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Dražen Katić an independent candidate for the 11th Croatian electoral district
http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10651/1/Draen-Katiae-an-independent-candidate-for-the-11th-Croatian-electoral-district.html
By Marko Puljić
Published on 03/2/2015
 
Dražen Katić (left) is an independent candidate running for the 11th Croatian electoral district which represents Croatians living outside of Croatia. His professional experience covers multiple fields and currently he is working with sustainable development. He serves as a volunteer in multiple organizations. He is a published author and writes for several Croatian websites. He is also a veteran of the Homeland War. Read his campaign platform and determine if your goals are reflected in it.

An independent candidate for change



Always faithful to the homeland!

Dear Croatians, dear emigre Croatians!

I am a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections in the republic of Croatia as an “independent candidate” in the 11th electoral district (emigrant Croatians)!

My biography:

I was born in 1969 into a working class family in Duga Resa. I completed elementary school and high school in Duga Resa and Karlovac, and my studies in Zagreb. Professionally I am an engineer. I completed post graduate studies in business economics at the College of Economics in Zagreb.

As a volunteer Croatian soldier I participated in the Homeland War from 1991-1993. After completing my studies I worked in the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Germany.

I was employed as a state official in Zagreb and worked in the city archives in Stuttgart. I have worked for different companies in the security, retail, sales, finance and energy sectors.

Today I work with investments and sustainable development.

My business profile can be found at: www.xing.com/profile/Drazen_Katic

I have lived in Stuttgart since 1999 and regularly visit the homeland. Since 2002, I have been a member of the "SOS Kinderdorf e.V.” organization, which I financially help.

I am a Catholic and a believer.

I have published the following books:
Modernom ekonomijom u bolju zajedničku budućnost (Modern Economy for a Better joint Future) 2013, Stuttgart, Germany
Radost života kroz Reiki (The Joy of Life though Reiki) 2013, Stuttgart, Germany
Posljednja ruža hrvatska, (The last rose of Croatia) 2014, Stuttgart, Germany
Održiva ekonomija Republike Hrvatske, (A sustainable economy for the Republic of Croatia) 2015, Stuttgart, Germany
Izazovi globalizacije u 21. stoljeću, (The challenges of globalization in the 21st century) 2015, Stuttgart, Germany

My hobby is free journalism. I write for Hrvatski Glas Berlin and Croative.net In my free time I paint, play chess and socialize with friends.

I am a volunteer for the following:
“UVNT GRUPPE” - A free initiative for sustainable development, a volunteer since 2007 to the present.
“Merlin Stuttgart e.V.” - A cultural society, a volunteer since 2013 to the present.
“Baur Atelier” - A social project for the city of Stuttgart and the GWG, a volunteer since 2014 to the present.

My campaign platform is comprised of 4 strategic areas:

A) Economic sector:
I will be an advocate for:
1. Initiating “Business cooperation of small and medium businesses in the Republic of Croatia with the leading global automotive manufacturers” (Daimler BMW, VW, Renault, Fiat, Chrysler, Ford) based on the manufacture of components for electric cars.
2. Initiating “Year round medical tourism and wellness in the Republic of Croatia”. The strengthening of rural tourism and bicycle tourism, hunting tourism, mountaineering, rafting and sports fishing.
3. Initiating organized “Ecological agriculture and animal husbandry in the Republic of Croatia”. Strengthening bee-keeping.
4. Initiating “Industrial programming in the Republic of Croatia”. Programming for the automotive industry, space and aviation industries, programming for industrial machines and robots, developing apps for smartphones, programming algorithms for the stock market and developing software for the IT industry.
5. Initiating “Textile industries based on technical fibers in the Republic of Croatia”. Products made from technical fibers for the space industry, electric automobile industry, medical industry, architecture, energy, and products for the field of “bionics”.
6. Initiating “Low risk investing in the Republic of Croatia”.
7. “My election campaign will cost the taxpayers of the Republic of Croatia 0 Kunas”!

