The rules of the game concerning financing of civil society organisations will change once Croatia joins the EU, but optimistic statements regarding Croatia’s readiness to access available funds and secure sustainability and continuance of non-governmental sector development are still not justified, even though non-governmental sector represents desirable employer for one in 58 Croatian citizens.<\/p>\n
For a month now, the said civil society organisations await information from relevant Ministries on the procedures to define financing priorities from 2014 to 2020. According to information from the Central Financing and Contracting Agency the working groups should start their work this month!<\/p>\n
From 2014 to 2020 the money from European Social Fund (ESF) – one of the largest of European fund for the financing of projects and programs that aim at increasing the employment in the EU countries– will be available but only to those that have been included into previously defined financing areas. Considering that ESF was established to reduce development differences between EU states and European regions, in order to strengthen economic and social cohesion, financing priorities are adjusted to the actual local status, so each country defines its own priorities. For example, civil sector in the UK is focused on small and medium entrepreneurship, but if such policy were to be applied in defining ESF financing priorities for Croatia, sustainability of civil society organisations would become impossible.<\/p>\n
Given that civil society organisations in Croatia contribute to democratization, protection of human rights and strengthening of the rule of the law, we believe that it would be essential to urgently include representatives from the civil sector into the process of definition of the priorities for a support to civil society organisations.<\/p>\n
Moreover, non-governmental sector provides revenues into the state budget and increases employment: according to the data from the Ministry of Finance OCDs employed 17,724 persons in 2010, and this number increased to 18,667 in 2011, which represents an employment increase of over five percent.<\/p>\n
Therefore, pursuant to the Code of Practice on Consultation with the Interested Public, 85 civil society organisations requests from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds to inform the public on the decision-making process concerning the definition of financing priorities for the period 2014 to 2020, and to include civil sector representatives into preparation of priorities and financing procedures.<\/p>\n
\nCivil society organizations supporting this initiative:<\/p>\n
1. Academus
\n2. Centar za mir, nenasilje i ljudska prava Osijek
\n3. Hrvatski institut za lokalnu samoupravu (HILS)
\n4. Društvo za psihološku pomo\u0107
\n5. Autonomni centar – ACT
\n6. DEŠA – Dubrovnik
\n7. Rije\u010dki sportski savez
\n8. Udruga malih sirara Osje\u010dko-baranjske \u017eupanije Siros
\n9. Hrvatska gorska slu\u017eba spašavanja
\n10. GONG
\n11. Zelena akcija
\n12. Savez udruga Klubtura
\n13. Institut za demokraciju IDEMO
\n14. \u017denska udruga "Izvor"
\n15. Srpski demokratski forum SDF
\n16. Pokreni ideju – Udruga za promicanje socijalnih inovacija (Hub Zagreb inicijativa)
\n17. LAG Sumaniov\u0107i
\n18. Hrvatska udruga za školovanje pasa vodi\u010da i mobilitet
\n19. Udruga invalida rada Vukovar
\n20. CEDEPE – Društvo osoba s cerebralnom i dje\u010djom paralizom Zagreb
\n21. Centar za socijalnu inkluziju Šibenik
\n22. Udruga za promicanje ljudskih prava i medijskih sloboda "Cenzura plus"
\n23. Mirovna grupa Oaza Beli Manastir
\n24. Hrvatski pravni centar
\n25. Hrvatski crveni kri\u017e
\n26. Centar za edukaciju i informiranje potroša\u010da
\n27. Partnerstvo za društveni razvoj
\n28. Centar za \u017eene \u017ertve rata ROSA
\n29. Udruga za promicanje projektne kulture “EU klub”
\n30. Udru\u017eenje stanara grada Osijeka
\n31. Razvojna agencija Sjever
\n32. Mre\u017ea mladih Hrvatske
\n33. Udruga invalida rada Vukovar
\n34. Strukovna udruga za promicanje dobrobiti djece „Porti\u0107“
\n35. Organizacija za gra\u0111anske inicijative OGI
\n36. Transparency International Hrvatska
\n37. Centar za gra\u0111anske inicijative Pore\u010d
\n38. Udruga DOOR
\n39. Gra\u0111anska organizacija razvoja društva -GORD
\n40. HOMO Udruga za zaštitu ljudskih prava i gra\u0111anskih sloboda Pula
\n41. Centar za razvoj demokracije – CERD, Split
\n42. Udruga \u017eena Vukovar
\n43. Udruga \u017eena Romkinja " Romsko srce"
\n44. Udruga „IZVOR“
\n45. Udruga za prevenciju socijalno-patološkog ponašanja mladih "PREVENCIJA"
\n46. Forum za slobodu odgoja
\n47. Centar za mirovne studije
\n48. Zelena Istra
\n49. CESI – Centar za edukaciju, savjetovanje i istra\u017eivanje
\n50. „Projekt gra\u0111anskih prava“ Sisak
\n51. Udruga za nezavisnu medijsku kulturu
\n52. Udru\u017eenje BARANJA
\n53. Zagreb PRIDE
\n54. Moslavina media servis
\n55. UP – Udruga za društveni razvoj
\n56. Udruga za promicanje istih mogu\u0107nosti UPIM
\n57. Hrvatsko debatno društvo
\n58. SUSH – Savez udruga stanara Hrvatske
\n59. B.a.b.e.
\n60. Dalmatinski odbor solidarnosti
\n61. Udruga za samozastupanje
\n62. Volonterski centar Zagreb
\n63. Documenta
\n64. Ku\u0107a ljudskih prava
\n65. Volonterski centar Osijek
\n66. Udruga Franjo Koš\u0107ec
\n67. Udruga roditelja djece s posebnim potrebama ''Put u \u017eivot''- PU\u017d
\n68. Eko Pan
\n69. Sjaj – udruga za društvenu afirmaciju osoba s duševnim smetnjama
\n70. Udruga Mobbing
\n71. Ekološka udruga "Krka" Knin
\n72. Udruga za promicanje ljudskih prava i medijskih sloboda Cenzura Plus
\n73. Eko – Zadar
\n74. Zeleni Osijek
\n75. Koordinacija udruga za djecu
\n76. Udrugu za prirodu, okoliš i odr\u017eivi razvoj Sunce
\n77. Brodsko ekološko društvo-BED
\n78. DIM – Udruga za gra\u0111ansko obrazovanje i društveni razvoj
\n79. Roda – Roditelji u akciji
\n80. \u017denska soba – Centar za seksualna prava
\n81. Centar za podršku i razvoj civilnog društva "DELFIN" Pakrac
\n82. Udruga Nobilis
\n83. Fade Inn
\n84. Udruga za promicanje kultura Kulturtreger
\n85. Kurziv – Platforma za pitanja kulture, medija i društva
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