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Opposition says bill minimises parliament's role

The parliamentary opposition was unanimous on Wednesday in the position that a bill on cooperation between the government and parliament in European affairs minimised parliament's role in relation to the government and criticised government representatives for not attending today's discussion on the bill. Zeljko Reiner of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) said the executive authority […]

PM's future reporting on EU Council meetings

The prime minister will report to Parliament more than twice each year on the work of meetings held with the European Council, was concluded at a meeting on Tuesday of the parliamentary Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System which discussed a bill on cooperation between the Sabor and government concerning European affairs. […]

Parliament moves to regulate cooperation with government in EU affairs

The Croatian Parliament took the first step on Thursday to formally regulate its cooperation with the Government in European affairs as its Committee on the Constitution and Standing Orders drew up a bill on such cooperation and forwarded it to Parliament for further consideration. The bill defines the way in which representatives of Croatia will […]

18. April 2013.

EP concerned because of the law on strategic investments

The European Parliament, meeting in a plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday, adopted by a large majority of votes the last resolution on Croatia before it joins the European Union on July 1, saying that the country is completely ready for membership and calling for further reforms so that citizens of Croatia could profit from […]

26. March 2013.

How will Croatia ensure continued work on the reforms?

The Platform of Croatian civil society organizations for protection and promotion of human rights welcome the conclusion of the European Commission that Croatia is expected to continue developing its track record in the field of the rule of law, notably in the fight against corruption. While waiting for the Government's response as to how this […]

15. January 2013.

Transparency in retrospect: Croatia towards EU

The following is a discussion of the issue of transparency of Croatia’s accession process to the EU, presented from the perspective of non-state, civil society actors, whose insight into the interior dynamics of negotiations, primarily engaging the European Commission and the Croatian Government, was highly limited during the process. The key challenge encountered was discrepancy […]

25. October 2012.

Will civil society survive Croatia’s accession to EU?

The rules of the game concerning financing of civil society organisations will change once Croatia joins the EU, but optimistic statements regarding Croatia’s readiness to access available funds and secure sustainability and continuance of non-governmental sector development are still not justified, even though non-governmental sector represents desirable employer for one in 58 Croatian citizens. The […]

10. February 2012.

The conclusions from the GONG round table: The priorities are structural reforms, as well as clear information and active involvement of citizens

The process of reforms for Croatia did not end with the closing of accession negotiations and the referendum. On the contrary, on all levels Croatia is facing demands for structural reforms in many areas of life and work. Those are some of the essential conclusions of the discussion at the GONG round table titled “After […]

21. February 2011.

Joint opinion of Croatian Civil Society Organizations on Chapter 23

On Wednesday, February 16, the Joint Opinion was delivered to the European Commission, EU Parliament members, embassies and parliamentary boards for foreign policy of EU member states. The Opinion was written in English due to a short deadline for delivery set by the EU Delegation in the Republic of Croatia, but was translated to Croatian […]

GONG representative on marking the 20th anniversary of adopting the Copenhagen Document

Suzana Jasic, member of GONG Council is in Copenhagen taking part in marking the 20th anniversary of adopting the Copenhagen Document. Suzana Jasic, member of GONG Council is participating at the OSCE Conference in Copenhagen, from June 10th till June 11th, 2010. The Conference celebrates 20 years of the OSCE Copenhagen Document, its status and […]

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