Speaking of maternity and parental support, MP Ana-Marija Petin stressed that individual measures of demographic policy cannot lead to the desired results.

It is positive that any improvement of parental rights during the use of maternity and parental leave "is positive any improvement of parental rights during the use of maternity and parental leave. But we need comprehensive measures to address demographic problems. We need a serious procedure in the Labour legislature. It is necessary to facilitate parents, improve the situation of women in the labour market, and in society, "she said. She stressed that Croatia has undergone a demographic breakdown. The negative natural growth has 491 municipalities and the city. Our population is getting older. She also warned about the state of the local communities. Orahovica is the only Slavonian town with a positive natural growth "the local environment is left to itself. Many local environmentalists raise maternity fees, co-financed or fully funded kindergartens, co-financed the purchase of school supplies, school transportation. But it can not do without the help of the state. These are very serious problems that we have to deal with, "Petin said, and stressed that the groups in this proposal should also be taken into account." This does not take into account pregnant women who are employed for a certain period of time, about pregnant women who use sick leave for the purpose of childcare, parents who use three-year parental leaves, on self-employed parents, on parents of children with disabilities Development. We should also take care of them if we want to improve the demographic image of Croatia! " MEP Petin pointed out that in Slavonia the only city that has a positive natural gain is Orahovica. She said she hopes that the ruling will take into account the constructive criticism of the opposition and improve this law a little further.