"Serbia's disgraceful attitude, we sent a protest note"
ZAGREB -- Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman criticized Serbia's attitude for allegedly denying the existence of the Croatian language.
Source: index.hr
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This is indeed disgraceful behaviour by Serbian authorities, the Croatian portal Index.hr quoted him as saying Tuesday.
The portal states that the grammar textbook of the group of authors "From words to deeds" for eighth-grade students states that Serbian, Slovenian, Macedonian and Bulgarian belong to a group of South Slavic languages, and that "Croats, Bosniaks and some Montenegrins refer to the Serbian language as Croatian, Bosnian, Bosniak and Montenegrin".
"I have to tell you that this is really disgraceful attitude by the Serbian authorities," the Croatian foreign minister said.
It's an incomprehensible behavior of an EU candidate country, in violation of the 2004 international agreement on the rights and protection of national minorities. whose provisions Croatia has fully complied with.
"It is outrageous and we just cannot understand it," the minister said.
It is, he reiterated, "about the chronic absence of respect for the fact, according to the international factography of Croatia as a member of the European Union, a country that really supports the stability of its neighbors and wants a European perspective for all Western Balkan countries," he added.
"The fact that there has been fragmentation in Croatian and Bunjevac language proves that Serbian politics has interfered with the issue of the identity of Croats in Vojvodina," Grlic Radman noted.
According to him, this has been going on for a long time, and Croatia has already responded through the Ministry of Science and Education and diplomatic representative office and has sent a protest note.
Haris........
Its the likes of you that perpetuate this hate and nationalism by going way back into history which nobody is sure of or that can be proven.
Read carefully Haris.........
The Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin languages are all the same. Its one language, right???
The same as English, American, Australian and (for the most part) Canadian are all the same language.
As far as I know its Serbo-Croat.
Who arrived in the Balkans first or 2nd is neither here or there. Who cares, and who can prove anything for sure? Does it matter since it was over 1500 years ago??
Its the likes of you that wants to muddy the water, to create divisions and split societies. This only leads to mistrust and hate.
What is wrong with you???
(OSMANIS XXX LARGE KNICKERS, 7 October 2021 10:01)
es, the Catholic Serbs are not only confused about their Christian faith, they don’t even realize what language they speak.
(Zhukov, 6 October 2021 21:24)
We have no problem with either Croats or Serbs, not even Albanians.
We have problem with British trolls who now have shortage of toilet paper. That You Key is now worse, than the Soviet Union used to be during Brezhnev. Pathetic place, pathetic trolls.
(Ataman, 7 October 2021 04:08)
OSMANIS:
They are all the same language, however, what makes you believe the language is Serbian. The Serbs were not the first Slavs to arrive in the balkans.
(Haris, 6 October 2021 22:11)
Yes, the Catholic Serbs are not only confused about their Christian faith, they don’t even realize what language they speak.
(Zhukov, 6 October 2021 21:24)
This minister sounds like a stand up comedian. Bunjevci people are nicely integrated in Serbia and their culture have a respect by others including Serbs and Bunjevci never had any issues in Serbia.
(ml, 6 October 2021 20:13)
It never fails to amuse me how Croats try to distance themselves from reality.
Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Bosnian languages are the same.
No interpreters are required when a Croat speaks to a Serb. Likewise with Montenegrins and Bosniaks.
This is petty, pathetic and racist.
Its like saying Americans speak American and not English, and Australians speak Australian and not English.
Seems that Croats just cant shake their fascist past.
(OSMANIS XXX LARGE KNICKERS, 6 October 2021 13:06)
The problem with Croatians is very simple. Their eyes are bigger than their stomach. They see themselves as having a history much bigger than even the Romans and from them, stems all cultures that are today in the Balkans.
Reality check. Nothing stems from Croats except their superior type of BS.
Bunjevci are Catholic in faith but they do not see themselves as Croats and this is a problem for the Ustrashe in Zagreb. Now how do they hide this fact about Bunjevci? They blame, yes you know who, it’s the Serbs again. Hey, they blame the Serbs because their mighty Croatia, the one that financially maintained Yugoslavia and propped up Serbia, and now independent is failing today LOL.
That is what this is all about. They want Belgrade to force Bunjevci to admit they are Croats. This is an extension of an earlier matter when Zagreb complained that Serbia refuses to allow Croat children in Serbia to be taught Croatian language and culture, but even Brussels ignored Zagreb because Zagreb had to provide those text books not Belgrade in accord with agreements. Belgrade provides all text books for Serbian children outside of Serbia.
(sj, 6 October 2021 11:55)
It never fails to amuse me how Croats try to distance themselves from reality.
Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Bosnian languages are the same.
No interpreters are required when a Croat speaks to a Serb. Likewise with Montenegrins and Bosniaks.
This is petty, pathetic and racist.
Its like saying Americans speak American and not English, and Australians speak Australian and not English.
Seems that Croats just cant shake their fascist past.
(OSMANIS XXX LARGE KNICKERS, 6 October 2021 13:06)
The problem with Croatians is very simple. Their eyes are bigger than their stomach. They see themselves as having a history much bigger than even the Romans and from them, stems all cultures that are today in the Balkans.
Reality check. Nothing stems from Croats except their superior type of BS.
