Rijeka City Council bans fascist and Ustaše symbols

The Rijeka City Council has unanimously passed an amendment prohibiting the use or promotion of symbols and messages that glorify fascism, Nazism, and Ustašism on public surfaces and city-owned property. This includes the slogan “Za dom spremni”.

Unlike in Zagreb, where political parties HDZ and Most opposed similar measures, Rijeka's decision received support from representatives of both parties, including Most councillor Petra Mandić.

The Rijeka HDZ issued a statement condemning totalitarian regimes while simultaneously opposing any interpretation that criminalizes legal insignia from the Croatian War of Independence, such as HOS symbols. The party argued that the decision should not be used to question the values of the Homeland War or the contributions of Croatian defenders.