LOCAL DEMOCRACY
AGENCY
SISAK
Sisak Moslavina County
Croatia
REPORT
OF ACTIVITY
January-July
1998
Delegate
Antonella Valmorbida
13rd of August 1998.
| INDEX |
1. Development of the network of the partners in 1998
2. The staff
3. ACTIVITITES
3.1. Local Democracy Programme
3.2. Information Programme
3.3. Sociocultural Programme
3.4. Socio economical Programme
3.5. School of Civil Society (Confidence Building Measures Programme)
3.6. Delegations, visits and meeting of the partners
3.7. Activities for promoting the LDE
3.8 Further activities planned for 1998
4. Activities to be financed by the Council of Europe
| 1. DEVELOPMENT OF THE NETWORK OF THE PARTNER |
Here is following the list of the partners of the Local Democracy Agency in Sisak :
| LOCAL AUTHORITIES (**) | NGOs |
| 1. Veneto Region (Italy) | 2. ANCI Veneto (partner leader) |
| 3. City of Mogliano Veneto (Treviso) - Italy | 4. Reception Group of families of former Yugoslavia- Gussago (Brescia) - Italy |
| 5. City of Casale Monferrato (Alessandria) - Italy | 6. Gruppo “Il Ponte” (*) - Milano - Italy |
| 7. City of Arese (Milano) - Italy | 8. God Blessed the Peacekeeper- Padova - Italy |
| 9. City of Lainate (Milano) - Italiy | 10. SOS Lipoviliani - Mogliano Veneto - Italy |
| 11. City of Pregnana Milanese (Milano ) - Italy | 12. SOS Uomo - Lainate - Italy |
| 13. City of Martin - Slovakia | 14. Comitato di Sostegno alle iniziative di Pace- Alto Vicentino - Schio - Italy |
| 15. City of Longarone (Belluno) - Italy (*) | 16. Pace e Sviluppo - Montebelluno - Italy |
| 17. Province of Belluno - Italy (*) | 18. Causes Communes Suisses (***) |
| 19. City of Sisak (Croatia) | 20. Forderkreis-Remchingen (***) |
(*) Become partners this year
(**) All the institutional partners participate in the LDE with
the payment of an annual contribution
(***) Causes Communes Suisses” and “Forderkreis” didn’t
take part in any of the activities of the LDE in 1997 and 1998.
| 2. STAFF |
| FUNCTION | Financed by | Periode | NAME |
| Delegate | EU programme | January-December 1998 | Antonella Valmorbida |
| Local Assistant | EU Programme | January-Decemer 1998 | Vlatka Basaric |
| Responsible Infoprogramme | EU Programme | January-December 1998 | Julije Katancevic |
| Responsible Local Democracy |
EU Programme | January-April 1999 | Tatjana Puskaric |
| Assistant to the Local Democracy Programme | EU Programme | March-April 1999 | Nenad Martinovic |
| Responsible Socioculturale Programme | EU Programme | January-December 1998 | Damir Borojevic |
| Human Rights
Officer Sociocultural Programme |
EU Programme | July-April 1998 | Maurizio Montipo |
| Responsible Socioeconomical Programe | EU Programme | January-December 1998 | Vlatka Basaric |
| Responsible School of Civil Society | Confidence Building Measure Programme - Council of Europe | July 1997-July 1998 | Sinisa Vidovic |
From September to October 1998, the LDE will have a volunteer from one of our city partner supporting the Information programme, Michela Cavallini
The members of the staff have been selected by the Delegate and the Local Assistant considering their education and capacities in the field of activity.
