THEMES
30.01.2012
28.11.2011
27.07.2011
21.07.2011
24.05.2011
21.03.2011
 10 YEARS FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION BY PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
30.03.2011
10 YEARS
22.03.2011
 BASIS OF CORRUPTION LIES IN BAD LEGISLATION
- In May 2003, PSD and Večernji list started the STOP CORRUPTION Action. First article which was published within this action was „Vinec 8“.
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10 YEARS
21.03.2011
 NURSING HOMES, RULERS OF OUR TWILIGHT
- After two and a half years of researching the phenomena of corruption, Partnership for Social Development (PSD) has started in 2003, due to citizens' requests in 5 cities, Corruption Documentation and Monitoring Project (CDMP). One of the first big cases opened by PSD was the case which included doubts of ill-treatment in 11 nursing homes in Zagreb.
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27.09.2010
FOTO: objektiv.hr
24.03.2010
23.03.2010
07.01.2010
NEWS
27.01.2012
23.12.2011
16.12.2011
16.12.2011
09.12.2011
06.12.2011
01.12.2011
25.11.2011
PSD Advertisement
21.11.2011
 Advertisement for the job: Policy Program/Project Manager (M/F)
Name of employer:
PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, Lomnička 1 , 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia;
Job description: Policy Program/Project Manager will primarily be tasked with managing of the EU funded programs (IPA, FP7, and P2P) and projects related to variety of policy researches/advocacy in the field of governance, political integrity, public procurement, judiciary and anti-corruption. Management of programs includes communication with all partners and stakeholders, ensuring implementation of contracts, keeping timeline of projects, management of daily communication, resposnes to requests of project partners and contracting authorities, participation in program design and proposal writing as well as management of reporting obligations.
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18.11.2011
04.11.2011
19.10.2011
12.10.2011
06.10.2011
CLOSING CONFERENCE
26.09.2011
 On Wednesday, September 28th 2011 in Europski dom Zagreb, Partnership for Social Development is organizing Closing Conference of 'Active Policy Advocacy Project - APAP', financed by Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF).
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15.09.2011
20.09.2011
02.09.2011
22.07.2011
22.07.2011
21.07.2011
RESPONSE FROM EU
20.07.2011
The case of minister Karamarko has become part of monitoring in Chapter 23!
After silence from responsible bodies in the Republic of Croatia, association Partnership for Social Development has received response from European Commission, DG Enlargement, which emphasises that responsible Croatian bodies will have to act appropriately with regard to our research results in case of Minister of the Interior, Tomislav Karamarko. The response is also stating that European Commission will continue with monitoring of Croatian progress, including continuing development of monitoring of implementation of the Law on Suppression of Conflict of Interest within Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Human Rights. Partnership for Social Development will continue to insist on adequate measures in this case and will use all legal resources in order to see Minister Karamrko in front of judiciary organs in order to secure that relevant bodies for suppression of conflict of interest act.
Please see attached European Commission’s response below
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19.07.2011
11.07.2011
 CROATIA CAPTURED BY CRIMINAL - case of false passports and HYPO Group Affair
During television show ‘Nedjeljom u 2’ (Sunday at 2), on 3 July 2011, President of Partnership for Social Development, Munir Podumljak, showed to the public copies of Croatian passports on names: Zvonimir Majdak, Stjepan Kotarski and Franjo Rudelić. Each of those copies clearly showed the same picture, picture of Vladimir Zagorec. All three copies were issued on the same date, and with passports, ID cards and driving licences were issued as well, thus creating completely valid false identities. Even though, similar cases can be found in nearly every country at some point in history, what is especially disputable is the situation in which the former General Vladimir Zagorec, as well as other officials which had access to such covers, misused those identities for personal gains. Very similarly, other officials got rich and some of today taicoons as well, and identities in question hold the key to one of the biggest affairs in Croatia – HYPO Affair.
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03.07.2011
29.06.2011
27.06.2011
LATINICA
21.06.2011
 Latinica and Denis Latin are coming back, but not on Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT): „I will disclose information about an important minister“.
Half a year after his TV show was cancelled by HRT Management, grading it as „its lifetime is over“, Denis Latin is planning to revive his show, but not on HRT.
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Invitation for the President
27.05.2011
Invitation for the President of the Republic to start investigation against Minister of the Interior!
Association Partnership for Social Development has started on May 25 2011 an action of sending requests to President of the Republic, Mr. Ivo Josipović, to put the question of Minister Karamarko’s responsibility on the agenda of National Security Council’s session which will be held on Tuesday, May 31 2011.
