Active citizens / Civil society
Growing number of people entering zone of absolute poverty
Due to the protracted economic crisis, a growing number of people in Croatia are entering a zone of absolute poverty, while the authorities and politicians are refusing to face that problem or deal with it in a systematic and constructive way, Milena Romic of the Human Rights House said in Zagreb on Thursday.
International solidarity with Hungarian NGOs
CROSOL – Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity joined protests across Europe to support Hungarian NGOs. Reacting to the appeal of Amnesty International and 500 European associations under the umbrella of Civil Society Europe, Prime Minister Orban said that "Soros and its affiliates are trying to undermine the capabilities of the Hungarian state to protect its borders from migrants, and thus national security”.
A Unified Voice in Support of Whistleblowing
Launched is the new website of the Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection. The site is the campaign, outreach, news and research hub for the whistleblower movement in Southeast Europe.
GONG 2011-2015: Facts against empty phrases
When harshest critics accuse GONG of doing their job properly because they work well and transparently, we can all but agree and respond with an even greater degree of transparency to the systematic contamination of public space with false data and manipulation.
Project Hands-On Policy Advocacy
In cooperation with partner organizations Association for Self-Advocacy from Zagreb and Association Terra from Rijeka GONG is implementing the project “Hands-on Policy Advocacy”. Project is financed by EU, and co-financed by Governments’ Office for Associations.
Non-governmental organizations call EU to open borders to refugees
On the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with Refugees "refugeeswelcome" around Europe on Saturday, non-governmental organisations have expressed their displeasure with the slow and inadequate response of the European Union to the humanitarian crisis, asking for the opening of borders for refugees who are fleeing war-affected areas.
