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Institutionalised sources of corruption in Croatia: an experts’ insight

Gong presented its research and pointed out that corruption is linked to political institutions.

Instead of fighting corruption, the Minister prefers to accuse Gong

Minister of Justice and Public Administration's letter makes clear that the Commission for the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest will lose its power.

Letter to GRECO: The Commission must not be destroyed

Gong warned GRECO the Commission for the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest in Croatia must not be destroyed.

The European Commission will draft new guidelines following Gong's appeal

Following Gong's complaint to the European Ombudsman concerning the participation of President von der Leyen in a HDZ election campaign video, the European Commission decided to develop guidelines for the participation of its members in national election campaigns. The European Ombudsman, the body to which Gong reported Ursula von der Layen's participation in the HDZ's […]

Search Gong databases

Gong advocates open data. In cooperation with civil hackers from Code for Croatia, we create searchable databases that all citizens can use. Here is a chronological list of our searchable data. Final financial statements - Parliamentary elections 2020 All data from the final financial reports on donors, expenditures and media discounts in the parliamentary elections […]

Anti-corruption demands at the time of the coronavirus pandemic

Resolving a crisis caused by a coronavirus, and further complicated by the Zagreb earthquake, requires swift and decisive action. However, during this crisis management, the Croatian Government must not forget about transparency so as not to undermine citizens' confidence in institutions. Identifying corruption risks can help strengthen our response to the pandemic and provide healthcare […]

Preserve democracy in the time of coronavirus

In the fight for health, we must not lose democracy. The various restrictions on civil rights and freedoms that we have witnessed in recent days after the introduction of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus require decisive action to safeguard democratic institutions and processes. Gong warned on particularly dangerous Government's attempt to suspend parliament's […]

In the times of pandemic we must not forget democracy

The Government of the Republic of Croatia, like most states, has adopted extraordinary measures to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Those measures should not be abused. Restrictions imposed must be motivated solely by public health reasons, enforced following the Constitution, and should last only for the duration of the pandemic. Gong considers […]

Display campaign costs on social networks properly

The final financial statements after the presidential election show that candidates made a step forward towards a complete picture of election campaigns on social networks. However, there is still a lot of room for progress. Just like the preliminary reports, the final ones do not fully reflect the real costs of advertising on social networks, […]

Recommendations for more transparency of European Affairs

The Presidency of the Council of the EU is a unique opportunity for Croatia to take a step forward in the transparency of European affairs, thus to genuinely bring Europe closer to its citizens. The European Union cannot survive without its citizens' acceptance. Non-transparent European affairs and the policy of secrecy of national governments in […]

Gong recommendations for improving elections and referendums

In the current year we have once again been witnesses to the political irresponsibility of the government to start a reform of the electoral and referendum legislation. In the upcoming year we will be faced with the unadjusted electoral units, incomplete regulation of referendums and paper voting. In October 2019 the ninth assembly of the […]

Report campaign costs on social media separately!

Preliminary reports published before the first round of presidential elections present a step forward towards a more complete picture of election campaigns on the networks, but there is still much room for improvement. In the 2019 presidential election, the new Rulebook on Financial Reporting of Political Activities applies for the first time, according to which […]

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