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Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Constituency sizes should be regularly reviewed to ensure the equality of the vote, in line with domestic legislation, international obligations and standards for democratic elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Electoral System
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to consolidating and harmonizing election legislation into a single comprehensive electoral code. Specific chapters to address different aspects of local, parliamentary and presidential elections, as well as elections to the European Parliament, could be included in this code.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Defamation, insult and shaming should be decriminalized, in line with international standards on freedom of expression.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
It is recommended that, in line with international good practice, fundamental aspects of the rules regulating elections not be changed less than one year before elections are conducted, unless in exceptional cases of follow-up to recommendations which serve to bring the electoral legal framework more in line with international standards.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
All eligible voters should be listed on the voter list, whereas ID cards should solely serve for proving a voter’s identity.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To further enhance transparency and public confidence in the process, consideration could be given to publishing interim and final reports on the SEC website.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Measures to ensure editorial independence of media outlets from media owners could be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To assist the SEC in the implementation of media-related provisions in the electoral legislation, the Agency for Electronic Media could be granted a more formal role in monitoring elections coverage.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to change the existing procedures so that elections are only repeated in individual polling stations if the scale of irregularities can affect the election results.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Day
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Electoral legislation should be reviewed comprehensively in order to ensure consolidation and harmonization of applicable provisions. Consideration could be given to a single unified electoral code.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To increase transparency and accountability, it is recommended to ensure at all times that election-related meetings of the SEC are public and that all minutes are published online in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election administration
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The SEC may consider revising offline and online training modules and materials for lower-level commissions and voting committees in order to make them more practical, user-friendly and interactive.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election administration
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To support voters’ ability to make an informed choice, the Agency for Electronic Media could further develop its media and digital literacy programmes to foster critical analysis of political information accessible online and build partnerships with the media to promote them.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To guarantee editorial independence, the management of the public broadcaster and the oversight bodies should be appointed in a manner that ensures their independence, impartiality and professionalism.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency, the SEC should publish all its decisions and other election-related documentation in a timely manner, and could consider streaming its sessions online.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The SEC could consider standardized mandatory training for all election commission members.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities could improve voter information efforts, including in accessible formats, with a particular focus on voter registration modalities.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency, consideration should be given to publishing all financial sanctions imposed on contestants who did not comply with the campaign finance regulations.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure freedom of the media, the law should prescribe dissuasive penalties to prevent inappropriate litigation against journalists and measures to minimise its harmful effects, including limits on legal costs, fast dismissal of unsubstantiated cases and compensation for the victim of such cases.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should undertake measures aimed at implementation of the non-discrimination legislation and policies, in accordance with the constitutional and legal framework.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The restriction on holding only one debate per broadcast media outlet during the campaign should be lifted to allow more opportunities to all contestants to present and defend their policies in an engaging way.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The scope of jurisdiction of institutions responsible for oversight and the enforcement mechanisms available to them should be clearly defined. Clear rules on campaign activities and consequences for non-compliance, including with campaign silence rules, should be established in the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To assist the SEC in the implementation of media-related legal provisions, the Agency for Electronic Media could be granted a more formal role in monitoring election coverage, including online. A mechanism for sharing of media monitoring results with the SEC could be established.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Measures should be taken to facilitate the participation of persons with disabilities in the electoral process, including accessible campaign venues as well as voter and campaign information in formats accessible for persons with disabilities, sign language interpretation and easy-to-read materials.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Campaign
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The Council of Electronic Media could be mandated to monitor whether electronic media provide fair and balanced coverage of all election contestants and publish its findings in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the effectiveness of gender requirements on candidate lists, sanctions for non-compliance should be strengthened, such as by conditioning the registration of the list on its compliance. To help promote balanced participation and representation of women and men in the legislature, political parties could take further internal measures to integrate women on candidate lists, such as by introducing alternating positions between genders throughout lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal deadlines for conducting elections could be extended to help ensure that the electoral calendar timelines are duly respected.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To improve the accuracy and transparency of the election-day process, the SEC should consider providing formal procedures for vote counting.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Day
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In co-operation with disabled persons’ organizations, the SEC could develop voter information in an accessible format, including large print, easy-to-read materials, as well as audio and video features with sign language, and make them available on its website. The physical accessibility of polling stations should be continuously improved.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election administration
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to extending the timeframe allocated to the SEC for meaningful oversight of the campaign finance reports.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to equalizing the size and color of ballot papers or introducing other secrecy protection measures so as to promote equal treatment of all groups of voters and help protect the secrecy of the vote.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Participation of national minorities
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The SEC may consider developing and implementing election-specific voter information, including through the media. The SEC may also consider establishing an online helpdesk or a hotline to address problems occurring on election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election day
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To further enhance transparency and public confidence, the SEC, in collaboration with other bodies handling voter lists, could review how the election results and all the source and supporting data are published to ensure the clarity of the methodology, consistency of data, and its verifiability.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election day
