September 2013

NGOs believe in restoration of dialogue in Vukovar

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The non-governmental organisations Documenta, the Centre for Peace Studies, GONG and the Centre for Peace issued a statement on Thursday following the latest developments in Vukovar, expressing their full support for establishing democratic standards and restoring dialogue so that the people of Vukovar could continue the peace building process by themselves. “Vukovar, as a town…

Croatia in EU – maybe too soon?

epa03808893 A information board at the townhall shows the new geographical center of the EU in Westerngrund, Germany, 31 July 2013. The geographical center of the European Union (EU) shifted from a town in federal state Hesse to Westerngrund, Bavaria after Croatia became an EU member. EPA/RALF HETTLER

“Prosecuting former prime minister Ivo Sanader signaled that Croatia was willing to check all the boxes to get into the European Union but one can’t be confident that the political culture has changed or that the institutions are completely and fully dealing with corruption”, said Jelena Berkovic, of GONG, a nongovernmental organization that focuses on…