The seminar “A survey of the 2007 parliamentary election – recommendations for the improvement of the election process” started in Opatija on Thursday. The event, organised by the State Election Commission (DIP) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), focuses on preparations for and conduct of Croatia‘s last parliamentary election. OPATIJA, Jan 31 (Hina) – The…
GONG Report on Parliamentary Election 2007
The election of representatives to the Croatian Parliament in the Republic of Croatia took place on Sunday, November 25, 2007, at 6,707 polling stations. Croatian citizens were also able to vote abroad at 265 polling stations set up in 53 countries on Saturday and Sunday, November 24 and 25, 2007. The election of representatives to…
Past initiatives
GONG past initiatives related to civil society and its development Strategy for Development of Civil Society Due to increased demands for development of civil society, it was necessary to create a Strategy for Civil Society Development. Therefore, the Government of Croatia has formed a working group to draft the document. GONGs’ representatives were invited to…
Croatian Parliament
During the 1990s the Croatian Parliament was closed to citizens, despite the fact that the Parliament is intended to represent the citizenry. GONG has therefore decided to open the Parliament through different projects and programs, which resulted in the implementation of our Parliament program and the Open Parliament project. During the 1990s the Croatian Parliament…
Croatian Government
GONG has written several complaints to the Government warning against the bad practice of publishing only the session agenda on their web site without publishing the actual materials which are to be decided upon during the session. GONG has written several complaints to the Government warning against the bad practice of publishing only the session…
Enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act
During autumn 2005, GONG has developed a methodology and an action plan in order to explore the enforcement of the right to information access. 22 citizen applicants were chosen as well as 105 public institutions to which requests for information were sent. During autumn 2005, GONG has developed a methodology and an action plan in…