Full Coverage: Croatia

31.05.2005 On the initiative started by Zelena Istra in December 2004, the Inspectorate of Urban Planning of Pula, Istria, annulled two location permits for construction of buildings in the most beautiful recreation zone of Pula Riviera.

30.05.2005 The associations of persons with disabilities support the new Book of Rules and Regulations on the use of accessibility sign. The new Rulebook states that the disabled persons that don’t suffer from disabling conditions on their lower extremities, or have suffered less than 70 percent damage to their legs, won’t be able to use the parking slots reserved for vehicles driven by disabled persons.

27.05.2005 The majority of persons tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Croatian Courts were Croatian Serbs, and Croatian judiciary continues to discriminate on ethnic principle in the investigation and prosecution orf war-time violations of human rights, states the latest Amnesty International Report 2004, presented last Wednesday in Zagreb.

27.05.2005 Zdruzenijata na invalidi go poddrzuvaat noviot Pravilnik za znakot na pistap. Noviot pravilnik veli deka licata so invaliditet, koi nemaat ostetuvanje na dolnite ekstremiteti ili ostetuvanjeto na dolnite ekstremiteti im e pomalo od 70 otsto poveke nema da mozat so svoite avtomobili da se parkiraat na mestoto rezervirano za invalidi.

26.05.2005 EKO Kvarner is an environmental association activie in the Kvarner area in Croatia. EKO Kvarner has been especially active in its opposition of the DruzbaAdria, international pipeline project, which is seen as a grave danger for the Adriatic Sea and Kvarner Bay in particular.

25.05.2005 For the eight year in a row, the Attack! Autonomous Cultural Centre opens the FAKI - Festival of Alternative Theatre Forms in Zagreb. This year, FAKI will host over 100 participants from Croatia, Serbina and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the UK, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Germany.

25.05.2005 Ivo Sanader, Croatian Prime Minister, signed the Convention on Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings at the Third Summit of the Council of Europe, held in Warsaw, May 16-17, 2005.

23.05.2005 The Instituti Multimedia MI2 është një organizatë jo-fitim prurëse nga Zagrebi, Kroacia, kryesisht aktive në fushën e kulturës së mediave të reja, teknologji dixhitale kërkim/zhvillim/zbatim, aktivizim social dhe menaxhim kultural (rrjetëzim, pregatitje strategjike dhe advokaci).

23.05.2005 The Multimedia Institute MI2 is a non-profit organization from Zagreb, Croatia, active primarily in the field of new media culture; digital technology research/development/implementation; social activism and cultural management (networking, strategy preparation and advocacy).

23.05.2005 Nenad Romic, një nga krijuesit e Institutit Multimedia dhe klubit MAMA, po punon në projekte te ndryshme kulturore dhe teknologjike. Ai është njëri prej stafit drejtues në Media lab, hapësirë për prodhimin dhe kërkimin.

23.05.2005 Nenad Romic, one of the creators of Multimedia institute and club MAMA, is working on different cultural and technological projects. He is one of the leading stuff in Media lab, space for production and research.

23.05.2005 Zelena akcija environmental association send an opinion on the proposed changes in the Law on Hunting, which is greatly damaging to the owners of land covered by hunting grounds, to the Members of Croatian Sabor (the Parliament).

20.05.2005 The Central National Bureau for e-Croatia started the public debate on the draft-Law on Electronic Documents. All interested to present their opinion and join the discussion can do it by May 30, 2005.

18.05.2005 Eight wolves from Marinic based private asylum, operated by the ZOOEco association, was transferred to the Osijek City ZOO and the asylum for protected animals in Rascica. This has partially solved the month-long drama of the 15 predators that were left without food at the beginning of last winter.

18.05.2005 The first coordination meeting of the Working Groups on Food Safety, Veterinarian Sciences and Phito-sanitary Supervision was held at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, in accordance with the decision of the Croatian Government to appoint National Delegation for Negotiations on Croatian accession to the EU.

17.05.2005 Amnesty International Croatia appealed to the authorities to stop the violations of the Protocol 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights and the provisions of the Convention on Refugees. Air Adriatic airlines company assists the violations by providing transportation of illegal immigrants from Italy to Lybia.

16.05.2005 The debate, organized by the Group OR, with the support by the Heinrich Boell Stiftung, presented excellent ideas for various aspects of the city of Zagreb, in the sense of a city that would be a “home” for human rights, said Vladimir Lay, one of the participants in the debate.

12.05.2005 The Domaci NGO from Karlovac conducted a survey on the cultural, entertainment and educational needs of youth (including also the middle-age generations) in Karlovac. The survey shows that a youth club (Mala Scena) should be established to provide cultural, entertainment and education contents to the youth.

12.05.2005 Yesterday, May 11, Zelena akcija presented the “Waste+Incinerator=Toxic Waste” Performance, which illustrates the organization’s opposition to the construction of communal waste incinerator facility until the urgent adoption of Waste Management Programme for the City of Zagreb, as well as the National Toxic Waste Management Plan.

11.05.2005 Yesterday, May 10, the “Gorica” Centre for Independent Culture and Youth was opened at the Gorica-Badel industrial complex. The opening ceremony started with a conference for the media which was used to present the “Right to a City Declaration” and inform the public about the political parties that signed the Declaration.