B) Ecological sector:
I will be an advocate for:
1. The installation of “Photovoltaic (solar) systems” on roofs of day cares, schools, universities, hospitals, sports arenas, municipal and county buildings, military bases, religious buildings, museums, tourist communities, and city libraries in the Republic of Croatia.
2. Easier “Access to photovoltaic (solar) systems for the citizens of the Republic of Croatia and a simpler and faster issuing of licenses for authorized producers of electoral energy”.
3. Faster implementation of electric vehicles for Croatian tourism (electric cars, electric mopeds, electric bicycles, and electric ships and boats)
4. Additional subsidies for “Ecological agriculture and animal husbandry in the 5. Republic of Croatia” and strengthening subsidies through EU funds.
5. Fish conservation for rivers, lakes and the Adriatic Sea. Conservation of all fora and fauna in the Republic of Croatia.
6. Banning further issuing of concessions of fresh water sources and banning the sale of fresh water sources in the Republic of Croatia. The water belongs to the people!
7. Proclaiming additional “nature parks and biotopes” protected areas in the Republic of Croatia!

C) Social sector:
I will be an advocate for:
1. Lowering the tax on retirement income earned abroad from 40% to 20%!
2. Free cooked meals for all children in elementary schools in Croatia.
3. Raising the lowest pension in the Republic of Croatia parallel with the rise in the rate of inflation.
4. Exchange of Croatian students with renowned schools and universities in the world.
5. Sending Croatian students for paid work placement in leading global companies.
6. Introduction of laptops and tablets at schools as a foundation for electronic literacy in exchange for “expensive schoolbooks”!
7. Strengthening volunteer organizations in the Republic of Croatia.

D) Political sector:
I will be an advocate for:
1. Introduction of a 10 minute supplement on Croatian Radio Television - HRT 1 news titled “News from Croats abroad”.
2. Dismantling the “very expensive 20 Zupanijas”, and creating “5 Croatian Banovinas” as reflected in the coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia.
3. Abolishing the use of the Greek word “Diaspora”, and adopting the official words “Croatian Emigration”.
4. A greater representation of women in local and parliamentary politics in the Republic of Croatia!
5. Organized study of the Croatian language for emigre children at schools in the homeland.
6. Greater political rights for Croatian emigres in the homeland.
7. The survival of the Croatian people in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Vojvodina.

As an independent representative for the 11th electoral district, in the next session of the Croatian Sabor, I will fight for the entire Croatian emigration on all 5 continents, for greater ties between the Croatian emigration and the homeland and for an economically strong and promising Republic of Croatia!

Dear Croatians, dear emigre Croatians,

If you found yourselves, your wants, your efforts, and aspirations through my election campaign then support me with your vote at the upcoming parliamentary elections!

Always faithful to the homeland!

Yours,

mr.sc. Drazen Katic, dipl.ing.

P.S. My election campaign will be run exclusively via electronic media. If you want to be a participant to my election campaign then “share” my program with your friends and acquaintances. Talk to them about the above-mentioned strategic areas of my program. Send me your open questions or join the public discussion via my blog at drazenkatic.blogspot.de. I will answer to asked questions and suggestions. Direct conversation or conversation over a phone is also possible.

ZAUVJEK VJERNI DOMOVINI!

Poštovane Hrvatice i Hrvati, poštovano hrvatsko iseljeništvo

kandidiram se na nadolazećim parlamentarnim izborima u Republici Hrvatskoj kao "nezavisni kandidat" u 11. izbornoj jedinici (hrvatsko iseljeništvo)!

Moj životopis:

Rođen sam 1969. godine u Dugoj Resi u radničkoj obitelji. Osnovno i srednje školovanje završio sam u Dugoj Resi i Karlovcu, a studije u Zagrebu. Po zanimanju sam diplomirani inženjer. Magistrirao sam poslovnu ekonomiju na Ekonomskom fakultetu u Zagrebu.

