国际英语资讯:Croatia starts first EU presidency since accession
<p><span word="ZAGREB">ZAGREB</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1-- <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preside">preside</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="accession">accession</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="message">message</span>, <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Andrej">Andrej</span> <span word="Plenkovic">Plenkovic</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="affirmation">affirmation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="positioning">positioning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 27, 2019 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="slogan">slogan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>". <span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="pillars">pillars</span>: "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="develops">develops</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="connects">connects</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="protects">protects</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="influential">influential</span>".</p><p><span word="Plenkovic">Plenkovic</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="to">to</span> 2024 <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="support">support</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span>, <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inclusive">inclusive</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="specificities">specificities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="member">member</span>-<span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>", <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="HINA">HINA</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>. <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="will">will</span> "<span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="closer">closer</span>, <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuation">continuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span>, <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="credible">credible</span> <span word="enlargement">enlargement</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>, <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>."</p>
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