Informal EU Defence Ministers Meeting in Zagreb

An informal EU Defence Ministers Meeting will be held in Zagreb on 4 and 5 March 2020, in the context of Croatia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU

An informal EU Defence Ministers Meeting will be held in Zagreb on 4 and 5 March 2020, in the context of Croatia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU. The meeting will be hosted by the Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Damir Krstičević and chaired by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

On Wednesday, 4 March, 2020, the EU defence ministers will gather for a working dinner at the National and University Library in Zagreb at 19.00.

Media representatives will have an opportunity to cover the formal welcome ceremony and official family photo in front of the National and University Library from 17.30.

Working sessions of the EU defence ministers, who will discuss defence-related priorities, will be held in the Westin Hotel in Ulica Izidora Kršnjavog in Zagreb on 5 March, 2020. The meeting will be chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

There will be a photo opportunity and coverage of the roundtable at 8.30.

Following the working sessions at 12.15, High Representative Josep Borrell and Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Damir Krstičević will hold a press conference.

The Meeting is open only to accredited media representatives. You are advised to register for the accreditation for the event via the e-mails: infor@morh.hr and media@mvep.hr no later than Friday, 28 March,2020 by 14.00. The registration has to contain name and family name, media title, number of Press ID and cell phone number.

The accredited media representatives will be timely updated on the details of the venue, the arrival time, etc.