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Tag: Access to information

2. October 2024.

We have the right to know: Gong calls for public authorities to proactively open data to the public

Despite being guaranteed by the Constitution and elaborated in the Act on the Right to Access Information, many citizens are unaware of this right or do not know how to exercise it, and they often face difficulties in doing so.

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29. January 2024.

Special advisors under special treatment: despite their influence, they are not held accountable for conflict of interest

There are two types of special advisors in Croatia, and both of them are exempt from proper conflict of interest monitoring mechanisms. Bearing in mind the importance of access to information for the purpose of public oversight, Gong presents a statistical overview of data on special advisors.

22. December 2023.

Croatia needs a referendum law that recognizes the importance of local democracy

Gong's in-depth study, fueled by data collected through Imamopravoznati.org, uncovers the reasons behind unsuccessful referendums and suggests ways of solving the issue.

After three years of legal battle, Gong has finally received HBOR bank loan data

Gong finally received data for the HBOR bank loan, from the bank’s creation in 1992 to the end of 2018.

Open letter to the EU: We demand greater transparency in EU law negotiation!

Gong signed the open letter for greater transparency in the trialogue process, in line with the DSA/DMA negotiation.

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 […]

21. April 2020.

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 […]

28. March 2020.

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 […]

20. February 2020.

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, […]

13. February 2020.

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 […]

25. September 2019.

Questions for Dubravka Šuica that she needs to answer

Before Dubravka Šuica takes over the duty as a vice-president of European Commission and becomes commissioner for demography and democracy, Gong finds crucial that she comes forward about the content of her mandate. During hearings of candidates for EU Commissioners Ms Šuica should be asked these questions: Democracy, equality, and the rule of law How […]

We have to get the exact costs for Facebook campaigns

The data from the SEC financial reports and the social media reports for the European Parliament election show that the amount spent, which Gong warned about even before the election, is not possible to precisely define and it is necessary to more clearly regulate political advertising on social media and digital platforms The New Rulebook […]

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