ZAGREB, July 1, 2020 – Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Tuesday held a video-conference with European Parliament President David Sassoli and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the Conference on the Future of Europe, stressing the importance of launching the conference as soon as possible.
After several months of intensive talks with member-states and advocacy for the strongest possible mandate of the Council, the Croatian EU Presidency has reached agreement on the Council’s position for inter-institutional talks on a joint statement based on which the Conference on the Future of Europe should be launched by the end of this year, the Croatian government said in a statement.
That process has been launched by today’s talks between Plenkovic and the representatives of the other two EU institutions and Croatia expressed interest in giving, also during Germany’s EU presidency, which will continue the talks, its strong contribution to the organisation and work of the Conference at the European and national levels, the government said, adding that European Commission Vice-President Dubravka Suica would have an important role in the work of the Conference.
PM Plenkovic underlined the need to launch the Conference as soon as possible, as its significance has grown even more important in the context of the EU’s recovery from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of launching a broad and open political debate on the future of the EU.
The Conference should additionally bring the EU closer to citizens, strengthen its international position and contribute to building a modern vision of a united, more solidary and economically more sustainable Europe.
EP President Sassoli and EC President von der Leyen thanked PM Plenkovic and Croatia’s EU Presidency for the great effort invested and success in agreeing the Council’s mandate and for continuous strong messages regarding the Conference on the Future of Europe, on which there is a lot of agreement among EU institutions.
They welcomed PM Plenkovic’s approach regarding the launching and further work of the Conference and expressed readiness for close cooperation with Croatia, said the government.
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