Event Reports

Kavaleuski on an official visit to Slovenia

Mr. Valery Kavaleuski, Representative on Foreign Affairs of the exiled leader of the Belarusian opposition, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, paid a visit to Slovenia between March 18 and 19, 2021. In Bled, Mr. Kavaleuski was welcomed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Matej Tonin. Minister Tonin put an accent on the support for democracy and rule of law in Belarus. During his stay in Ljubljana, he met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anže Logar, PhD, who reaffirmed strong Slovenian and European support for strengthening democratic foundations in Belarus. MEP Milan Zver, PhD, and the President of the 'Dr. Jože Pučnik Institute', Andreja Valič Zver, PhD, emphasized a needed commitment to respect human rights and to strengthen civil society. Additionally, Mr. Kavaleuski talked about the current political and social situation in Belarus with several Slovenian media representatives.

Women Returnees to Their Cultural Homeland: Integration Success, Challenges and Strategic Recommendations

Roundtable about Migration und Integration

Together with the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized on February 24th, 2021 a hybrid roundtable on "Women Returnees to Their Cultural Homeland: Integration Success, Challenges and Strategic Recommendations". We talked with colleagues from the Institute, migration experts, and returnees about their experiences with integration into society and the business community, the challenges they faced and we heard recommendations of experts on how to start a business after returning to their Homeland.

Visit to the HDZ Headquarters

The Head of the office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for Croatia and Slovenia, Mr. Holger Haibach visited on February 9th, 2020, together with the Director of the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ), Mr. Srećko Prusina the headquarters of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), where he met with the HDZ Secretary General, Mr. Krunoslav Katačić and talked about the cooperation between HDZ, ZHDZ, KAS and CDU.

Strategic Communication

IJEK-Seminar

On January 8th, 2021 in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised together with the Institute Dr. Janez Evangelist Krek (IJEK) seminar on f "Strategic Communication". Together with communication experts and analysts, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia and Minister of Defence Matej Tonin underlined the importance of constant communication with the public - European values and Christian democracy are the best answers to the current global, political and social crisis.

EU and the Western Balkan (WB6) states – Serbia

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised together with the Hybride Warfare Research Institute on December 16th, 2020, the last video conference of the series “EU and the Western Balkans (WB6)” this year. In the presence of the Head of the office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for Serbia and Montenegro, Dr. Norbert Beckmann-Dierkes, experts and politicians from Serbia and Kosovo discussed the current political events in Serbia, Serbia's European future, foreign policy and the relationship with Kosovo.

Proposal of the New Law on Electronic Media: Advantages and Disadvantages

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised on December 15th, 2020, an online discussion event on the advantages and disadvantages of the proposal for the new law on electronic media. The media representatives Zdravko Kedžo, PhD, Chairman of the HRT Programming Council, Marc Puškarić, CEO of RTL Croatia and Dražen Ćurić, editor-in-chief of a Croatian news portal, shared their views with Hendrik Sittig, Head of Media Programme SEE of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Sofia, about the proposal of the New law on electronic media and the challenges associated with it. The focus was on the work of electronic publications (internet portals), commercial television and Croatian Radio Television (HRT), considering the position of journalists and the new responsibility of editors for content and reader comments.

Interview about the National Development Strategy of the Republic of Croatia

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized on December 10th, 2020 an interview with the Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia, Nataša Tramišaka, and the Head of the Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia, Mladen Puškarić about the newly published National Development Strategy of the Republic of Croatia until 2030. We also talked about how the Government of the Republic of Croatia is preparing for its implementation. We also mentioned the readiness and capacity of local governments to use European budget funds and funds for economic recovery.

Predictions and Opportunities with the Introduction of the Euro

Online-Discussion

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is organizing on December 9th, 2020 an online discussion with the Deputy Governor of the Croatian National Bank, Ms. Sandra Švaljek, and the Chief Economist of the Croatian Employers' Association, Ms. Iva Tomić about regarding predictions and opportunities that will open up for Croatia with the introduction of the euro. From the conversation, we learned, among other things, what the introduction of the euro will bring to Croatian companies and exporters and what the loss of monetary sovereignty actually means for Croatia.

8. Congress on Values

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ) on December 7th, 2020, the usual annual Congress on Values in politics and society. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, we held this year's Congress on Values in the TV Studio, respecting all prescribed epidemiological measures. We spoke with our guests Prof. Željko Reiner, PhD, Vice President of the Croatian Parliament, Prof. Željko Tanjić, PhD, rector of the Catholic University of Croatia and Janez Cigler Kralj, Slovenian Minister for Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, about Christian democratic values in politics and society during these difficult times caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

EU and the Western Balkan (WB6) states – Kosovo

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised together with the Hybride Warfare Research Institute on November 23rd, 2020 another video conference of the series “EU and the Western Balkans (WB6)”. In the presence of the Head of the office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for Serbia and Montenegro, Dr. Norbert Beckmann-Dierkes, experts and politicians from Kosovo discussed the political events in the country and the trends in relations with neighboring countries, Serbia, Croatia and the European Union.