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Minister Picula gave a lecture at the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb...On 9 May 2003, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, gave a lecture at the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb, within the framework of the "EU Days”, on the subject of "Adjustment of educational system of Croatia to the European Union". The Minister said that joining the EU was not only a strategic goal of the foreign policy of the Republic of Croatia, but also a continually expressed will of more than three quarters of citizens of Croatia.09.05.2003. | Press releases

Ambassador Ibler handed checks amounting to AUD 5000 to Croatian families from Canberra...On 9 May 2003, Mr. Mladen Ibler, Ambassador of Croatia in Canberra, handed checks amounting to AUD 5000 to Croatian families from Canberra whose houses were ruined in one of the largest fires in the history of Australia in January this year.09.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula and Ms. Željka Antunović held a meeting with the North Atlantic Council ...Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister and Ms. Željka Antunović, the Croatian Defence Minister, held a meeting with the North Atlantic Council within the first round of Membership Action Plan on 8 May, at the headquarters of NATO in Brussels. A separate meeting was also held with Mr. George Robertson, NATO Secretary-General, who commended Croatia on defence reforms it has initiated.08.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula in his welcoming address at the opening of the Regional Summit of SEE First Ladies...The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, in his welcoming address at the opening of the Regional Summit of SEE First Ladies on Thursday, 8 April 2003, expressed his satisfaction with the fact that this event, as a confirmation of a positive, project-oriented way of thinking, reflected the feeling of responsibility toward both the community and the welfare of each individual person.08.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula held a lecture at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Zagreb...In the lecture on the achievements of the Croatian foreign policy held on 7 May 2003 at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Zagreb, Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister, emphasised the path that the Republic of Croatia passed in less than three years towards the membership in the EU as its strategic priority and pointed out the importance of fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria. 08.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula received the representatives of the National Association of Antifascist Prisoners from...On 7 May 2003, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, received the representatives of the National Association of Antifascist Prisoners from the Italian Camp on the Island of Molat, the Association of Insular Council, the Council of the Local Committee of Savar, and the Association of Victims of WWII during the 1941-1945 occupation by Italy and Germany.07.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula met representatives of the County of Zagreb and the City of Ivanić-Grad...On the occasion of celebrating the European week and the Day of Europe, Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister, met representatives of the County of Zagreb and the City of Ivanić-Grad in Ivanić-Grad on 6 May 2003. In November 2002, the County of Zagreb jointed the Assembly of the European Regions and Minister Picula was informed by representatives of the County of the progress of projects financed by INTERREG and CARDS. He was also informed on the course of the implementation of the Agreement on Border Traffic and Cooperation between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia.06.05.2003. | Press releases

A seminar on the role of the EU in preventing conflicts in SEE...A seminar on the role of the European Union in preventing conflicts in South-eastern Europe, organised under the auspices of the Greek presidency over the EU was held in Athens on 5 May 2003. The seminar was attended by representatives of SEE states, representatives of international community engaged in building peace in SEE, as well as by representatives of the European Commission. 06.05.2003. | Press releases

Dr. Ivan Šimonović met the Greek alternative MF, Tassos Giannitsis...The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Dr. Ivan Šimonović, met the Greek alternative Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tassos Giannitsis, on Tuesday, 6 May 2003. The topics they discussed included multilateral and bilateral cooperation.06.05.2003. | Press releases

he Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Croatia to the Republic of Korea was inaugurated in Seoul...The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Croatia to the Republic of Korea was inaugurated in Seoul on 6 May 2003. H.E. Myung-Kwan Hyun, Honorary Consul, is Deputy Director and Executive Director of the prestigious Federation of Korean industrialists and the President of Samsung Corporation.06.05.2003. | Press releases