For seven years, he was Croatia's Deputy Chief Negotiator in a process that was concluded successfully, with Croatia becoming the European Union's 28th Member State in 2013. Since then, he has worked in building Croatia's strategy to join the euro area.
In 2018 Boris received two important recognitions: he was awarded with the title Central Bank Governor of the Year for Central and Eastern Europe by the publication Global Markets, while The Banker magazine named him the Best European and Global Central Bank Governor. Boris, it is a pleasure to welcome you to the Eurosystem.