Kao hrvatski dragovoljac sudjelovao sam u Domovinskom ratu od 1991.-1993. godine.

Nakon završenog studija radio sam u Republici Hrvatskoj i Saveznoj Republici Njemačkoj.

Bio sam zaposlen kao državni službenik u Zagrebu te radio u Gradskom arhivu u Štutgartu. Radio sam u različitim tvrtkama na području sigurnosti, trgovine, prodaje, financija te području energetike.

Danas se bavim investicijama i održivim razvojem.

Moj poslovni profil nalazi se pod: www.xing.com/profile/Drazen_Katic

Od 1999. godine živim u Štutgartu, te redovito posjećujem Domovinu. Od 2002. godine član sam organizacije "SOS Kinderdorf e.V." koju financijski pomažem.

Katolik sam i vjernik.

Izdao sam knjige:
Modernom ekonomijom u bolju zajedničku budućnost, 2013, Štutgart, Njemačka
Radost života kroz Reiki, 2013, Štutgart, Njemačka
Posljednja ruža hrvatska, 2014, Štutgart, Njemačka
Održiva ekonomija Republike Hrvatske, 2015, Štutgart, Njemačka
Izazovi globalizacije u 21. stoljeću, 2015, Štutgart, Njemačka

Hobi mi je slobodno novinarstvo. Pišem za Hrvatski Glas Berlina i Croative.net U slobodno vrijeme slikam, igram šah i družim se s prijateljima.

Volonterski sam angažiran u:
- „UVNT GRUPPE“ - Slobodna inicijativa za održivi razvoj, volonterski rad od 2007. godine do danas
- „Merlin Stuttgart e.V.“ - Kulturno društvo, volonterski rad od 2013. godine do danas
- „Baur Atelier“ - Socijalni projekt grada Štutgarta i GWG-a, volonterski rad od 2014. godine do danas

Moj predizborni program čine 4 strateška područja:

A) Ekonomsko područje
Zalagati ću se za:
1. Pokretanje "Poslovne suradnje malog i srednjeg poduzetništva Republike Hrvatske sa vodećim svjetskim automobiliskim koncernima" (Daimler, BMW, VW, Renault, Fiat, Chrysler, Ford) na bazi proizvodnje sastavnih dijelova za električna vozila.
2. Pokretanje "Cijelogodišnjeg medicinskog turizma i wellness u Republici Hrvatskoj". Jačanje seoskog turizma i turističkog biciklizma, lovnog turizma, planinarenja, raftinga i sportskog ribolova.
3. Pokretanje organizirane "Ekološke poljoprivrede i stočarstva u Republici Hrvatskoj". Jačanje pčelarstva.
4. Pokretanje "Industrijskog programiranja u Republici Hrvatskoj". Programiranje za automobilsku industriju, svemirsku i zrakoplovnu industriju, programiranje za industrijske strojeve i robote, izrada aplikacija za smartphone, programiranje algoritama za burze te izrada softvera za kompijutersku industriju.
5. Pokretanje "Tekstilne industrije na bazi tehničkih vlakana u Republici Hrvatskoj". Proizvodi od tehničkih vlakana za svemirsku industriju, za industriju električnih automobila, medicinsku industriju, arhitekturu, energetiku te proizvodi u području "bionike".
6. Pokretanje "Investicija niskog rizika u Republici Hrvatskoj"! 7. "Moja predizborna kampanja koštati će porezne obveznike Republike Hrvatske 0 kuna"!

