• Minister of Demography and Immigration Ivan Šipić supported Homeland Movement candidates Ivana Žulj Terzić and Saša Keser ahead of early local elections in Nova Gradiška.
  • Šipić emphasized the importance of including new people in politics, especially women and entrepreneurs.
  • He warned of negative demographic trends in Nova Gradiška and western Slavonia, noting that the city lost nearly 20% of its population between two censuses.
  • He highlighted six months of full salary during maternity and parental leave as a key measure, a standard he said does not exist elsewhere in Europe.
  • He announced the drafting of a new Law on Demographic Renewal that would place demography at the center of all state policies.

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