Scope of work
The Committee on Croats outside the Republic of Croatia shall establish and monitor the implementation of policies, and in procedures to enact legislation and other regulations it shall have the rights and duties of a competent working body in matters pertaining to:
- the legal and actual status of Croatian ethnic communities and Croatian minorities in other countries, and proposals for measures to improve overall co-operation in order to achieve and protect their rights and preserve their national identity;
- all forms of international and other co-operation whenever this may be in the interest of Croats living in neighbouring countries and throughout the world, as well as the related targeting of financial support;
- the promotion of programmes for the return of Croatian emigrants and the care for Croatian immigrants in areas of special state concern;
- initiatives and suggestions presented by Croats from neighbouring countries and throughout the world;
- the maintenance of regular contacts with the representatives of Croats outside the Republic of Croatia;
- the protection of the rights and interests of Croatian citizens living or residing abroad as well as the provision of special care and protection for Croatian ethnic communities outside the Republic of Croatia.
- the legal and actual status of Croatian ethnic communities and Croatian minorities in other countries, and proposals for measures to improve overall co-operation in order to achieve and protect their rights and preserve their national identity;
- all forms of international and other co-operation whenever this may be in the interest of Croats living in neighbouring countries and throughout the world, as well as the related targeting of financial support;
- the promotion of programmes for the return of Croatian emigrants and the care for Croatian immigrants in areas of special state concern;
- initiatives and suggestions presented by Croats from neighbouring countries and throughout the world;
- the maintenance of regular contacts with the representatives of Croats outside the Republic of Croatia;
- the protection of the rights and interests of Croatian citizens living or residing abroad as well as the provision of special care and protection for Croatian ethnic communities outside the Republic of Croatia.