Direction—the Balkans: Croatia’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Direction—the Balkans: Croatia’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Author(s): Tomasz Żornaczuk
Subject(s): Governance, Environmental and Energy policy, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: European Union; Croatia; Balkans; presidency of the Council of EU; enlargement of EU; environmental protection; climate change;
Summary/Abstract: At the beginning of 2020, Croatia started its first presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its main task is to coordinate work on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the most important event of its term, the EU-Western Balkans summit in May. Croatia supports a generous cohesion policy but not maintaining the current funding under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It also advocates further enlargement of the Union, strengthening environmental protection, and countering climate change.

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