Tag: European

21. November 2024.

Gong addressed the European Parliament: The General State Attorney should not decide on conflicts of jurisdiction between DORH and EPPO

Gong has addressed the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions, pointing out inconsistencies between Croatian legislation and the Regulation on the EPPO.

26. October 2023.

Teachers' Perspectives on Gong's Civic Education: Enhancing Our Understanding of Politics and Media

What does it mean to be a citizen of the European Union? How do we actively participate in democratic societies? Why is it important to be media literate and understand new trends in communication? About 30 teachers from various regions of Croatia took part in 2023 civic literacy training, which entails three modules - political, […]

14. January 2021.

The European Commission will draft new guidelines following Gong's appeal

Following Gong's complaint to the European Ombudsman concerning the participation of President von der Leyen in a HDZ election campaign video, the European Commission decided to develop guidelines for the participation of its members in national election campaigns. The European Ombudsman, the body to which Gong reported Ursula von der Layen's participation in the HDZ's […]

Civil Society Priorities for the Croatia's EU Presidency

Croatian civil society organizations, gathered in the informal network Forum 2020, through in-person consultations in five cities (Rijeka, Varaždin, Split, Osijek and Zagreb) as well as online consultations, have come to an agreement on the priorities for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from January to June 2020. We are cognizant that […]

Gong’s Report: European Parliament elections

In its election report, Gong wrote that the European Parliament elections were conducted according to legal regulations and international good practice election standards. However, some shortcomings were noticed so Gong issued recommendations for the next election with the goal of improving the legal framework for conducting the election and improving the operations of responsible authorities. […]

We have to get the exact costs for Facebook campaigns

The data from the SEC financial reports and the social media reports for the European Parliament election show that the amount spent, which Gong warned about even before the election, is not possible to precisely define and it is necessary to more clearly regulate political advertising on social media and digital platforms The New Rulebook […]

Some political parties not respecting silence

According to non-anonymous reports to Gong, the election morning went by peacefully with few reports about irregularities. The majority of reports were related to violations of election silence on social media, where specific political parties and candidates are posting paid ads (Živi zid, HSP). Additionally, SMS and messages on social media (SDP, IDS, Narodna stranka-reformisti) […]

Ads are not labeled as political, and some don't even appear

The election campaign for the European Parliament in 2019 was the first election campaign in which we have had a somewhat better insight into a political advertisement on social media, especially on Facebook. In accordance to the promise of increasing transparency in advertising which Facebook has given to the European Union, the campaign has provided […]

27. February 2019.

Coordinate and protect the European Parliament election

In the run up to the campaign for the European Parliament election, Gong gives some recommendations for the public authority bodies to minimise the threats to the democracy on the internet. They are the result of discussions from the international conference and the expert forum organised by Gong at the beginning of February. They give […]

26. November 2018.

Hot Issues for Croatia's Presidency of the EU in 2020

This analysis presents 8 key topics relevant for the upcoming Croatian Presidency of the EU in 2020. It is intended for all European citizens, and civil and political actors who critically fight against the fascization of Europe. Six months prior to the European elections, the amplification of anti-immigrant sentiment all the way to sheer verbal […]

24. September 2018.

Why Does the EU Presidency Matter?

The purpose of this online public consultation is to detect the problems and solutions that European active citizens consider critical for the democratic and sustainable development of the EU and protection of the European values over the upcoming two years of the new EU presidency. You can take part in the public consultation HERE, through the online […]

10. September 2014.

Juncker unveils new European Commission

The European Commission's President-elect, Jean-Claude Juncker, on Wednesday unveiled his team and the new shape of the next European Commission, with Croatian Commissioner Neven Mimica being at the helm of the department of International Cooperation and Development. source: European Commission - click to enlarge "The new College will have seven Vice-Presidents, six in addition to […]

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