«Even this incompetent government doesn’t want citizens who are able to think with their heads»

Is this Government capable of undertaking any reform when still after three year it failed to introduce civic education and is now abandoning the idea – that was the question asked by civil society organization at a press conference in the Human Rights House in exasperation with Government’s moves. They hold the Government entirely incompetent,…

When will the goverment recognize the potential of civic education?

Zagreb, 13.03.2013 - Predsjednik Vlade Zoran Milanoviæ, potpredsjednica Vlade i minsitrica vanjskih i europskih poslova Vesna Pusiæ, potpredsjednik Vlade i ministar regionalnoga razvoja i fondova Europske unije Branko Grèiæ, ministar unutarnjih poslova Ranko Ostojiæ i ministar obrane Ante Kotromanoviæ tijekom sjednice Vlade RH. foto FaH/ Tomislav PAVLEK /ds

Organizations gathered under the umbrella of GOOD Initiative for systematic and quality introduction of civic education in schools and Platform 112 hereby call upon the Government of the Republic of Croatia to ensure quality introduction and implementation of content and methods aiming at development of civic competences of pupils as active and responsible citizens pursuant…

Where is political responsibility? The Government should introduce civic education!

Worried about the recent information and contradictory statements made with regard to civic education by the new Minister of Education, Vedran Mornar, civil society organizations gathered in the GOOD Initiative (initiative for systematic and quality introduction of civic education in schools) and Platform 112 sent out a message at a press conference that the Government…

Civic education in schools – “I know, I think, I act”

A civil society association promoting a systematic and well thought-out introduction of education for human rights and democratic citizenship in schools, which goes by the acronym GOOD, on Tuesday called for support to its campaign for the introduction of civics in schools, prompting a response from the GROZD association which said that civic education was…

Defence of education for democratic citizenship and human rights

On this occasion, Croatian civil society organizations would like to support the Memorandum to the Council of Europe regarding the Spanish government’s project to remove democratic citizenship and human rights education in school curriculum, and also express full support to the Spanish civil society organizations in their struggle to defend Education for Democratic Citizenship and…

What happens behind the closed doors of the European Union?

Citizens’ have a right to know what the decisions MEPs are and what decisions are made by the European Commission. How to handle corridors of the administration of the European Union, see the Access Info’s Guide to access EU documents. Guide to access EU documents contains detailed information about the fundamental right of access to…