croatia

GENERAL INFORMATION
STATE
AUTHORITY
STATE AUTHORITY
ECONOMY
CULTURE
SPORTS
ADDRESSES
CROATIAN SPECIALTIES
• passes ordinances on the execution of the law,
• implements foreign and internal policies,
• directs and supervises the work of the state administration,
• promotes the economic development of the country,
• directs the activities and the development of public services,
• performs other tasks as provided by the Constitution and the law.
The organization, working methods, decision-making and types of by-laws adopted by the Government are
prescribed by the law and the rules of procedure.
The Government is responsible to the Croatian Parliament. The Prime Minister and the members of the
Government bear joint responsibility for the Government’s decisions and are personally responsible for their
respective areas of work.
The structure and activities of the State Administration and the manner of their performance are determined
by the law. Certain activities of the State Administration can be legally assigned to the bodies of local and
regional self-government units and legal persons with public authority. The status of state officials as well as
work and legal status of employees are regulated by law and other regulations.
LOCAL, MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL SELF-GOVERNMENT Citizens are guaranteed the right
to local and regional self-government. The right to self-government is exercised through local or regional representative
bodies consisting of members elected through free and secret elections, based on direct decisionmaking,
in accordance with the law and municipal charter.
Citizens can directly participate in managing local affairs, through meetings, referendums and other forms of
direct decision-making, in accordance with the law and municipal charter.
The units of local self-government are municipalities and cities, and their areas are defined as provided by
law. Other units of self-government may also be established under the law. The units of regional self-government
are counties. The area of a county is defined as provided by law.
Under the law, the capital city of Zagreb may be given the status of a county. Larger cities in the Republic
of Croatia may be given the authority of a county.
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