The head of the European Commission Representation in Croatia, Branko Baricevic, said on Wednesday that the European Commission would be working on strengthening consumer protection in Croatia after a survey has revealed that Croatians regard themselves among the least protected consumers and as not being informed enough of their rights. The rules of the game…
Month: July 2013
NGOs urge government not to attack judicial authority
Platform 112, a group of nongovernmental organisations, on Wednesday called on members of the executive government to refrain from verbal attacks on the judicial authority and especially to avoid direct confrontations with certain judges regarding the way they are handling ongoing cases. “We ask the government and all ministers to be consistent in applying the…
Reappointed Supreme Court president takes oath
Branko Hrvatin was sworn in on Monday before Croatian President Ivo Josipovic for his third consecutive four-year term as president of the Supreme Court. At the ceremony, President Josipovic congratulated Hrvatin expressing confidence he would be successful as he had been during his past terms. They both underlined the importance of judicial independence. I wish…
European Affairs Committee holds first session
The Croatian Parliament’s European Affairs Committee, which was inaugurated last week, held its first session on Wednesday at which the head of the office of the Lithuanian Embassy in Zagreb, Deividas Stankevicius, presented the priorities of Lithuania’s EU presidency. Lithuania took over the EU’s six-month rotating presidency on 1 July, the day when Croatia entered…
Croatian parliament enacts 145 laws since April
The Croatian Parliament was in session for 39 days or 266 hours from April to mid-July, discussing 197 items and enacting 145 laws, statistics presented to the press show. MPs spent 1.3 hours on average discussing each item on the agenda, and of the 145 laws adopted, as many as 81 were adopted unanimously.…
NGOs dissatisfied with bill on strategic investment projects
The nongovernmental associations – Gong, Pravo na Grad, Transparency International Croatia, Zelena Akcija and the Association of Croatian Architects – on Tuesday submitted to the Economy Ministry their remarks to and criticism of the government-sponsored bill on strategic investment projects, saying it was detrimental and of poor quality and that it would not attract investors.…