Croatia

27.09.2007 The Human Rights Centre, after the public debate on the Governments proposal for a Law on the Right to Free Legal Assistance, recommended the Govenrnment to review, once again, all the remarks and criticism against the draft presented by legal experts, nongovernmental associations and trade unions.

25.09.2007 The Zelena akcija activists, in cooperation with Heinrich Böll Stiftungom marked September 22, the World Carfree Day, with distribution of information leaflets and polls of the citizens about their habits regarding the use of various means of transportation and commuting. The activities took place at the Zagreb Cvijetni trg (Flower Market Square).

19.09.2007 The Zelena akcija Ngo and the initiative Pravo na grad (Right to a city) strongly oppose the announced construction of new public garages in down-town Zagreb, already prohibited by the existing General Urban Plan.

17.09.2007 At its session of last week, the Government of Croatia adopted the Draft-Law on Environmental Protection, prepared and submitted by the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Construction.

12.09.2007 A coalition of twenty organizations sent an open letter to the Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and Minister of Justice Ana Lovrin, on the occasion of the adoption of the final proposal of the Law on the Right to Legal Assistance.

26.07.2007 A coalition of more than 20 NGOs came out yesterday, July 25, 2007, to express its opposition to the Draft-Law on the Right to Legal Assistance, i.e. its First Reading adopted recently in the Croatian Sabor (the parliament).

26.07.2007 On July 16-17, the European Environmental Bureau – EEB organized a meeting of the New NGO Forum – 18 environmental organizations from Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Turkey, BiH, Albania and Croatia – with the representatives of European Commission and the Directorate General Environment (EC’s Ministry of Environment).

26.07.2007 As announced yesterday, Zelena Istra (Green Istria), together with other five environmental organizations – Sunce, Eko Pan, Franjo Koscec, Zeleni Osijek and Divina Natura – started a year and a half long project named Mobilization of General Public for Participation in Procedures of Environmental Impact Assessment.

23.07.2007 On Thursday, July 19, the Right to a City initiative and Zelena Akcija sang a version of the Padaj silo i nepravdo - Down with Brute Force and Injustice, its lyrics adapted specially for this occasion, to show clearly that they won’t give up on their demands.

11.07.2007 Last Saturday, July 7, the fifth Zagreb Pride took place, the pride walk of LGBTIQ persons. The 300 participants in the walk were protected by almost as many policemen in full riot-control equipment. However, if the Police managed to prevent incident during the walk, after the Pride ended and the Police pulled out, more than 30 people were attacked, claim the organizers of the event, some of whom had to seek medical assistance for injuries they suffered.