The staff is coordinated by the Delegate by single or collective staff meetings.
| 3. ACTIVITIES |
| 3.1. LOCAL DEMOCRACY PROGRAMME |
| Date | Place | Title | Brief summary of the event |
| 9-14. Jan | Sisak | City council of Young People | Visit of all the schools in Sisak for the establishment of a working group for the city council of young people |
| 2. March | Sisak | Presentation of the touch screen in public library | With the contribution of the LODE programme, the LDE and the city of Sisak established a public touch screen in the library with information about the life of the city and the decisions of the city hall, updated constantly during the year |
| March | Sisak | Distribution of the European Charter for the participation of the young people in the life of the city | The material has been translated thanks to the funds of the LODE programme 1997 |
| March | Sisak | publication of the booklet for the Local Democracy Programme | |
| 23. April | Sisak | MEETING ON SELF GOVERNMENT AND PARTICIPATION OF THE CITIZENS | 1° Meeting. 40 people attending the meeting. Representatives for local authorities (elected people and civil servants) |
| 30. April | Sisak | Opening of the data bank on self government in Sisak | Data band for citizens |
| 6. May | Lainate (City partner) | Inauguration of the new city council of young people | Present the
Mayor of Sisak, Darko Pavlak, invited by the mayor of
Lainate. They are cooperating for the development of the
city council of young people in Sisak Visit to a technical school for the exchange with a school in Sisak |
| 15. May | Sisak | Day of "Consciensious Objectors" | Celebration
in Sisak and delivering of a brochure to all the schools
for the right of "Consciensious objectors". Presentation of the book of the lawyer, Mr. Hzenjak |
| 25. June | Sisak | MEETING ON MINORITIES: ROLE OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES | 2° Meeting. About 40 people attending the meeting. Representatives for local authorities (elected people and civil servants). Lectures from the Council of Europe, the UN, the Croatian national authorities as well as representatives of minorities |
| January July 1998. | Consultancy |
| 3.2. INFORMATION PROGRAMME |
| Date | Place | Title | Brief summary of the event |
| Jan-Feb. | Sisak | Development of the information focal point | Purchase of book, material, TV, satellite, computer, access to internet |
| 4. March | Sisak | Inauguration of the focal point | Opening of
the point open to the public twice a week. Acces to
internet and support for any research. Inauguration of a photo exhibition in the permises of the office. |
| April | Sisak | Distribution in the school and in the public place of information about the opening of the focal point | |
| April - June | Sisak | School for
journalists (in cooperation with the Croatian association for journalists) |
7 meetings in
our office, for two hours. 15 journalists of the Sisak Moslavina county 1. Freedom of expression Peter Herford and S. Malovic 2. Internet and Journalism (single courses - two days) Garry Selnow (San Francisco University) 3. How to report Franja Kiselijac (parlamentary reporter in Zagreb) 4. Inquiry in journalism Jasna Babic (Journalist of National) 5. Radio 101 - How to be free Zrinka Mjees-Vrabec 6. TV : How to be TV report Miriana Rakic 7. Journalism : local and national. What is the difference Representative of local and nationa medias |
| 22/23. March | Strasbourg | Stage for the staff | Five days. Visit of the Council of Europe and programmes |
| 15/16/17. April | Geneva | Visit of journalists of the Sisak Moslavina county at the commission for human rights in Geneva | Visit of two journalists of the Sisak Moslavina county in Geneva at the commission for human rights. |
| 11. June | Sisak | Promotion of the Information Focal Point | Presentation of an NGO working in the field of Human Rights - Centre for Direct protection of Human Rights (Zagreb) |
| June | Sisak | Support TV Moslavina | TV Moslavina is the only independent TV in the County. It has to be close recently for a burocratical problem. |
| January-July 1998. | Sisak | Organisations
of press conferences on the events Press releases |
Each member is requested to present a paper to be delivered to the media |
| January-July 1998. | Sisak and city partner | publication of the newsletter of the LDE | English and Italian version. |
