Croatia–Italy relations

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Croatian-Italian relations
Map indicating locations of Croatia and Italy

Croatia
Italy

Croatia–Italy relations refer to the bilateral relationship between the Republic of Croatia and the Italian Republic. Diplomatic relations among two countries were established on January 17, 1992 following Croatia's independence from the SFR of Yugoslavia.

Croatia has an embassy in Rome, general consulates in Milan and Trieste, and consulates in Bari, Florence, Naples, and Padua.[1] Italy has an embassy in Zagreb, general consulate in Rijeka, Vice Consulate in Buje, Pula and Split, as well as Italian Cultural Institute and Foreign Trade Institute in Zagreb.[2]

Both countries are full members of NATO and the European Union.

Population

There are around 19,500 people of Italian descent living in Croatia. There are also around 6,000 Molise Croats in Italy.

In addition, there are around 21,000 registered immigrant Croatian workers in Italy.[3]

Historically, the Dalmatian Italians constituted a significant population of Dalmatia.

Economy

Italy is the most important Croatian foreign trade partner in which Croatia exports about 14% of its total annual merchandise.[4]

History and relations today

Although stormy at best when parts of Croatia were under direct Italian control during the second world war, today the relations between the two countries can be described as "very friendly", and both countries wish to improve their relations. Along with sharing a historically strong adherence to the Roman Catholic religion, they have various cultural similarities, with Croatia considered the most "Italian" of all the Slavic countries. Italian is a fairly popular foreign language in Croatia, with 15% of Croatians able to speak it well enough to have a conversation, according to Eurobarometer.

Fishing

A problem arose with the fishing zones in the Adriatic Sea. Italy denied the right of Croatia to proclaim its Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone before January 1, 2008, because that would have broken an earlier agreement with Italy and Slovenia.[5] At the same time Italy, without breaking the agreement, has proclaimed its own zone.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.mvep.hr/hr/predstavnistva/dmkurh-u-svijetu/italija-rim,42.html#p
  2. ^ http://www.mvep.hr/hr/predstavnistva/veleposlanstva-stranih-drzava-u-rh/italija-zagreb,45.html#p
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/najvazniji-partner-porast-industrijskih-narudzbi-u-italiji-otvara-mogucnost-rasta-hrvatskog-izvoza/832374.aspx
  5. ^ "Croatia's Mesic suggests modification of proposed fishing zone likely". SETimes.com. 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2010-06-11.

External links

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