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Get to know Croatia, EU''s 28th member state: Presentation of EU''s enlargement policy at Stockholm''s Central Station, Friday, 12 NovemberCroatian Embassy in Stockholm will participate on Friday, 12 November 2010, in the „Your Europe“ event at Stockholm's Central Station, organised by the Representation of the European Commission in Sweden. The event's aim is to make the Swedish citizens more familiar with EU enlargement process, enabling them to learn more about EU candidate and potential candidate countries. Under the slogan „Get to know EU's 28th member state“, Croatia will be in the spotlight at 9 - 9.30, 11 - 11.30 and 16 - 16.30. All interested visitors will have the opportunity to see the movie on Croatia, find out more about Croatia's accession to the EU from an interview with the Croatian Ambassador to Sweden Vladimir Matek, get information and promotion material (including some popular souvenirs), win sweet awards in the special quiz about Croatia, and, of course, get answers to any questions about the country. 11.11.2010. | Press releases

The European Day of LanguagesCroatian Embassy in Stockholm participated on 27 September in the event marking the European Day of Languages 2010 on the premises of the European Commission Representation in Stockholm, together with the embassies and cultural institutes of EU member states. Under the slogan „Croatian language – the next official EU language“, the Embassy staff met with Swedish highschool students, using interactive presentations and promotion materials to introduce the Croatian language as one of Croatia's future contributions to EU's cultural diversity.27.09.2010. | Press releases

Exhibition about Croatia in the Lithuanian ParliamentThe exhibition of photographs by the Croatian author Marko Vrdoljak, entitled „Amazing Croatia“, was opened on 22 September on the premises of the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) in Vilnius. The exhibition, which represents another confirmation of excellent relations between the two countries, was formally launched by Egidius Vareikis, Chair of the Seimas Committee for cooperation with Western Balkan countries and Vladimir Matek, Croatian Ambassador accredited in Lithuania.22.09.2010. | Press releases

Croatia amongst the countries contributing to Europe Day celebrations in StockholmCroatia was one of the eight countries contributing to the Europe Day celebration at the Stockholm Central Station, which was organised by the Representation of the European Commission in Stockholm and the European Parliament Information Office in Sweden. Croatian presentation included a quiz entitled „Discover Croatia: the 28th EU member!“ and featuring of a special movie about Croatia. Various promotional materials were distributed to interested visitors. Special contribution to Croatia's presentation was made by the girls in national costumes and musicians from HKD "Dr. Ivan Mertz", which performed a small concert of traditional Dalmatian music. 10.05.2010. | Press releases