Maricic and Drobnjak Hold Coordination Meetings

Deputy PM Bojan Maricic, together with expert Vladimir Drobnjak, former Croatian negotiator, held on Tuesday two coordination meetings with ministers in charge of the clusters and Working Committee for Euro-integrations with the state secretaries of institutions, the Secretariat for European Affairs said in a press-release. Chief Negotiator and Deputy PM Maricic stated that Drobnjak’s experience and knowledge would be beneficial. The Croatian expert stated that though getting a date to start negotiations was a big political challenge, the true work and tasks start after the opening of the negotiations. Before ministries and state secretaries, Drobnjak, through a discussion, pointed to the challenges North Macedonia may face, considering Croatia’s experiences in that regard. “You must run this marathon responsibly,” he stressed, adding that Skopje could count on Zagreb’s support.