Event Reports

SMEs in Croatia and Germany

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised yesterday together with the Centre for the Renewal of Culture in Zagreb a conference on "SME in Croatia and Germany". With the participation of the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Croatia, Darko Horvat and his Cabinet, the Deputy Head of Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Croatia, Harald Seibel and the Director of the German-Croatian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Sven Thorsten Potthoff discussed with economic experts and Croatian entrepreneurs the foundations of the success of SMEs in Germany, the Role and perspectives of SMEs in Croatia and comparison of economic policies of both countries.

Education of Citizens for Democracy

Internationales Symposium

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised together with the Department of Philosophy of the University of Zadar from May 16th to 17th, 2019 a symposium on "Education of Citizens for Democracy". With the participation of vice-rector of the University of Zadar Slaven Zjalić and the head of the office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Sarajevo Sven Petke, Prof. Dr. Jure Zovko discussed with the member of the Croatian parliament and head of the departmentfor philosophy of the University of Zadar Dr. Marko Vučetić and other representatives of the universities in the region on the foundations of democracy and on the promotion of civic commitment in political decision-making processes.

European elections and Croatia within the EU

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised together with the Zagreb Initiative on May 14th, 2019 in Zagreb a round table discussion on "European Elections and Croatia within the EU". With the participation of the MEP Ivana Maletić the journalists Eliana Čandrlić and Željko Trkanjec discussed with representatives of the Zagreb Initiative on the future of Croatia within the EU after the European elections and the possible challenges of the EU budget in the period from 2021 to 2027.

Croatia ahead of the European elections

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised together with the Croatian Paneuropean-Union (HPEU) on May8th 2019 in Zagreb the third round table discussion on "Croatia ahead of the European elections". During the event representatives of theHPEU discussed with the member of the Croatian Parliament and former Ministerof Foreign and European Affairs Davor Ivo Stier on the European elections, the current challenges and the future of Europe and the European Union.

"Slovenia in the EU - Europe at the Crossroads"

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised in cooperation with the "Assembly for Republic" on May 7th, 2019 in Ljubljana a conference on "Europe at the Crossroads". In the presence of the former President of the European Parliament, the former President of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftungand the current Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Commissioner for European Affairs Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, the Chairman of the SDS and former Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Janez Jansa discussed with the Chairman of the SLS Marjan Podobnik about the upcoming European elections and the future of Slovenia in the EU.

"Political Academy" PLUS

The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung organised together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ) from April 25th to 28th, 2019 in Dubrovnik another seminar of the series "Political Academy PLUS". With the participation of the Croatian Minister of the Interior Dr. Davor Božinović and the Member of the Croatian Parliament Irena Petrijevčanin Vuksanović the participants discussed with selected representatives of various Croatian universities the importance of political communication, democratisation processes in post-communist societies, conflicts in the Middle East and the challenges of international security and cooperation.

Croatia ahead of the European elections II

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised together with the Croatian Paneuropean-Union (HPEU) on April 11th, 2019 in Osijek a second round table discussion on "Croatia ahead of the European elections". During the event representatives of theHPEU discussed with representatives of the University of Osijek and the independent candidate for the European Parliament, MEP Marijana Petir, the upcoming European elections, the agricultural policy of the EU and EU Council Presidency of Croatia in 2020.

"Smart solutions" for sustainable urban development

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised in cooperation with the business magazine "Lider" on April 9th, 2019 in Zagreb conference on "Smart Solutions for Sustainable Urban Development". In the presence of the State Secretary of the Ministry of Administration of the Republic of Croatia, Josipa Rimac and the Director of AHK-Croatia, Sven Thorsten Potthoff, numerous Croatian and foreign city and business representatives and administrative experts discussed new trends in sustainable urban development, solutions for more efficient city administration and innovations in urban centers.

Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marija Pejčinović Burić for political talks in Strasbourg

During the last plenary session of the Council of Europe, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Marija Pejčinović Burić, visited Strasbourg on April 8th, 2019 and met there among others with the Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag, Dr. Johann David Wadephul and Holger Haibach, the Head of the Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for Croatia and Slovenia, to exchange views on their candidacy for the position of Secretary-General of the Council of Europe.

Croatia as the youngest EU member

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised together with the Institute of Social Sciences "Ivo Pilar" and the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) on April 3rd, 2019 in Zagreb a conference on "Croatia as the youngest EU member". With participation of the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Croatian Parliament, Dr. Miro Kovač, the advisor to the State President for relations with the Croatian Parliament and the government, Mirjana Hrga and head of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign relations (ECFR), Almut Möller, academics and representatives of the diplomatic corps debated the current and future political alliances within the EU as well as the EU Council Presidency of Croatia.