B) Ekološko područje
Zalagat ću se za:
1. Postavljanje "Fotonaponskih (solarnih) sustava" na krovove vrtića, škola, fakulteta, bolnica, sportskih dvorana, općinskih i županijskih zgrada, vojarni, crkvenih zgrada, muzeja, turističkih zajednica i gradskih knjižnica u Republici Hrvatskoj.
2. Lakši "Pristup fotonaponskih (solarnih) sustava građanima Republike Hrvatske te jednostavnije i brže ishodovanje dozvola za povlaštene proizvođače električne energije".
3. Brže uvođenje elektromobiliteta u hrvatski turizam (električni automobili, električni mopedi, električni bicikli te električna plovila i brodice)
4. Dodatno subvencioniranje "Ekološke poljoprivrede i stočarstva u Republici Hrvatskoj" te pojačano subvencioniranje kroz fondove Europske unije.
5. Očuvanje ribljeg fonda u rijekama, jezerima i Jadranskom moru. Očuvanje cjelokupne flore i faune u Republici Hrvatskoj
6. Zabranu daljnjeg izdavanja koncesija na izvore pitke vode te zabranu prodaje izvora pitke vode u Republici Hrvatskoj. Voda pripada narodu!
7. Proglašenje dodatnih "parkova prirode i biotopa" zaštićenim područjima u Republici Hrvatskoj!

C) Socijalno područje
Zalagat ću se za:
1. Smanjenje poreza na mirovine zarađene u inozemstvu sa 40% na 20%!
2. Besplatan topli obrok za svako dijete u hrvatskim osnovnim školama.
3. Povećanje najmanjih mirovina u Republici Hrvatskoj paralelno s rastom stope inflacije.
4. Razmjenu učenika i studenata Hrvatske na renomiranim školama i univerzitetima u svijetu.
5. Odlaženje hrvatskih učenika i studenata na plaćenu stručnu praksu u vodeće svjetske tvrtke.
6. Uvođenje laptopa i tableta u škole kao temelj elektroničke pismenosti te zamjene za "preskupe školske udžbenike"!
7. Jačanje volonterskih organizacija u Republici Hrvatskoj.

D) Političko područje
Zalagati ću se za:
1. Uvođenje 10 minutnog dodatka HRT 1 dnevniku pod nazivom "Vijesti iz iseljene Hrvatske".
2. Ukidanje "preskupih 20 Županija", te uvođenje "5 hrvatskih Banovina" sukladno državnom grbu Republike Hrvatske.
3. Ukidanje grčke riječi "dijaspora", te uvođenje službene riječi "Hrvatsko iseljeništvo".
4. Zastupljenost većeg broja žena u lokalnoj i parlamentarnoj politici Republike Hrvatske!
5. Organizirano učenje hrvatskog jezika za djecu iz iseljeništva na školskim praznicima u Domovini.
6. Veća politička prava Hrvatskog iseljeništva u Domovini.
7. Opstojnost hrvatskog naroda u Bosni i Hercegovini i Vojvodini!

Kao nezavisni zastupnik 11. izborne jedinice u slijedećem sazivu Hrvatskog Sabora boriti ću se za cijelokupno hrvatsko iseljeništvo na svih 5 kontinenata, za bolju povezanost iseljene Hrvatske sa Domovinom te za ekonomski snažnu i perspektivnu Republiku Hrvatsku!

Poštovane Hrvatice i Hrvati, poštovano hrvatsko iseljeništvo,

ako ste u mome predizbornom programu prepoznali Sebe i Svoje želje, Svoja nastojanja i težnje tada me na nadolazećim parlamentarnim izborima podržite Vašim glasom!

Zauvijek vjerni Domovini!

Vaš

mr.sc. Dražen Katić, dipl.ing.

P.S. Moja predizborna kampanja voditi će se isključivo putem elektroničkih medija. Ako želite i Vi biti sudionik moje predizborne kampanje tada "podijelite" Vašim prijateljima i znancima moj predizborni program. Razgovarajte sa njima o navedenim strateškim područjima mog programa. Postavite mi Vaša otvorena pitanja ili se uključite u javnu diskusiju putem mog bloga drazenkatic.blogspot.de Odgovoriti ću na postavljena pitanja ili sugestije. Također je moguć i osobni (direktni) razgovor ili razgovor putem telefona.

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