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Croatia, EU in 2014 – no easy task

Zagreb, 29.12.2013 - Hrvatska æe uspjenost svoga èlanstva u Europskoj uniji sljedeæe godine moæi mjeriti time hoæe li i koliko æe iz europskog proraèuna dobiti vie nego to æe u njega uplatiti, to nije nimalo laka zadaæa buduæi da je samo manji dio od raspoloivih europskih sredstava zajamèen, dok se najveæi dio moe povuæi tek na temelju dobro pripremljenih projekata. Arhivska fotografija od 29.06.2013. godine prikazuje zastave Republike Hrvatske i Europske Unije EU na Banskim dvorima. foto FaH/ Damir SENÈAR /ds

Croatia will be able to measure the success of its European Union membership in 2014 by whether and how much more it gets from the European budget than paying into it, which is no easy task given that only a small part of available European funds is guaranteed and the bulk can be drawn only…

“EU transparency: Where are we now?”

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The International Right to Know Day was established in 2003 by access to information advocates from around the world. Given that there will be a new European Parliament and a new Commission in 2014, and given that his own mandate is coming to an end, the European Ombudsman is keen to examine how much progress…

Croatia in EU – maybe too soon?

epa03808893 A information board at the townhall shows the new geographical center of the EU in Westerngrund, Germany, 31 July 2013. The geographical center of the European Union (EU) shifted from a town in federal state Hesse to Westerngrund, Bavaria after Croatia became an EU member. EPA/RALF HETTLER

“Prosecuting former prime minister Ivo Sanader signaled that Croatia was willing to check all the boxes to get into the European Union but one can’t be confident that the political culture has changed or that the institutions are completely and fully dealing with corruption”, said Jelena Berkovic, of GONG, a nongovernmental organization that focuses on…

EC to work on strengthening consumer protection in Croatia

Zagreb, 24.07.2013 - Predstavništvo Europske komisije održalo je prvu tiskovnu konferenciju u Kući Europe. Na slici voditelj predstavništva Branko Baričević predstavio je ulogu i okvir aktivnosti predstavništva nakon ulaska Hrvatske u EU. foto FaH/ Damir SENČAR /ds

The head of the European Commission Representation in Croatia, Branko Baricevic, said on Wednesday that the European Commission would be working on strengthening consumer protection in Croatia after a survey has revealed that Croatians regard themselves among the least protected consumers and as not being informed enough of their rights. The rules of the game…

European Affairs Committee holds first session

Zagreb, 11.04.2013 - Nastavak 8. sjednice Hrvatskog sabora. Na slici sabornica prije poèetka sjednice. foto FaH/ Denis CERIÆ/ ik

The Croatian Parliament’s European Affairs Committee, which was inaugurated last week, held its first session on Wednesday at which the head of the office of the Lithuanian Embassy in Zagreb, Deividas Stankevicius, presented the priorities of Lithuania’s EU presidency. Lithuania took over the EU’s six-month rotating presidency on 1 July, the day when Croatia entered…

Croatian Parliament appoints Committee on European Affairs

The Croatian Parliament appointed a Committee on European Affairs on Friday. The Committee chairman is Daniel Mondekar of the ruling Social Democratic Party (SDP) and his deputies are Gordan Jandrokovic of the opposition Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and Jozo Rados of the Croatian People’s Party, a junior partner in the ruling coalition. The Committee has…