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…
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A task force will draw up a code of ethics for deputies in parliament
After a two-week Easter recess, the Croatian Parliament is scheduled to resume its session on Wednesday, April 15, which will last until the summer recess in July, Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said on Tuesday. After today’s session of the Parliament Presidency, Leko told reporters that the agenda of the coming session includes 68 items, most…
European commission ignores ECIs goal
The European Commission today released its review to Council and Parliament of the application of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), as legally mandated in Regulation 211/2011. As expected, this report takes a primarily formalistic, legalistic and technical approach to examining the first three years of the ECI. It does not explore if the ECI’s current design makes…
Cuckoo’s eggs and buying parliamentary representatives – what lies in the legislative proposal?
Prohibiting civil society organizations from financing referendum campaigns is almost tantamount to prohibiting parties from financing their own election campaigns, considering the fact that referenda are one of the main forms of citizens’ activism and direct decision-making. At the same, time, political parties are enabled to “buy” parliamentary representatives. Although GONG welcomes most provisions of…
Cuckoo’s eggs and buying parliamentary representatives – what lies in the legislative proposal?
Prohibiting civil society organizations from financing referendum campaigns is almost tantamount to prohibiting parties from financing their own election campaigns, considering the fact that referenda are one of the main forms of citizens’ activism and direct decision-making. At the same, time, political parties are enabled to “buy” parliamentary representatives. Although GONG welcomes most provisions of…
Attacks on medical workers, teachers to be prosecuted ex officio
The Croatian government on Thursday sent to parliament final amendments to the Penal Code expanding legal protection to healthcare workers and teachers so that threats and acts of coercion against those workers could be prosecuted ex officio. If a teacher receives threats, he will no longer have to file a private lawsuit, but such offences…