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Article 141
 

[OG 76/10, Art. 29, entered into force on 1 July 2013, the day of accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union]


The citizens of the Republic of Croatia shall be directly represented in the European Parliament where they shall, through their elected representatives, decide upon matters falling within their purview.


The Croatian Parliament shall participate in the European legislative process as regulated in the founding treaties of the European Union.


The Government of the Republic of Croatia shall report to the Croatian Parliament on the draft regulations and decisions in the adoption of which it participates in the institutions of the European Union. In respect of such draft regulations and decisions, the Croatian Parliament may adopt conclusions which shall provide the basis for the Government’s actions in European Union institutions.


Oversight by the Croatian Parliament of the actions of the Government of the Republic of Croatia in European Union institutions shall be regulated by law.


The Republic of Croatia shall be represented in the Council of the European Union and in the European Council by the Government and the President of the Republic of Croatia in accordance with their respective constitutional powers.