ZAGREB, April 8, 2019 - The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Monday submitted its slate for the European Parliament elections to the State Election Commission (DIP), and on that occasion the no. 1 candidate on that slate, Tonino Picula, who is also a Croatian member of the current EP, said that the European Union did not pose a threat to Croatia.
"We see the EU as a space of opportunities for Croatia which has not used them to a sufficient extent in the first six years of its membership," Picula told the press after the slate was submitted.
He said that the EU was not a threat to Croatia and it could only turn into a menace if the EU project is taken over by politicians such as Antonio Tajani or Viktor Orban.
The strongest opposition party is hopeful of winning three of the 12 seats allotted for Croatia in the next EP.
The second candidate on the SDP list is another MEP, Biljana Borzan. The other ten candidates are Predrag Fred Matić, Romana Jerković, Joško Klisović, Ivana Posavec Krivec, Gordan Maras, Barbara Antolić Vupora, Mladen Novak, Sanja Radolović, Mirela Holy and Ranko Ostojić.
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