First-ever Croatian Europe minister voices confidence

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Series Details Vol.10, No.2, 22.1.04
Publication Date 22/01/2004
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Date: 22/01/04

CROATIA has appointed its first ever minister for European integration, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, writes Sanja Romic.

She visited Brussels last week as part of the "get-to-know-you" mission led by Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, along with Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul and Defence Minister Berislav Roncevic.

Grabar-Kitarovic said her main role would be to foster "a European climate" in Croatia. Her targets include strengthening analytical capability, including strategic planning; negotiation preparations; sharing experiences with the incoming EU states; and "administrative adaptation on all levels". She also announced plans for restructuring the Croatian Mission in Brussels, adding she believed the country's new conservative HDZ government had won the confidence of senior officials in the EU institutions and NATO.

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