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Croatian Parliament Lets Towns Enforce Nightly Alcohol Sales Bans

The law gives municipalities the power to curb street drinking to protect residents, cultural heritage, the environment

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Wegen Alkohol-Exzessen in Touristen-Hochburgen hat das kroatische Parlament mit einer Gesetzesänderung Kommunen das Recht eingeräumt, ein nächtliches Alkoholverkaufsverbot zu verhängen.

Overview

  • The Croatian Parliament voted Friday with all 117 attending MPs in favour to let towns and municipalities impose nightly bans on retail alcohol sales.
  • The measure explicitly allows limits to protect public health, public order, cultural heritage and the environment and excludes bars and restaurants from the restrictions.
  • Local leaders moved quickly to use the new power with Split announcing a 21:00–06:00 retail sales ban and officials on Hvar and in Zadar signalling similar plans while Zagreb is weighing action.
  • Lawmakers said the change responds to widely shared local images and reports of heavily intoxicated tourists causing noise, public urination and disorder at night.
  • Tourism accounts for about one-fifth of Croatia’s GDP and nearly 22 million visitors came last year, so officials present the rule as a targeted tool to restore residents’ daily life without closing hospitality businesses.