Horror about the behavior of the Croatian foreign minister at the EU meeting in Berlin.
Horror about the behavior of the Croatian foreign minister at the EU meeting in Berlin.
In a video circulating on the network, it seems that the Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic-Radman wants to kiss his colleague Annalena Baerbock on his mouth while taking a group photo.
Several Croatian media reported on the incident at the meeting of European Interior and Foreign Minister in Berlin. The video spread about social networks. Many Croatians were indignant about the behavior of the politician
The German minister felt "obviously uncomfortable", wrote the Zagreber newspaper " Jutarnji List ".
The women's rights activist Rada Boric spoke to the Kroatian newspaper " index.hr "from a" faux pas that is very difficult to imagine ". She had not previously held Grlic-Radman for the office of Foreign Minister . The parliamentary member Ivana Kekin ordered the incident similarly: Grlic-Radman not only had himself, but the country that he represents, embarrassed.
also Kroati's ex-Minister President Jadranka Kosor said critically. She wrote on the Platform X : "Forced kissing of women is also referred to as violence, right?"
Meanwhile, Grlic-Radman showed the allegations at a press conference: "You always greet yourself warmly with ministers." should someone have seen something wrong in it, he apologizes, according to Grlic-Radman. Baerbock itself has not yet commented.
Several European ministers came together in Berlin on Thursday to talk about framework conditions for a future EU expansion . In addition to Ukraine and Turkey, several Western Balkans are currently aiming for EU membership, including Serbia and Albania. (TSP)
according to a report by www.tagesspiegel.de , the Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic-Radman tries to kiss his German colleague Annalena Baerbock on his mouth during a group photo. The video of the incident spread on social networks and led to indignant reactions on the part of many Croatians.
The Zagreber newspaper "Jutarnji List" reported that Baerbock felt "obviously uncomfortable". The women's rights activist Rada Boric described the incident in the newspaper "Index.HR" as "Fauxpas, which is very difficult to imagine in diplomacy" and was unsuitable for the office of foreign minister. Member of parliament Ivana Kekin ordered the incident as an embarrassment for the foreign minister and the country. The former Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor also commented critically and described the forced kissing of women as violence.
Grlic-Radman rejected the allegations at a press conference and explained that it was common among ministers to greet each other. Baerbock has not yet commented on the incident.
The meeting of European Interior and Foreign Minister in Berlin aimed to talk about the framework conditions for a future EU extension. In addition to Ukraine and Turkey, several Western Balkans, including Serbia and Albania, are also striving for EU membership. However, this event was overshadowed by the incident between Grlic-Radman and Baerbock.
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