The minimum gross wage in Croatia is below €1,000, while in Germany or Belgium it is over €2,000.

Omissions

• Croatia's minimum gross wage was raised to €1,050 from 1 January 2026 (an €80 increase from €970 in 2025), so at the session date (2026-10-07) it was slightly above €1,000, not below it. The sub-€1,000 figure (€970) applied in 2025.
• The individual minimum wage figures for Germany and Belgium were not retrieved in the available search results; Eurostat's 1 July 2026 data confirm EU minimum wages range from €620 (Bulgaria) to €2,771 (Luxembourg), consistent with the claim that Germany's and Belgium's minimum wages exceed €2,000.
• Eurostat and Croatian sources express the minimum wage as a gross monthly amount, matching the 'gross' (bruto) wording of the claim.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat — Minimum wage statistics (Statistics Explained)On 1 July 2026, minimum wages in the EU ranged from €620 per month in Bulgaria to €2 771 per month in Luxembourg.
• PrimaryEurofound — Minimum wage in Croatia... gross amount of minimum wage in Croatia for 2026 is €1050.
• PrimaryInvestCroatia (Croatian government agency) — Information about wages and salariesThe prescribed minimum gross salary for 2026 is EUR 1,050.00.
• SecondaryEuronews — Minimum wages in Europe: Purchasing power versus pay in 2026Minimum wages for the second half of 2026 have been released by Eurostat ... Croatia (€1,050) make up the middle group. Most of them are closer to €1,000 than €1,500. Gross minimum wage (July 2026).
• SecondaryTrading Economics — Croatia Gross Minimum Monthly WageMinimum Wages in Croatia increased to 1050 EUR/Month in the second quarter of 2026 from 970 EUR/Month in the fourth quarter of 2025.