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Croatia´s (hidden) potential – Highly skilled, young remigrants as agents of change

Study presentation

On November 23rd, 2023, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized study presentation on „Croatia´s (hidden) potential – Highly skilled, young remigrants as agents of change“ in Zagreb with the Institute for Social Sciences "Ivo Pilar" and the Foundation Znanje na djelu. This study addresses the transnational mobility and migration of Croatian millennials – young people born between 1981 and 1996 who today are between 27 and 42 years of age, the youngest overlapping with the next generation, generation Z (born from 1997 onwards). It inquires specifically into the return paths of Croatian millennials who have intensively engaged in transnational mobility, especially since Croatia’s accession to the European Union in 2013. The main interest of this study is to better understand what motivates highly skilled young Croatian citizens who have gone abroad for further education, work experience, and their professional careers to return to Croatia. The main objective of the study was also to find out what drives young Croats who have grown up and been educated abroad, and perhaps hold another citizenship alongside or instead of the Croatian one, to remigrate to their (family’s) country of origin. In two panel discussions led by researcher Dr. Caroline Hornstein-Tomić from the Institute of Social Science Ivo Pilar and her colleagues Maja Kurilić and Dora Bagić from the Foundation Znanje na djelu, participants discussed the relevance of remigration for Croatia. Also, young Croatian returnees gave examples on who they have successfully managed to build their future in Croatia.

Juro Avgustinović
November 23, 2023
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Days of HURIN

Media Conference

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized together with the Croatian Radio Publisher Association "HURIN" on November 21st to 22nd, 2023 in Sveti Martin na Muri a conference on "Public tender, Fake News and language in the news program" within the Days of the Croatian Radio Publisher Association (HURIN). With the online participation of the Director of Media Programme Southeast Europe of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Christoph Plate, Croatian media experts discussed the dangers and consequences of mis- and disinformation for the media, the effects of the new Electronic Media Act (the Act) on the program development of Croatian local radio stations (in particular Article 39) as well as the language and speech in the news program.

Juro Avgustinović
November 22, 2023
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German-Croatian Development Forum

International Conference

From November 20th to 22nd, 2023, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Croatian County Association organized the conference "German-Croatian Development Forum" in Zagreb. With the participation of numerous county representatives, Croatian ministries and German political representatives, we discussed during the two-day conference the future of local democracy in Croatia and Germany, opportunities for economic development through transport connections, sustainable development projects, renewable energy sources, new security and migration challenges as well as possibilities for cooperation with German organizations.

Anita Šakić
November 22, 2023
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Women in Politics ZHDZ

Seminar, Modul 7, 5th Generation

Together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized another seminar of the series "Women in Politics" for young female politicians of the HDZ from November 10th to 12th, 2023 in Suhopolje. The participants of the weekly seminar discussed with the security expert and director of the Hybrid Warfare Research Institute, Dr. Gordan Akrap the causes and consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian War, the changing security agendas in Germany and Croatia caused by Russian aggression against Ukraine, the media and reporting of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and other future international security challenges.

Holger Haibach
November 13, 2023
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Political Academy PLUS

Workshop, 4. Generation, Modul 1

Together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized the first workshop for the 4th Generation of the participants of the series: "Political Academy PLUS" from October 27th to 29th, 2023 in Rovinj. During the workshop, experts and professors from various Croatian universities lectured on the changed security agenda due to Russian aggression against Ukraine, the Ukrainian conflict under the conditions of a networked society, the propaganda in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the relationship between the media and politics using the example of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Marko Prusina
October 31, 2023
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Challenges for the Future of Europe: Peace in Europe and the World

International Conference

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized together with the Croatian Paneuropa Union (HPEU) an international conference on " Challenges for the Future of Europe: Peace in Europe and the World" in Zagreb from October 27th to 29th, 2023. In the presence of the Minister for foreign and European Affairs, Gordan Grlić Radman, the Vice-President of the EU Commission and Commissioner for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica and the MEP Karlo Ressler, the participants of the conference discussed the Europe's previous experiences in times of war, EU membership as a tool for securing peace in Europe, democratic principles as a requirement for freedom and security, the importance of European freedom and independence in complex geopolitical relationships, the importance of investing in the defence mechanisms of European countries and the contribution of the EU to ensure peace at the global level.

Anita Šakić
October 30, 2023
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Retail under the conditions of the single market

MAGROS 2023

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized together with the business magazine “Suvremena trgovina” the MAGROS conference on "Retail under the conditions of the single market" from October 25th to 26th, 2023 in Zagreb. During the two-day event, economic experts and representatives of Croatian companies discussed retail under the conditions of the single market, the challenges of introducing the euro and joining the Schengen area, advantages of Croatia's upcoming OECD accession, price developments from the beginning of the year, digitalization of jobs, new trends in retail and about tourism in its function of export.

Juro Avgustinović
October 27, 2023
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Transatlantic Cooperation and New Security Architecture

8th Zagreb Security Forum 2023

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized in cooperation with the Warfare Research Institute from October 19th to 21st, 2023 in Zagreb another edition of the Security Forum on the hybrid security challenges and risks in the 21st century. With the online participation of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Croatia, Mario Banožić, the Vicepresident of European Commission, Dubravka Šuica, the fomer Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Matej Tonin, MP Karlo Ressler (HDZ/EPP), the Country representative for the Western Balkans and Southeastern Europe at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Alexander Beribes and numerous security experts from various universities from all over Europe, the debate was about the transatlantic Cooperation and new Security Architecture, new threats to NATO, hybrid threats and societal resilience, as well as Russian instruments of influence.

Marko Prusina
October 23, 2023
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Alexander Beribes zu politischen Gesprächen in Kroatien und Slowenien

Gespräche

Der Länderreferent für den Westbalkan und Südosteuropa der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Herr Alexander Beribes, traf am 18. Oktober 2023 mit dem Generalsekretär der Kroatischen Demokratischen Union (HDZ), Herrn Krunoslav Katičić, im HDZ Hauptquartier in Zagreb zusammen.

Marko Prusina
October 19, 2023
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EU Enlargement: Can Bosnia and Herzegovina become a success story?

International Conference

In cooperation with the Croatian Statehood Foundation and the Office of the MEP Tomislav Sokol, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized in Zagreb an international conference on the European path of Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 5th, 2023. During the conference, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Christian Schmidt, discussed with the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Gordan Grlić Radman, PhD; Member of the European Parliament, Tomislav Sokol; Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia and Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Mate Granić and the Deputy Foreign Minister of BiH, Josip Brkić, the EU candidate status of BiH, the expected start of accession negotiations, the existing “Dayton Agreement” and possible EU membership as a solution to numerous social, political and economic challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Marko Prusina
October 5, 2023
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