About 85% of Croats are Roman Catholics. In addition to concordats and other agreements with the powerful Catholic Church, Croatia has agreements with the other fifteen denominations, which together represent only 15% of the population. (IRF Report, 2010) This situation is favorable to the Vatican because it prevents any unified opposition to the concordats, as each dissident religious group tries to negotiate its own minor advantages. These treaties differ from the treaties between the Croatian government and the Croatian Episcopal Conference (HBK – Hrvatska Biskupska Konferencija in Croatian), the governing body of the Catholic Church in Croatia, but are related to them. The treaties, in particular the « Agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of Croatia on Cooperation in the Fields of Education and Culture » and « The Agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of Croatia on Economic Matters » left open questions for a new agreement between the Government and HBC. [9] On March 13, 1177, Pope Alexander III became the first pope to visit Croatian territories. Pope Alexander visited Palagruža, Vis, Zadar and Rab. He entered Zadar on a white horse and was greeted by a huge crowd singing songs in Croatian. He bowed before the relics of Saint Anastasia. This was documented on the commemorative plaque of Zadar Cathedral. In Rab, the pope consecrated the cathedral. This visit, during which he stayed in Zadar for three days, occurred due to a storm that occurred while he was on his way to the Republic of Venice, where he signed an agreement with Emperor Frederick I of the Holy Roman Empire. [7] Mol initiated arbitration proceedings before ICSID in late 2013, arguing that Croatia had breached its obligations under the main gas agreement and its annexes.

The Hungarian company is seeking about $1 billion in damages. « As far as our government is concerned, there will be no changes to the Vatican agreements, » Plenković told reporters after a meeting of the HDZ faction, when asked to comment on a request by the opposition parties GLAS and HLT that a conclusion should be adopted to force the government to start a review of the Vatican agreements. because circumstances in Croatia have changed since the signing of the treaties in 1996. On 18 December 1996, the following three agreements were signed between the Holy See and the Republic of Croatia: the presidential aspirant called on her fellow citizens to vote for the abrogation of the Agreements of the Holy See, which she believed violated democratic norms because they had been signed without public consultation, as well as the Croatian State, of the economy and the best interests of the population. « The workers` front believes that too much money is reserved for the Roman Catholic Church in Croatia as a result of the Vatican agreements signed 25 years ago that day, » Bilić said, adding that the party believes the Vatican agreements should be terminated. « It is a great success for us to have come to a plenary session and to have opened the possibility of discussing these four agreements, » said GLAS President Anka Mrak Taritaš, stressing that her party did not want to discuss the issue of religion and that this was not directed against churches or religious denominations. « A review requires the support of two-thirds of MPs, as well as the support of the other side, but we should discuss it, » Taritaš said. According to the Agreement on Cooperation in Education, Culture and Spiritual Accompaniment, all public primary and secondary schools and nursery schools have Catholic religious education, and the education system must take into account the values of Christian ethics, which are contrary to the Croatian Constitution, and the fundamental idea that a pluralistic civil society cannot be subject to the demands and sanctions of a religious group.

reported the GLAS and HLT groups. However, the proposed transfer was blocked by the Croatian Ministry of Justice, which also cancelled the entire deal. The Commission`s decision in favor of the Italian Benedictines sparked protests in Croatia and led to the temporary suspension of Bishop Ivan Milovan of Porec and Pula by Pope Benedict XVI last month to finally allow the signing of the agreement. .