{"id":39683,"date":"2025-09-21T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T19:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&p=39683"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T09:37:41","slug":"president-milanovic-to-croatian-emigrants-in-new-york-croatia-will-not-be-a-puppet","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-to-croatian-emigrants-in-new-york-croatia-will-not-be-a-puppet\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 to Croatian Emigrants in New York: Croatia will not be a puppet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107, together with his spouse, Prof. Dr. Sanja Musi\u0107 Milanovi\u0107, met with Croatians living in New York on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCroatia is in the European Union and NATO, which is a positive development, but it must not mislead us into turning our gaze away from our real interests even for a moment. Anyone who says otherwise and fantasizes about some kind of centralized Europe is not speaking rightly and is not telling the truth. Europe is not a state, and in such a state, I, as a Croat, do not want to live,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107 to members of the Croatian community gathered at the Croatian Center in the parish of Saints Cyril and Methodius and Saint Raphael in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCroatia is a state of four million people. Having a state of four million people is an extraordinary achievement. The Croatian state is a combination of the courage and heart of the Croatian people who built it. The Croatian state is not merely a small block in the European Union. I am not disappointed with what the European Union has become, because it is within my expectations, and for us, it is only a means to an end,\u201d emphasized President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that if and when Europe becomes a large centralized state, Croatia will no longer have a place there. \u201cWe have experience with such structures. Brussels should not become a center where everything and all sorts of things get mixed in, and in the end produces nothing,\u201d said the President. \u201cWe should focus on Croatia\u2019s interests. We are loyal, reasonable, sincere, and we do not act behind anyone\u2019s back, but we will not be puppets. We must not allow anyone to manipulate our interests, but we must know how to define them clearly,\u201d stated the President of the Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his address, President Milanovi\u0107 also commented on the position of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina, stressing that he does not agree that \u201cthings were not defined clearly enough in Dayton.\u201d \u201cThe problem is that they are clearly defined, but there is theft, minor theft, and seizure. It would be a smaller problem if they were unclear, requiring additional consultations and discussions. Simply put, Croats are being deprived of their rights, while being expected to be loyal citizens. This people must be given the right to elect their own representatives,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the meeting, he spoke with Fr. Lovro \u0160imi\u0107 in the parish hall of the church and, together with his spouse, attended Holy Mass. The Croatian parish of Saints Cyril and Methodius and Saint Raphael is the center of religious and cultural life for the Croatian community in New York and surrounding areas. It has been active since 1974, is led by Croatian Franciscans, and makes a significant contribution to preserving the Croatian language, culture, and traditions in this part of the United States, bringing together Croats from four states \u2013 New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Milanovi\u0107 traveled to New York to participate in the 80th<\/sup> session of the United Nations General Assembly, which begins on Monday with a commemoration of the UN\u2019s 80th<\/sup> anniversary. The President\u2019s address to the UN General Assembly is scheduled for Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Marko Beljan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Europe is not a state, and in such a state, I, as a Croat, do not want to live,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107 to members of the Croatian community gathered at the Croatian Center in the parish of Saints Cyril and Methodius and Saint Raphael in New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39613,"template":"","news-cat":[12],"class_list":["post-39683","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-cat-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPresident Milanovi\u0107 to Croatian Emigrants in New York: Croatia will not be a puppet - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-to-croatian-emigrants-in-new-york-croatia-will-not-be-a-puppet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Milanovi\u0107 to Croatian Emigrants in New York: Croatia will not be a puppet - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cCroatia is in the European Union and NATO, which is a positive development, but it must not mislead us into turning our gaze away from our real interests even for a moment. 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