ImamoPravoZnati.org – an opportunity for democratic political culture

In an effort to facilitate access to information concerning public authorities via the Internet and to contribute to transparency and responsibility toward citizens, the Programme for Croatia and GONG NGOs on Tuesday presented a new Internet platform – ImamoPravoZnati.org where citizens can search, in three steps, information concerning 6,000 public bodies. The new web site…

E-counselling website launched for citizens to take part in law making

The Croatian government on Monday presented the central web portal “e-savjetovanja” (e-counselling) enabling citizens to take active part in law making. This is a unique portal in the world, as it brings together all public bodies in one site, said the head of the Croatian Office for Associations, Igor Vidacek. The web portal provides an…

Join the Campaign for Transparency of Media Ownership

epa03702567 Chinese artist Liu Bolin stands painted in front of a wall with different magazines in the Kunstverein (art association) in Ludwigsburg, Germany, 15 May 2013. In his art works he blends his person with the background. He was painted by students of the art academy Stuttgart. EPA/BERND WEISSBROD

In only 2 out of 20 countries analysed is it possible to know who really owns the media and in 10 out of 20 countries not even the media regulators know who really owns the print media and for online media this figure drops to 6. So Access Info Europe is opening for signature the…

Education is worth any cost!

“Education spending is an investment in our future and should not be part of the government’s fiscal balance”, said the Nobel Laureate Economist Christopher Pissarides, Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics.  Primary role of education is its contribution to longer-run economic growth. It has a big role to play in the…

Instead of a windmill, could the “new” EU become a lighthouse?

The crisis of the democratic legitimacy of the European Union is very serious, and the optimism regarding its future can hardly and scarcely be found. At the same time, the upcoming elections for the European Parliament should provide hope in its brighter future, but to the citizens the EU remains distant, complicated and “intended for”…

The Don Quijote in Europe – who “nicked” the last EU elections?

The Europe is not all rivers of honey and milk, but is Toni Vidan the Don Quijote? – we could make a joke after the discussion with this veteran activist in the area of environment protection and sustainable development, the member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and one of the last year’s…