| January-July | Sisak | Web page of the LDE | permanent updating |
| 3.3. SOCIOCULTURAL PROGRAMME |
| Date | Place | Title | Brief summary of the event |
| 17. Jan. | Arese (Italy) City partner |
5 young students of Sisak are host of our city partner | To coincide with the activities for young people organised in Arese, some students of the gymnasium in Sisak have been invited for 5 days in Arese. They were received by the mayor and are host the families. |
| 20. Feb. | Sisak | Meeting with the association of the Bosnian Croat | To coincide with the meeting of the partner, the LDE organised a meeting with the association representing the Bosnian Croats, refugees from Bosna in Banonvina. |
| 31. March | Sisak | Letter for the Delegate as an appeal for the situation of the Bosnian Croat in Banoniva. | |
| April and June | Sisak and city partners | Correspondence between the schools of the citypartners and the elementary schools in Sisak | |
| 28. April | Sisak | Delivering of food and seed for families in need in Sunja (Banonina area) | The NGO
partner of the LDE - Reception group of families from
Former Yugoslavia brings, several times a year,
humanitarian help to 40 families in Sunja. Visit with the Mayor of Sunja. |
| 6. April | Sisak | Visit of the city of Arese for planning a programme for youth | Visit of two
members of the associations for youth in Arese and
members of the government of the city. Visit of the city hall and other representatives who are working with young people in Sisak. |
| 9. April | Sisak | Visit of ANDSIPP for house of the elderly people | Visit of ANSDIPP, association for the home for elderly people. They visited the house in Sisak. |
| 12/13. April | Lipovljani | Activity of animation in the refugee camp of Lipovljani - Sisak Moslavina County | The activity is made by the grouo il Ponte. The LDE organised and sponsored their activity of animation in the refugee camp. |
| April - May | Sisak | Collecting material for Price for Europe | The elementary schools take part in a play which will give the opportunity to some students to be part in a trip to Strasbourg. The issue is the expression " Europe together". |
| 30. May | Mogliano Veneto (city partner | Conference "Foreigners in their countries" | public
conference organised for giving information to the
community of Mogliano about the new situation of the
refugees in the area. Present the president of the Bosnian Croat; Franja Juric and representatives of the Serbian community, Petar Oluic. |
| 19, 20, 21. | Martin (Slovakia) | Exhibitions of the city partners in Martin | Biennal Fantasy. The city partners of the LDE have been invited to take part in an international exhibition for children in Martin. A group of 40 kids and representatives from Sisak, Mogliano, Casale e Arese took part in the experience. |
| 26. June | Lipovljani | Distribution of a laboratory for physics in the elementary school | Donation from the city of Mogliano Veneto - city partner of the LDE |
| 1. July | Sisak | Human Rights Monitoring | With the cooperation of Maurizio Montipò, study and analysis of the situation in Sisak Moslavina county and Croatian. Up to May 1999. publication of two monthly reports |
| 4. July | Arese City partner | Rock Group from Sisak | The youth programme between the two city gave the opportunity to a rock group from Sisak to be part of a a public concert in Arese |
| 10/11. July | Sisak | Delivering of food and seed for families in difficulties in Sunja (Banonina area) | The NGO
partner of the LDE - Reception group of families from
Former Yugoslavia brings, several times a year,
humanitarian help to 40 families in Sunja. Visit with the Mayor of Sunja. |
| 3.4. SOCIOECONOMICAL PROGRAMME |
| Date | Place | Title | Brief summary of the event |
| 20. Feb. | Sisak | Meeting for a possible investment in the water pipeline system | Mogliano Veneto, a city partner, has invited one company, SPIM, specialised in management and investment in waterpipelines to visit Sisak for ascerting the possibility to be a partner in the rebuilding of the network. We were received by the Zupan, Duro Brodarac. |
| 19-20. March | Sisak | Visit of the
Veneto Region (partner) |
A delegation of 20 people visited the Sisak Moslavina County for developing of programme for assisting the reconstruction in : social field, training in management, sanitary issue. Presence of Mr. Gava, member of the government of the Veneto Region and several other representatives of institutions connected to the Veneto Region |
