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VIDEO: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: "ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACIES: EUROPE BETWEEN DEMOCRACY AND AUTOCRACY”

Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity (CROSOL), Human Rights House Zagreb (HRHZ) and Center for Peace Studies (CPS)
in partnership with Human Rights Film Festival have hosted an international conference: “Illiberal democracies: Europe between democracy and autocracy”, The conference was held from December 8 -9, 2017, at the Cinema Europa in Zagreb.

If you missed it, we have recorded the whole conference for you to see it at your convenience.

PANEL DISCUSSION: SHRINKING CIVIL SOCIETY SPACE THROUGH ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACY GOVERNANCE:

In co-operation with partner organisations from Hungary, Latvia and Slovenia, CROSOL announces a panel discussion about shrinking of civil society space through the illiberal democracy governance in Europe.

The panel will be held in Budapest, 8th November 2016.

SHOWKITCHEN IN ZAGREB - EYD2015

LETTER TO MINISTER VESNA PUSIĆ ABOUT THE SITUATION IN MACEDONIA

STARTING THE EUROPEAN YEAR FOR DEVELOPMENT IN CROATIA

On 13th of February Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, mister Neven Mimica will visit the Croatian Parliament. The event is organized by Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Croatia and European Commission.

Minister of Foreing and European Affairs, madam Vesna Pusić, will talk about Croatian development cooperation and Commisioner Mimica will present European Year for Development 2015.

In the afternoon hours two round tables will be held, where CROSOL will be presented.

PRESS CONFERENCE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE OF EUROPE

Newly established Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity CROSOL held a press conference on 19th of September in front of the House of Europe. It presented its work, supported Neven Mimica as a Commissioner for EU's development cooperation policies, and criticized current repression and harrasment of Hungarian government toward human rights activists.

CROSOL STRATEGIC PLANNING

Two days long strategic planning took place on the island of Vis. Ten organizations sent their representatives - Centre for Peace Studies, Youth Initiative for Human Rights, GONG, SDF, Documenta, Croatian Youth Network, Green Action, Cenzura Plus, Obris and Centre for Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights Osijek. 

MY YEAR AMONG THE ALT-RIGHT:"IT IS SCARY HOW QUICKLY PEOPLE GET USED TO EVIL"

"My Year in documentary filmed by a 25-year-old Patrik Hermansson with a hidden camera during a year-long meeting (from September 2016 to September 2017) with members of the British and American altrighta and similar neo-Nazi and other extreme right movements.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: "I(L)LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES: EUROPE BETWEEN DEMOCRACY AND AUTOCRACY"

Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity (CROSOL), Human Rights House Zagreb (HRHZ) and Center for Peace Studies (CPS)
in partnership with Human Rights Film Festival are hosting an international conference: 

“I(l)liberal democracies: Europe between democracy and autocracy”, December 8 -9, 2017, Cinema Europa, Zagreb

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON GREECE

CPS, CROSOL, Unions, Group 22 and Centre for Working Studies held a press conference today about the situation in Greece. The message is: Ladies and Gentleman decision makers, read the European contracts again, European Social Charter and Charter on Fundamental Rights and tell us, is this what you are proposing to Greece in accordance to this documents? Or be honest and admit that legal standards, values and ideals of European Union - democracy, solidarity, social justice, human rights - do not have a place in negotiations about "serious stuff" like money. After the Greek crisis, in which Europe should we believe?

SHOWKITCHEN IN RIJEKA - EYD2015

TRIALOG STUDY VISIT TO BRUSSELS, SUMMARY

HOSTING ROBABE NAYIBI - AFGHAN REPRESENTATIVE IN THE COUNCIL OF BALKH PROVINCE

On 23rd of September in Center for Women Studies, CROSOL together with Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs hosted Robabe Nayibi, female entrepreneur from Afghanistan and representative in the Council of Balkh province.

STUDY EXCHANGE WITH SLOVENIAN PLATFORM SLOGA

Slovenian Platform Sloga organized in Ljubljana on 15th and 16th of September regional exchange of experiences between Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia. CROSOL sent three participants who learned what Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) is, how to use it in everyday's work, how does it function at the EU level and what is it going to look like in the future.

CROSOL PLATFORM HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF CONCORD

On 4th of June 2014. in Brussels, Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity CROSOL has become a full member of CONCORD, the European NGO confederation for relief and development. This decision was made by the General Assembly of CONCORD in Brussels, where they discussed about the future action strategy, the challenges of public advocacy and influence on the better coherence of international development policies. 

PAN-EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN: MORE DEMOCRACY FOR MORE EUROPE

Something is going wrong with democracies in Europe. Graffiti artists from Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary and Latvia have been asked to paint the illiberal democracy (or ill-democracy) trends in Eastern Europe. Here is what they came up with...

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY WITH HUNGARIAN NGOS

CROSOL – Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity and its members join protests across Europe, including the appeal of Amnesty International and the letter of solidarity of 500 European associations within the umbrella of Civil Society Europe, to which President Orban even responded, arguing that "Soros and its affiliates are trying to undermine the capabilities of the Hungarian state To protect its borders from migrants, and thus national security.

GREEK TRAGEDY ORCHESTRATED BY TROIKA: WHERE ARE THE EUROPEAN VALUES?

Deeply concerned for serious threat of fundamental European values of democracy, solidarity and social justice and protection of human rights in the case of current Greek debt crisis, which is organized by key European institutions which are forcing Greece to austerity, cutting and selling off key national resources in exchange for debt relief, Centre for Peace Studies, Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity CROSOL, Matica hrvatskih sindikata (Association of Croatian Trade Unions) and Group 22 are organizing press conference 

"Greek tragedy orchestrated by Troika: Where are the European values?"

friday, 3rd of July 2015, 10 am

in the Trade Union building.

The key speakers will be:

Sandra Benčić from Centre for Peace Studies

Vilim Ribić in the name of European Economic and Social Committee

Mislav Žitko from Group 22

Marina Škrabalo from CROSOL

CROSOL SUPPORTED FINNISH DEVELOPMENT NGOS

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF EUROPEAN YEAR FOR DEVELOPMENT IN CROATIA AND THE MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER MIMICA

On 13th of February in Croatian Parliament, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia Vesna Pusić, opened European Year for Development 2015 (EYD2015).

PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE HUNGARIAN EMBASSY IN ZAGREB

Human Rights House Zagreb and Platform CROSOL protested on 23rd of September in front of the Hungarian Embassy in Zagreb out of solidarity with coleagues activists that are being harrased in Hungary.

STUDY VISIT TO LATVIAN PLATFORM LAPAS

Three members of Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity (Tihomir Popovic – CROSOL Board and Youth Initiative for Human Rights, Ela Narandja – Center for Peace Studies and Gordan Bosanac – CROSOL Board president) has visited Riga on the 4th and 5th of September, on a study visit to Latvian platform Lapas. Our host was Ms. Inese Vaivare, director of Lapas.

CROATIAN PLATFORM CROSOL HOSTED FIRST PUBLIC EVENT IN ZAGREB

Newly established Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity (CROSOL) has organized first public presentation event with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in Zagreb on 7th of May 2014 . Event was hosted by the president of the CROSOL Board Gordan Bosanac and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, mrs. Vesna Pusić.