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Tag: European Union

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 […]

The left is losing at the expense of the right, is there anyone "awake"?

The biggest problem of today’s European Union is that the citizens do not trust institutions, both at the European and the national level. But there is a solution in the form of strong pressure from the outside and radical changes within institutions , concluded Dr. sc. Jordi Vaquer, director of the Open Society Initiative for […]

"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 […]

16. April 2014.

Politics for people - not profit!

Many of our national laws start life at the EU level and big corporations and the banks spend hundreds of millions of euros every year to ensure that EU policy-making meets their needs– and it works. But Europe’s citizens can take action at politicsforpeople.eu says ALTER - EU. Meanwhile people like us lose out. The […]

31. March 2014.

Instead of a windmill, could the "new" EU become a lighthouse?

The crisis of the democratic legitimacy of the European Union is very serious, and the optimism regarding its future can hardly and scarcely be found. At the same time, the upcoming elections for the European Parliament should provide hope in its brighter future, but to the citizens the EU remains distant, complicated and "intended for" […]

28. March 2014.

The Don Quijote in Europe - who "nicked" the last EU elections?

The Europe is not all rivers of honey and milk, but is Toni Vidan the Don Quijote? - we could make a joke after the discussion with this veteran activist in the area of environment protection and sustainable development, the member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and one of the last year's […]

15. March 2014.

EU elections - a vision of a future or a fall of a myth?

Distant, cold, inaccessible - the European Union - (yet another) accumulation of anonymous bureaucrats who oppress people with their absurd requirements. After all, who cares if the cucumber has a bump or not and should the carrots look stubby, when it is far more important to keep the fresh cottage cheese, "rakija" (brandy) and traditional […]

5. January 2014.

Social inequalities as the main challenge for future EU leaders

Social inequalities will be the main challenge for future European leaders, according to an EU-commissioned report released on 18 December. Europe’s economy is expected to continue its decline, and policymakers should focus on a ‘new growth paradigm’ centred on society - not growth - the report argues. The report, conducted by the think tank RAND […]

1. January 2014.

Croatia, EU in 2014 - no easy task

Croatia will be able to measure the success of its European Union membership in 2014 by whether and how much more it gets from the European budget than paying into it, which is no easy task given that only a small part of available European funds is guaranteed and the bulk can be drawn only […]

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 […]

3. September 2013.

Croatia in EU - maybe too soon?

"Prosecuting former prime minister Ivo Sanader signaled that Croatia was willing to check all the boxes to get into the European Union but one can't be confident that the political culture has changed or that the institutions are completely and fully dealing with corruption", said Jelena Berkovic, of GONG, a nongovernmental organization that focuses on […]

EC to work on strengthening consumer protection in Croatia

The head of the European Commission Representation in Croatia, Branko Baricevic, said on Wednesday that the European Commission would be working on strengthening consumer protection in Croatia after a survey has revealed that Croatians regard themselves among the least protected consumers and as not being informed enough of their rights. The rules of the game […]

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