Full Coverage: Croatia

28.04.2005 An ecocide committed on the last centuries old Slavonia oaks was discovered this week near Poganovci, in the Podgorac Municipality in the Osijek-Baranja District.

28.04.2005 Edgar Bursic presented a unique project in Croatia – the Monteparadiso Hack Lab in Pula, at the Anarchist Book Fair in Zagreb. The Hack lab uses exclusively free software and offers free internet access to its users.

27.04.2005 From April 18 to 22, 25 representatives of Croatian associations and organizations held a series of meetings with representatives of key EU institutions and European umbrella NGO networks.

26.04.2005 The Croatian Women Network reported on April 17 that the Bureau of Associations (established by the Government to pursue professional and other activities related to creation of conditions for partner relations and inter-sectoral cooperation with the NGO sector) contradicts, with its actions, the goals and aims for which it was set up, as pursuant to the Directive on Associations.

26.04.2005 The oldest and biggest tradional Linux conference in Croatia, CLUC/DORS 2005, was held from April 20-22 at the School of Electronics and Computer Sciences in Zagreb.

24.04.2005 One year ago, almost to the day, the European Commission sent to Croatian Government a documents with its views on the Croatian candidacy for EU membership.

22.04.2005 On the occasion of the Earth Day 2005, Zelena Akcija (Green Action) association took a look back at the past 15 years of its work in Croatia. It also reviews its activities in the field of sustainable development in Croatia.

21.04.2005 The campaign planned by GONG for the Local Elections 2005 is directed at informing the citizens on the electoral processes for the local and regional self-government.

20.04.2005 On the occasion of the International Environmental Protection Day, the Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection announces the Open Competition for Environmental Protection Awards to Local Self-Government Units.

19.04.2005 On the occasion of the Global Youth Service Day, April 18, a public debate was held in Krizevci, on the subject of “Real Needs and Capacities of Krizevci Youth”. The “Youth Associations in Krizevci” brochure was presented at the debate. Later in the day, the Project “Youth in the Town Council” was presented in the Krizevci Town Hall.

19.04.2005 CAHIV is an association involved in prevention of HIV/AIDS epydemics and provides assistance to patients with HIV infection or AIDS.

18.04.2005 The term of office for Tonci Gabric, the most successful editor-in-chief of ZaMirZINE electronic newspaper, which has created a conflict inside the ZaMirNET structures.

14.04.2005 Ljiljanka Mitos Svoboda comments on the rising trend in Croatia of political abuse of environmental associations and movement to maintain the firm grip on lucrative political offices, especially in the context of the coming Local Elections.

14.04.2005 The Croatian Youth Network will organize a debate in Zagreb on the occasion of the International Day of Youth Activism.

13.04.2005 The Croatian Guide Dog and Mobility Association started a volunteer action to build a guide dogs and mobility centre in Zagreb. The action, assisted by the citizens and sponsors, should provide for training of a greater number of guide dogs and improved quality of living for a greater number of persons with impaired vision.

12.04.2005 The Croatian Bioethics Society, the Croatian Society of Agronomists, the Eko Kvarner association and the Action for EKO association, sent letters to the Croatian Sabor (the Parliament), the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister, in which they demand that a general referendum is called on the legislative regulation of application of genetically modified organisms in Croatia.

11.04.2005 On the occasion of April 8, the International Day of the Roma, the Roma Advisory Centre was opened in Bjelovar, found by the Roman National Minority Council of the City of Bjelovar.

07.04.2005 New illegal waste dumps appear in the protected water resources areas around the city of Osijek. The citizens of Osijek criticize the Ministry of Environmental Protection and warn of the illegal waste dumps and the danger from the presence of agricultural chemicals that could poison the natural water source.