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Tag: International cooperation

Mind to mind, hand in hand, EU citizens can catalyze change

According to a new democratic right, established in 2015, any EU citizen, together with commonly concerned neighbors, can launch an initiative to be brought before the European Commission. Any EU citizen has a mechanism at their disposal, through which EU policy and legislation could be influenced according to their concerns. The European Citizens’ Initiative is […]

Solidarity in the institutions and parks of Brussels

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) voted unanimously in favour of a resolution on the current refugee crisis, expressing a common concern on part of representatives of employers, trade unions and civil society organisations across the EU. The Resolution, adopted on Wednesday, September 16 2015, expresses regret over the plight of the refugees, migrants […]

Stable financial mechanisms are a new impulse that drives the EU

The European Economic and Social Committee organised a round table „The role of Cooperative Banks“ in the House of Europe in Zagreb on September 11, with the aim of representing the concepts and models of cooperative ethical banks. New financial perspective and EU strategies for social entrepreneurship were presented by Carlos Trias Pinto from EESC, […]

Where did the European values disappear?

Centre for Peace Studies (CMS), Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity (CROSOL), Association of Croatian Trade Unions, Group 22 and Centre for Labour studies, are expressing deep concern over the serious threat to the fundamental European values of democracy, solidarity, social justice and human rights protection in the case of the current Greek debt crisis. […]

Ukrainian civil organisations seek intl. support in Zagreb

Representatives of Ukrainian civil organisations said in Zagreb that they urgently needed international support to put more pressure on the authorities to document the serious human rights violations there. The delegation is on a week-long visit to Croatia, at the invitation on Croatia's Documenta Centre for Dealing with the Past, attending meetings and lectures on […]

Social dialogue in Norway and Croatia

The conference "Norway and Croatia: Partners in Economic and Social Development", organised by the Norwegian embassy in Zagreb on Monday, brought together Croatian government officials, unionists, employers and nongovernmental organisations' activists. Speaking at the conference, Labour and Pension System Minister Mirando Mrsic boasted that "social dialogue in Croatia has become of age", while union leader […]

What does the EU consider citizens rights to be?

Democracy „the Hungarian way“ and Russia and Turkey as its role models is being discussed for quite some time now, and it raises conserns among civil society organizations in Europe, especially having in mind recent events in Hungary. Meanwhile, the EU does not have this concerns in mind – they want the new commissioner for […]

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 […]

GONG to get UN ECOSOC consultative status

GONG‘s activities and efforts in the civil society sphere have been awarded with the prestigious ECOSOC consultative status. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) serves as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and for formulating policy recommendations addressed to Member States and the United Nations system. GONG's application for ECOSOC consultative […]

GONG observers in Kosovo

Seven GONG short term observers will take a part in ENEMO (European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations) election observation mission to Republic of Kosovo observing the upcoming second round of local elections which will be held on Sunday, December 13. Seven GONG short term observers will take a part in ENEMO (European Network of Election […]

GONG representative monitors parliamentary election in Albania

GONG representative, Maja Kocis, will participate in parliamentary elections in Albania set for 28 June 2009, as a part of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission to Albania. GONG representative, Maja Kocis, will participate in parliamentary elections in Albania set for 28 June 2009, as a part of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission to Albania. The OSCE/ODIHR […]

GONG representative in Parliamentary Election Monitoring Mission in Lebanon

GONG representative Dragan Zelić will take a part in NDI (National Democratic Insitute) international election observation delegation for the Parliamentary election in Lebanon on 7 June 2009 .