Seminar on EU battle group

The seminar was attended by a number of Croatian and Polish experts led by the State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence Pjer Simunovic and military advisor to the Polish Defense Minister, Major General Boguszlaw Pacek.
The attendees were welcomed by MOD Secretary of State Simunovic, Polish Ambassador to Croatia Wieslaw Tarka, and director of the Croatian Military Academy Major General Mirko Sundov.

The commitment, action and a way of organizing the European Union Battle Groups in possible crisis situations were discussed, as well as the current international missions conducted by the EU. They also discussed the forthcoming Polish chairmanship of the European Union, and the current Croatian involvement in the EU Battle Groups to the EU international peacekeeping missions.

Thanking to Polish representatives for initiating this Seminar and encouraging the development of the EUBG, MOD Secretary of State Simunovic said that he was confident that Croatia will join the EU in July 2013 and pointed out a common defence capabilities as an essential part of the overall foreign policy.