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European Green Party
11th COUNCIL MEETING
Malmö, 16-18th October 2009
Adopted resolution
Croatian Ministry of Environment attempts to shut down NGO
Green Action/Friends of the Earth Croatia
The Croatian Ministry of the Environment, Spatial Planning and Construction has launched
a case at the Court of Offences in Zagreb against the biggest Croatian Environmental NGO, Green
Action / Friends of the Earth Croatia, threatening its closure with a fine of between 50.000 and
110.000 Euros. The case is the result of a peaceful protest action held in front of the Ministry on
12th March 2009.
The action consisted of a small group of activists exhibiting empty cans of paint and
varnish in the shape of a question mark for 7 hours in front of the Ministry to protest at the
Ministry’s failure to implement the Waste Act and provide collection points for waste paint. The
Ministry, however, in its statement to the court, described it as illegal dumping of waste, which
carries a fine of between 50.000 and 110.000 Euros -a sum which would effectively bankrupt the
NGO.
Ironically, the action was successful and led to the provision of free waste paint disposal
services at the recycling centres in Zagreb.
It is hard to see this court case as anything other than an attempt by the Ministry to
silence the biggest and most successful environmental NGO in Croatia,
It is an embarrassing step backwards for a government which sees itself as leading the
country towards EU membership.
We, European Greens, condemn such treatment of civil society organisations in Croatia and
demand that the Croatian Government:
• immediately withdraws the current Court case against Green Action/Friends of the
Earth Croatia which could result in its bankruptcy and remove it from Croatian civil
society;
• to start implementing in practice the National Strategy of Environmental Protection
which requires democratic dialogue with civil society and citizens;
• to adhere to the democratic standards that are required of a future member of EU.
Post je objavljen 22.10.2009. u 16:49 sati.