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Not only in Albania - Protests erupt in Croatia too

2026-09-06 19:51:23Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Not only in Albania - Protests erupt in Croatia too

A protest in Zagreb against the Croatian government gathered tens of thousands of people, who accused the government of inaction over the illegal dumping of toxic waste.

A landfill near the town of Gospić, about 200 kilometers southwest of Zagreb, is being used to deposit toxic waste from several countries, including Germany and Italy, according to reports, DW writes.

The protest featured banners with slogans such as "Ecicide equals slow genocide" and "Stop the import of waste," while many of the participants also carried Croatian flags.

The protesters demanded the cleanup of all illegal landfills, which are polluting groundwater, and the drafting of a new waste management plan for the entire country within 20 days. They also demanded that the government impose a temporary ban on waste imports.

The investigation continues.

The investigation into illegal waste dumping has been ongoing since the arrest of 13 people in February 2025, and Europol is cooperating with Croatian authorities in this investigation. Four companies are also under investigation.

According to Europol, most of the 35,000 tonnes of waste came from Italy, but also from Slovenia and Germany. It consisted of plastic waste and toxic hospital waste, bringing the suspects a profit of around 4 million euros. The suspects are also suspected of forging documents, falsely declaring that the plastic waste was suitable for recycling.

Local environmental activists dispute the waste figure and say that 37,000 tons have been illegally dumped in Gospić alone.

Prosecutors also published a report in August that confirmed soil contamination in Gospić, saying the contamination had spread beyond the landfill area.

This poses a “significant risk to the environment and human health,” the report said. Health authorities said that, so far, drinking water in Gospić had not been affected by the contamination.

Conservative Prime Minister Andrej Plenković promised that the toxic waste site in Gospić would be covered by mid-October, before the waste was removed from it.


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