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Croatia catches up with the countries of Western and Central Europe

by AI | 06.Jun 2024 | Europe in brief AI

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković says the country is catching up with Western and Central Europe in every segment. He calls for attention to the economy, strengthening institutions, and social cohesion.

Zagreb, 06/06/2024 - Solemn celebration of Croatian Diplomacy Day. In the picture, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. photo HINA/ Damir SENČAR/ ds

ZAGREB – There is no segment in which Croatia is not keeping pace with the countries of Western and Central Europe, said Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Thursday on the occasion of Croatian Diplomacy Day.

Croatian Diplomacy Day is celebrated on June 7, the date on which in 879, Pope John VIII sent a letter to Croatian Duke Branimir recognizing his earthly authority over Croatia.

Today, Croatia has realized everything that the Croatian people had “longed for centuries” when achieving democracy, independence, and a free state, said Plenković at the celebration of that day at the National and University Library in Zagreb.

“There is no segment in which Croatia is not keeping pace with the countries of Western and Central Europe,” the Prime Minister said in front of numerous foreign and Croatian diplomatic representatives gathered at the NSK.

Croatia only has membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) left, and then it will be able to say that it has “fully rounded off its international position,” said Plenković.

“We are a generation that enjoys a time that is unique in the historical context for the Croatian people. We should appreciate that privilege,” but it is also the obligation of this generation, of all Croatian citizens, “and especially those who are publicly engaged,” the Prime Minister emphasized.

They need to work to ensure that the country “we have long dreamed of is strong, functional, that its institutions are stable, to strengthen its democracy, protect it from various threats that exist in the modern world, partly due to the incredibly rapid technological progress, and thereby to strengthen the Croatian economy, take care of the social cohesion of society and the improvement of the position of all,” listed the Prime Minister “the tasks of our time.” (June 6, 2024)