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Tag: Civil society

5. September 2014.

Croatia's first civil union registered in Zagreb

The very first civil partnership was formed in Croatia, under the life partnership legislation, on Friday evening when two men were registered as civil partners of each other at a ceremony in Zagreb. Public Administration Minister Arsen Bauk, who confirmed the news about the first civil union just before the start of the Social Democratic […]

Stop Targeting Civil Society in Hungary!

Since its re-election, the Hungarian government launched a campaign attacking the credibility of Hungarian NGOs and is striving to gain control over their funding distributed independently from the government. We believe that a dynamic and independent civil society plays a fundamental role in a democratic society, as it is one of the key checks and […]

What we achieved in 2013?

It was the beginning of 1999 when we met at the strategic planning workshop for the upcoming parliamentary elections and one of the tasks we got from the workshop leader was to design and edit the centrefold of a daily newspaper for the day after the elections. We liked the task and teams showed exceptional […]

Social Europe – strategic investment, not cost!

„Unlike the American Dream, the European Dream was a guarantee that you will not fall through the safety net and end up existentially endangered, even if you were not the best. Today, the European Dream is endangered by austerity measures and policies based on the assumption that investing in people is an expenditure we cannot […]

"Pre-election activist inventory for the EU by 2020."

Platform 112, Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia, Group 22, Clubture and Green forum presented the "Pre-election activist inventory for the EU by 2020." It’s about the alternative propositions and innovation policy for higher democracy, security, and sustainable development in the new mandate of European Parliament and European Commission. They invited candidates for European […]

„Another EUrope is necessary and possible! “

“Another EUrope is necessary and possible – with innovations for more democracy, solidarity and sustainable development in the new mandate of the European Parliament and the European Commission”, Platform 112, Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia, Group 22, Clubture and Green forum highlighted through presentation of the “Pre-election activist inventory for the EU by […]

29. April 2014.

Citizens of Dubrovnik showed clear message of how to be a good citizen

In a democratic society, it is legitimate to fail with an initiative, but it is much more dangerous for a democracy to lack initiatives and people who fight for the common good and public interest. The Dubrovnik referendum has brought up hundreds of people who are willing to dedicate their time, knowledge and experience fighting […]

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, […]

10. December 2013.

Multilingualism as wealth - Cyrillic script does not spell out war

„Intolerance towards a minority and the symbols of its cultural identity limits the freedoms, rights and safety of Croatian citizens, including the members of the majority group, by persuading them that these 'Others' pose a constant and nefarious threat.“ This warning was issued yet again on the Human Rights Day, December 10, during a round […]

10. December 2013.

Europe and Croatia are living and protecting multilingualism

On December 10, 2013 – the international Human Rights Day – a round table entitled „European Wealth of Multilingualism: Quo vadis, Croatia?“ was held in the Croatian Parliament. The round table sent out a clear message from parliamentary representatives, civil society activists and Ambassadors of seven European countries that multilingualism is a treasure that Europe […]

20. November 2013.

Activists call on Croatians to vote "No" at marriage referendum

Dozens of nongovernmental organisations dealing with various human rights issues on Wednesday rallied in downtown Zagreb to call on Croatians to vote against a constitutional definition of marriage as a union of a man and a woman during a referendum on this matter to be held in Croatia on 1 December. Those activists said today […]

11. November 2013.

Civil initiative asks Constitutional Court to assess marriage referendum question

Representatives of a Facebook civil initiative on Monday asked the Constitutional Court to assess if the referendum question on marriage as a heterosexual union is in accordance with the Constitution. The initiative has nearly 4,500 members, its representative Natasa Skaricic told Hina, saying it was unacceptable that the referendum called for December 1 should be […]

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