State Secretary for European Integration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Andrej Plenković participated in a round table on finalising the negotiations and possibilities of using the pre–accession and structural funds in Zadar. In his lecture, he mentioned the historical and institutional development of European union. He stressed the importance of informing Croatian citizens on membership and presented the current state of Croatia’s EU negotiations. In this context, he emphasized the commitment and determination of Croatia’s Government to finalise the negotiations by the end of this year and sign the Accession Treaty. During the afternoon, State Secretary Plenković participated in a session of the European Integration Council of the Splitsko-dalmatinska County in Makarska and on that occasion held a speech on Croatia’s EU Accession.
Deputy State Secretary of the Central Office for Development Strategy and Coordination of EU Funds Zvonimir Savić talked about the possibilities of local communities using EU pre–accession funds, as well as advantages of using structural funds and the Cohesion fund once Croatia becomes an EU member state. Experiences and recommendations of other countries were shared by the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Croatia Paul Vandoren, Ambassador of the Italian Republic in Zagreb Alessandro Pignatti Morano di Custoza, and Advisor in the Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management Krešimir Ivančić.
Videoconference "Regional –EU cooperation in organising Master and Doctoral programmes" was held at Zadar University, with the participation of representatives from Austrian and Italian Universities and employees from public institutions. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration organised lectures "Get to know the European Union!" in primary schools in Novalja and Karlobag, as well as a lecture on Croatia’s path to EU membership in a high school in Samobor.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Open Door Days will be held today and tomorrow form 10 AM to 4 PM, along with lectures for organised student groups.
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