The President of the Republic Grants Prior Consent for the Participation of Croatian Armed Forces Personnel in NATO, EU and UN Missions, Operations and Activities in 2027 and 2028
In accordance with his constitutional and statutory powers, the President of the Republic of Croatia and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanović issued decisions granting prior consent for the participation of Croatian Armed Forces personnel in NATO, European Union and United Nations missions, operations and activities in 2027 and 2028.
The President granted prior consent for the continued participation of Croatian Armed Forces personnel in the NATO operations KFOR and SEA GUARDIAN, the continued participation in the activities of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group, and the continued participation of Croatian Armed Forces personnel in NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) land force activities in Lithuania, Poland and Hungary.
Furthermore, he granted prior consent for the deployment of Croatian Armed Forces personnel to NATO-led operations, missions and other activities in positions within the NATO Command Structure, the NATO Force Structure and other Alliance headquarters, as well as for crossing the state border of the Republic of Croatia in the context of the potential activation and rapid deployment of declared NATO forces.
The President also granted prior consent for the continued participation of Croatian Armed Forces personnel in the European Union operations EUNAVFOR ATALANTA and EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, the commencement of participation in the European Union operation EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, and the crossing of the state border of the Republic of Croatia in the context of the potential deployment of the European Union’s rapid deployment military capabilities.
The decision granting prior consent for participation in United Nations missions covers UNMOGIP in India and Pakistan, MINURSO in Western Sahara, and UNFICYP in Cyprus. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence requested the President’s prior consent on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Croatia. Under the Croatian Constitution, decisions on the participation of Croatian Armed Forces personnel in NATO, European Union and United Nations missions, operations and activities for which the President has granted prior consent are adopted by the Croatian Parliament by a majority vote of all its members.