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27. March 2014.

Open government - a framework for society of equal opportunities"

Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said on Wednesday the international Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative opened the door to a new and different democracy in which the public was more involved in decision-making and had greater expectations of those in power. "A society which is not ready for openness will be a stagnating society," he said […]

22. March 2014.

"Multilingualism in Vukovar is not an exception but a rule"

Multilingualism is an imperative of the cultural identity of Europe where many languages are both a majority and a minority language at the same time, and it is therefore necessary to preserve multilingualism in European countries, including Croatia - this was the message of a round table debate entitled "European Wealth of Multilingualism: Quo vadis, […]

19. March 2014.

European Parliament election in Croatia to be held on 25 May

President Ivo Josipovic on Wednesday called the election of 11 Croatian deputies to the European Parliament for 25 May, and urged citizens to turn out at those polls in large numbers, as he said, the polls would impact Croatia's future. Elections for the European Parliament will be held in all member states of the European […]

17. March 2014.

EP votes to increase transparency of decision-making

Access Info Europe has welcomed the decision [1] by the European Parliament to bring greater transparency to its decision making by recording and publishing records of final voting in committee. Previously most committee votes were taken by a simple show of hands and were not recorded. The decision, adopted on 26 February 2014, applies to […]

15. March 2014.

EU elections - a vision of a future or a fall of a myth?

Distant, cold, inaccessible - the European Union - (yet another) accumulation of anonymous bureaucrats who oppress people with their absurd requirements. After all, who cares if the cucumber has a bump or not and should the carrots look stubby, when it is far more important to keep the fresh cottage cheese, "rakija" (brandy) and traditional […]

14. March 2014.

Independent Reporting Mechanizam

The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is a key means by which all stakeholders can track OGP progress in participating countries. The IRM produces biannual independent progress reports for each country participating in OGP. The progress reports assess governments on the development and implementation of OGP action plans, progress in fulfilling open government principles, and make […]

Segon and Jakovcic found to be in conflict of interest and fined

The Conflict of Interest Commission unanimously decided on Friday that former Assistant Finance Minister Branko Segon was in a conflict of interest, referring the case to the State Prosecutor's Office for further action. The Commission also unanimously decided that Ivan Jakovcic was in a conflict of interest while serving as head of Istria County from […]

13. February 2014.

Radio industry ownership should be more transparent

The ownership structure of Croatia's radio industry should be more pluralistic, the private ownership should prevail with maximum transparency and honouring a good regulatory framework, a round table discussion said in Zagreb on Thursday. The discussion was held to mark World Radio Day, observed on 13 February. During the discussion, the results of a study […]

4. February 2014.

Croatia should pay more attention to corruption prevention

Croatia has made considerable efforts in recent years to improve its anti-corruption framework, the European Commission said on Monday in a report on combating corruption in the EU member states. "Croatia has made considerable efforts in recent years to improve its anti-corruption framework. However, there appears to be more emphasis on repression of corruption as […]

3. February 2014.

Lawmakers, judges, prevent referendum on Cyrillic script!

Civil society organisations involved in an initiative called "All of Us - For a Croatia of Us All" appealed to members of the Croatian Parliament and Constitutional Court judges to prevent a referendum on the official use of Cyrillic alphabet. The organisations asked the lawmakers to ensure protection of national equality in Croatia by addressing […]

15. January 2014.

First integrated register of Croatia's state property made public

The first integrated register of Croatia's state property was inaugurated on Wednesday and made available to the public on the web site of the State Property Management Office (DUUDI). The register, which will be updated, currently contains over 380,000 different entries classified in nine categories. Among important entries in the register are about 298,000 forests […]

10. January 2014.

Journalists opposed to HRT's plan to close 11 local bureaux

The Croatian Journalists' Association (HND) and the Journalists' Union (SNH) on Friday strongly opposed the decision by the director-general of the public broadcaster HRT to close 11 of its local bureaux as part of the restructuring process. The downsizing is to be carried out gradually from May 1 to August 1, as a result of […]

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