban beyond temporary structures like market stalls to cover a wider range of uses of city property.

During the debate, Mayor Rinčić emphasized that Rijeka remains a city of anti-fascism, freedom, openness, and tolerance. The council reached a consensus after several opposition parties withdrew their original proposal in favor of the Mayor’s more legally comprehensive amendment, which was also supported by the HDZ.