| March | Sisak | publication of a short economic review about the Sisak Moslavina County | Sent to all the partners as an information as well as to the economic operators which are in contact with us. |
| March | Sisak | Invitation to all the partners to organise visits for schools in the natural park of the Lonja Field | |
| January-July | Sisak | Delivering of information to all the people interested to get news about possible investment from our city partners and from them towards the area of Sisak | |
| 12/25. April | Zagreb | Support to Italian delegations at the Zagreb Fair | Information and support to economic operators at the Zagreb Fair. Organisation of a delegation from Sisak |
| 13. June | Sisak | Meeting for the craftsmen from Sisak and Padova (Italy) | Meeting between economic operators in housing organised in cooperation with the craftsmen association in Sisak. About 60 companies attended the meeting. Explanation of the situation and possible investments. |
| July | Sisak | publication 1999 of the report on the economic situation in Sisak Moslavina county | To be delivered to the partners |
| 9. July | Sisak | International conference on investments | Present econmical representatives from our city partners and from the association of craftemen from Sisak, Novska, Petrinja, Glina |
| 3.5. SCHOOL OF CIVIL SOCIETY - CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES PROGRAMME |
| Date | Place | Title | Brief summary of the event |
| 15. Jan. | Sisak | International Legislation on Minorities | Lecture given by Cecilia Thompson (UNHCHR). Discussion with the students of the School and participation of all the minorities present in the Sisak Moslavina County |
| 6. Feb. | Sisak | Freedom of expression | Lecuture given by a lawyer for journalists and by the responsible of the training in the Croatian association for journalists, Stijepan Malovic |
| 25. Feb. | Sisak | Rights of the women | Mrs. Vecerina, lawyer in Zagreb, lectured about the situation of the women in Croatian in public and private life. |
| 30. March | Sisak | Economical situation in Sisak Moslavina County | Discussion regarding the process of economical transition towards a private system. Lecture Mr. Leppe (Ministry of Economy, Croatia, Mr. Ruggeri, Director of the Association of small and medium companies of Vicenza, Italy, Mr. Zaccharides, responsible for international contacts in Slovakia). Lecture the responsible fo the economical sector in Sisak |
| 24. April | Sisak | Situation of Health in Sisak Moslavina County | Lecture the director of the hospital in Sisak |
| 9. June | Sisak | Centre for Youth in Sisak | Lecture the Director of the present Centre for culture in Sisak |
| 6. July | Sisak | Delivering of the diploma of the school of civil society | To the students and to who contributed to the success of the School |
| July - October 1998. | Sisak | Preparation of the report | To be distributed |
| 3.6. DELEGATIONS, VISITS AND MEETINGS OF THE PARTNERS |
| Date | Place | Title | Brief summary of the event |
| 11. Feb. | Sisak | Visit of the reporter of the Council of Europe for the report to be drafted on Local Democracy in Croatia | Organiziation
of the delegation at the city hall and at the Zupanija Delegations : H. Lund; J. Leinen, L'Hyver-Yésou, N. Levrat |
| 20. Feb. | Sisak | Meeting of all the partners of the LDE | |
| 22. March | Sisak | Visit of the Special Adviser for Former Yugoslavia to the Secretary General | Visit of the City of Sisak, Zunpanja |
| 21. May | Sisak | Evaluation mission of the European Commission | |
| 23/24/25. June | Sisak | Evaluation
Mission of Mr. Max Gilbert Assistant to the Confidence Building Measures Programme |
| 3.7. ACTIVITIES FOR PROMOTING THE LDE |
| Date | Place | Title | Brief summary of the event |
| 9. Jan. | Casale
Monferrato (Italy) City partner |
Racism and Presentation of the LDE to the city | public event for promoting the partnership of Casale Monferrato at the LDE in Sisak. Presentation of the role of the Council of Europe against racism, lecture given by Gianfranco Martini |
| 4. Feb. | Vukovar | Visit to the EU office in Vukovar | |
| 13. Feb. | Lainate (Italy) City partner |
open city
council in order to reconfirm the partnership at the LDE |
