During today’s visit to the European Parliament, Minister Grabar-Kitarović also spoke before the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee and informed them about the current political and economic situation in Croatia, as well as the refugee and property return, and regional co-operation.
Minister Grabar-Kitarović also informed them about Croatia’s position on Slovenia’s bill to declare the ecological zone and continental shelf. She reiterated Croatia’s readiness to continue co-operating with Slovenia so as to further improve the bilateral relations between the two countries sharing the same values and strategic goals, in the spirit of European co-operation and the tradition of mutual respect, not excluding arbitration as a joint solution.
Answering the members’ of the parliament questions, minister Grabar-Kitarović spoke about Croatia’s co-operation with the ICTY, and informed them about the activities the Croatian Government is undertaking to implement the Action Plan, expressing her conviction that the EU will recognise Croatia’s efforts and reach a consensus on the start of the negotiations. Commenting on the decline of the EU membership support among the Croatian citizens, minister Grabar-Kitarović said that she hopes the support will rise back up again once the pre-accession negotiations start and when the debates focus on the crucial elements of Croatian citizens’ everyday lives, as they’re the ones who have to profit the most from the overall European integration process.