- Published: 06.04.2018.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic with French Foreign Minister Nathalie Loiseau
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Friday held talks with French Foreign Minister Nathalie Loiseau on the future of the European Union and the challenges it faced, and they also assessed Croatian-French relations as very good and friendly, the Croatian government said in a press release.
Croatia and France plan to intensify dialogue as part of the preparations for Croatia's presidency over the Council of the EU in 2020.
Loiseau said France supported the Croatian government's reform policy and efforts to join the Schengen and euro areas.
The two officials also talked about a European summit on the Western Balkans to be held in Sofia next month. Croatia supported the countries in Southeast Europe on their European journey.
Loiseau said she was pleased Croatia would host the first "citizens' consultations" launched by French President Emmanuel Macron to better hear the voice of citizens around Europe and enable them to voice their expectations of the EU. In that context, she will take part in a panel on Europe at Zagreb's Faculty of Political Science.
Plenkovic praised Macron's initiative, saying it would contribute to a better understanding of European topics in Croatia. He said this was of great importance as, after debates at the European level, many European regulations were transposed into Croatian legislation, impacting citizens' everyday lives.
Text: Hina