Four Croatian ministers from the Government of Andrej Plenković are on the indictment for misusing money from European funds. From 2016 to today, as many as 17 ministers have been dismissed due to corruption or suspected corruption. While similar and more serious forms of crime among the highest state officials in Serbia remain only a topic for some media, the institutions in Croatia are really doing their job.
Due to a series of corruption scandals, Croatian politicians in recent years can often be found in the "black chronicle" sections of the media. Investigative and judicial authorities have their hands full, and as things stand now, it seems that there are no protected persons. Officials of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) are at the forefront of shady dealings, but some of the Croatian Social Democrats (SDP) also slip through. The well-known phrase of Serbian politicians "just let the institutions do their job", the judicial authorities in Croatia put it into practice
