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19. March 2008.

Nearly 125,000 signatures for NATO referendum collected

A total of 124,457 signatures were collected of the 450,000 required for the Croatian parliament to call a referendum on Croatia‘s accession to NATO, the NATO Referendum Committee said on Tuesday. ZAGREB, April 15 (Hina) - A total of 124,457 signatures were collected of the 450,000 required for the Croatian parliament to call a referendum […]

11. March 2008.

Initiative for NATO referendum presented

The NATO Referendum Committee presented on Monday an initiative to collect signatures of 10% of the electorate with the aim to request a referendum on Croatia‘s NATO membership. ZAGREB, March 10 (Hina) - The NATO Referendum Committee presented on Monday an initiative to collect signatures of 10% of the electorate with the aim to request […]

15. February 2008.

Civil society activists ask Sabor and government to be more transparent

Croatian civil society organisations on Friday asked the Croatian Parliament to conduct more transparent procedures in the appointment of external members to certain parliamentary committees. ZAGREB, Feb 15 (Hina) - Croatian civil society organisations on Friday asked the Croatian Parliament to conduct more transparent procedures in the appointment of external members to certain parliamentary committees. […]

31. January 2008.

Seminar on conduct of elections starts in Opatija

The seminar "A survey of the 2007 parliamentary election - recommendations for the improvement of the election process" started in Opatija on Thursday. The event, organised by the State Election Commission (DIP) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), focuses on preparations for and conduct of Croatia‘s last parliamentary election. OPATIJA, Jan 31 (Hina) - The […]

16. January 2008.

GONG Report on Parliamentary Election 2007

The election of representatives to the Croatian Parliament in the Republic of Croatia took place on Sunday, November 25, 2007, at 6,707 polling stations. Croatian citizens were also able to vote abroad at 265 polling stations set up in 53 countries on Saturday and Sunday, November 24 and 25, 2007. The election of representatives to […]

13. October 2007.

Past initiatives

GONG past initiatives related to civil society and its development Strategy for Development of Civil Society Due to increased demands for development of civil society, it was necessary to create a Strategy for Civil Society Development. Therefore, the Government of Croatia has formed a working group to draft the document. GONGs' representatives were invited to […]

13. October 2007.

Croatian Parliament

During the 1990s the Croatian Parliament was closed to citizens, despite the fact that the Parliament is intended to represent the citizenry. GONG has therefore decided to open the Parliament through different projects and programs, which resulted in the implementation of our Parliament program and the Open Parliament project. During the 1990s the Croatian Parliament […]

13. October 2007.

Croatian Government

GONG has written several complaints to the Government warning against the bad practice of publishing only the session agenda on their web site without publishing the actual materials which are to be decided upon during the session. GONG has written several complaints to the Government warning against the bad practice of publishing only the session […]

13. October 2007.

Enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act

During autumn 2005, GONG has developed a methodology and an action plan in order to explore the enforcement of the right to information access. 22 citizen applicants were chosen as well as 105 public institutions to which requests for information were sent. During autumn 2005, GONG has developed a methodology and an action plan in […]

13. October 2007.

Law on Data Secrecy and Law on Informational Security

During 2006 Croatian Office for National Security issued Dana Secrecy Act proposal which was adopted by Croatian Government and sent to parliamentary procedure. During 2006 Croatian Office for National Security issued Dana Secrecy Act proposal which was adopted by Croatian Government and sent to parliamentary procedure. GONG has protested against the proposal because of several […]

13. October 2007.

Past initiatives

GONG previous initiatives related to transparent work of public institutions Transparency of local parliamentary assemblies (city, municipality and county councils/assemblies) In March 2001 GONG sent amendment to all parties relating the new Draft Law on Local and Regional Self-government and introduced with several MPs the amendment on public presence at local parliamentary assemblies’ sessions. Unfortunately, […]

10. October 2007.

"Election Package" Project - Amending Election Legislation

The main objective of the Elections Package project (April 2002 - May 2003) was the creation of recommendations for building a quality electoral legal framework according to EU standards. These recommendations were formed through public debates, cooperation with state institutions, academic community and experts, creation of experts‘ recommendations and public advocacy activities. About Election Package […]

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