Pensioners have expressed strong dissatisfaction over the new law under which those who decide to work full-time will receive only half of their pension.

This decision has prompted the announcement of a constitutional complaint, since many pensioners point out that they are forced to work alongside their pension just to survive.

The president of the Party of Pensioners, Lazar Grujić, explained for Dnevnik Nove TV: "We are launching a constitutional complaint to review legality; we believe it is unfair to pensioners that because you go to work since you cannot survive, the Government takes away half of the acquired rights that you earned during your working life, the pension on which all tax and contributions have been paid." Although they support the possibility of working in retirement, pensioners demand protection of their rights.

The unions are divided over the new law. Višnja Stanišić from the Union of Pensioners of Croatia points out: "We will let the Constitutional Court assess whether it is according to the law or not. Otherwise, we have taken the position that we are against pensioners working full-time. We believe that this is not in the interest of most pensioners, and what we believe is that when people retire they should be able to live from that with dignity."

The Committee for the Pension System is not united in its position, while HSU claims that the procedure was carried out properly. Veselko Gabričević states: "Before the law was passed, it was presented to the Croatian public, it went through public consultation, the first and second readings in the Croatian Parliament, and then it was adopted." The opposition, on the other hand, considers the situation unacceptable. Mišo Krstičević from SDP comments: "It is sad that in situations like this we have to compare ourselves with countries like Germany. There, when you have earned your pension, it is yours and there is no reason whatsoever, except the policy of Plenković's Government, for it not to be the same here."

The Ministry points out that everything was agreed within the National Council of Pensioners and emphasizes: "We note that the system of mandatory pension insurance based on intergenerational solidarity is founded on reciprocity and solidarity, which means that current insured persons finance the pensions of current pensioners. Consequently, one cannot speak of interference with the constitutional right to property."

Grujić concludes: "The legislator allows him to work, but on the other side, from these 300 euros, takes 150 from him. I think that is antisocial, immoral, and insensitive." Pensioners announce that they will file the complaint at the beginning of the week, hoping that their arguments will meet with understanding.