Full Coverage: Croatia

30.03.2005 The Anti-Corruption Coalition invites you to join its first civic action, the Anti-Corruption Protest Walk, planned for April 4, 2005. The protest walk will express the solidarity with all victims of corruption in the City of Zagreb.

30.03.2005 The Theatre Society DASKA, from Sisak, was established in 1976. Ever since the Croatian Rights Party (HSP) entered the local government in 2002, DASKA doesn’t receive any funding for its programmes by the city, in spite of the fact that it applies in all competitions for funding. For the past seven years, DASKA survives solely on the financing it receives by the Ministry of Culture.

29.03.2005 A meeting of environmental organizations active in the areas in which the route of the Jadranski Naftovod Pipeline passes was held in Njivice on the island of Krk, on Monday, March 28.

27.03.2005 The United States and Sweden will donate assistance to 12 Eastern European countries, Croatia included, for the fight against trafficking in women and prostitution.

24.03.2005 Davorin Androsic, the General Manager of “Hrvatske Vode” Public Enterprise (state water supply and management company), emphasized at the central celebration of the World Water Day in Osijek that Croatia is rich with water resources, but warned that the reserves are not infinite and that we should save them for future generations with proper management and care.

21.03.2005 "Forests are the source of life on our planet!", warned the Osijek Greens and the Croatian Environmental Press Centre, on the occasion of March 21, the International Day of the Forests.

21.03.2005 On Sunday, March 13, several sports hooligan incidents were registered in Zagreb, following the match between handball clubs from Zagreb and Belgrade. The aggression, violence and animosity expressed by the fans were condemned by the press, especially having in mind that several journalists actually were the victims of violent attacks.

21.03.2005 Transparency International-Croatia implements the Anti-Corruption Counselling Office Project. The project will be completed in November 2005, and it operates a centre that provides the citizens with information and counsel on corruption related issues.

18.03.2005 The participants in the debate “Does Croatia Need GMO Crops?”, held yesterday in Osijek, gave negative answer to that question. They also concluded that it is the ecological agricultural production that can bring great benefits for Croatia.

17.03.2005 On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its work, the Centre for Women Studies organizes a sale of its publications at discount prices.

15.03.2005 The final version of the Draft-Law on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), submitted by the Government for Parliamentary procedure, contains a provision which obligates the Government to take steps to restrict, or even prohibit, the use of GMO in a number of specific cases.

11.03.2005 The Coalition for Protection of the Vrbas river will organize, on the occasion of March 14, the International Day of Fight Agaisnt River Dams, a signing of a petition on the construction of dams on the Vrbas, on the Krajina Square in Banjaluka.

10.03.2005 The Croatian Youth Network (CYN), together with many other managers of youth clubs in the country reacted on the recently open granting competition by the Ministy of Family, Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity (MOBMS), and asked questions about the entry criteria.

09.03.2005 In the new issue of Megazine 04 read the interview with Tatjana Gromaca and Oliver Rassler, photo story from the performance by Tom Gotovac, on homophobia, cyber-feminism, and much more...

04.03.2005 The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management organizes a workshop-type presentation of the SAPARD pre-accession programme, called “The Week of SAPARD Programme Presentation”.

02.03.2005 On the legislation in the field of artificial reproduction in the Republic of Croatia, we talked to Goga and Tamara from the CroL (Croatian Lesbians) association. They say that the positions of the experts and the Bishopric Conference are totally opposed, although both sides recognize the problems that the existing legislation failed to regulate, such as the regulation of donations of ovary cells.

01.03.2005 An electronic network of environmental association of Croatia was established last Saturday. Its goal is to network the environmental associations for a more effective and expedite action and exchange of information.

01.03.2005 The British Guardian daily published recently a longer article on the charges against Energy Financing Team EFT Company of exploitation of poor Balkan country, and its dealings in the field of electricity distribution and dam construction in Bosnia and SCG.