▁with ▁a ▁pilot ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 / 2 0 1 9 ▁school ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁renew able ▁energy ▁tar iff ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁stim ulate ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁renew able ▁energy , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁ 2 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁energy ▁demand . ▁The ▁move ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁increased ▁electric ity ▁b ills . ▁ ▁The ▁Cro at ian ▁Parliament ▁rat ified ▁the ▁Convention ▁on ▁prevent ing ▁and ▁comb ating ▁violence ▁against ▁women ▁and ▁domestic ▁violence , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ist an bul ▁Convention , ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Though ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁split ▁within ▁the ▁HD Z ▁over ▁rat if ing ▁the ▁convention , ▁the ▁Pl enk ović ▁Cab inet ▁un anim ously ▁supported ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁government ▁introduced ▁a ▁p ension ▁reform ▁bill ▁that ▁would ▁pen al ise ▁early ▁ret irement ▁and ▁set ▁the ▁ret irement ▁age ▁to ▁ 6 7 ▁starting ▁from ▁ 2 0 3 3 , ▁instead ▁of ▁ 2 0 3 8 ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁law . ▁The ▁move ▁spark ed ▁large ▁protest s ▁from ▁trade ▁un ions . ▁They ▁launched ▁a ▁refer endum ▁initi ative ▁against ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁collected ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁sign atures . ▁Instead ▁of ▁calling ▁a ▁refer endum , ▁the ▁government ▁back ed ▁down ▁and ▁lower ed