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PSD's appeal
26.05.2011
 Dear Mr. President,
Considering that National Security Council's session is scheduled for Tuesday, May 31 2011 in order to discuss potential political influence on the work of the Police, which you have, completely justifiably depicted as infringement of fundamental human rights and “attack on national and overall legal security in the country”, we are kindly asking you that during the session following things are discussed as well:
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OSIJEK AND SPLIT
23.05.2011
On Thursday, 19 May 2011 in Osijek and on Friday, 20 May 2011 in Split, local presentations of results deriving from research conducted within Project BACCI were held.
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ČAKOVEC AND SISAK
20.05.2011
On Wednesday, 18 May 2011, local presentations of results conducted within Project BACCI in Sisak and Čakovec.
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BACCI
16.05.2011
Conflict of Interest and Captured States – How to Exit from a Complicated Circle of Intertwined Interests
Today, May 16 2011 in Zagreb, results deriving from a regional project “Balkan Anti-Corruption Civic Initiative – BACCI” were presented. Project was financed within EU IPA Programme and implemented by Partnership for Social Development in cooperation with Romanian Academic Society from Bucharest, Open Society Fund Bosnia and Herzegovina, Centre for Development of Non-Profit Sector from Serbia and Open Society Fund Serbia. Objective of this project and organisations within Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative is establishment of effective monitoring mechanisms for anti-corruption policies in Western Balkan.
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18.04.2011
30.03.2011
CENSORSHIP IN RH
16.02.2011
On February 10, 2011 at the Faculty for Political Science in Zagreb, a Panel Discussion "Freedom of the Press, EU and Democracy" was held.
Direct link to whole recording of the Panel Discussion can be found attached.
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CHAPTER 23
15.02.2011
 On Friday, the Government of the Republic of Croatia sent the Progress Report to the European Commission related to meeting benchmarks within Chapter 23. On Monday, PSD has done the same. We are publishing our Report, ask the Government to publish their! Please find the full Report further in text.
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CENSORSHIP IN CROATIA
10.02.2011
 Brief on the Panel Discussion held on February 10, 2011 at the Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb, organised by Partnership for Social Development
In our country censorship is in force. Censorship which is happening is not punishable; thieves are getting richer by censorship. Those who oppose these thieves and who fight against censorship are simply killed in the media by censorship itself(!). – This was the main message of today's panel discussion titled „Freedom of the press, the EU and democracy“.
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09.02.2011
ANNOUNCEMENT
07.02.2011
 PANEL DISCUSSION: „FREEDOM OF MEDIA, THE EU AND DEMOCRACY“
Organised by PSD, moderated by Mr. Podumljak
February 10th, 10.00 – 12.00, Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb
Guest speakers will be journalists Aleksandar Stanković, Denis Latin, Ana Jelinić, Lela Knežević, Maja Sever, Jasna Babić, Drago Pilsel and independent journalist Domagoj Margetić.
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21.01.2011
The Last Farewell
14.01.2011
The Last Farewell to the Freedom of Media
On January 13th 2011, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) reported to the public that the lifetime of Latinica has come to an end, thus it is being cancelled from HRT's programme scheme. After six years of fighting, Latinica as well as the fight for the protection of journalists' rights, have reached the wall of shame of the politics and a society which reads about democracy in tabloids and which glances upon democracy in Hollywood production products, a society to which democracy and human rights are only a distant light of hope.
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Perception of Corruption
15.12.2010
 Today, at European Union Information Centre in Zagreb, organised by Partnership for Social Development, a book presentation was held. Report “Attitudes toward and Perception of Corruption in Western Balkans”, written by Munir Podumljak, is a product of research conducted by YES Foundation from FYR Macedonia within the framework of IPA Project “Responsible Youth Entrepreneurship: creating a culture of anti-corruption in the private sector“. Research was conducted in 7 countries of the region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia and Serbia) on the sample of 1848 entrepreneurs and business managers and 1340 young people.
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10.12.2010
CENSORSHIP OF LATINICA
24.11.2010
Today, November 24, 2010, HTV show Latinica gets hit by HTV editors and management censorship once again.
