The Croatian Diaspora

The Meeting G2.4 "A Look in the Future" conference has concluded. During two days, it brought together at the Forum Congress Centre in Zagreb more than 200 participants, including more than 70 successful businesspeople of Croatian origin from 19 countries. The conference was aimed at creating business links between the diaspora and Croatia and featured seven panel discussions on various topics, numerous networking sessions and a competition of Croatian startups. One of the main conclusions of the Meeting G2 conference is that the state should take advantage of the potentials of successful businesspeople of Croat descent, especially in distant markets, and…

November 14, 2018 - The 4th G2 Croatian diaspora conference concluded yesterday at Forum Zagreb, a stimulating 2-day event which brought together the widely dispersed Croatian diaspora from North and South America, Australia and every part of Europe, as well as strong representation from Croatia's entrepreneurs and start-up businesses.  Among the many excellent presentations, I had been particularly looking forward to successful entrepreneur Nenad Bakic's presentation on his Croatan Makers project, bringing technology and robotics to the youth of Croatia today. With all the business interests he is running, I have no idea how he finds time to run his…

ZAGREB, November 12, 2018 - The leader of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) Dragan Čović and Milorad Dodik, leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), confirmed on Monday that their two parties representing Bosnian Croats and Serbs would continue their cooperation and form a coalition once the country's new government was established in line with the result of elections held in early October. Čović and Dodik led their parties' delegations at talks held in the eastern part of Sarajevo today, after which they told reporters that they had agreed to form a coalition…

ZAGREB, November 10, 2018 - The head of the government's Council for Croats outside Croatia, Ivan Grbešić, said on Saturday that Croats outside Croatia had reason to be optimistic as positive steps were visible after 20 years of promises, while Foreign Minister Marija Pejčinović Burić said the government was trying to advance cooperation and ties between Croats at home and in diaspora. Speaking at the start of a two-day diaspora conference in Šibenik, Grbešić said those positive steps included amendments to the Citizenship Act, the register of Croats outside Croatia, and programmes for learning Croatian. He said there were still…

By: Ivana Josipovic via Narod.hr on November 7, 2018 Courtesy Translation By: Marko Buljan Dr. Siniša Grgić is one of the few Croatian diplomats who has been very well accepted by his recipient country, the United States, as well as by the Croatian expatriate community at large. His knowledge, leadership and professionalism have been equally recognized by both the grateful Croatian communities and his colleagues from the foreign diplomatic corps. Dr. Grgic will soon become the new Croatian Ambassador to Sweden. The Third Annual Conference of Croatian-American Professionals, held in Silicon Valley two weeks ago, was organized jointly by the Association…

November 9, 2018 - There are various initiatives to engage the Croatian diaspora. And then there is this one. Calling all Croatian diaspora farmers looking for love for reality TV.  An email in the TCN inbox.   I have a specific inquiry since I work in the production of Croatian television, on a reality show 'Farmer wants a wife' ("Ljubav je na selu"). We are looking for a specific candidate who is a single farmer, has Croatian descent and lives in rural areas of Europe, USA, South America, Canada, Australia or New Zealand.I have a specific inquiry since I work in…

The “Meeting G2.4. Look into the Future” conference, aimed at improving business ties between Croatia and Croats living abroad, will bring together successful businesspeople of Croatian origin from 14 countries and four continents and Croatia. The event will be held from 12 to 14 November at the Forum Zagreb Congress Centre under the auspices of President Kolinda Grabar Kitarović, who will address the second day of the conference to emphasise the importance of linking the diaspora and the homeland. The largest delegations to this year's Meeting G2 will come from Australia and Austria. Australia is always the leader when it…

ZAGREB, November 4, 2018 - The list called "Croats Together" led by the Croat community's activist Jasna Vojnić, won on Sunday all the seats in the Croatian National Council (HNV), which is the 29-member umbrella organisation that represents the 58,000-strong Croatian community in education, media, culture and the official use of the language in Serbia. The leaders of the Croatian minority were chosen indirectly, by 77 electors, at a session held in the Serbian National Assembly at noon on Sunday. The electors are ethnic Croats who have gathered at least 60 certified signatures of support from their community. Of those…

ZAGREB, November 2, 2018 - The Croat minority in Serbia on Sunday is choosing a new Croatian National Council (HNV), the 29-member umbrella organisation that represents the Croatian community in education, media, culture and the official use of the language. The leaders of the Croatian minority will be chosen indirectly, by electors. These are ethnic Croats who have gathered at least 60 certified signatures of support from their community. The Serbian Electoral Commission has found that 82 members of the Croatian community have gained elector status. They will meet in the Serbian National Assembly at noon on Sunday to elect…

Croatian Diaspora MEETING G2.4 – PANEL ON THE POTENTIALS OF CROATIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE   Australian-Croatian Chamber – Example of a contribution to increasing our exports     This year's Meeting G2.4 conference will be an opportunity to present the Australian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce, one of the most active chambers of our diaspora worldwide. Chamber president David Jakić will be a guest speaker at the conference and present the activities that have contributed to creating Croatia’s surplus with Australia   In 2016, exports to Australia increased by almost 50%, and the last two years have also been dominated by positive…