The European Economic and Social Committee extends a warm ‘welcome!’ to its new colleagues, the Civil Society representatives from Croatia. The Council today decided on the following appointments in the European Union’s institutions in the context of the accession of Croatia and it adopted a decision appointing the following nine Croatian members of the Economic…
An alternative celebration of the accesion to the EU
With the presence of many names form then Croatian cultural and human rights NGO scene yesterday was held an alternative celebration of the Croatian joining the EU. Kroatisch-EU Freundschaft (KEUF) is a controlled happening, with a large art installation, which took place outdoors at the French Republic Square simultaneously with the official celebration of Croatia’s…
Come to the holiness of celebrating accession to the Union
A number of independent culture and civil society organizations are calling for the joint creation of a Croatian-European Friendship Society, playing with concepts and images of Croatian and European traditions, political phrases, ceremonial pomposity and statesman iconography. Zeljko Zorica: Kroatisch-EU Freundschaft (KEUF) (Audio-video-edible installations with a controlled happening) THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE OR…
HRW sends PM open letter urging better care of human rights
Croatia’s accession to the European Union (EU) on July 1 is “an opportunity for the government to show its commitment to safeguarding human rights and to properly address outstanding abuses in the country”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) wrote in an open letter to Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, released on Friday. During a visit which HRW…
MPs adopt law on Sabor’s cooperation with gov’t on EU matters
The Croatian Parliament on Friday adopted a law on cooperation between parliament and the government concerning European matters. In dealing with European affairs, parliament defines the legislation, monitors and supervises the government’s work in European Union institutions, discusses EU documents and Croatia’s positions on which it can adopt conclusions, takes part in the nomination of…
“All crimes must be investigated, perpetrators brought to justice”
The president of the NGO Documenta, Vesna Terselic, said on Friday that all crimes must be investigated and perpetrators brought to justice, underlining that there should be no politicising when it comes to those issues. “It isn’t important where the investigation will be held and where the trial will be held. The important thing is…