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the secrecy of the vote, consideration could be given to discontinuing printing the lists of national minority candidates in separate ballot papers.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Participation of National Minorities
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
If the legislation is amended to allow independent candidates to contest an election individually, the candidate registration requirements could be reconsidered in such a way that, while deterring frivolous candidatures, the conditions to stand individually as an independent candidate are duly provided and are not stricter than those for political parties.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Legislation should be reviewed to allow independent candidates to contest an election individually, rather than together with other candidates on a list, in line with OSCE commitments.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Constituency boundaries should be reviewed to ensure the equality of the vote. The law should foresee periodic review of constituency boundaries or sizes to account for changes in voter and population numbers.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Electoral System
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure a more balanced participation and representation of women and men as candidates and in the composition of the parliament, the legal gender representation requirement could be strengthened through more effective enforcement mechanisms and the introduction of an additional requirement for alternating positions between genders on candidate lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to enhance transparency and to minimize the possibility of circumvention of regulations on donations, consideration should be given to the regulation of loans taken to finance campaign activities.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign finance
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the editorial and operational independence of non-profit media, consideration could be given to establishing a regulatory and policy framework of targeted support, including measures to reinforce their financial sustainability.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The SEC and legislators could review the electoral legal framework and sub-legal acts to assess to what extent they cover and allow adapting to extraordinary emergency situations, such as health pandemics, and to fill in the gaps in preparation for such situations in the future by developing and maintaining contingency plans.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election day
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with international good practice, the boundaries of multi-member constituencies should preferably coincide with administrative, geographical, and historical boundaries and the seats should be distributed among constituencies proportionally. To account for demographic changes, the distribution of seats should subsequently be reviewed without changing the boundaries every ten years, preferably outside electoral periods. Any future constituency delimitation should be based on proposals of an independent authority and conducted in a transparent, impartial, and consultative manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To guarantee universal suffrage, the law should prescribe clear, objective, and reasonable criteria and a transparent procedure for deregistration and prevent undue deregistration of eligible voters. Authorities should ensure that voters are informed when their registration data or records are altered or removed.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to introducing detailed rules regulating loans, including provisions on their disclosure and reporting.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with international good practice, voters should not be required to register as members of national minorities.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Participation of National Minorities
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework should contain clear and objective criteria and a transparent procedure for the nomination and appointment of all members of election commissions.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency and ensure meaningful public scrutiny, stakeholders could be provided with access to the voter register, with due protection of personal data.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legislation should be revised to enable the participation of individual candidates in the elections, as well as to facilitate the participation of smaller parties, such as by reviewing the legally required number of candidates on lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure equality of opportunity in the campaign, the legal framework should be revised to include comprehensive electoral campaign regulations accompanied by sanctions and an effective oversight mechanism. Consideration could be given to clearly designating one authority to oversee the campaign either the Ethics Commission or the SEC.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Campaign
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legislature should consider, in consultation with the media regulator and other stakeholders, steps to regulate campaign activities and political advertising in online media and social networking platforms, and their financing.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Campaign
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to limiting, prohibiting, or strictly regulating donations from entities providing goods or services to the public administration.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Third-party campaigning should be allowed and regulated. The limits on donations and expenditures, as well as the reporting requirements, should be extended to third parties undertaking campaign activities.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the freedom of expression, defamation should be decriminalised. Fines to mitigate harm to reputation in civil proceedings should be proportional to the offence and cases addressed promptly.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to holding public and inclusive consultations to review whether the existing temporary affirmative measures provide for effective and proportional representation of national minorities.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Participation of National Minorities
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The law should prescribe the right to request recounts in case of significant discrepancies, in the Voting Committee protocols and invalidation of results in a polling station for irregularities that have an impact on the results. The law should clearly list such discrepancies and irregularities.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Legal provisions outlining consequences of non-compliance with campaign rules and media regulations and the scope of jurisdiction of institutions responsible for their oversight should be clearly defined in the election law.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Croatia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Defamation and insult should be decriminalized. To fully guarantee the freedom of expression, civil remedies designed to restore the reputation harmed could also be reviewed to ensure that they are proportionate to the actual harm caused.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Additional steps could be considered to promote effective participation of national minorities through special measures, while encouraging greater engagement of their representatives in the activities of political parties. Any changes to the system of national minority representation should be consulted and agreed upon in an inclusive manner and account for the principle of equality of the vote to the extent possible.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Electoral System
Croatia
2015
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To achieve a better balance between women and men holding publicly elected positions, the temporary special legislative measures could be revised, including more effective and proportionate sanctions for non-compliance. In addition, political parties should consider voluntary measures to promote women in senior decision-making positions within parties and to increase the visibility of women candidates.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Croatia
2024
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Political parties should identify and curb any possible gender-based barriers for women candidates, including by auditing current intra-party practices that hinder more effective representation of women within party structures and as candidates.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Campaign