In light of the shocking news that Jan Kuciak was likely killed as a result of his work as an investigative journalist and whose freedom of information requests may have been passed to the subject of his inquiry, we the undersigned, are calling on the EU for immediate action to safeguard journalists exercising the right…
Tag: Good governance
After joining EU, Croatia lost political will to fight corruption
On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, observed on December 9, the nongovernmental election-monitoring organisation GONG on Friday warned that after it joined the European Union, a lack of a true political will for fighting corruption at all levels was evident in Croatia. GONG council president Nenad Zakosek told a news conference held outside parliament…
Call for expressions of interest
Are you a full-stack digital agency, preferably in Croatia? Are you really good at your job? Do you have a passion for crafting software with a social purpose? Awesome. Read on. GONG is looking for a technical partner for an ambitious project called “Mosaic of Influence” — funded by Google’s Digital News Initiative, the Mosaic…
Education on Digital Democracy
A training of trainers and a youth training on digital democracy were delivered in Zadar. In cooperation with European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) from Belgium and European partners from Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, United Kingdom and Iceland, GONG organized a two-day training – youth bootcamp, held in IMPACT center in Zadar, and a training of trainers,…
Invitation to a 2-day training- boot camp – for youth
In cooperation with European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) from Belgium and European partners (Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, United Kingdom and Iceland GONG is implementing the Digital Ecosystem for e-participation Linking Youth (DEEP-Linking Youth) project devoted to digital democracy. The project encompasses research and the creation of a digital ecosystem for youth engagement on a common task…
Three candidates for Constitutional Court judges short-listed
The parliamentary committee for the Constitution on Tuesday proposed that parliament appoint two constitutional court judges from three short-listed applicants out of 11 who had applied – a constitutional law professor, Sanja Baric, Judge Ivana Calic and former state prosecutor Mladen Bajic. Baric won the support of all committee members at the meeting which Croatian…