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NGOs express dissatisfaction with strategic investments bill

Several non-governmental organisations on Thursday gathered outside the government building to express their dissatisfaction with a bill on strategic investment projects, claiming that the bill was not transparent and facilitated shortcuts for "privileged investors". The risks to terrain, public good and transparent management still exist in the bill, the NGOs said after the government sent […]

Government sends strategic investments bill to parliament

The government sent to parliament on Thursday a bill on Croatia's strategic investment projects aimed at encouraging investments by shortening and simplifying administrative procedures. The bill defines criteria for the selection of strategic projects, including compliance with physical plans, capital costs of at least HRK 150 million, and the possibility of co-financing from European Union […]

Calling on the croatian government to consult civil society on eu and internal affairs

The EU-Croatia Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), a joint body of Croatian and EU civil society, which was created to monitor Croatia’s accession to the EU, held its 13th and last meeting in Zagreb on 18 June 2013. At that meeting the JCC was informed of the open letter to the Croatian Government and […]

Croatia stagnating in democratic development

Freedom House, the US non-governmental organisation, has given Croatia the same scores as last year in its "Nations in Transit 2013" report on democratic development in 29 Central European and Eurasian countries. Croatia's average democracy score is 3.61, indicating a stagnation in democratic development. Nonetheless, it remains the best ranked country in the Balkans, followed […]

Government should report to parliament more often

Opposition members in the parliamentary Committee on the Constitution and Standing Orders are generally satisfied with the legislation that obliges the prime minister and the government to report more frequently than was originally proposed to the Croatian Sabor and the European Affairs Committee concerning European Union issues, notably on European Council meetings. The Committee on […]

Where do social partners and citizens fit in?

This address is related to the current parliamentary debate on the long awaited Draft Law on Cooperation between Croatian Parliament and the Government in European Affairs to which we submitted detailed comments during the public consultations process, held last month by the European Integrations Committee of the Croatian Parliament. However, none of our comments have […]

Parliament discusses new Standing Orders

The new Standing Orders that regulate the work of the parliament in European affairs and introduces several novelties in relations between executive and legislative government was presented to lawmakers in Croatia's Sabor for a first reading. The Standing Orders were proposed by the parliamentary Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System and should […]

Opposition says bill minimises parliament's role

The parliamentary opposition was unanimous on Wednesday in the position that a bill on cooperation between the government and parliament in European affairs minimised parliament's role in relation to the government and criticised government representatives for not attending today's discussion on the bill. Zeljko Reiner of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) said the executive authority […]

Objection to reduction of VAT on newspapers

Some external members of the parliamentary Finance Committee on Monday objected to a proposal to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on some daily newspapers, stating that the reduction of VAT from 10 percent to five ppercent should be applied to all newspapers and not just some, while some members said VAT should remain as it […]

One World - One Struggle

Croatian organizations express their resentment with the repression in Turkey that has been going on for a long time, and recently, with the media blockade, reached alarming proportions. Also, as activists for human and workers' rights, democratization, protection of the environment and public resources, we express our solidarity with Turkish activists and encourage them in […]

Creation of Croatian state started in parliament

The creation of the present-day, independent, modern and democratic Croatian state began in the Croatian parliament on 30 May 1990, Speaker Josip Leko said on Wednesday at a celebration of Croatian Parliament Day. The formation of the first multiparty and democratically elected parliament, together with the first multiparty election and independence referendum, was "one of […]

PM's future reporting on EU Council meetings

The prime minister will report to Parliament more than twice each year on the work of meetings held with the European Council, was concluded at a meeting on Tuesday of the parliamentary Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System which discussed a bill on cooperation between the Sabor and government concerning European affairs. […]

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