In the times of pandemic we must not forget democracy

Zagreb, 18.03.2020 - Predsjednik Vlade Andrej Plenkovic na sjednici Hrvatskog sabora prezentirao je izmjene 20 zakona kojima država želi pomoci gospodarstvu u situaciji epidemije koronavirusom, a cilj im je zadržavanje radnih mjesta i rješavanje problema nelikvidnosti. Na slici premijer Andrej Plenkovic. foto HINA/ Damir SENCAR/ ds

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…

Draft public administration strategy presented to committee

Zagreb, 20.06.2013 - Sjednica Vlade Republike Hrvatske. Na slici Arsen Bauk. foto FaH/ ik

Public Administration Minister Arsen Bauk has said that the matter of efficient public administration should not be a field for political one-upmanship and in order to enhance the administration system the government has proposed a 2015-2020 Public Administration Strategy. Bauk on Tuesday acquainted the parliamentary Committee on the Constitution with the proposed three-section strategy focusing…

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…

TTIP – contribution to recovery of European and US economies?

epa04710107 Demonstrators hold placards during a protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), in Brussels, Belgium, 18 April 2015. Thousands of people took to the streets in various European countries to protest the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a free trade agreement being negotiated by the United States and EU members states. EPA/JULIEN WARNAND

A free trade agreement that is being negotiated between the European Union and the United States is an exceptionally important agreement that should contribute to the recovery of the European and American economies and it might be a starting point to define new, higher global standards, a conference in the Croatian parliament heard on Friday.…

“We expect the intensive public debate on the TTIP”

Ahead of Global Action Day against the transatlantic trade and investment agreements TTIP and CETA, to be marked on April 18, activists of several nongovernmental organisations and trade unions on Friday distributed leaflets outside the parliament building in Zagreb, asking MPs to take a clear position on those agreements which they believe will restrict workers’…

A task force will draw up a code of ethics for deputies in parliament

Zagreb, 19.12.2013 - Predsjednik Hrvatskoga sabora Josip Leko održao je tiskovnu konferenciju u povodu završetka zasjedanja Hrvatskoga sabora u 2013. godini. Arhivska fotografija od 16.7.2013. godine prikazuje predsjednika Hrvatskog sabora tijekom tiskovne konferencije povodom završetka zasjedanja. foto FaH/ Denis CERIÆ/ ds

After a two-week Easter recess, the Croatian Parliament is scheduled to resume its session on Wednesday, April 15, which will last until the summer recess in July, Parliament Speaker Josip Leko said on Tuesday. After today’s session of the Parliament Presidency, Leko told reporters that the agenda of the coming session includes 68 items, most…