Access to information

Open government – a framework for society of equal opportunities”

Zagreb, 25.3.2014.- Odrana je konferencija Otvorena Hrvatska na kojoj se raspravljalo o stanju transparentnosti u Hrvatskoj, ocijenio dosadanji napredak u provedbi inicijative Partnerstvo za otvorenu vlast.Na konferenciji su sudjelovali, meðu inima, predsjednik Republike Hrvatske Ivo Josipoviæ, ministar znanosti obrazovanja i sporta eljko Jovanoviæ, zamjenik ministrice vanjskih i europskih poslova i predsjednik Savjeta Vlade RH za Partnerstvo za otvorenu vlast Joko Klisoviæ i pomoènik ministra financija Boris lalovac. foto FaH/ Tomislav PAVLEK/ tp

Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said on Wednesday the international Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative opened the door to a new and different democracy in which the public was more involved in decision-making and had greater expectations of those in power. “A society which is not ready for openness will be a stagnating society,” he said…

EP votes to increase transparency of decision-making

epa03621516 Members of the European Parliament are voting during the plenary session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 13 March 2013. The European Parliament rejected the compromise of EU governments for the financial planning of the European Union until 2020. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER

Access Info Europe has welcomed the decision [1] by the European Parliament to bring greater transparency to its decision making by recording and publishing records of final voting in committee. Previously most committee votes were taken by a simple show of hands and were not recorded. The decision, adopted on 26 February 2014, applies to…

Independent Reporting Mechanizam

The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is a key means by which all stakeholders can track OGP progress in participating countries. The IRM produces biannual independent progress reports for each country participating in OGP. The progress reports assess governments on the development and implementation of OGP action plans, progress in fulfilling open government principles, and make…

First integrated register of Croatia’s state property made public

Zagreb, 15.01.2014 - Predstavnici Dravnog ureda za upravljanje dravnom imovinom (DUUDI) na konferenciji za novinare objavit æe jedinstveni registar dravne imovine. Na slici predstojnik Dravnog ureda za upravljanje dravnom imovinom Mladen Pejnoviæ tijekom konferencije. foto FaH/ Denis CERIÆ /ds

The first integrated register of Croatia’s state property was inaugurated on Wednesday and made available to the public on the web site of the State Property Management Office (DUUDI). The register, which will be updated, currently contains over 380,000 different entries classified in nine categories. Among important entries in the register are about 298,000 forests…

Musa appointed Croatia’s first Information Commissioner

Zagreb, 23.09.2013 - Zajednièka sjednica saborskog Odbora za ustav, poslovnik i politièki sustav i Odbora za informiranje, informatizaciju i medije. Na sjednici su èlanovi odbora razgovarali s kandidatima za prvog hrvatskog povjerenika/cu za informiranje, nakon èega se oèekuje i sastavljanje prijedloga kandidata koji æe biti upuæen Saboru na odluèivanje. Na slici kandidatkinja Anamarija Musa. foto FaH/ Denis CERIÆ /dc

Zagreb Law School lecturer Anamarija Musa has been appointed Croatia’s first Information Commissioner, the Croatian parliament decided on Friday. In a secret ballot involving 93 of the 151 MPs, Musa received 83 votes, while HRT public television journalist Sandra Krizanec received three. Seven ballots were declared invalid. An Information Commissioner is appointed by Parliament for…