The Croatian Parliament took the first step on Thursday to formally regulate its cooperation with the Government in European affairs as its Committee on the Constitution and Standing Orders drew up a bill on such cooperation and forwarded it to Parliament for further consideration. The bill defines the way in which representatives of Croatia will…
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EP concerned because of the law on strategic investments
The European Parliament, meeting in a plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday, adopted by a large majority of votes the last resolution on Croatia before it joins the European Union on July 1, saying that the country is completely ready for membership and calling for further reforms so that citizens of Croatia could profit from…
How will Croatia ensure continued work on the reforms?
The Platform of Croatian civil society organizations for protection and promotion of human rights welcome the conclusion of the European Commission that Croatia is expected to continue developing its track record in the field of the rule of law, notably in the fight against corruption. While waiting for the Government’s response as to how this…
Transparency in retrospect: Croatia towards EU
The following is a discussion of the issue of transparency of Croatia’s accession process to the EU, presented from the perspective of non-state, civil society actors, whose insight into the interior dynamics of negotiations, primarily engaging the European Commission and the Croatian Government, was highly limited during the process. The key challenge encountered was discrepancy…
Will civil society survive Croatia’s accession to EU?
The rules of the game concerning financing of civil society organisations will change once Croatia joins the EU, but optimistic statements regarding Croatia’s readiness to access available funds and secure sustainability and continuance of non-governmental sector development are still not justified, even though non-governmental sector represents desirable employer for one in 58 Croatian citizens. The…
The conclusions from the GONG round table: The priorities are structural reforms, as well as clear information and active involvement of citizens
The process of reforms for Croatia did not end with the closing of accession negotiations and the referendum. On the contrary, on all levels Croatia is facing demands for structural reforms in many areas of life and work. Those are some of the essential conclusions of the discussion at the GONG round table titled “After…