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…
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In the times of pandemic we must not forget democracy
The Government of the Republic of Croatia, like most states, has adopted extraordinary measures to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Those measures should not be abused. Restrictions imposed must be motivated solely by public health reasons, enforced following the Constitution, and should last only for the duration of the pandemic. Gong considers…
Milanovic says TTIP is in Croatia’s interest
Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was in Croatia’s interest, criticising an interpellation of 21 Croatian members of parliament regarding the matter of this trade agreement being negotiated between the European Union and the United States. I can understand that someone wants to be politically popular, but the…
NGO opposes selling motorways to private capital
Representative of a civil initiative that opposes the sale of Croatian motorways, on Thursday opposed the government-sponsored Plan B regarding the monetisation of the debt of the motorways’ operators, namely the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the HAC-ONC toll and maintenance company’s shares to citizens and pension funds, saying they do not want the motorways…
EC expects Croatia to implement structural reforms
The European Commission (EC) wishes to come to a satisfactory solution with Croatia concerning the excessive macroeconomic imbalances and expects Croatia to resolutely implement the necessary reforms, a public debate held in Zagreb on Wednesday heard. “We are aware that the solutions are long-term and will not change things overnight,” the Head of the European…
Referendum question on motorways lease unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court has found that the proposed referendum question on the lease of motorways is not in line with the Constitution, ruling that a referendum may not be called. The court said on Tuesday it had made the decision following Parliament’s motion to establish whether the referendum question was in line with the Constitution.…