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NEW PETITION
17.11.2010
Considering that the state on HRT is serious, association Partnership for Social Development is starting a new petition with the requests for Croatian Government and Parliament
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REQUEST TO PARLIAMENT
16.11.2010
Translation of the letter which was sent today to all Members of the Croatian Parliament, members of the Croatian Government and representatives of the Croatian press related to serious problems on the Croatian Radiotelevision which remain to exist and are also confirmed in the latest “Croatia 2010 Progress Report” by the European Commission.
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Justice After All
25.10.2010
 Šostar – Justice After All!?
27th October 2010- on the Municipal Criminal Court in Zagreb, under subject XXIX KO-135/08, presiding honourable judge Iva Gradiški Lovreček, a judicial proceeding will start against Zvonimir Šostar, Head of the Department for Health and Social Welfare of the City of Zagreb, for the criminal act of fraud (Article 224/4,1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Croatia).
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FOTO:tportal.hr
21.10.2010
REQUST FOR PUBLIC STATEMENT
Considering there are serious indications for oversights in police procedures within the case of poisoning of two Portum-Ferum employees in Jankomir, Zagreb; we are asking from the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia a public statement on police practice and results of their practice.
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IMPRISONMENT OF THE STATES
01.10.2010
Sarajevo, October 1, 2010- representatives of the Balkan Anti-Corruption Civic Initiative (BACCI)- Open Society Fund (Sarajevo), Partnership for Social Development (Zagreb), Romanian Academic Society (Bucharest), The Fund for an Open Society (Belgrade) and Centre for Development of Non-Profit Sector (Belgrade)- held a public presentation today. They presented preliminary results of project aimed at corruption suppression and establishment of efficient mechanisms for monitoring of conflict of interest in performing public duties.
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HUNGER STRIKE
24.09.2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010, due to his threat to start a hunger strike, the Municipal Court in Zagreb withdrew a warrant to arrest journalist Domagoj Margetić. During his meeting with the representatives of the Delegation of the European Union, journalist Margetić expressed his outcry because of the systemic pressure upon investigating journalists, and individuals that investigate corruption and organised crime in the Republic of Croatia.
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HUNGER STRIKE
22.09.2010
 On Friday, September 24 2010, journalist of the Portal necenzurirano.com, Domagoj Margetić, will start a hunger strike in front of the Delegation of the European Union in the Republic of Croatia in Zagreb.
On September 20 2010, on Bajakovo border crossing, journalist and owner of the Portal necezurirano.com Domagoj Margetić was stopped by police officers of the Republic of Croatia. Margetić was separated from a group of travellers, which were travelling on a regular bus line Beograd-Zagreb, while returning from an international conference on terrorism held in Israel. During the procedure of bringing him to official premises, police officers refused to disclose reasons for his detention and they took away his personal documents. Domagoj Margetić was released only after the reaction by the State Attorney Mladen Bajić, and reasons for his detention were as well given to him only there after - not responding to court invitations in subject K-128/10, that is, in a private suit for slander started by Ratko Knežević against Margetić because of Margetić’s texts on tobacco mafia.
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FOTO: margetic.blog
STOP THE CENSORSHIP!
10.09.2010
 On Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), it is still dark, and guests are spies, right-wing oriented and „ustaše“!
Croatian Television (HTV) employees warned that today, during early afternoon hours, Renato Kunić, v.d. editor of information programme, prohibited guest of reporter Domagoj Margetić on „Hrvatska uživo“ show broadcasted on HTV. According to the statement of Maja Sever, the editor of the show, Renato Kunić explicitly ordered her personally not to have Domagoj Margetić as a guest on the show „Hrvatska uživo“ which addressed the investigation on criminal tied to the Hypo Group, stating that „Domagoj Margetić can enter on HTV premises only over his (Renato Kunić, note of the author) dead body, and that in case the editor invites him to studio, she, the editor Sever will be banned from studio as well.“ According to the statements of HRT employees, Renato Kunić, as the reason for banning Domagoj Margetić from the show, stated that „Domagoj Margetić is „ustaša“ and right-wing oriented“.
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SUBTLE WARNING
06.09.2010
Subtle warning, threat or a mistake?
Since January 2010, Partnership for Social Development, in cooperation with the Fund for an Open Society from Serbia,Centre for Development of Non-Profit Sector from Serbia, Open Society Fund from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romanian Academic Society (SAR) has been implementing regional project BACCI („Balkan Anti-Corruption Civic Initiative”), financed by the European Commission in Bruxelles within IPA, with the aim of analysing the state of conflict of interest in the region and creating efficient mechanisms for combating conflict of interest.
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