Category: transparency

Commission Refuses to Release Lobbying Reports: “It’s a Business Secret”

The Lobbying Act was adopted to promote greater transparency and protect the public interest. But if the reports are secret, how can the public, civil society and journalists monitor the law's implementation?

1. September 2025.

Political ads on social networks remain problematic, as election commissions and platforms fail to ensure adequate oversight

Back in February, Gong warned that the non-transparent labeling of political ads makes it impossible to track actual campaign spending

2. October 2024.

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

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.

1. December 2023.

The new Information Commissioner helped Minister Malenica hide the real authors of the new model of constituencies

Following the Commission for the Prevention of Conflict of Interest, the Information Commissioner has now become another independent institution that has been captured by the ruling party.

26. September 2023.

Gong warned GRECO: The Grlić Radman case is the final proof of the euthanasation of the Commission for the Prevention of Conflict of Interests

Gong warned GRECO on the continued deterioration of the work of the Commission for the Resolution of Conflict of Interest (henceforth - the Commission), which is now becoming incapable even in performing their administrative duties. This came into focus after Index.hr journalists discovered in September this year that Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan […]

The energy sector as a hostage of foreign interest groups

A lack of transparency in policy and decision-making in the energy sector is still an issue that hinders democratic processes in Croatia and Serbia – this is the main conclusion of a new regional analysis and two documentary films produced by Gong and the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina (IJAV).

Gong warned the Venice Commission about the non-transparent and unprofessional new Constituencies Act

In its opinion from 2007, the Venice Commission also highlighted deficiencies in Croatia's voter registration system and problems with fictitious residences.

24. April 2023.

Gong calls for discussion of election rules to be professional, transparent and inclusive

In democratic societies, electoral laws are amended in an inclusive and transparent manner, as they represent the fundamental rules of political competition that affect all political actors.

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

Citizens' trust in the judiciary can only be increased by greater transparency and public involvement in the work of the judicial system.

16. December 2022.

The minister's PR expert in the working group: the Commission will not initiate proceedings against Malenica

The Commission for Conflict of interest rejected Gong's report and will not initiate proceedings against Justice Minister Ivan Malenica because he appointed communications expert Mario Aunedi Medek to the working group on the Lobbying Act.

5. December 2022.

Why changes are needed in the judiciary: Judges are reciprocally elected, supervised, and (not) punished

Gong organized a round table "How to increase the transparency of the judicial system and restore the trust of citizens", which was attended by representatives of the DSV, representatives of political parties, a law professor and a journalist specialised in following the judiciary.

31. October 2022.

State funding without clear criteria - an instrument of media censorship?

Award-winning journalist and editor Saša Paparella and Gong investigated the transparency of tender conditions for media funding.

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