EU Elections Panel: Center-Right Parties Do Not Care About Democracy if They Bring the Radical Right to Power

Gong and 24 civic associations to Plenković: Clear St. Mark's Square for the free assembly!

The new feature of the Gong's tool Parlametar allows you to write directly to the MPs

The judiciary is closed and non-transparent because it suits the executive branch

Democracy must be healthy: Only together can we overcome the information collapse

Gong is a non-partisan citizens' association founded in 1997 to encourage citizens to participate more actively in political processes.

We have the right to know: Gong calls for public authorities to proactively open data to the public

anti-corruption, right to information, transparency

02. October 2024.

Despite being guaranteed by the Constitution and elaborated in the Act on the Right to Access Information, many citizens are unaware of this right or do not know how to exercise it, and they often face difficulties in doing so.

Gong's analysis of parliamentary elections on TikTok: Plenković more likes than Pernar, Možemo the most followed party

digital democracy, elections

15. July 2024.

The analysis showed that Prime Minister Andrej Plenković became one of the most popular politicians, even though he opened his account three weeks before the parliamentary elections, and that the most popular parties were Mozemo and HDZ.

Meta removes 150 HDZ fake profiles from Facebook and Instagram because of Gong

democracy, digital democracy, elections

31. May 2024.

Meta removed a Croatian coordinated network consisting of 150 fake Facebook and Instagram profiles and pages, linked to the Croatian Democratic Union's (HDZ) Youth members, after Gong exposed and reported their daily support on HDZ's official Facebook page.

AI Act adopted: can the first law of this nature ensure the rights of EU citizens?

digital democracy, EU, good governance

29. May 2024.

The Council is taking a major step towards fostering trust in new technologies, as well as ensuring their transparency and accountability to European citizens.

The Commission as a political advertisement: Von der Leyen and HDZ showed that the Commission's new rules do not make sense

elections, EU

16. May 2024.

While von der Leyen is not allowed to emphasize her current position in the campaign, the same is not true for HDZ which has nothing to prevent it from using the leading person of the European Commission for its campaign, thereby putting other parties in an unfair position. Gong has alerted the Commission and the European Ombudsman to this issue.

We have the right to know: Gong calls for public authorities to proactively open data to the public

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Gong's analysis of parliamentary elections on TikTok: Plenković more likes than Pernar, Možemo the most followed party

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Meta removes 150 HDZ fake profiles from Facebook and Instagram because of Gong

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AI Act adopted: can the first law of this nature ensure the rights of EU citizens?

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The Commission as a political advertisement: Von der Leyen and HDZ showed that the Commission's new rules do not make sense

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The importance of civic education: What lessons can we learn from Finland, Austria, and Romania?

In countries where there is a lack of legal framework related to the formal implementation of Civic Education into the school system, a significant role is played by non-formal education. In Croatia, this responsibility is largely carried out by civil society organisations, as a new Gong research on non-formal civic education programs is showing.

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