The EU Sails Away from International Cooperation with the Biggest Aid Cuts in a Decade

Yesterday, the OECD released the 2025 Official Development Assistance (ODA) early figures, confirming a worrying trend. For the third consecutive year, EU Member States are cutting their aid spending. In 2025, 17 EU Member States cut their ODA.  Since 2024, EU Member States contributions have dropped by 9.9 per cent. These cuts will cause direct […]

Human Rights in Earthquake Affected Areas

CROSOL – Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity published a policy paper “Human Rights in Earthquake Affected Areas” as a result of a public discussion of the same title held on 15 April 2021 in cooperation with Human Rights House Zagreb.

Dealing with the Past and Transitional Justice in the Western Balkans

CROSOL – Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity, in cooperation with Documenta – Center for Dealing with the Past, published a position paper: “Dealing with the Past and Transitional Justice in the Western Balkans” as a conclusion of a panel discussion held on March 10, 2021. The document is available for download:

Restrictions on rights and freedoms during the Covid-19 pandemic: What states need to do to ensure citizens’ support for epidemiological measures

Prof. Goran Bandov, expert in European and international relations and diplomacy, University of Zagreb Summary Human rights and freedoms are being restricted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. One part of the citizens finds it harder to accept the restrictions and changes that the measures bring to their daily lives. The article concentrates on the question […]

The EU has established a Peacekeeping Fund

Igor Tabak / obris.org As of today, 22 March 2021, the European Union has a new financial instrument at its disposal to cover the costs of its activities abroad, whenever they have military or defense implications under the provisions of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The EU Council today adopted a decision establishing […]

Health of Our Democracies Compromised by Many EU Leaders During 2020: Liberties Report

Democracy and the rule of law have regressed across a large number of European countries in 2020, according to Liberties’ new report ‘EU 2020: DEMANDING ON DEMOCRACY’. The report, covering 14 EU countries, responds to the Commission’s request for information as it prepares its second annual audit of EU countries’ democratic records. The report covers 14 […]