Tag: Government

19. March 2020.

In the times of pandemic we must not forget democracy

The Government of the Republic of Croatia, like most states, has adopted extraordinary measures to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Those measures should not be abused. Restrictions imposed must be motivated solely by public health reasons, enforced following the Constitution, and should last only for the duration of the pandemic. Gong considers […]

Milanovic says TTIP is in Croatia's interest

Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was in Croatia's interest, criticising an interpellation of 21 Croatian members of parliament regarding the matter of this trade agreement being negotiated between the European Union and the United States. I can understand that someone wants to be politically popular, but the […]

NGO opposes selling motorways to private capital

Representative of a civil initiative that opposes the sale of Croatian motorways, on Thursday opposed the government-sponsored Plan B regarding the monetisation of the debt of the motorways' operators, namely the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the HAC-ONC toll and maintenance company's shares to citizens and pension funds, saying they do not want the motorways […]

22. April 2015.

EC expects Croatia to implement structural reforms

The European Commission (EC) wishes to come to a satisfactory solution with Croatia concerning the excessive macroeconomic imbalances and expects Croatia to resolutely implement the necessary reforms, a public debate held in Zagreb on Wednesday heard. "We are aware that the solutions are long-term and will not change things overnight," the Head of the European […]

21. April 2015.

Referendum question on motorways lease unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court has found that the proposed referendum question on the lease of motorways is not in line with the Constitution, ruling that a referendum may not be called. The court said on Tuesday it had made the decision following Parliament's motion to establish whether the referendum question was in line with the Constitution. […]

16. April 2015.

"We must monetise motorway operators' debt one way or another"

Transport Minister Sinisa Hajdas Doncic on Thursday reiterated that the government would not abandon plans to monetise the debt of state motorway operators -- the Croatian Motorways (HAC) and the Rijeka-Zagreb (ARZ) --, but the cabinet would only change a model how to do it. The minister said that the government had given up the […]

Do the Gov't and High Administrative Court understand the right of access to information?

After the High Administrative Court had allowed the Croatian Government to continue hiding the amount that was paid to American law firm Patton Boggs LLP for the defense of Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač in the appellate procedure before the International Tribunal in the Hague, GONG has filed a constitutional complaint challenging the High Administrative […]

20. March 2015.

data.gov.hr – bull’s eye or platitudes about the ‘public state’?

Imagine an online one stop shop containing all of the Government’s publicly available data, providing visualizations of datasets that are crucial to transparency, such as the structural organization of every governmental department, and serving as a showcase of excellent applications made by citizens themselves using public data. In addition, this website contains additional information on […]

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 […]

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 […]

13. November 2014.

Assessment of the Reform Capacities of the Croatian Government, 2011 –2014 (an abstract)

This Report abstract represents a cursory assessment of the Government’s work with respect to the 112 demands over the course of three years of its term, from January 2012 to late-October 2014. The Report is based on the knowledge and experience of Platform 112 member organizations focused on the systematic monitoring of government institutions, public […]

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