The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 confirmed on Tuesday that he will nominate Judge Mirta Mati\u0107 for the position of President of the Supreme Court. \u201cI will nominate her; she is a person of high reputation, just like her predecessor and the late Judge Dobroni\u0107. I am careful about what I sign. I think this is a good proposal and that she will receive a majority in the Parliamentary Judiciary Committee. I expect Ms. Mati\u0107 to be confirmed,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107, commenting on the session of the Parliamentary Judiciary Committee scheduled for Friday to hear candidates for the Supreme Court presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He believes Judge Mati\u0107 will also receive support from the HDZ in Parliament, because \u201cthe Prime Minister has not said he is not impressed, which means the candidate is OK.\u201d \u201cI think she is more than OK. This was all agreed in advance, which does not mean it is illegal or unfair, but rather correct and quite reasonable. And that is the only way it can work,\u201d added President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked whether the agreement on ambassadors would be finalized by the end of the year, President Milanovi\u0107 said: \u201cI accept and respect the right and duty of the Prime Minister, as one of the two constitutional actors, to decide and assess who is capable and suitable to represent Croatia abroad as an ambassador or consul general. But I have the same right and duty. I ultimately sign the credentials. But before that, a co-signature is required \u2013 co-decision is possible if the rights of both are respected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Milanovi\u0107 reiterated that when proposing candidates for ambassadors, he limited himself to only a quarter of the nominees, which \u201cis quite a concession and compromise.\u201d \u201cThese are people I consider good and adequate to represent the Republic of Croatia at that level. The Prime Minister must choose the remaining three-quarters of the candidates. Just as I respect his right and duty, he must respect mine. I will not comment on many of the candidates he proposed, but I am not impressed. I have said my piece, and now it is up to the Prime Minister to decide. My associates and I will not back down, and we are not discussing names. It cannot happen without agreement,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Journalists also asked him about the plan to demolish the Vjesnik skyscraper, which was damaged in a fire. President Milanovi\u0107 said it should be demolished as soon as possible because if it collapses, someone could be injured. \u201cOf course, there are also municipal issues and city congestion, but I am not responsible for that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding the situation with the Serbian Oil Industry (NIS), which faces closure due to U.S. sanctions and the inability to supply crude oil, President Milanovi\u0107 said: \u201cCroatia has more pressing concerns, and that is INA. Croatia will certainly not buy NIS.\u201d He added that he had discussed energy and JANAF\u2019s role in the matter with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. \u201cThey have their own position, and I advocated the Croatian position. What the Hungarians do depends on their standing from Washington\u2019s perspective. Serbia is clearly not in favour; it will have to decide whether to face sanctions or sell NIS. I do not want to interfere; that is their business. Croatian JANAF is there to provide services and collect compensation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the situation in Ukraine and the current attempt to reach a peace agreement proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, President Milanovi\u0107 emphasized: \u201cWithout advice to anyone, the slaughter must stop.\u201d He added, \u201cThis catastrophe in Ukraine is the handiwork and joint responsibility of Washington and Moscow. They caused it, each in their own way, over the past 15 years. This is a war on Ukrainian territory between Moscow and Washington, and it can only be resolved by their agreement. Every next step in the unravelling of this catastrophe for Ukraine proves that it will be decided by those who caused the conflict and forced one unfortunate and devastated country into it.\u201d He noted that he has made this point repeatedly over the past months and years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He criticized European politicians who oppose the peace plan and advise Ukraine not to accept it: \u201cI ask those who advise Ukraine not to accept this, or say that accepting anything is out of the question: have they fought in a war? Does anyone have the right to make that decision except the Ukrainians? Let them decide. Zelensky wanted to negotiate with the Russians in Istanbul and Minsk back in 2022. He was prevented by agents of chaos who kept telling him \u2013 fight, we are with you as long as it takes \u2013 until they changed their minds,\u201d said the President, reiterating that only Washington and Moscow can negotiate peace, not Berlin or Paris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 confirmed on Tuesday that he will nominate Judge Mirta Mati\u0107 for the position of President of the Supreme Court. \u201cI will nominate her; she is a person of high reputation, just like her predecessor and the late Judge Dobroni\u0107. I am careful about what I sign. I think this is a good proposal and that she will receive a majority in the Parliamentary Judiciary Committee. I expect Ms. Mati\u0107 to be confirmed,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107, commenting on the session of the Parliamentary Judiciary Committee scheduled for Friday to hear candidates for the Supreme Court presidency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":41145,"template":"","news-cat":[12],"class_list":["post-41147","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-cat-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n