Uvodnik
Editorial, CIRR 46-47
Mladen Staničić
; Institut za međunarodne odnose, IMO, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
In this issue of the journal we are publishing some articles devoted to the topics so far not elaborated in it very often. There arearticles, for example, dealing with international relations in culture, where the relevance of a Transromanica project is discussed, or analyzing some problems of environmental protection in the light of expected integration in the EU as well as about the problems in meeting the Kyoto target.
Transromanica is led as a non-profit-organization for publicizing and marketing Europe's Romanesque cultural heritage. Its aim is to study the Romanesque heritage in the participating European regions, i.e. the German federal states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, the province of Modena/Italy, the state of Carinthia/Austria, Slovenia, Spain, Serbia, and France; to publicize this heritage, make it accessible to the general public and to use Romanesque heritage for cultural purposes. In addition, the society supports efforts to preserve these buildings. Being officially recognized as a “Major European Cultural Route”, by the Council of Europe, Transromanica is now starting to extend the existing network and find new partners, other European countries and their regions rich with Romanesque heritage. They will actively participate in the cultural tourism that drives sustainable development of the area in which it is taking place. Croatia’s admission to Transromanica would bring the first proper, tangible product for cultural tourism to promote sustainable development in our country. The local offer of cultural tourism would be enriched by a unique itinerary based on heritage, as a confirmation of Croatian identity and belonging to a wider European cultural circle. Also, through the promotion of the future Croatian Transromanica at numerous tourism fairs, we could additionally stir interest in our country and attract many more visitors interested in specific, well-devised products in cultural tourism. Transromanica has already proved to be a good choice in the countries where it is offered, and there is no doubt that the same should be expected in Croatia as well.
Integration into the EU is one of strategic foreign policy goals of Croatia. Before accession Croatia has to align with the EU policies and legislation. The European Commission in its 2007 Progress Report for Croatia identified the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol as progress regarding respective chapter of the acquis communautaire. In this issue two respected experts in this field are evaluating the importance of this endeavour from the perspective of Croatia’s efforts to join the EU. Environmental challenges from the perspective of financing environmental investments are also addressed in this issue in order to give as complete as possible overview of how Croatia is dealing with the climate change challenges.
Further on in this issue we are continuing to publish the Chronology of the Homeland War and the process of recognition of Croatia's sovereignty, and subsequently we are publishing our regular columns as Book Reviews and Events.
Ključne riječi
CIRR; editorial; vultural tourism; EU integration; chronology; book reviews; events
Hrčak ID:
24545
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.5.2008.
Posjeta: 895 *