Croatian Employers' Association
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2026 | Nuno Vaz Cabinet member | SIU, Solvency II, financial literacy | — |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Nuno Vaz Cabinet member | SIU, Solvency II, financial literacy | SRC |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Dubravka Šuica Commissioner | Exchange of views on the new portfolio on the Mediterranean | SRC |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Dubravka Šuica Commissioner | Exchange of views on the new portfolio on the Mediterranean | — |
| 06 Jun 2023 | Dubravka Šuica Vice-President | The demographic future of the European Union | — |
| 06 Jun 2023 | Dubravka Šuica Vice-President | The demographic future of the European Union | SRC |
| 16 Feb 2023 | Valdis Dombrovskis Executive Vice-President | Critical Raw Materials package | — |
| 16 Feb 2023 | Valdis Dombrovskis Executive Vice-President | Critical Raw Materials package | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The Croatian Employers' Association (CEA) was established in 1993 as a voluntary, non- profit and independent employers' association that represents, promotes and advocates for the interests of its members. Founded on the principles of voluntary membership and democracy in representation of all their members’ interest, the Association promotes ideas of entrepreneurial spirit, rights and freedom. Since 1994 the CEA has been the only employers' representative within the national Social-Economic Council, the highest tripartite social body for social dialogue in Croatia. Pursuant to the Labour Act from 1996, the CEA as voluntary, independent and legitimate employers’ association, was given the legitimate right to negotiate in the process of collective bargaining and to sign Collective Agreements on behalf of employers. 30 branch associations of CEA advocate for specific economic interests of different sectors. What we advocate for: - Dynamic and sustainable grow (...)
EU Legislative Interests
• Social - EU Pillar of Social Rights, Labour markets & social policy, EU social dialogue, Education-training & skills, CSR • Corporate and legal – competition, consumers, OSH etc. • Digital economy – EU digital single market, digitalization of industry, data protection • EU single market – strategy, goods and standards, services, transport • Energy and environment – circular economy, climate change, energy • SMEs and entrepreneurship • Industry – industrial policy & competitiveness • Better regulation agenda • Trade • International relations
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
- International Organisation of Employers (IOE) - International Labour Organisation (ILO) and International Labour Conference (ILC) - BUSINESSEUROPE CEA in EU Sectoral Associations: - FoodDrinkEurope - The European Food and Drink Industry - ORGALIME - The European engineering industries association - UPEI - Union of European Petroleum Independents - UEAPME - European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - FIEC - Fédération de l`Industrie Européenne de la Construction - UETR - European Road Haulers Association - EUROCOMMERCE - the voice for six million retail, wholesale, and other trading companies - ECEG - European Chemical Employers Group - CEEMET - Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-based industries - Medicines for Europe
Organisation Members
CEA´s 30 branch associations advocate for specific economic interests of different sectors: CEA - Association of Contracted Physicians CEA - Association of Polyclinics, Hospitals, Medical and Health Care Facilities CEA - Catering and Tourism Association CEA - Chemical Industry Association CEA - Construction Industry Association CEA - Education Association CEA - Electroindustry Association CEA - Employers' Trade Association CEA - Energy Association CEA - Financial Services Association CEA - Food Industry and Agriculture Association CEA - Forestry and Hunting Association CEA - Geodetic Geoinformatic Association CEA - Health-Care and Rehabilitation Association CEA - Humanitarian Mine-Clearing Association CEA - ICT Association CEA - Metal Industry Association CEA - Non-metal, Building Materials and Mining Industry Association CEA - Pharmaceutical Industry Association CEA - Pharmacy Association CEA - Publishing and Printing Association CEA - Real Estate Developers' Association CEA - Security Services Association CEA - Small and Medium Sized Enterprises’ Association CEA - Small Shipbuilding and Nautical Tourism Association CEA - Textile and Leather Industry Association CEA - Transport Association CEA - Wood and Paper Industry Association CEA - Graphic designers and publishers CEA - Professionals for EU funds Some of the sectoral associations have special task forces (Coordinations) within their structure.