The Sixth Annual International Leaders Summit
Brussels, The European Parliament
Advancing Freedom, Security and Economic Prosperity
Highlights: www.ils-wde.org
PRISEGA - THE PLEDGE
The Presidential Candidate's Pledge to Combat Political Corruption
The Pledge: Croatian and English Texts
HTV'S PROGRAM PARALELE ON COMBATING CORRUPTION
HTV Journalist Morana Kasapovic Interviews AI Advisory Board Members Monica Macovei, MEP, Romania and Former Justice Minister and Rupert Vining, UK Prosecutor
Click on Podcast Link - October 28, 2009
INTERVIEW: CROATIA CAN BECOME THE TIGER OF SE EUROPE
By Snjezana Ivic
"But if the next government continues to follow the current trend of irresponsibility, Croatian citizens will be the poorest in Europe," said Natasha Srdoc, president of Adriatic Institute for Public Policy.
CD CROATIA
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - STATE OF THE UNION
CORRUPTION IN CROATIA
Despite the EU's assurances, Zagreb is no model for the region
Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, Co-Founders, Adriatic Institute for Public Policy
TAX FREEDOM DAY
DAN POREZNE SLOBODE
VIDEO: NATASHA SRDOC
INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM - CROATIA
SEEBIZ.EU - VIDEO PRESENTATION OF THE 2009 INDEX OF ECONOMIC OF FREEDOM
Natasha Srdoc, President, Adriatic Institute for Public Policy
BBC: CROATIA CURSED BY CRIME AND CORRUPTION
BBC's Radio 4 - Crossing Continents
Listen to BBC's Matt Prodger Reporting on Croatia:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jn8h1
Britain's Foreign Office is warning visitors to Croatia this summer to beware of a threat from organised crime, following a number of assassinations and attacks on prominent figures, reports Matt Prodger.
From the BBC report - Comments by Natasha Srdoc, President, Adriatic Institute:
"You can see corruption with government officials and practically ministerial-level people with wealth that cannot be explained," says Natasha Srdoc from the anti-corruption think tank the Adriatic Institute for Public Policy.
"So the question is - how did they amass such huge amounts of wealth in Croatia? And that's our problem in Croatia because these things we cannot deal with from within. You know, you really need external pressure.
"Croatia needs to put an independent judiciary, the rule of law, and protection of property rights in place before it gets into the EU, because if it is allowed to get in before then it will not reform - it won't do anything."
Full text of BBC's Article on Croatia:
Croatia cursed by crime and corruption
FREEDOM HOUSE: REGION FACES BIGGEST DROP IN PRESS FREEDOM
CROATIA'S JOURNALISTS MURDERED AND ASSAULTED
DECLINE REPORTED IN BULGARIA AND BOSNIA
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INTERNATIONAL LEADERS SUMMIT - ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE
Belgrade, Brussels - The European Parliament, Prague, Warsaw and Zagreb
2009 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM
Published by The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation
Featuring
US AMBASSADOR TERRY MILLER
Editor, 2009 Index of Economic Freedom and Director, Center for International Trade and Economics (CITE), The Heritage Foundation
ILS Strategic Partners: Adriatic Institute for Public Policy, Belgrade Chamber of Economy, Charles University - Institute of Economic Studies and Projekt Lodz
Zagreb, Croatia: February 13, 2009
Brussels - The European Parliament: February 17, 2009
Warsaw: February 19, 2009
Prague: February 20, 2009
Belgrade: February 24, 2009
For information and to receive an invitation, please contact:
office@adriaticinstitute.org
ILS-Economic Roundtable in The European Parliament, please contact:
geoffrey.vanorden@europarl.europa.eu
Nacional's special in-depth report by Marko Custic, Editor
Hrvatska na ljestvici ekonomskih sloboda iza Srbije, Mozambika i Gambije
Hrvatska na ljestvici ekonomskih sloboda iza
Relevant news reports on the 2009 Index of Economic Freedom from media groups covering Southeast Europe
US Ambassador Terry Miller's Commentary in The Wall Street Journal
It would be a shame if countries respond to the downturn with policies that further retard growth. By US Ambassador Terry Miller
Voice of America - Glas Amerike: Bojan Klima's interview with Natasha Srdoc at The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC
