Transcript Slide 1

NATO Member States
EU
CROATIA
Croatia's Foreign Policy
since 1991
• 15 January 1992
• 1992 –OSCE, UN
• 1996 Council of Europe
• Formal recognition is
insufficient; it is
important to be
„actually recognised“
and respected by
others…
International
recognition
• The role of foreign policy
and diplomacy, armed
and security forces
• 1995. Operations
“Flash”, “Storm”
• 1995. Dayton – B-H
• 1996. Erdut Peace
Agreement - UNTAES
• Until 1998 - peaceful
reintegration
Liberation and
reintegration of
the whole of
Croatia
• NATO
• 2000 Partnership for
Peace
• 2009 accession to
membership
• EU
• 2001 Stabilisation and
Association Agreement
• 1 July 2013 - accession
to the EU
Joining EuroAtlantic
structures
NEW OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES
Transitional Period in
Croatia
AUTHORITARIAN
RULE
DEMOCRACY
CENTRAL-PLANNING
SYSTEM
MARKET ECONOMY
MULTINATIONAL
FEDERATION
CONCEPT OF NATIONAL
STATE
AGGRESSION AND
WAR
REINTEGRATION,
RECONSTRUCTION AND
PEACE
Croatia's Road to EU
Membership
2000
Parliamentary and Presidential elections. A EU-Balkan summit in Zagreb.
2001
Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA).
2003
Formal application for membership submitted.
2004
Croatia receives official candidate status.
2005
Full cooperation with ICTY declared – SAA comes into force, negotiations
started.
2008-09
Slovenian blockade of negotiations due to the territorial dispute on sea.
International arbitrage agreement.
2011
End of accession negotiations. Accession treaty signed.
2012
Referendum (66% in favour).
2012-13
Ratification in national parliaments. Agreement with Slovenia on
Ljubljanska Banka dispute.
1 July 2013 Croatia joins the EU.
Economic and
every other
progress
Sharing common EU
values
Guarantee of security and
peace
More freedom – for
citizens,
entrepreneurs,
students, media,
our entire political
system and society
Why did
we join
the EU?
Additional
integration of our
tradition and
culture into
European culture
Croatia's Challenges
Following EU Acession
Long term and arduous negotiation framework - criteria and
conditions
Better preparation, many things remain to be done
Cohesion and Structural Funds as a great opportunity
Agriculture, energy, infrastructure, reindustrialization
Further enlargement of EU to countries of the region
European Security
Environment of Croatia
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International position of the Republic of Croatia
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Croatia as guardian of stability in the region
NATO membership
Membership in EU / CFSP
Regional policy - stabilization environment and EU perspective of the region
Regional Agreements
Cooperation with great powers...
...
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Security risks and challenges
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Destabilize the region
Impact of global and regional security
threats
Outstanding issues with its neighbors
Economic crisis, social insecurity
energy security
…
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Foreign Policy Objectives
and Orientation Following
EU Accession
Continuation
and
improvement
of cooperation
with other
countries
(outside EU)
Maintain or
increase
influence in
the region
Regional policy
UNFOUNDED
PREJUDICES
AS FORM OF
POLITICAL
DILETTANTISM
GEOGRAPHIC
POSITION
FOREIGN AND
SECURITY POLICY AS
TOOL OF POSITIONING
IN INTERNTIONAL
RELATIONS
STRATEGIC INTEREST
OF EU, USA, NATO
DIRECT CORRELATION
WITH REGIONAL
POLICY
Primary Objectives of
Regional Policy
ENSURING
LASTING PEACE AND
STABILITY IN THE
REGION
RESOLVING OUTSTANDING ISSUES
AMONG STATES
FIGHT AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL
CRIME AND PROSECUTION OF WAR
CRIMES
COOPERATION IN CULTURE,
EDUCATION, SPORTS AND OTHER
FIELDS
STRENGTHENING BILATERAL
TRADE AND JOINT APPEARANCE
ON THIRD MARKETS
STRENGTHENING RIGHTS OF
NATIONAL MINORITIES, HUMAN
RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
SOLVING CITIZENS’ PERSONAL AND
FAMILY PROBLEMS
Reconciliation Policy in
the Region
Return of
refugees
Creating
prerequisites
for firm and
lasting peace
Establishing
the truth about
missing persons
Prosecuting
war crimes
Mourning and
compassion with
all victims
Croatia’s Export/Import
Partners
Serbia
Russia 7%
USA
4%
5%
Italy
22%
Austria
9%
Slovenia
16%
Holland
China
5%
5%
Hungary
9%
Italy
18%
Russia
8%
Germany
17%
B-H
20%
EXPORT in 2013
Austria
13%
Germany
20%
Slovenia
17%
IMPORT in 2013
B-H
5%
Croatia Export and Import in
2013
Neighbouring Countries (in 000 €)
EXPORT
IMPORT
2500000
2000000
1500000
1000000
500000
0
Italy
BiH
Slovenia
Hungary
Montenegro
Serbia
Policy Towards the
Region
Through Croatia's EU accession, the region „shrinks“ and changes
to a certain degree: „Reduced Western Balkans“
• Croatia supports EU enlargement to all countries of the
region
• This is in our economic, political, security, cultural and
other interest.
For some time, though, we shall be a EU border country
• We do not want a „hard border“
We need a strategy: how to increase rather than decrease
influence in the region?
• We shall not act unilaterally, but within the framework of
the EU
SERBIA
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Accession negotiations have
started. An active approach
The most complexed
to resolving the dispute with
porblem in the region. How
Kosovo. The new
to achieve equality of
government is struggling
citizens and constituent of
with a poor economic
people and the functionality
situation. Negotiations with
of government? The
the EU regarding the
KOSOVO
Stabilisation and Association economic
crisis
is extremely
FYR MACEDONIA
Agreement signed 2008th has complex
Negotiations
with
which
is a big
A candidate
for
not yet entered into force!
challenge
for
Serbia.
Serbia
internal
membership
in theand
EU and
MONTENEGRO
ALBANIA
NATO, butreforms.
the process
is rule
The
2012
started
In NATO since
blocked by Greece
over
law, fight
negotiations withof
the
2009. Expects
the name. The solution is
EU, hopes to be against corruption,
not in sight despite the
candidate
invite for status
NATO crime, further
involvement
formembership
the EU. this of the EU and
the UN. consolidation ...
autumn.
Challenges of EU
Enlargement
• The EU is a process, not a static community –entrance requirements are
changing
• Further expansion determined by the situation in the EU (saturation,
Europhobia, self-sufficiency, lack of solidarity)
• The absence of motivational elements in the accession process hinders
reforms
• Focus on other regions and problems can distract the EU from SE Europe
• The European perspective and eventual membership of all countries in the
region is the only way Southeast Europe would finally turn into a region of
real peace and security!
Croatia Suppororts EU
Enlargement Believing That:
NEGOTIATIONS ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE MECHANISM FOR
REMODELING (TEMPLATE FOR CHANGE)
NEGOTIATIONS ON FULL MEMBERSHIP IS EFFICIENT WAY TO
DEFINE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A MODERN DEMOCRATIC STATE
NEGOTIATIONS LEAD TOWARDS THE FINAL COMPLETION OF THE
DEMOCRATIC AND TRANSITIONAL STATE
MEMBERSHIP WILL MARK THE END OF THAT PROCESS AND THE
FINAL ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE REGION.
MEMBERSHIP WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT BUT
WITHOUT PEACE AND STABILITY ALL EFFORST ARE WASTED
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION!