November 2012

Should people convicted for the most severe crimes be forbidden to stand in elections?

Zagreb, 11.04.2013 - Nastavak 8. sjednice Hrvatskog sabora. Na slici sabornica prije poèetka sjednice. foto FaH/ Denis CERIÆ/ ik

It is truly a question of vital legal as well as political importance, ensued by moral dilemmas, whilst being indivisible from the development of democratic political culture and accountability of both the state and society. With Croatia being in need of a meticulous and all-encompassing reform of electoral legislation, bearing recent experiences in mind, it…

The Government spends millions on cars, but has no money to fight corruption

Zagreb, 13.03.2013 - Predsjednik Vlade Zoran Milanoviæ, potpredsjednica Vlade i minsitrica vanjskih i europskih poslova Vesna Pusiæ, potpredsjednik Vlade i ministar regionalnoga razvoja i fondova Europske unije Branko Grèiæ, ministar unutarnjih poslova Ranko Ostojiæ i ministar obrane Ante Kotromanoviæ tijekom sjednice Vlade RH. foto FaH/ Tomislav PAVLEK /ds

The Government has got the money for renovation of its vehicle fleet, but has none for the protection of the citizens constitutional rights to access information, though it is one of the basic means for preventing corruption. Perhaps we are not talking about Faberge eggs here, but European gold could remain out of reach for…

Opportunity for meaningful management of conflict of interests

Zagreb, 06.03.2013. - Prva sjednica Povjerenstva za odluèivanje o sukobu interesa odrana je u novim prostorijama u ulici Kneza Mutimira u Zagrebu. Na slici ploèa s nazivom Povjerenstva. foto FaH/ Lana SLIVAR DOMINIÆ/ lsd

Decision of the Constitutional Court regarding the Act on prevention of conflict of interest reflects GONG’s and civil society organizations gathered in the Platform 112 attitude, which states that the current law defines and addresses the issue of conflict of interests in completely the wrong way. With this decision the Constitutional Court opened the path…