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27. March 2014.

Citizens' tailored EU elections?

In order to motivate citizens to get out and vote, to inform all stakeholders of the electoral process, as well as to improve democratic standards, in the wake of the election for the European Parliament on the 25th of May 2014., GONG will organize a series of activities aiming at the positive impact of the […]

19. March 2014.

European Parliament election in Croatia to be held on 25 May

President Ivo Josipovic on Wednesday called the election of 11 Croatian deputies to the European Parliament for 25 May, and urged citizens to turn out at those polls in large numbers, as he said, the polls would impact Croatia's future. Elections for the European Parliament will be held in all member states of the European […]

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 […]

15. April 2013.

Disappointment by passivity of political parties and voters

GONG, a well-known nongovernmental organisation in charge of monitoring election processes in Croatia, on Monday ascribed a low turnout of 20.8% at Croatia's first election of its deputies to the European Parliament on Sunday to passivity of political elites and to the fact that the electorate was insufficiently informed about European Union institutions and processes […]

3.7 million eligible voters for EP elections in Croatia

A total of 3,740,951 voters will be entitled to vote in Croatian elections for the European Parliament on April 14, or as many as 763,814 fewer than at the referendum on Croatia's accession to the European Union, held in January 2012, Public Administration Minister Arsen Bauk said on Friday. Bauk held a press conference to […]

22. March 2013.

GONG urges citizens to vote in EP elections

The nongovernmental election monitoring organisation GONG issued a statement on Friday to draw attention to the importance of forthcoming elections for the European Parliament in Croatia, calling on citizens to vote. "Elected deputies will have a great responsibility to regularly report and communicate with citizens about their work and results achieved because the European […]

20. March 2013.

28 slates filed for 14 April election of Croatian MEPs

A total of 27 party lists plus one list of a group of citizens were submitted to the Croatian State Election Commission for the election of Croatian members of the European Parliament until Monday midnight when the deadline for the delivery of slates for Croatia's first election for its deputies to the European Parliament had […]

March 18 deadline for submission of candidate lists for EP elections

All lists of candidates for European Parliament elections, which will be held in Croatia on April 14, must be submitted to the State Electoral Commission (DIP) by midnight March 18, the commission said in a statement on Tuesday. Within 48 hours of the expiry of the deadline for the submission of lists, DIP will make […]

Croatia to hold 1st election for its members of European Parliament on 14 April

Croatia will hold its first election for its deputies to the European Parliament on 14 April, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said on Friday. The president told the press that the decision to call the elections for Croatian MEPs on 14 April was made after he had held consultations with the government, parliamentary parties and nongovernmental […]

26. February 2013.

Elections for the EP should be separated from local elections

Elections for the European Parliament should be separated from local elections to avoid the possible miscommunication of pre-election messages to the citizens, representatives of GONG warned the President Ivo Josipović, who began consultations on the date of the euro-elections. At the end of the week Croatian citizens should know the date of the first elections […]

Election of representatives of the European Parliament

GONG has protested against an urgent procedure of the Law on Election of representatives of the European Parliament. State Election Commission, NGOs and public was not consulted regarding the Law. Moreover, the Law is not in line with the Constitution which grants voting right only to the Croatian citizens. According to the Law, voting rights […]

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