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13. February 2015.

Parliament adopts amendments to election law

The majority in parliament on Friday adopted an amended law on the election of MPs that introduces preferential voting at parliamentary elections too. The opposition did not vote on the bill and walked out of parliament because the sponsor, the ruling Social Democratic Party, at the last moment, when voting had already commenced, changed its […]

12. February 2015.

NGOs urge banning persons convicted of gravest crimes from running in elections

Leaders of nongovernmental organisations gathered in the civil society organisation "All of us for a Croatia of all of us" on Thursday commented on reports that the ruling Social Democratic Party (SDP) would amend electoral legislation to prevent from running in parliamentary elections persons sentenced to prison sentences of more than six months until the […]

4. February 2015.

Ruling coalition without agreement on election bill

An attempt by the ruling coalition parties to come up with a joint proposal for new rules in parliamentary elections has definitely fallen through so the senior partner in the coalition, the Social Democratic Party (SDP), on Wednesday sent its own bill of amendments to the law on parliamentary elections. "SDP has sent into procedure […]

4. February 2015.

Court asked to test motorway referendum question constitutionality

The Croatian Parliament's Constitution Committee on Wednesday decided to ask the Constitutional Court to test the constitutionality of the question in the planned referendum against leasing motorways, with Committee Chairman Pedja Grbin of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) explaining that the referendum question would imply an absolute ban on concessions in the motorway sector. In […]

27. January 2015.

Strategic study on Adriatic oil and gas exploitation met with criticism

A strategic study and a framework plan for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Adriatic Sea were presented in Zagreb on Tuesday and the presentation was organised by the Hydrocarbons Agency. The most frequent questions by those attending were about the hazards of oil exploitation in the Adriatic, what a disaster caused by […]

27. January 2015.

Croatian parliament pays tribute to Holocaust victims

Deputy Parliament Speaker Dragica Zgrebec said on Tuesday that Holocaust Memorial Day, January 27, was a day to send a message that peace, freedom, equality, solidarity, respect for differences and the right to choice of every man, are a pledge for the future of mankind. International Holocaust Memorial Day was marked in the Croatian parliament […]

26. January 2015.

Social dialogue in Norway and Croatia

The conference "Norway and Croatia: Partners in Economic and Social Development", organised by the Norwegian embassy in Zagreb on Monday, brought together Croatian government officials, unionists, employers and nongovernmental organisations' activists. Speaking at the conference, Labour and Pension System Minister Mirando Mrsic boasted that "social dialogue in Croatia has become of age", while union leader […]

19. January 2015.

DIP reports Grabar Kitarovic winner of Croatia's presidential vote

The winner of Croatia's presidential election, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic garnered 50.74% of the vote, that is 1,114,945 ballots, while the incumbent president Ivo Josipovic won 49.26% (1,082,436 ballots), the State Electoral Commission (DIP) reported on Monday after a repeated vote at a polling station in Karlovac on Sunday. Thus, the new Croatian head of state […]

13. January 2015.

Parliament Speaker announces new session of Sabor

This year's first regular session of parliament will start on January 21 and is scheduled to run for ten weeks, Parliament Speaker Josip Leko announced after a meeting of the parliament's presidency on Tuesday. Leko explained that now that the Christmas break was over the parliament would continue with its usual schedule of two sessions […]

12. January 2015.

Road union rep not surprised by constitutional court's decision

President of the Independent Roads Union Mijat Stanic, who was the main person behind an initiative to call a referendum against the government's plan to lease Croatian motorways, said on Tuesday that he wasn't surprised that the Constitutional Court had rejected a request to temporarily ban any further procedures until the referendum was finalised. "The […]

12. January 2015.

Constitutional court rejects request for temporary ban on motorway lease

The Constitutional Court on Monday rejected a request by a civil society group that objects to leasing Croatia's motorways to ban the government and transport ministry from taking any further steps in this regard until the results of a referendum are made known, stating that there are no grounds for the Constitutional Court to act […]

12. January 2015.

Invalid ballots indicate reluctance of voters to back either option offered

Sunday's presidential runoff in Croatia was marked by a high turnout as well as by a very high number of invalid ballots which analysts interpret as a statement by part of the electorate that they do not support either of the two political options offered. More than 60,000 invalid ballots were cast in the runoff […]

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