BRIJUNI, Oct 20 (Hina) - Croatia must accept globalisation as an +integration process, but must at the same time, maintain its +national and state identity, participants of a symposium on small +countries and globalisation said in the
island of Brijuni on +Tuesday.+ "Small countries have a chance in the process of globalisation, but +must invest more effort than others," Ambassador Zoran Jasic said.+ Small countries like Croatia have very little or none influence on +global economic and financial processes, but they must bear their +consequences such as the most recent financial crisis, he said.+ Jasic advocated the right of every country to maintain its +identity, at the same time participating in the global economic, +financial and technological integration processes.+ Jasic held that regional integrations such as the European Union, +lessen the negative consequences of globalisation. He reiter
BRIJUNI, Oct 20 (Hina) - Croatia must accept globalisation as an
integration process, but must at the same time, maintain its
national and state identity, participants of a symposium on small
countries and globalisation said in the island of Brijuni on
Tuesday.
"Small countries have a chance in the process of globalisation, but
must invest more effort than others," Ambassador Zoran Jasic said.
Small countries like Croatia have very little or none influence on
global economic and financial processes, but they must bear their
consequences such as the most recent financial crisis, he said.
Jasic advocated the right of every country to maintain its
identity, at the same time participating in the global economic,
financial and technological integration processes.
Jasic held that regional integrations such as the European Union,
lessen the negative consequences of globalisation. He reiterated
that Croatia belonged to western Europe, and it is thus, logical
that it wants to join the EU.
"Croatia has the right to join the EU, but has so far not been
allowed to," Jasic said.
With its regional approach, the EU is placing Croatia politically
into the Balkans, together with Bosnia-Herzegovina, FR Yugoslavia,
Macedonia and Albania.
A representative of the German Daimler-Benz company, Friedrich
Loesch, said the EU still did not recognise eastern Europe as its
part.
In its new approach to business, Daimler-Benz is trying to overcome
this Balkan image imposed on Croatia.
Loesch, however, reiterated a warning on the danger of nationalism
in Croatia caused by the fact that Croatia had to win its
independence by war, and this may hurt its capability to join
international integration processes.
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