Review of basic obligations
Sources of financing
Political parties may be financed from the state budget and from the budgets of self-government units, from voluntary contributions (donations) or they may acquire revenue from the assets they own, membership fees, publishing activities, the sale of promotional materials, the organisation of party events and from other sources permitted by law.
Independent Members of Parliament may be financed from the state budget, from voluntary contributions (donations) or they may acquire revenue from the assets they own, publishing activities, sale of promotional materials and from other sources permitted by law.
Independent councillors may be financed from the budgets of self-government units, from voluntary contributions (donations) or they may acquire revenue from the assets they own, publishing activities, sale of promotional materials and from other sources permitted by law.
Political parties, independent Members of Parliament and independent councillors may use the funds solely for the purposes of pursuing the objectives set out in the work programme and financial plan.
The total value of donations made by a natural person to a political party, an independent Member of Parliament or an independent councillor for financing regular annual political activities shall not exceed 3.981,68 euro in a single calendar year.
The total value of donations for financing regular annual political activities made by a legal person in a single calendar year shall not exceed:
The financing is prohibited by the:
Separate account
An independent Member of Parliament or an independent councillor shall open a separate account dedicated to the regular financing of his activities at the latest within 60 days of the beginning of his term of office.
Independent Members of Parliament and independent councillors shall carry out all transactions concerning the regular annual financing of their political activities through a separate account dedicated to the regular annual financing of their activities
Financial reports
Political parties, independent Members of Parliament and independent councillors shall, at the latest by 15 July of the current year, submit to the State Electoral Commission, through the Financial Control Information System, a report on the donations received in support of their political activity in the course of the first six months of the current year (semi-annual report).
Political parties, independent Members of Parliament and independent councillors shall submit their annual financial statements, together with the attachments:
The Financial Control Information System is a software through which political parties, independent Members of Parliament, independent councillors and persons authorised to represent independent lists, lead candidates on lists proposed by groups of voters, and candidates, as well as an organising committee's representative submit their financial reports and other required reports and data to the State Electoral Commission and the State Audit Office.
Through the Financial Control Information System the required reports are published on the website of the State Electoral Commission.
Political parties may be financed from the state budget and from the budgets of self-government units, from voluntary contributions (donations) or they may acquire revenue from the assets they own, membership fees, publishing activities, the sale of promotional materials, the organisation of party events and from other sources permitted by law.
Independent Members of Parliament may be financed from the state budget, from voluntary contributions (donations) or they may acquire revenue from the assets they own, publishing activities, sale of promotional materials and from other sources permitted by law.
Independent councillors may be financed from the budgets of self-government units, from voluntary contributions (donations) or they may acquire revenue from the assets they own, publishing activities, sale of promotional materials and from other sources permitted by law.
Political parties, independent Members of Parliament and independent councillors may use the funds solely for the purposes of pursuing the objectives set out in the work programme and financial plan.
The total value of donations made by a natural person to a political party, an independent Member of Parliament or an independent councillor for financing regular annual political activities shall not exceed 3.981,68 euro in a single calendar year.
The total value of donations for financing regular annual political activities made by a legal person in a single calendar year shall not exceed:
- 26.544,56 euro when such donations are made to a political party
- 13.272,28 euro when such donations are made to an independent Member of Parliament
- 3.981,68 euro when such donations are made to an independent councillor.
The financing is prohibited by the:
- foreign states, foreign political parties, foreign legal persons
- foreign natural persons, other than nationals of other Member States of the European Union who are resident or on temporary stay in the Republic of Croatia in accordance with the Foreigners Act
- state authorities, public enterprises, legal persons vested with public authority, companies and other legal persons in which the Republic of Croatia, according to the Register of State-Owned Assets, owns more than 5% of the shares or stocks, and public enterprises, legal persons vested with public authority, companies and other legal persons in which a self-government unit holds more than 5% of the shares or stocks, as well as public and other institutions founded by the Republic of Croatia or by a self-government unit or owned by the Republic of Croatia or by a self-government unit
- trade unions and employers’ associations
- associations, trusts and foundations represented by central government officials or by elected officials of local or regional self-government
- religious communities, humanitarian and other non-profit associations and organisations
- natural and legal persons subject to any enforcement proceedings relating to their arrears to the state budget or to the budget of a self-government unit or to their employees
- self-government units, except in the cases and in the manner provided for in the Act
- unidentified (anonymous) sources
- intermediaries
Separate account
An independent Member of Parliament or an independent councillor shall open a separate account dedicated to the regular financing of his activities at the latest within 60 days of the beginning of his term of office.
Independent Members of Parliament and independent councillors shall carry out all transactions concerning the regular annual financing of their political activities through a separate account dedicated to the regular annual financing of their activities
Financial reports
Political parties, independent Members of Parliament and independent councillors shall, at the latest by 15 July of the current year, submit to the State Electoral Commission, through the Financial Control Information System, a report on the donations received in support of their political activity in the course of the first six months of the current year (semi-annual report).
Political parties, independent Members of Parliament and independent councillors shall submit their annual financial statements, together with the attachments:
- annual work programmes and financial plans
- independent Members of Parliament and independent councillors shall also submit their work programmes for their term of office
- a report on donations received during the year with details on natural and legal persons that made the donations
The Financial Control Information System is a software through which political parties, independent Members of Parliament, independent councillors and persons authorised to represent independent lists, lead candidates on lists proposed by groups of voters, and candidates, as well as an organising committee's representative submit their financial reports and other required reports and data to the State Electoral Commission and the State Audit Office.
Through the Financial Control Information System the required reports are published on the website of the State Electoral Commission.