“As you know, we accept the claims of 21st century science, which is that life begins at conception. As Christian democrats, we also accept that we live in a pluralistic, democratic society, and that many citizens do not accept such a fact. Therefore, we need to focus on more and better education, and through it,…
Open letter to the EU published today
Mr Frans TimmermansFirst Vice-President of the European CommissionRue de la Loi 2001049 BrusselsBrussels, 22 March 2017 Dear First Vice-President Timmermans, Ahead of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, we the undersigned organisations urge the European Commission not to abandon its leadership role in fighting the scourge of corruption in the…
The future of transparency in danger
More than 100 organisations urge the Parliament to spearhead #lobbytransparency reform! MEPs were warned that the European Commission’s current proposal for a revised EU Transparency Register would allow for even less scrutiny than the existing one, and that to champion greater transparency across all EU institutions, they must start with their own house first. A…
Digital competition about youth mobility
Call for participation in digital competition about youth mobility is open for youth between 18 and 35 until 28th of February 2017. Participate in the digital competition for youth between 18 and 35! The aim of the competition is to collect video and other digital contents made by students about their mobility experiences so that…
GEAR: Global Education Active Response
GONG is implementing a project in collaboration with schools and civil society organizations from five European countries with the aim of improving programs for social inclusion and citizenship / intercultural education. The project GEAR: Global Education and Active Response for Protection of Human Rights, Inclusion and Democratic Values in Intercultural Societies aims to build on…
Human Rights Protection Going Downhill
The round table discussion „Human Rights Protection Going Downhill: Successes and Failures of Activist Practices in the Region“ was held on December 7, 2017 in the scope of the Human Rights Film Festival Zagreb. The event involved 54 citizens, including 49 participants from Croatia, 2 participants from Serbia, 1 participant from Macedonia and 2 participants…