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Croatian MEP quits party over taxpayer event row
Romana Jerković steps down from her national party after POLITICO revealed friends and family attended a European Parliament event with public funding.
In brief
Romana Jerković steps down from her national party after POLITICO revealed friends and family attended a European Parliament event with public funding. Croatian MEP Romana Jerković resigned from her SDP party after POLITICO reported that friends and family attended a taxpayer-funded Parliament event in December two…
MEP resigns before disciplinary hearing
Romana Jerković, a Croatian MEP with the Socialists and Democrats group, stepped down from her SDP party on Thursday before facing a disciplinary investigation by the party leadership.
Friends and family at taxpayer event
POLITICO revealed that Jerković's inner circle, including an art historian and an actor friend, attended a health policy event in Strasbourg in December two thousand twenty-four with flights and meals paid by the Socialists and Democrats group.
Jerković denies wrongdoing, party demands standards
Jerković said she followed all rules and that the Socialists and Democrats confirmed no irregularities. SDP Secretary-General Jure Zubčić countered that political and moral accountability must set a new bar for Croatian politics.
“We must set a new bar for standards in Croatian politics.”
The takeaway
Croatian MEP Romana Jerković resigned from her SDP party after POLITICO reported that friends and family attended a taxpayer-funded Parliament event in December two thousand twenty-four.
