Tag: Civil society

NGO opposes selling motorways to private capital

Representative of a civil initiative that opposes the sale of Croatian motorways, on Thursday opposed the government-sponsored Plan B regarding the monetisation of the debt of the motorways' operators, namely the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the HAC-ONC toll and maintenance company's shares to citizens and pension funds, saying they do not want the motorways […]

Activists set up Trojan horse against TTIP in Zagreb's main square

Non-profit civic associations set up an eight-metre-high Trojan horse in Zagreb's main square on Wednesday symbolising the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union and the United States, urging citizens to sign a petition against the TTIP. Activists carried banners mentioning chlorinated chicken, toxic chemicals, GMO, hormone beef, privatisation and corrupt courts. […]

28. April 2015.

NGOs to be allowed to finance referendums after all?

Public Administration Minister Arsen Bauk announced in Parliament on Tuesday that before the second reading of the bill on the financing of political activity, election campaigning and referendums he would ease the ban for civil society organisations to finance referendum activities. The ban was opposed by nearly all members of the Committee on the Constitution, […]

27. April 2015.

NGOs and unions: No passaran to "castration of democracy"

Activists of a few nongovernmental organisations on Monday raised their voice against prohibiting civil society associations and foundations from financing referendum activities and promotion, as envisaged by a bill on financing political activities, election campaigns and referenda, which is to receive first reading in the national parliament. The activists warned that this bill would be […]

26. April 2015.

70th anniversary of breakout from Jasenovac camp commemorated

Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Sunday at a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the break-out of inmates from the Ustasha-run Jasenovac camp on 22 April 1945, that Croatia's Constitution clearly states that the foundations of Croatia's sovereignty are based on anti-fascist values of World War Two and not on the values of the […]

24. April 2015.

TTIP - contribution to recovery of European and US economies?

A free trade agreement that is being negotiated between the European Union and the United States is an exceptionally important agreement that should contribute to the recovery of the European and American economies and it might be a starting point to define new, higher global standards, a conference in the Croatian parliament heard on Friday. […]

22. April 2015.

EC expects Croatia to implement structural reforms

The European Commission (EC) wishes to come to a satisfactory solution with Croatia concerning the excessive macroeconomic imbalances and expects Croatia to resolutely implement the necessary reforms, a public debate held in Zagreb on Wednesday heard. "We are aware that the solutions are long-term and will not change things overnight," the Head of the European […]

21. April 2015.

Referendum question on motorways lease unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court has found that the proposed referendum question on the lease of motorways is not in line with the Constitution, ruling that a referendum may not be called. The court said on Tuesday it had made the decision following Parliament's motion to establish whether the referendum question was in line with the Constitution. […]

17. April 2015.

"We expect the intensive public debate on the TTIP"

Ahead of Global Action Day against the transatlantic trade and investment agreements TTIP and CETA, to be marked on April 18, activists of several nongovernmental organisations and trade unions on Friday distributed leaflets outside the parliament building in Zagreb, asking MPs to take a clear position on those agreements which they believe will restrict workers' […]

16. April 2015.

Unregulated lobbying opens door to corruption

Transparency International said today that Europe urgently needs lobbying reform. A new report from the anti-corruption group found that of 19 European countries assessed, only seven have some form of dedicated lobbying law or regulation, allowing for nearly unfettered influence of business interests on the daily lives of Europeans. The 19 countries together score just 31 per […]

16. April 2015.

Zagreb University students stage performance in tribute to slain Kenyan students

Zagreb University students staged a performance outside the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb on Thursday to commemorate 147 students killed on a university campus in Kenya earlier this month. The performance began at 14 hours and 7 minutes, with 147 students wearing white T-shirts lying still on the ground for 147 seconds. Its purpose was […]

16. April 2015.

"We must monetise motorway operators' debt one way or another"

Transport Minister Sinisa Hajdas Doncic on Thursday reiterated that the government would not abandon plans to monetise the debt of state motorway operators -- the Croatian Motorways (HAC) and the Rijeka-Zagreb (ARZ) --, but the cabinet would only change a model how to do it. The minister said that the government had given up the […]

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