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Ceremony celebrating 5 years of Croatia's membership in the European Union

On 28 June 2018, ceremony celebrating 5 years of Croatian membership in the European Union, which coincides with the 45th anniversary of legal studies in Rijeka and University of Rijeka, was held at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka.
In the opening speeches the audience was addressed by the Dean of the Faculty of Law in Rijeka Prof. Dr. Vesna Crnić-Grotić, the Rector of the University of Rijeka Prof. Dr. Snježana Prijić-Samaržija, the President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia Miroslav Šeparović and the State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice Dr. Kristian Turkalj, on behalf of the Croatian Prime Minister.  A round table that followed involved discussions by the State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice Dr. Kristian Turkalj, the President of the Civil Division of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia Damir Kontrec, the President of the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia Ante Galić, Judge at the County Court in Rijeka Filka Pejković, Public Notary Stevan Pejnović and member of the Management Board of the Croatian Bar Association Zoran Vukić.
The round table was moderated by Prof. Dr. Dario Đerđa, Vice-Dean for Business Affairs, while the concluding remarks were given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivana Kunda, Vice-Dean for Research. The experts from the Ministry of Justice, judiciary, attorneys at law, public notaries and academia discussed the influence of the European Union legal system over Croatian legal system, the steps taken so far with the aim of harmonising Croatian law with the EU law, and various challenges that the Croatian judiciary faces in relation to the implementation of the European acquis. The discussion continued during the reception.