Tag: Access to information

28. September 2013.

Could Croatia become famous by its Information Commisioner?

„It would be wonderful if Croatia became famous for having a good strong Commissioner who is being effective in promoting transparency“ – these are the words of Helen Darbishire and it is hard not to wish the same, especially on this day 28 September the „International Right to Know Day“. Passionate about the role of […]

27. September 2013.

Information Commissioner - in limbo

Towards the election of the Information Commissioner, the full implementation of the new Act on right to access information and continuously raising the bar of transparency, GONG is organizing a conference titled “Commissioner - in limbo”. Conference will take place at Croatian Parliament on September 30th 2013, starting at 9:30 am. How to insure and […]

23. September 2013.

International Right to Know Day observed

According to information from the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency, 2.582 government bodies submitted their reports in 2012 concerning the implementation on the law on the right to information access, which is significantly higher than in 2010, for example, when only 854 bodies did so, the agency reported on Monday on the occasion of International […]

15. September 2013.

Can democracy exist without trust? - looking for magic bullet

In 2007 the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe 15 September as the International Day of Democracy — with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy — and invited all member states and organizations to commemorate the day in an appropriate manner that contributes to raising public awareness. Today on 15 September 2013 we use this occsasion […]

10. September 2013.

"EU transparency: Where are we now?"

The International Right to Know Day was established in 2003 by access to information advocates from around the world. Given that there will be a new European Parliament and a new Commission in 2014, and given that his own mandate is coming to an end, the European Ombudsman is keen to examine how much progress […]

What happens behind the closed doors of the European Union?

Citizens’ have a right to know what the decisions MEPs are and what decisions are made by the European Commission. How to handle corridors of the administration of the European Union, see the Access Info's Guide to access EU documents. Guide to access EU documents contains detailed information about the fundamental right of access to […]

26. April 2013.

Citizens caught in a trap of the transparency surrogate

Budget openness (transparency) provides a possibility for citizens to access complete, relevant, accurate, timely and comprehensible information on budgets of state institutions, which rightfully belong to citizens to use - it has been pointed out during a thematic discussion "Transparency of the budgetary and public procurement process" at the conference "Right to Good Administration in […]

26. April 2013.

Good governance, the glue of democracy

Citizens have the right to good administration, working for the goal of maximising common good, and not particular interests of politicians alienated from citizens. The only meaningful solution for finding a way out of this situation is the cooperation of the entire society and good governance as the glue without which there is no democracy […]

26. April 2013.

Institutional and legal framework for good governance in Croatian agencies

In the past two decades the agencies in Croatia have been established following a global agencification trend endorsed by international organisations and the EU through the concepts of new public management and the regulatory state. Croatian agencies were founded without a strategic approach or legal framework, failing to incorporate elements of good governance systematically, adopting […]

26. April 2013.

Quality of governance in state government bodies

The latest public opinion surveys in Croatia reveal the decline of trust of Croatian citizens in intentions and capabilities of any political option to deal with numerous problems successfully. In parallel, citizens' support for direct democracy movements has been on the rise, not simply as a correction but rather an alternative to parliamentary democracy. Therefore, […]

19. April 2013.

„Right to Good Administration in Croatian Practice

GONG is organizing conference „Right to Good Administration in Croatian Practice“ which will be held on 26th April (Friday) 9 am, at the International hotel in Zagreb. Presented at the conference will be the results of the Index of Good Governance in Croatia (DUH index), a research including analysis of all ministries, the Government, the […]

15. February 2013.

New FoIA - A Step towards Open Government

On February 15 2013, Croatian Parliament adopted a new Freedom of Information Act (FoIA), following a decade of advocacy, public campaigns, research, law amendments and public discussions. During its long-term monitoring of implementation and research on FoIA implementation in Croatia (researches available on Croatian here), active participation in the working group for FoIA amendments back […]

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