Gong advocates open data. In cooperation with civil hackers from Code for Croatia, we create searchable databases that all citizens can use. Here is a chronological list of our searchable data. Final financial statements – Parliamentary elections 2020 All data from the final financial reports on donors, expenditures and media discounts in the parliamentary elections…
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Anti-corruption demands at the time of the coronavirus pandemic
Resolving a crisis caused by a coronavirus, and further complicated by the Zagreb earthquake, requires swift and decisive action. However, during this crisis management, the Croatian Government must not forget about transparency so as not to undermine citizens’ confidence in institutions. Identifying corruption risks can help strengthen our response to the pandemic and provide healthcare…
Preserve democracy in the time of coronavirus
In the fight for health, we must not lose democracy. The various restrictions on civil rights and freedoms that we have witnessed in recent days after the introduction of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus require decisive action to safeguard democratic institutions and processes. Gong warned on particularly dangerous Government’s attempt to suspend parliament’s…
Display campaign costs on social networks properly
The final financial statements after the presidential election show that candidates made a step forward towards a complete picture of election campaigns on social networks. However, there is still a lot of room for progress. Just like the preliminary reports, the final ones do not fully reflect the real costs of advertising on social networks,…
Recommendations for more transparency of European Affairs
The Presidency of the Council of the EU is a unique opportunity for Croatia to take a step forward in the transparency of European affairs, thus to genuinely bring Europe closer to its citizens. The European Union cannot survive without its citizens’ acceptance. Non-transparent European affairs and the policy of secrecy of national governments in…
We do not have real costs for campaigns on social media
Preliminary financial reports on campaign expenses of candidates in the second round of presidential elections in Croatia again do not reflect the real costs of advertising on social networks. The reports show the same problems with social media advertising as the reports before the first round – costs for social media campaigns are either still…