Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandrokovic on Thursday offered his best wishes to Croatian citizens in a message issued on the occasion of Anti-Fascist Struggle Day, celebrated on June 22.

The date commemorates June 22, 1941, when one of the first anti-fascist units in Europe – the 1st Sisak Partisan Unit – was formed.

Jandrokovic said that the victory over fascism in World War II, to which the antifascist movement in Croatia had contributed, had determined the future of present-day Europe.

“Croatia’s lasting commitment to promoting the values of anti-fascism is confirmed in the historical foundations of the Constitution as well as in the Croatian Parliament’s Declaration on Anti-fascism,” Jandrokovic says in his message.

Croatia shares the values of modern Europe and rejects any form of extremism and totalitarianism, said Jandrokovic.

“Today’s independent Republic of Croatia, whose foundation is the 1991-95 War, looks to the future and shares the values of modern Europe – peace, freedom, democracy, tolerance, solidarity, mutual respect and respect for diversity, as well as rejection of any form of extremism or totalitarianism,” said Jandrokovic.

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