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How to Establish the Rule of Law in Croatia

Posted Wed, 11/04/2012 - 00:03 by Jadranko Brkic

Natasha Srdoc, Chairman of the Adriatic Institute for Public Policy, Croatia's independent think tank provides principled solutions to establishing the rule of law by creating an independent judiciary in Croatia without having to wait for a generational change or more.
 

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Adriatic Institute: Five Strategic Areas to Monitor in Croatia by Euro-Atlantic Institutions and Taxpayers

Posted Tue, 20/03/2012 - 10:26 by Jadranko Brkic

Natasha Srdoc, Chairman of the Adriatic Institute for Public Policy shares recommendations on five strategic areas to monitor in Croatia by Euro-Atlantic Institutions and taxpayers.
 

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Geoffrey Van Orden: There is Rampant Corruption in Croatia

Posted Thu, 09/02/2012 - 05:44 by Jadranko Brkic

In this BBC panel Geoffrey Van Orden raises concerns about the Croatia's rampant corruption and states that its premature acceptance to European Union may mean that the EU hasn't learned its lessons from the earlier cases such as Bulgaria.

BBC link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/bbc_parliament/newsid_9687000/9687604.stm

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A High Level Event at the EU Parliament: Is Croatia Ready to Join the EU?

Posted Mon, 30/01/2012 - 02:15 by Jadranko Brkic

An Event Co-Hosted by Roger Helmer, MEP, UK,
Adriatic Institute and International Leaders Summit

Wednesday, 1 February, 2012

10:30 AM

Altiero Spinelli A4F384
The European Parliament, Brussels

- Speakers -

Chair: Roger Helmer, MEP, UK
Natasha Srdoc, Chairman, Adriatic Institute for Public Policy
Joel Anand Samy, Co-Founder, International Leaders Summit

Remarks from Confirmed Participant:
Monica Macovei, MEP, Romania and Former Justice Minister

Daniel Hannan: Political Arrest in Croatia

Posted Thu, 01/12/2011 - 13:11 by Jadranko Brkic

Daniel Hannan speaking on behalf of Croatia 21st Century about a recent political arrest in Croatia.  European Parliament, Brussels (December 1st, 2011).

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Nigel Farage: EU bribing independent Croatia to rejoin a new Yugoslavia

Posted Thu, 01/12/2011 - 10:34 by Jadranko Brkic

Speaker: Nigel Farage MEP, UKIP, Co-President of the EFD Group in the European Parliament (Europe of Freedom and Democracy)
November 30th, 2011 - European Parliament, Brussels

source: europarl YouTube chanel

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Nataša Srdoč about a political prisoner Saša Radović

Posted Wed, 30/11/2011 - 03:00 by Jadranko Brkic

Nataša Srdoč in an interview with Tihomir Ladišić for TV 24 Sata, talks about political prisoner Saša Radović, threats on associates, members, and candidates of her new principal political party, Croatia 21st Century.

(Friday, Nov. 18, at TV 24 Sata)

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Balkan Route: Nataša Srdoč Meets With Helsinki Commission About Croatia's 550,000 Illegal Votes

Posted Sun, 23/10/2011 - 06:28 by Anonymous

Through the leadership of US Senator Jeff Sessions who Nataša Srdoč, President, Hrvatska 21. Stoljeća - Croatia 21st Century (H21) met at great length with this past week including leading members of the US Congress on Capitol Hill, both Senator Jeff Sessions and The Heritage Foundation's leadership supported efforts for Nataša Srdoč to meet with The Helsinki Commission. Today's meeting will focus on Croatia's 550,000 illegal votes, democracy deficiencies - including the weak rule of law, significant concerns of rampant corruption in Croatia and ties to organized crime and the perilous Balkan Route.

Maurice McTigue on New Zealand's State Administration Reform - a Good Model for Croatia, Balkans

Posted Wed, 28/09/2011 - 02:41 by Jadranko Brkic

In an interview for Croatia's state television HTV-1, a New Zealand reformist and a co-chair of Economic council in Croatia's new political party Croatia 21st Century, Maurice McTigue talks about the successful reform of state administration in his home country, and gives advice on how Croatia could achieve the same.

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Nigel Farage to Croatians: why on earth would you want to give up your hard won independence?

Posted Wed, 07/09/2011 - 06:45 by Jadranko Brkic

In his visit to Croatia on 6th of September 2011 in support of the NO argument in regards the country's EU membership, UKIP lider and EU MEP Nigel Farage gave his views on the state of the European Union and about Croatia's future in it:

“I would argue very strongly, that even if you were to join the European Union, now would be a very very poor time to do it. And just look at the structure, just look at the way this whole project operates. It is the European Commission, it is unelected bureaucracy that have the sole right of initiative.”

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