President Milanović Visits CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research

During his official visit to the Swiss Confederation, the President of the Republic Zoran Milanović and his wife Sanja Musić Milanović visited CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, which is the world’s largest laboratory for particle physics located on the French-Swiss border.

While at CERN, President Milanović met with its leadership. The activities of CERN were presented to President Milanović at a meeting attended by the Director-General of CERN Fabiola Gianotti, Director for Accelerators and Technology Mike Lamont, Director for Research and Computing Joachim Mnich, Director for Finance and Human Resources Raphael Bello, Director for International Relations Charlotte Warakaulle and Adviser for Relations with Associate Member States Jérȏme Pierlot.

Accompanied by the host, President Milanović also visited the underground experimental area of CERN. The European Organization for Nuclear Research was established by the European Council for Nuclear Research and it is governed by 20 countries. CERN employs some 2,500 people, and about 8,000 scientists from 580 institutions around the world use its facilities to conduct research.

The Republic of Croatia became a CERN Associate Member State in February 2019, which enabled it to equally participate in CERN-funded projects and gave Croatian scientists access to first-rate education and research. After touring the underground experimental area, President Milanović met with Croatian scientists and students who work at CERN, thereby ending his two-day official visit to the Swiss Confederation.

PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Tomislav Bušljeta