Croatia joined COST in June 1992 -- a time when it was difficult for the country, which had just gained political independence, to join scientific and technological processes and programmes of developed European countries.
Hrvatska se pridružila COST-u u junu 1992 -- u periodu kada je ovoj zemlji, koja je tada tek stekla političku nezavisnost, bilo teško da se uključi u naučne i tehnološke procese i programe razvijenih evropskih zemalja.