ZAGREB, September 1, 2018 - Croatia's Foreign and European Affairs Minister Marija Pejčinović Burić said on Friday that Western Balkan countries had to resolve outstanding bilateral issues dating back to the 1990s war if they wanted to join the EU.

ZAGREB, August 7, 2018 - Croatia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday responded to recent statements from Serbia, saying comparison with the Nazi regime was a "twisted argument" because it was former Serbian President Slobodan Milošević's regime, with the help of the Yugoslav army and some Croatian and Bosnian Serbs, that was responsible for the return of ethnic cleansing in Europe after WWII.

ZAGREB, July 1, 2018 - Croatia is more visible and more recognisable in the world thanks to EU membership, promoting its goals better through the creation and making of decisions at European level, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday on the occasion of Croatia's five years in the EU.

ZAGREB, May 26, 2018 - Croatia's Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejčinović Burić concluded her two-day visit to Latvia on Friday, where she met with local officials for talks on cooperation within the European Union and NATO and strengthening economic cooperation, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs said in a press release.

ZAGREB, May 19, 2018 - Croatia on Friday took over the chairmanship of the Council of Europe, which will be an opportunity for the country to brand itself politically and culturally and prepare for the presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2020.

ZAGREB, May 14, 2018 - During its chairing of the Council of Europe, Croatia will advocate for the Istanbul Convention and put the focus on the Convention's purpose – the protection of women from violence, Croatia's Foreign and European Affairs Minister Marija Pejčinović Burić said on Monday.

ZAGREB, May 12, 2018 - Croatian Foreign and European Affairs Minister Marija Pejčinović Burić on Friday attended a meeting in Sounion near the Greek capital of Athens, which brought together foreign ministers of the Visegrad Group, consisting of Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic and of the quadrilateral group which in addition to Croatia includes Greece, Romania and Bulgaria, and Western Balkan countries' ministers for the talks on the topic of the future of Europe, Europe Union enlargement and energy, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

ZAGREB, April 19, 2018 - Croatia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejčinović Burić will pay a visit to Canada and the United States from Friday to Tuesday, her ministry announced on Thursday.

ZAGREB, April 16, 2018 - Croatia will reply to the European Commission on time and present arguments showing that Slovenia severely compromised the arbitration procedure, Croatia's Foreign and European Affairs Minister Marija Pejčinović Burić said on Monday in Luxembourg.

ZAGREB, April 15, 2018 (Hina) - Croatia's development policy and its complementarity with the goals and activities of the European Union's development and humanitarian policy were the topics of a meeting between Foreign Minister Marija Pejčinović Burić and European International Cooperation and Development Commissioner Neven Mimica in Zagreb.