Translation of "founding member" into Croatian

Certainly, members of the oil cartel OPEC that have long tried to manage the oil markets will be watching Washington’s experiment closely. Venezuela, a founding member of the producers group, has lost influence in recent years as its industry has declined and sanctions have crimped production. As a result, Venezuela is exempt from the production quotas of OPEC Plus, a larger group of oil producers. (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/business/venezuela-oil-winners-losers.html)

Sigurno će članovi naftnog kartela OPEC, koji već dugo pokušavaju upravljati naftnim tržištima, pomno pratiti eksperiment Washingtona. Venezuela, osnivački član grupe proizvođača, posljednjih je godina izgubila utjecaj jer je njezina industrija oslabljena a sankcije su sputavale proizvodnju. Kao rezultat toga, Venezuela je izuzeta od kvota za proizvodnju OPEC+, veće grupe proizvođača nafte.