Full Coverage: Croatia

31.05.2007 In partnership with Zelena Istra (Green Istria>, the GONG held a debate in Labin, May 25, to discuss the location of the LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) terminal and the possibility to construct a third thermoelectric power plant in Plomin that would use coal as fuel. The large audience that gathered to follow the debate confirmed the great interest and concern of the local population about the future welfare of their region.

31.05.2007 The citizens from three local initiatives and Zelena Akcija activists protested on Tuesday, May 29, in front of Zagreb City Administration Building against the planned construction of 170 million EUR worth incinerator and the adequate ashes storage facility.

30.05.2007 During last week’s debate in the Sabor (Croatian Parliament) on the report submitted by Gender Equality Ombudsperson, Karmela Caparin, an MP from the ruling HDZ (Croatian Democratic Community), said that there is more discrimination in labour and employment now, compared to previous years. In her view, the main cause for such regression is the insufficient public visibility of the work done by the Ombudsperson. The Croatian Women Network reacted strongly to that statement, but also to the debate in general.

28.05.2007 The city of Zadar, under the auspices of cooperation within NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) and Croatian National Bureau for Protection and Rescue, hosted the 'IDASSA 007', May 21-24. Under the auspices of the project, a variety of catastrophic events and disasters were simulated, such as earthquakes, fires and terrorist attacks.

23.05.2007 On May 18, the Croatian Sabor (the Parliament) adopted the Law on Volunteering that regulates the status of all legal and physical persons involved in organized volunteering.

23.05.2007 The Ombudsperson for Gender Equality and Government Committee for monitoring and evaluation of implementation of gender equality policies reacted to the beer commercial of “Zagrebacka pivovara” brewery, that goes with the slogan “Zuja’s Law No.11: Men notice only the important stuff”. The said commercial depicts a woman coming home with bags filled with groceries – after she went to hairdresser to get done for her man – but he totally ignores her showing interest only for beer bottles.

22.05.2007 The Transparency International Croatia presented the results of its public opinion survey on financing of election campaigns. The survey was conducted by “Promocija Plus” Agency, on May 2-3, on a representative sample of 1,300 persons, under the auspices of the “Preventing Political Corruption” project.

21.05.2007 On the occasion of May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), the Legal Team of Iskorak and Kontra, and the Croatian Women Network organized a distribution of “We are not homophobic, however...” leaflets, as well as leaflets warning of the increased homophobia spread by the Catholic Church.

14.05.2007 The Nansen Dialogue Centre from Osijek and the European House Vukovar organize, on May 15, 2007, a public debate on the topic “Humanity Knows No Borders – Bosnia and Herzegovina Stories”. The Debate will take place at the European House Vukovar (Ljudevit Gaj str. 12), starting at 18:00 hours.

11.05.2007 On May 10, 2007, Zelena akcija environmental association, with the support from the Right to a City initiative, submitted its remarks on certain provisions of the Decision to Adopt the General Urban Plan (GUP), related to the borough of Donji Grad, to the Zagreb Bureau of Spatial Planning.

08.05.2007 Last night, the fifth Queer Zagreb festival started with the play "Oedipus in Corinth", directed by Ivica Buljan. The Festival will last for six days and this years edition will deal with the topic of "Balkans Queer".