Photo gallery: EU as a Forgotten Peace Project, Vukovar, 14th-15th January 2020
Photos by: Marko Balaši
State Secretary Nikolina Brnjac represents the Council of the EU in the European Parliament
State Secretary Nikolina Brnjac, as a delegate of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, participated in the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (Ministerial Delegates) where she represented the Council of the European Union for the first time during the Croatian Presidency. At this year’s first session, the Prime Minister of the […]
Delirium interruptum – performance by Domino Association
The beginning of 2020 was marked by big news in the political situation and status of Croatia. In addition to the presidential elections just held, Croatia’s presidency of the Council of the European Union has begun. On January 9, 2020 at 7pm, a gala concert will be held at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb […]
Croatia as presiding member of the Council of the EU has to urgently initiate consultations between Member States regarding USA-Iran conflict
In view of the escalation of the conflict between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran, CROSOL – the Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity, calls on the Government of the Republic of Croatia, as the Member State holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, to promptly initiate […]
“Stop the backlash – Stop domestic violence” -conference declaration to the Finnish and Croatian EU-Presidencies
The Treaty of European Union (TEU) affirms gender equality and non-discrimination as fundamental principles (Article 2). Combating gender-based violence is one of the five priority areas of the EU’s Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019 and will continue to be so in the next phase 2020-2023. Ursula van der Leyen, the President of the European […]
Statement by civil society organisations regarding the publishing of Croatian EU presidency priorities
Croatian civil society organization gathered within the Forum 2020 platform, which will actively follow the Croatian presidency of the Council of the EU and advocate for civil society priorities, welcome the governments’ decision to announce the presidency priorities. At the same time, we regret the fact that the government hadn’t consulted the civil society nor […]
FRA Director joins meeting on EU Justice Ministers
“The Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU has invited FRA’s Director to address EU Justice Ministers during the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 7 October. The Director will exchange views with Justice Ministers on fundamental rights challenges in 2020 and beyond. He will draw on issues raised in a background […]
EWB: Hungary rejects rule of law as a condition for EU funding
“BUDAPEST – According to the Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs, Hungary rejected a claim by the European Union’s Finnish presidency that all member states have agreed to tie the bloc’s funding to rule-of-law conditions. Prime Minister of Finland has previously claimed that Hungary and Poland had given up their opposition to the new budget rule. […]
Seminar on the Croatian EU Presidency organised by the Austrian National Defence Academy
CROSOL participated in a seminar “Upcoming Croatian Presidency – A Catalyst for South East Europe?” in Split. The seminar was organized by the Austrian National Defence Academy, General Secretariat for Security Policy of the Austrian Ministry of Defence, Institute for Development and International Relations and PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes. At […]
Euractiv: Finnish PM says EU ready to tie funding to rule-of-law criteria
Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne said on Sunday (29 September) that all EU countries looked ready to accept that EU funding should be made conditional on democratic principles, he told Finland’s public broadcaster YLE. “Finland, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency, is campaigning for the EU funding to be made conditional on rule-of-law criteria when […]