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15. October 2014.

Over 160,000 signatures collected so far for referendum

Since Saturday, when a referendum petition drive was launched against monetisation of the debt incurred by state-owned motorway operators, over 160,000 signatures have been collected, two activists of the civil society group that organised the drive told a news conference in Zagreb on Tuesday. Teodor Celakoski and Mijat Stanic expressed satisfaction with the pace of […]

14. October 2014.

Only one in three state companies publishes donations

The national anti-corruption council on Tuesday welcomed progress made in the implementation of anti-corruption measures in state-run companies, but it warned that it was unacceptable that even two thirds of such companies did not make public donations and sponsorships they received. "Sponsorships and donations have been considerably reduced compared to previous periods, they still stand […]

13. October 2014.

Public Administration Ministry to recognise signatures of voters living outside Croatia

The Public Administration Ministry said on Monday, regarding the initiative for a referendum against the leasing of the motorways, that it would recognise the signatures of Croatian citizens not resident in Croatia, regardless of where they were collected. Leaders of that initiative on Monday requested instructions from the State Electoral Commission on how to gather […]

13. October 2014.

Media Integrity Matters

The book promotion was held in the Croatian Journalists’ Association, followed by a public discussion panel themed “How to Return Media and Journalism to the Sphere of Public Interest – Croatian Case” and moderated by Brankica Petković (The Peace Institute). Introductory remarks set the tone for the rest of the discussion and highlighted many salient points arrived […]

11. October 2014.

"We won't give our motorways"

The "We won't give our motorways" civil group began collecting signatures at midnight on Friday for a referendum against the leasing of motorways to monetise their debts. Signatures will be collected around the country until October 25. One of the group's initiators, unionist Mijat Stanic, told Hina he was confident that those against the monetisation […]

10. October 2014.

"Motorway leasing could lose EUR 10.5m"

Ahead of collecting signatures for a referendum against the leasing of motorways, the "We won't give our motorways" civil initiative on Friday displayed the number 80 billion outside the government to warn about the alleged amount Croatia would lose if motorways were leased to monetise their debt. One of the initiators of the referendum petition, […]

9. October 2014.

"Election laws won't be changed without agreement with opposition"

Any amendments to electoral legislation, including on the election of members of parliament, are conditional on agreement with the opposition and such changes will not be adopted without an agreement, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said at a government session on Thursday. The government gave a positive opinion on amendments to the law on the election […]

6. October 2014.

"The motorways are a development project"

Several trade unions and civil society groups announced on Monday they would start gathering signatures for a petition for a referendum against leasing the motorways, and called on citizens to support their initiative. The nationwide signature-gathering campaign will last from October 11 to 25. The referendum question would be: "Are you in favour of a […]

22. September 2014.

Should you care about open government?

Open Government is very likely to be democracy’s next milestone, writes Albero Abella in his blog for opengovernmentship.org "Should you care about open government?" - Abella asks and then he says - "Possibly, because it guarantees transparency and accountability. But not in my opinion. In 2014 this passive role for the citizens is not enough. The […]

19. September 2014.

What does the EU consider citizens rights to be?

Democracy „the Hungarian way“ and Russia and Turkey as its role models is being discussed for quite some time now, and it raises conserns among civil society organizations in Europe, especially having in mind recent events in Hungary. Meanwhile, the EU does not have this concerns in mind – they want the new commissioner for […]

12. September 2014.

Hungarian police raided the offices of two NGOs

On Monday morning 16th Hungarian police raided the offices of two NGOs, DemNet and Ökotárs, seizing computers and accusing them of financial wrongdoing. The raid comes after similar sweeps in May. A few weeks after the prime minister declared that liberal democracy is over in Hungary and Putin’s methods should be precedent, police raids started. […]

10. September 2014.

Juncker unveils new European Commission

The European Commission's President-elect, Jean-Claude Juncker, on Wednesday unveiled his team and the new shape of the next European Commission, with Croatian Commissioner Neven Mimica being at the helm of the department of International Cooperation and Development. source: European Commission - click to enlarge "The new College will have seven Vice-Presidents, six in addition to […]

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