Overview:

• A degree of state privilege exists for the Catholic Church; the degree of equitability between Vatican concordats and the contractual agreements offered to other denominations needs to be monitored.

• Recognition and registration are amalgamated rather than ideally differentiated.

• There does exist restrictive elements in Croatia’s system which block it from dynamic classification, namely its intrusive requirements including membership quotas, longevity expectations, and inappropriate informational requirements.

Positive elements:

• Obligations that the state should support religious organisations operationally and financially shows dynamic character.

• Provisions have been put in place to protect entities registered prior to law enactments; re-submission of information, however, needs to be monitored to ensure no abuse of administrative powers takes place.

Recommendations:

• Establish differentiation between existential recognition and legal registration and ensure appropriate provisions for the execution of each are put in place.

• Remove membership quotas and other intrusive informational requirements from the registration process.

• Solving these minor issues with the system will see Croatia ascend to the highest classification of dynamic.