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4. February 2015.

Court asked to test motorway referendum question constitutionality

The Croatian Parliament's Constitution Committee on Wednesday decided to ask the Constitutional Court to test the constitutionality of the question in the planned referendum against leasing motorways, with Committee Chairman Pedja Grbin of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) explaining that the referendum question would imply an absolute ban on concessions in the motorway sector. In […]

27. January 2015.

Strategic study on Adriatic oil and gas exploitation met with criticism

A strategic study and a framework plan for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Adriatic Sea were presented in Zagreb on Tuesday and the presentation was organised by the Hydrocarbons Agency. The most frequent questions by those attending were about the hazards of oil exploitation in the Adriatic, what a disaster caused by […]

27. January 2015.

Croatian parliament pays tribute to Holocaust victims

Deputy Parliament Speaker Dragica Zgrebec said on Tuesday that Holocaust Memorial Day, January 27, was a day to send a message that peace, freedom, equality, solidarity, respect for differences and the right to choice of every man, are a pledge for the future of mankind. International Holocaust Memorial Day was marked in the Croatian parliament […]

26. January 2015.

Social dialogue in Norway and Croatia

The conference "Norway and Croatia: Partners in Economic and Social Development", organised by the Norwegian embassy in Zagreb on Monday, brought together Croatian government officials, unionists, employers and nongovernmental organisations' activists. Speaking at the conference, Labour and Pension System Minister Mirando Mrsic boasted that "social dialogue in Croatia has become of age", while union leader […]

12. January 2015.

Road union rep not surprised by constitutional court's decision

President of the Independent Roads Union Mijat Stanic, who was the main person behind an initiative to call a referendum against the government's plan to lease Croatian motorways, said on Tuesday that he wasn't surprised that the Constitutional Court had rejected a request to temporarily ban any further procedures until the referendum was finalised. "The […]

12. January 2015.

Constitutional court rejects request for temporary ban on motorway lease

The Constitutional Court on Monday rejected a request by a civil society group that objects to leasing Croatia's motorways to ban the government and transport ministry from taking any further steps in this regard until the results of a referendum are made known, stating that there are no grounds for the Constitutional Court to act […]

16. December 2014.

Sign the ECI - Stop TTIP and CETA!

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25. November 2014.

Committee asks govt. to check signatures for motorways referendum

The parliamentary Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System unanimously decided on Tuesday to ask the government to crosscheck the signatures collected for a referendum against the leasing of motorways to monetise their debt, and the decision is expected to be confirmed by parliament. A civil group called "We won't give our motorways" […]

17. November 2014.

Signatures handed over to Sabor for motorway referendum

Activists who launched a petition for a referendum against the government's plan to lease motorways in order to monetise their state-owned operators' debt, on Monday handed boxes with over 530,000 signatures to Parliament Speaker Josip Leko. "We have collected 530,853 signatures of citizens who have thus sent a message to the government that they want […]

7. November 2014.

Why are (young) citizens fed up with the promise of democracy?

Findings of research on young people in Croatia show a decreasing acceptance for constitutional values, no trust in social institutions and a loss of interest for politics, leading to inadequate political socialization of young citizens and their low democratic potential. An additional cause for alarm in this respect is the latest refusal to introduce mandatory […]

3. November 2014.

How to avoid corruption and clientelism in governing public goods?

Although water is a common good, water services in Croatia are governed authoritatively and hierarchically, with the debate on a new model of governance still limited to „a choice“ between two supposed alternatives: either privatization, or status quo in terms of an ineffective, corruptive and clientelistic mode of resource governance. Instead, the reform of governing […]

30. October 2014.

Enough signatures for referendum against motorways monetisation

The initiative for a referendum against the proposed lease of motorways announced on Thursday it had collected enough signatures for the referendum against monetisation of the debt of two state-owned motorway operators. According to preliminary results, the initiative has collected 487,612 signatures, or 113,000 more than required by the law, Teodor Celakoski of the Right […]

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