Croatia

Croatian Parliament

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Openness and transparency

Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.

Parliamentary documents

The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance: All
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance: All
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site: All
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website: All
Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site: No

Annual reporting by parliament

Parliament publishes an annual report on its activities: Yes
The annual report is available on the parliamentary web site: Yes
Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget: Yes
Level of detail of the parliamentary budget made available to the public: The complete budget
The parliamentary budget is available on the parliamentary web site: Yes
Link to the parliamentary budget: https://www.sabor.hr/hr/pristup-informacijama/proracun-sabora

Access to parliament

Plenary meetings are open to the public: Yes
Committee meetings are open to the public: Yes

Notes:
Committee meetings are closed only if discussing objects or documents subject to the confidentiality law. This is not common, and usually applies only to the Defence Committee and the Committee on Domestic Policy and National Security. For example, if the information subject has been classified by a degree of secrecy, pursuant to the act governing classified information; if information has been restricted pursuant to international treaties, or pertains to information arising in procedures of concluding or acceding to international agreements or negotiations with other countries or international organisations, until the completion of such proceeding, or pertains to information arising in the area of diplomatic relations; or in other cases specified by law.
There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings: Yes
Media used for the dedicated channel: TV

Webcast
Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel: Plenary sittings

Committee meetings

Freedom of information

There is a freedom of information law in the country: Yes
Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law: Yes
Parliament has an office/division dedicated to FOI requests: Yes
Categories of Information that are exempt from disclosure: 2013 Right of Access to Information Act (Official Gazette No. 25/13) and the 2015 Amendments (Official Gazette No. 85/15)

Article 15 notes any exemptions or restrictions. Provisions of Act do not apply to parties in court, administrative and other legally based proceedings, who are granted access to information by the force of legal regulations; to information subject to confidentiality obligations, pursuant to the act governing the security and intelligence system of the Republic of Croatia; or to classified information held by international organizations or other countries, and classified information of public authority bodies, originating or exchanged within the framework of cooperation with international organizations or other countries.

https://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/image/document/2018-18/hr_fai_and_re-use_law_consolidated-eng_B0E70ED2-FFE7-C349-3A6B7860DF5E6BE5_52029.pdf

Lobbying

There are rules about the activities of lobbyists in parliament: No
There is a register of accredited lobbyists: No

Croatia

Croatian Parliament

Openness and transparency

Parliamentary documents

Annual reporting by parliament

Access to parliament

Freedom of information

Lobbying

Historical data for IPU membership