Croatia
Croatia will preside the European Council from Jan -June 2020Croatia will preside the European Council for the first time as a newest EU member state. This is a huge challenge as for the state administration as for the CSOs. They have both started preparations for this task.
Civil society and presidency
CROSOL has initiated national civil society FORUM 2020 as a platform of CSOs interested to participate, promote and monitor presiding. At the moment FORUM has 23 members and has started national consultations about potential presidency priorities from the perspective of citizens. Some forthcoming activities are:
Consultation with citizens
..about potential presidency priority topics. What we, as a citizens are thinking is important to put on EU agenda.
Establishing media HUB
… involve media in critical and objective coverage of presidencies
Monitoring government preparations
… for the presidency. Ensure citizens voices are important.
Latest News
Croatian citizens believe that the fight against corruption must be the priority of Croatia’s EU Presidency
CROSOL – the Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity, in collaboration with Ipsos Puls, has published the results of a public opinion poll on Croatia’s presidency of the EU Council taking place in the first half of 2020. The research was carried out...
The panel “Can Citizens Overthrow Illiberal Regimes?” held in Zagreb
Croatian Platform for International Civic Solidarity CROSOL, Solidarna – Foundation for Human Rights and Solidarity and Human Rights House Zagreb last Saturday, on December the 7th in Dokukino KIC held a panel called “Can citizens overthrow illiberal regimes –...
EU presidency and culture: CROSOL is an official Human Rights Film Festival partner
The beginning of December for Zagreb and Rijeka is reserved for the festival of socially engaged film – 17. Human Rights Film Festival (1-8/12/2019 Zagreb, Rijeka) in which this year, due to the Croatian EU presidency, CROSOL will participate as an official festival...
ZFF and CROSOL are bringing you great film directors!
Zagreb Film Festival and CROSOL bring you the „Fragments of exile“ film program on the occasion of Croatia’s presidency of the EU. The history of exile is an endless story that has peaked in today’s world and in our closest neighborhood. Under the selection of film...
Statement by Croatian civil society organisations regarding the publishing of Croatian EU presidency priorities
Croatian civil society organization gathered within the Forum 2020 platform, which will actively follow the Croatian presidency of the Council of the EU and advocate for civil society priorities, welcome the governments’ decision to announce the presidency priorities....
Croatian Government presented presidency priorities
Croatian Government has announced presidency priorities under the overall title "A strong Europe in a world of challenges". The focus will be on four topics: A Europe that develops A Europe that connects A Europe that protects A Europe that is globally influential The...