{"id":601,"date":"2023-03-28T08:05:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T06:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ktdizajn.hr\/ihra\/?p=601"},"modified":"2023-03-30T11:23:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T09:23:01","slug":"davor-bozinovic-deputy-prime-minister-at-the-ceremony-in-split-where-the-croatian-football-federation-hns-accepted-the-ihras-non-binding-working-definitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ktdizajn.hr\/ihra\/davor-bozinovic-deputy-prime-minister-at-the-ceremony-in-split-where-the-croatian-football-federation-hns-accepted-the-ihras-non-binding-working-definitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Davor Bo\u017einovi\u0107, Deputy Prime Minister, at the ceremony in Split, where the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) accepted the IHRA’s non-binding working definitions."},"content":{"rendered":"

Speech of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and Chair of the National Coordination Body for the Croatian Presidency of the IHRA, Davor Bo\u017einovi\u0107, at the ceremony of acceptance of the IHRA non-binding working definitions by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), Split, 25 March 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please allow me to begin by thanking the Croatian Football Federation for their initiative to use this ceremony today to support its commitment to the fight against racism, discrimination and hate speech, thereby confirming its clear determination to contribute to positive changes in our society.<\/p>\n

This is particularly important having in mind the recent multiple expressions of intolerance, hatred and even physical attacks on foreigners who, corresponding to the needs of our labour market, live and work in Croatia in growing numbers.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, such incidents are not unknown even to members of the Roma minority in Croatia.<\/p>\n

Discrimination of any kind against a member of any nation, race or religion is incompatible and in completely contradiction to democratic values and the highest standards of human rights protection embedded in the foundations of our Constitution.<\/p>\n

In its campaign \u201cWe Are All One Family\u201d, the Croatian Football Federation contributes to strengthening awareness of the unacceptability of discrimination, which is, unfortunately, still manifested in football and other stands, thus casting a shadow on the great accomplishments of our national team as well as the reputation of Croatia and Croatian football worldwide.<\/p>\n

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, I would like to thank the Croatian Football Federation for investing funds collected from fines for such unacceptable behaviour in prevention and for directing part of these funds to purchasing sports equipment donated today to the Croatian Romani Union (in the Republic of Croatia) \u201cKali Sara\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Today, ahead of the qualifying match between Croatia and Wales (for the European Football Championship), the Croatian Football Federation adopted three non-binding working definitions of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance – IHRA:<\/p>\n