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24. April 2015.

TTIP - contribution to recovery of European and US economies?

A free trade agreement that is being negotiated between the European Union and the United States is an exceptionally important agreement that should contribute to the recovery of the European and American economies and it might be a starting point to define new, higher global standards, a conference in the Croatian parliament heard on Friday. […]

23. April 2015.

Government calls elections for ethnic minority representatives

The government on Thursday adopted a decision to, due to the expiration of their terms, call elections for members to national minority councils and minority representatives in local and regional self-government units for 31 May. They are elected to a term of four years and the last elections were held on 10 July 2011. Public […]

22. April 2015.

EC expects Croatia to implement structural reforms

The European Commission (EC) wishes to come to a satisfactory solution with Croatia concerning the excessive macroeconomic imbalances and expects Croatia to resolutely implement the necessary reforms, a public debate held in Zagreb on Wednesday heard. "We are aware that the solutions are long-term and will not change things overnight," the Head of the European […]

21. April 2015.

Referendum question on motorways lease unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court has found that the proposed referendum question on the lease of motorways is not in line with the Constitution, ruling that a referendum may not be called. The court said on Tuesday it had made the decision following Parliament's motion to establish whether the referendum question was in line with the Constitution. […]

17. April 2015.

"We expect the intensive public debate on the TTIP"

Ahead of Global Action Day against the transatlantic trade and investment agreements TTIP and CETA, to be marked on April 18, activists of several nongovernmental organisations and trade unions on Friday distributed leaflets outside the parliament building in Zagreb, asking MPs to take a clear position on those agreements which they believe will restrict workers' […]

16. April 2015.

Unregulated lobbying opens door to corruption

Transparency International said today that Europe urgently needs lobbying reform. A new report from the anti-corruption group found that of 19 European countries assessed, only seven have some form of dedicated lobbying law or regulation, allowing for nearly unfettered influence of business interests on the daily lives of Europeans. The 19 countries together score just 31 per […]

16. April 2015.

Zagreb University students stage performance in tribute to slain Kenyan students

Zagreb University students staged a performance outside the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb on Thursday to commemorate 147 students killed on a university campus in Kenya earlier this month. The performance began at 14 hours and 7 minutes, with 147 students wearing white T-shirts lying still on the ground for 147 seconds. Its purpose was […]

16. April 2015.

"We must monetise motorway operators' debt one way or another"

Transport Minister Sinisa Hajdas Doncic on Thursday reiterated that the government would not abandon plans to monetise the debt of state motorway operators -- the Croatian Motorways (HAC) and the Rijeka-Zagreb (ARZ) --, but the cabinet would only change a model how to do it. The minister said that the government had given up the […]

Do the Gov't and High Administrative Court understand the right of access to information?

After the High Administrative Court had allowed the Croatian Government to continue hiding the amount that was paid to American law firm Patton Boggs LLP for the defense of Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač in the appellate procedure before the International Tribunal in the Hague, GONG has filed a constitutional complaint challenging the High Administrative […]

A task force will draw up a code of ethics for deputies in parliament

After a two-week Easter recess, the Croatian Parliament is scheduled to resume its session on Wednesday, April 15, which will last until the summer recess in July, Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said on Tuesday. After today's session of the Parliament Presidency, Leko told reporters that the agenda of the coming session includes 68 items, most […]

European commission ignores ECIs goal

The European Commission today released its review to Council and Parliament of the application of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), as legally mandated in Regulation 211/2011. As expected, this report takes a primarily formalistic, legalistic and technical approach to examining the first three years of the ECI. It does not explore if the ECI’s current design makes […]

27. March 2015.

Cuckoo’s eggs and buying parliamentary representatives – what lies in the legislative proposal?

Prohibiting civil society organizations from financing referendum campaigns is almost tantamount to prohibiting parties from financing their own election campaigns, considering the fact that referenda are one of the main forms of citizens’ activism and direct decision-making. At the same, time, political parties are enabled to “buy” parliamentary representatives. Although GONG welcomes most provisions of […]

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