Bunjevci are Catholic in faith but they do not see themselves as Croats and this is a problem for the Ustrashe in Zagreb. Now how do they hide this fact about Bunjevci? They blame, yes you know who, it’s the Serbs again. Hey, they blame the Serbs because their mighty Croatia, the one that financially maintained Yugoslavia and propped up Serbia, and now independent is failing today LOL.
That is what this is all about. They want Belgrade to force Bunjevci to admit they are Croats. This is an extension of an earlier matter when Zagreb complained that Serbia refuses to allow Croat children in Serbia to be taught Croatian language and culture, but even Brussels ignored Zagreb because Zagreb had to provide those text books not Belgrade in accord with agreements. Belgrade provides all text books for Serbian children outside of Serbia.
(sj, 6 October 2021 11:55)
Haris........
Its the likes of you that perpetuate this hate and nationalism by going way back into history which nobody is sure of or that can be proven.
Read carefully Haris.........
The Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin languages are all the same. Its one language, right???
The same as English, American, Australian and (for the most part) Canadian are all the same language.
As far as I know its Serbo-Croat.
Who arrived in the Balkans first or 2nd is neither here or there. Who cares, and who can prove anything for sure? Does it matter since it was over 1500 years ago??
Its the likes of you that wants to muddy the water, to create divisions and split societies. This only leads to mistrust and hate.
What is wrong with you???
(OSMANIS XXX LARGE KNICKERS, 7 October 2021 10:01)
This minister sounds like a stand up comedian. Bunjevci people are nicely integrated in Serbia and their culture have a respect by others including Serbs and Bunjevci never had any issues in Serbia.
(ml, 6 October 2021 20:13)
Yes, the Catholic Serbs are not only confused about their Christian faith, they don’t even realize what language they speak.
(Zhukov, 6 October 2021 21:24)
OSMANIS:
They are all the same language, however, what makes you believe the language is Serbian. The Serbs were not the first Slavs to arrive in the balkans.
(Haris, 6 October 2021 22:11)
es, the Catholic Serbs are not only confused about their Christian faith, they don’t even realize what language they speak.
(Zhukov, 6 October 2021 21:24)
We have no problem with either Croats or Serbs, not even Albanians.
We have problem with British trolls who now have shortage of toilet paper. That You Key is now worse, than the Soviet Union used to be during Brezhnev. Pathetic place, pathetic trolls.
(Ataman, 7 October 2021 04:08)
It never fails to amuse me how Croats try to distance themselves from reality.
Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Bosnian languages are the same.
No interpreters are required when a Croat speaks to a Serb. Likewise with Montenegrins and Bosniaks.
This is petty, pathetic and racist.
Its like saying Americans speak American and not English, and Australians speak Australian and not English.
Seems that Croats just cant shake their fascist past.
(OSMANIS XXX LARGE KNICKERS, 6 October 2021 13:06)
The problem with Croatians is very simple. Their eyes are bigger than their stomach. They see themselves as having a history much bigger than even the Romans and from them, stems all cultures that are today in the Balkans.
Reality check. Nothing stems from Croats except their superior type of BS.
Bunjevci are Catholic in faith but they do not see themselves as Croats and this is a problem for the Ustrashe in Zagreb. Now how do they hide this fact about Bunjevci? They blame, yes you know who, it’s the Serbs again. Hey, they blame the Serbs because their mighty Croatia, the one that financially maintained Yugoslavia and propped up Serbia, and now independent is failing today LOL.
That is what this is all about. They want Belgrade to force Bunjevci to admit they are Croats. This is an extension of an earlier matter when Zagreb complained that Serbia refuses to allow Croat children in Serbia to be taught Croatian language and culture, but even Brussels ignored Zagreb because Zagreb had to provide those text books not Belgrade in accord with agreements. Belgrade provides all text books for Serbian children outside of Serbia.
(sj, 6 October 2021 11:55)
OSMANIS:
They are all the same language, however, what makes you believe the language is Serbian. The Serbs were not the first Slavs to arrive in the balkans.
(Haris, 6 October 2021 22:11)
Yes, the Catholic Serbs are not only confused about their Christian faith, they don’t even realize what language they speak.
(Zhukov, 6 October 2021 21:24)
This minister sounds like a stand up comedian. Bunjevci people are nicely integrated in Serbia and their culture have a respect by others including Serbs and Bunjevci never had any issues in Serbia.
(ml, 6 October 2021 20:13)
es, the Catholic Serbs are not only confused about their Christian faith, they don’t even realize what language they speak.
(Zhukov, 6 October 2021 21:24)
We have no problem with either Croats or Serbs, not even Albanians.
We have problem with British trolls who now have shortage of toilet paper. That You Key is now worse, than the Soviet Union used to be during Brezhnev. Pathetic place, pathetic trolls.
(Ataman, 7 October 2021 04:08)
Haris........
Its the likes of you that perpetuate this hate and nationalism by going way back into history which nobody is sure of or that can be proven.
Read carefully Haris.........
The Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin languages are all the same. Its one language, right???
The same as English, American, Australian and (for the most part) Canadian are all the same language.
As far as I know its Serbo-Croat.
Who arrived in the Balkans first or 2nd is neither here or there. Who cares, and who can prove anything for sure? Does it matter since it was over 1500 years ago??
Its the likes of you that wants to muddy the water, to create divisions and split societies. This only leads to mistrust and hate.
What is wrong with you???
(OSMANIS XXX LARGE KNICKERS, 7 October 2021 10:01)