Open city council for the reconfirmation of the partnership at the LDE |
| March | publication posters of the LDE | ||
| 24. April | Zagreb | Participation at the UNHCR meeting for the NGO dealing with Human Rights | Coordination meeting |
| January-July 1998. | Sisak | Cooperation with the OSCE-Coordination Centre in Sisak and field office in Petrinija | Exchange of information and meetings |
| January-July 1998. | Sisak | Cooperation with UNHCR | Exchange of information and meetings |
| 11-17. May | Belfast | Presentation of the LDE during a seminar "Human Rights - Promotion at the national level" | Course organised by the British Council |
| 20. May | Zagreb | Presentation of the programme to the Office for European Integration | Presentation to Mrs. Varga, Directore of the office. |
| 18. May | Sisak | Presentation of the programme of the LDE to the city council in Sisak | |
| June-July | Zagreb | Working group for the NGO Fair | The UNHCR organised a NGO fair in Zagreb the 29/30 of October. The LDE will be a part of the organisation. |
| 22/23. July | Brussesl | Visit at the EU commission | Evaluation for the next year grant. |
| July | Sisak | publication of the new brochure of the LDE |
| 3.8. FURTHER ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR 1998 |
| LOCAL DEMOCRACY |
| Meeting on repacification process : local meeting (10th of September) |
| Meeting Welfare network (two days) international - 6/7th November 1998 |
| Meeting on Financing local authtories (international) December 1998 |
| Meeting on participation of local authorities (January 1999) |
| Meeting on management of responsibilities in local authorities (February 1999) |
| Promotion of a campaign for civil rights among young people up to December 1998 |
| Participation to the conference "European court on Human rights : constitutional court from Germany, Italy and Croatia"-Zagreb 25th of September |
| INFORMATION |
| Report on journalists course |
| International conference "NGO and Media" - November 1998 |
| Course on radio journalism |
| Newsletter in Croatian |
| Presentation of an association for cleaning landmines |
| Support to local independent medias |
| Meeting between local media and possible donors (16th of September) |
| Translation of the Convention on the Rights of the children - event in December 198 |
| SOCIOCULTURAL PROGRAMME |
| Animation for children in Sunja (23-29 August 1998 |
| School of Sisak in Lainate (6th- 10th of October 1998) |
| Price for Europe (November 1998) |
| Letters and contacts between schools of Sisak and city partners |
| Concert for Human Rights in cooperation with the citypartner of the LDE (10th of June) |
| Presentation of the exhibition in Martin, attended by all the partners, in Sisak (November 1998) |
| SOCIOECONOMICAL PROGRAMME |
| Study seminar in Treviso (Italy) at the Benetton Foundation about the natural park of Lonja |
| Presentation of a CD-ROM realised on the Lonja natural park (in cooperation with the city of Sisak and Euronature) |
| Support of a delegation from economical operators in Sisak to the Padova Fair (9/1/11 of October) |
| Development of the data bank |
| Contribution for restructuring of wooden houses in the Lonja park |
| Follow up of the meeting "International conference of investments". Working group in Sisak and event in Moglaino Veneto (end of October) |
| PROMOTION OF THE LDE |
| Participation at the NGO Fair in Zagreb, coordinated by the UNHCR (29/30/31 of October) |
| Possible events : Strasbourg : Beginning September 1999 - Celebration 50th Anniversary of Universal Declaration on Human Rights Cyprus : Human Rights and European Union - 5th of October- Organised by the International Association for human Rights in Cyprus Barcelona : 15th of October : Cities for Human Rights Ferrara (Italy) : November 19998 : Twinnings between cities |
| 4. ACTIVITIES TO BE FINANCED BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE |
The LDA in Sisak has requested a grant from the following programmes financed by the Council of Europe. Non of them received any confirmation yet.
| Programme | Title |
| Confidence Building Measures Programme 1998 | Socialisation
groups for children in Banonvia area (integration of Serbian and Bosnian Croat minorities in the majority) |
| LODE | Support to the city council of the young people in Sisak |
| LODE | Conference on Bonovina area |