Serb National Council
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| Serb National Council Croatian: Srpsko narodno vijeće Serbian: Српско народно веће | |
|---|---|
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| Formation | 1997[1] |
| Legal status | elected political, advisory and coordinating body that acts as a self-government entity of Serbs in Croatia |
| Purpose/focus | protection of interests of and rights of Serbs in Croatia |
| Headquarters | Zagreb |
| Region served | Croatia |
| Membership |
Prosvjeta Serb Democratic Forum Serbian Community of Rijeka Serbian Community of Istria Joint Council of Municipalities Independent Democratic Serb Party Baranja Democratic Forum Association of Serbian Refugees and Expellees from Croatia Some of parishes of Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia MPs and prominent individuals |
| Official languages | Croatian, Serbian |
| President | Milorad Pupovac |
| Secretary | Branko Jurišić |
| Website | snv.hr |
Serb National Council (Croatian: Srpsko narodno vijeće, Serbian Cyrillic: Српско народно вијеће) is an elected political, consulting and coordinating body acting as a form of self-government and institution of cultural autonomy of Serbs of Croatia in matters regarding civil rights and cultural identity.[2]
Formation
Founding members were:
- Serbian Cultural Society Prosvjeta (SKD Prosvjeta)
- Serbian Democratic Forum (Srpski demokratski forum)
- Serbian Community of Rijeka
- Serbian Community of Istria
- Joint Council of Municipalities of eastern Slavonia, Baranja and western Syrmia
- Independent Democratic Serb Party
- Baranja Democratic Forum
- Association of Serbian Refugees and Expellees from Croatia
- Representatives of several church municipalities of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia
- Members of the Croatian Parliament of Serbian ethnicity
History
Castle of Adamovich-Cseh, Place where there Erdut Agreement was signed in 1995 ending the war in Croatia
The organisation was founded in July 1997 after and on the basis of the Erdut Agreement, as well as on centuries-old traditions of Serbian self-government that dates back to the time of early church-folk parliaments, through legislative and political acts regulating position of Serbs in Croatia during the 18th and 19th century, and documents of ZAVNOH.[3]
Structure
The Serb National Council structure consist of President, Presidency, Central Office, Editorial of, Archives of Serbs in Croatia and Center for Development and Investment.
Regional and local councils
Other
- There are also other same-named organisations in the ex-Yugoslav region, notably the Serbian National Council of Kosovo and Metohija (SNV KiM), which called on Kosovo Serbs to boycott the Kosovan parliamentary election, 2010.[4]
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