There is excitement in Croatia after a ‘kissing attack’ on German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. In the crossfire of criticism is Croatian counterpart Gordan Grlić-Radman, whose greeting at an EU ministerial meeting went wrong – in front of the public and many press photographers!
Grlić-Radman stood next to the German chief diplomat for the ministers’ obligatory family photo and apparently wanted to greet her. According to information from the newspaper ‘Bild’, the Croat was late and wanted to quickly greet his counterpart in a friendly manner. But she turned away from him, according to video footage of the incident (see tweet below). And so there was a failed cheek kiss.
Medium apologizes to Baerbock
The Croatian media then heavily criticized Grlić-Radman, while at the same time showing pity for Baerbock. The daily “Jutarnji List” called it a “disgrace”. Baerbock apologized to a commentator. Croatia’s former Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor also spoke out
Baerbock himself has not yet commented on the incident. However, Grlić-Radman rejects the allegations and emphasizes that he only wanted to greet his colleague in a “humane” manner. If anyone finds anything offensive about this behavior, they will apologise, the 65-year-old emphasizes.
Meeting on the topic of EU enlargements
The reason for the meeting was the debate on a framework for further enlargement of the European Union. In this context, Baerbock called for far-reaching reforms to preserve the EU’s ability to act even after the planned accession of other countries. Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg took part in the meeting on behalf of Austria.
Source: Krone
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