Croatian citizens believe that the fight against corruption must be the priority of Croatia’s EU Presidency
CROSOL – the Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity, in collaboration with Ipsos Puls, has published the results of a public opinion poll on Croatia’s presidency of the EU Council taking place in the first half of 2020. The research was carried out within the framework of the project “Towards an open, fair and sustainable […]
“Stop the backlash – Stop domestic violence” -conference declaration to the Finnish and Croatian EU-Presidencies
The Treaty of European Union (TEU) affirms gender equality and non-discrimination as fundamental principles (Article 2). Combating gender-based violence is one of the five priority areas of the EU’s Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019 and will continue to be so in the next phase 2020-2023. Ursula van der Leyen, the President of the European […]
The panel “Can Citizens Overthrow Illiberal Regimes?” held in Zagreb
Croatian Platform for International Civic Solidarity CROSOL, Solidarna – Foundation for Human Rights and Solidarity and Human Rights House Zagreb last Saturday, on December the 7th in Dokukino KIC held a panel called “Can citizens overthrow illiberal regimes – experiences of Romania and Croatia” with the screening of the documentary film “O lijepa, o draga […]
EU presidency and culture: CROSOL is an official Human Rights Film Festival partner
The beginning of December for Zagreb and Rijeka is reserved for festival of socially engaged film – 17. Human Rights Film Festival (1-8/12/2019 Zagreb, Rijeka) in which this year, due to Croatian EU presidency, CROSOL will participate as na official festival partner. CROSOL’s task during the presidency will be to gather the croatian civil society […]
ZFF and CROSOL are bringing you great film authors!
Zagreb Film Festival and CROSOL bring you the „Fragments of exile“ film program on the occasion of Croatia’s presidency of the EU. The history of exile is an endless story that has peaked in today’s world and in our closest neighborhood. Under the selection of film critic Diana Nenadić, the accompanying festival programe Fragments of […]
FRA Director joins meeting on EU Justice Ministers
“The Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU has invited FRA’s Director to address EU Justice Ministers during the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 7 October. The Director will exchange views with Justice Ministers on fundamental rights challenges in 2020 and beyond. He will draw on issues raised in a background […]
Euractiv: Finnish PM says EU ready to tie funding to rule-of-law criteria
Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne said on Sunday (29 September) that all EU countries looked ready to accept that EU funding should be made conditional on democratic principles, he told Finland’s public broadcaster YLE. “Finland, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency, is campaigning for the EU funding to be made conditional on rule-of-law criteria when […]
Meeting with FRA director in Croatia
On April 4th, representatives of Croatian CSOs met with Michael O’Flaherty – Director of European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. We discussed possible co-operation in the light of upcoming Croatian EU Presidency. We all have the same goal – to highlight and strengthen Human Rights as a priority topic during the Croatian Presidency.
Press statement – THE UPCOMING PRESIDENCY TRIO NEEDS TO SET EUROPE ON A SUSTAINABLE PATH
Brussels, 19 December 2018 – Romania, Finland and Croatia recently published the Trio Programme for their upcoming EU Council Presidencies. The Trio Programme sets the joint political priorities for the presidencies and does not suggest radical changes, but puts emphasis on jobs and growth meaning business as in EU politics. European NGOs would like to […]
My year among the Alt-right:”It is scary how quickly people get used to evil”
“My Year in Chekhstan ” is the title of a documentary filmed by a 25-year-old Patrik Hermansson with a hidden camera during a year-long meeting (from September 2016 to September 2017) with members of the British and American altrighta and similar neo-Nazi and other extreme right movements. The young Swede, living in London, works as a researcher of a […]