Civil society – Page 10

Constitutional court rejects request for temporary ban on motorway lease

Zagreb, 10.12.2013 - Hrvatski helsinki odbor je u povodu Meðunarodnog dana ljudskih prava, 10. prosinca uruèio nagrade za izvanredne zasluge u zatiti i promicanju ljudskih prava. Sveèanost dodjele nagrada odrana je pod visokim pokroviteljstvom predsjednika Hrvatskog sabora Josipa Leke. Na slici predsjednica Ustavnog suda RH Jasna Omejec. Foto FaH/ Dario GRZELJ/ dag

The Constitutional Court on Monday rejected a request by a civil society group that objects to leasing Croatia’s motorways to ban the government and transport ministry from taking any further steps in this regard until the results of a referendum are made known, stating that there are no grounds for the Constitutional Court to act…

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Committee asks govt. to check signatures for motorways referendum

Zagreb, 16.12.2013 - Saborski odbori za Ustav i za zakonodavstvo danas su na zajednièkoj sjednici jednoglasno i gotovo bez rasprave utvrdili prijedlog izmjena Ustava RH, istovjetan tekstu koji je Sabor ranije potvrdio kao nacrt ustavnih promjena. Arhivska fotografija od 09.04.2013. godine prikazuje Peðu Grbina tijekom sjednice Odbora za Ustav, Poslovnik i politièki sustav Hrvatskog sabora. foto FaH/ Denis CERIÆ /ds

The parliamentary Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System unanimously decided on Tuesday to ask the government to crosscheck the signatures collected for a referendum against the leasing of motorways to monetise their debt, and the decision is expected to be confirmed by parliament. A civil group called “We won’t give our motorways”…

Signatures handed over to Sabor for motorway referendum

Activists who launched a petition for a referendum against the government’s plan to lease motorways in order to monetise their state-owned operators’ debt, on Monday handed boxes with over 530,000 signatures to Parliament Speaker Josip Leko. “We have collected 530,853 signatures of citizens who have thus sent a message to the government that they want…

Why are (young) citizens fed up with the promise of democracy?

epa03876696 The giant teddy 'Public Friend' is set at the Charles de Gaulle roundabout in central Warsaw, Poland, 21 September 2013. Polish designer Iza Rutkowska created 'the cuddly', a massive teddy bear, which passersby are invited to interact with by climbing on him or hugging him. The stuffed animal is aimed to give residents a sense of the existence of a 'public friend'. EPA/JAKUB KAMINSKI POLAND OUT

Findings of research on young people in Croatia show a decreasing acceptance for constitutional values, no trust in social institutions and a loss of interest for politics, leading to inadequate political socialization of young citizens and their low democratic potential. An additional cause for alarm in this respect is the latest refusal to introduce mandatory…

How to avoid corruption and clientelism in governing public goods?

Zagreb, 26.07.2013 - Zagrepèani su olakanje od velikih vruæina potraili uz gradske fontane. foto FaH/ Denis CERIÆ /dc

Although water is a common good, water services in Croatia are governed authoritatively and hierarchically, with the debate on a new model of governance still limited to „a choice“ between two supposed alternatives: either privatization, or status quo in terms of an ineffective, corruptive and clientelistic mode of resource governance. Instead, the reform of governing…