The government on Thursday sent to parliament a bill of amendments to the state administration law under which the current 20 state administration offices would be reorganised into five. Public Administration Minister Arsen Bauk said the five offices would each cover several counties and that the law was being aligned with a 2012 Constitution Court…
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Unions and NGOs against planned lease of motorways
The government’s decision on the possible lease of motorways for 30 to 50 years was severely criticised by trade unions, nongovernmental organisations and experts at a panel discussion in Zagreb on Monday. They said they would put together “a broad platform” of representatives of the public, NGOs and unions to press the government to reconsider…
NGOs urge government not to attack judicial authority
Platform 112, a group of nongovernmental organisations, on Wednesday called on members of the executive government to refrain from verbal attacks on the judicial authority and especially to avoid direct confrontations with certain judges regarding the way they are handling ongoing cases. “We ask the government and all ministers to be consistent in applying the…
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…
MPs adopt law on Sabor’s cooperation with gov’t on EU matters
The Croatian Parliament on Friday adopted a law on cooperation between parliament and the government concerning European matters. In dealing with European affairs, parliament defines the legislation, monitors and supervises the government’s work in European Union institutions, discusses EU documents and Croatia’s positions on which it can adopt conclusions, takes part in the nomination of…
Parliament in EU affairs – on the wrong side of St. Mark’s Square?
The Croatian Parliament opened its session on Wednesday with a debate on a bill governing cooperation between the country’s Parliament and Government in European affairs, which is due to take effect on July 1. Under the bill, the Prime Minister and the Government will be required to report more often than initially foreseen on EU…