Croatia’s admission to the Council of Europe was a great success

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ZAGREB, November 6, 2021 – Croatia joined the Council of Europe 25 years ago and it is “a great achievement”, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlić Radman said on Saturday at a event marking this anniversary in Zagreb.

On November 6, 1996, Croatia became a member of the oldest pan-European organization whose role was to strengthen European unity and prosperity by promoting common values, fundamental human rights and freedoms, democracy and Rule of law, said Grlić Radman.

“25 years ago Croatia’s admission to the Council of Europe was a great achievement. Our membership means that we have adopted all of its standards and that we respect basic human rights and all freedoms,” said the minister to the press.

Today Croatia is an active member of the Council of Europe, and Croatian representatives and experts within this organization and within the framework of intergovernmental and interparliamentary co-operation participate in the adoption of all policies and documents of the Council of Europe. Council of Europe, he said.

Grlić Radman said that the greatest recognition of Croatia’s efforts within the Council of Europe was the appointment of former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Affairs Marija Pejčinović Burić as Secretary General of the Council of Europe. ‘Europe June 26, 2019.

This is the highest post that a Croatian official has held in an international organization to date, he noted, adding that Croatia has further confirmed its commitment to European values ​​through the presidency of the United Nations. most important executive body of the Council of Europe, the Committee of Ministers, in the second half of 2018.

As part of the events marking the 25th anniversary of Croatia’s accession to the Council of Europe, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs set up an information stand on Saturday at Cvjetni Trg Square in Zagreb to raise public awareness about the importance of the Council of Europe and Croatia’s membership in this organization.

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