Interesting research: 80 percent of Vukovar citizens are dissatisfied with the political situation and want to overcome the past We are talking to the authors of a study that showed that citizens are much more prudent and progressive than the policies that deal with them. BARBARA MATEJČIĆ 30. 04. 2021.…
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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. Human-Rights-in-Earthquake-Affected-AreasDownload
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…
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…
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…
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…
In this opinion piece, Vice President of CONCORD and EU Representative & Head of Office of CARE International, Céline Mias, takes a critical perspective on the EU’s actions on gender equality for the past year. With these insights, the article identifies 10 opportunities for the EU to demonstrate its urge…
Lidija Knežević, Obris.org On Friday, January 29, it was exactly a month since the 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit Sisak-Moslavina County, leaving unforeseeable consequences for space and people. During those first months, another 622 earthquakes of magnitude greater than or equal to 2.0 followed, which further traumatized the citizens of the…
Lidija Knežević The government held its 32nd session this morning, the last before the Christmas holidays, and the penultimate one this year. In addition to a number of topics related to the COVID-19 disease epidemic and the associated recent vaccinations, the Government also adopted two proposals from the Ministry of…
“At the beginning of December, it will be exactly three years since the Council of the EU adopted a formal decision establishing the “Permanent Structured Cooperation” (PESCO) program. Under this framework of mutual cooperation between EU member states on issues in the fields of defense and security, a total of…