Instead of fighting corruption, the Minister prefers to accuse Gong

From the letter of the Minister of Justice and Public Administration Ivan Malenica to GRECO, in which he tried to deal with Gong, it is clear that our concern is justified and that the Commission for the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest will lose its power. The Commission will no longer be able to decide…

Letter to GRECO: The Commission must not be destroyed

Gong warned GRECO, the Council of Europe’s specialized anti-corruption body, that the Commission for the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest in Croatia must not be destroyed. The Commission for the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest in Croatia has been under attack from the ruling party for a long time, and now it could be left,…

The European Commission will draft new guidelines following Gong’s appeal

Following Gong’s complaint to the European Ombudsman concerning the participation of President von der Leyen in a HDZ election campaign video, the European Commission decided to develop guidelines for the participation of its members in national election campaigns. The European Ombudsman, the body to which Gong reported Ursula von der Layen‘s participation in the HDZ’s…

The Church must not be privileged, we want reports

Zagreb, 10.02.2019 - Središnje euharistijsko slavlje u èast blaženog Alojzija Stepinca, na Blaženikov spomendan, predvodio je zagrebaèki nadbiskup kardinal Josip Bozaniæ. Na fotografiji Josip Bozaniæ. foto HINA/ Admir BULJUBAŠIÆ/ abu

As an organisation that advocates transparency, Gong calls on the Catholic Church, the biggest religious group in the Republic of Croatia, to publicly issue its annual financial reports. Gong wrote to the Cardinal Josip Bozanić and the president of the Croatian Conference of Bishops Želimir Puljić and invited them to issue the financial reports to…

On financing campaigns and referenda: The Government and the Parliament are (again) unenthusiastic

In order to invalidate to the largest extent possible the rule that elections are won with „one third above and two thirds below the table“, GONG is appealing to the Government and the Parliament that, before their dissolution, they pass a long awaited and improved Act on Referenda, and to make the most of the…

Personal Data Protection Agency officials seek EC’s protection

Zagreb, 23.09.2013 - Konferencija povodom obilježavanja Međunarodnog dana prava na pristup informacijama "Građani imaju pravo znati" u Hrvatskom saboru. foto FaH/ Denis CERIĆ /ds

Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency (AZOP) director Anto Rajkovaca and his deputy Dubravka Dolenc have sought protection from the European Commission after the government proposed that they be relieved of their duties because state officials’ declarations of assets were removed from the website of the Conflict of Interest Commission, the agency announced on its website…