Croatian PM Receives EU Accession Treaty

balkan insight
21 SEP 2011 / 09:12

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk officially delivered Croatia's EU accession treaty text to the head of the Croatian government, prime minister Jadranka Kosor, at a ceremony in Zagreb on the weekend.

Sofia Echo

"The great effort of the Croatians, and your government will pay off in the future. I say this as a Pole, who, like my compatriots, has been benefiting for years from the fact that Europe is united, and we are a part of it," Tusk said after the ceremony, as quoted by the Polish EU presidency website....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/croatian-pm-receives-eu-accession-treaty

FM warns against bias in reporting about EU accession treaty

tportal.hr
ACCESSION TREATY
20.09.2011 15:25

Author: Radio.net
Croatia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said in Zagreb on Tuesday that "the superficial and ill-intended analyses and politicking" by some media about Croatia's EU accession was intolerable....more..
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http://daily.tportal.hr/149475/Minister-warns-against-bias-in-reporting-about-EU-accession-treaty.html

Kosor comments on publishing of EU accession treaty

tportal.hr
ACCESSION TREATY
20.09.2011 14:46

Author: Radio.net
Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Tuesday that the government was interested in making public as soon as possible Croatia's EU accession treaty, dismissing claims by a Croatian daily that the treaty envisaged the restriction of the rights of Homeland War veterans...more...
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http://daily.tportal.hr/149464/Kosor-on-publishing-of-EU-accession-treaty-veterans-rights.html

Croatia: another step closer to the EU

se times
20/09/2011

Even though the country now has a draft of its EU accession treaty, reforms must continue.
By Natasa Radic for Southeast European Times in Zagreb -- 20/09/11
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in Zagreb on Saturday (September 17th) to bring the draft of the EU accession treaty to Croatia. The document will be signed in December, opening the way for Croatia to become a full EU member in 2013....more...
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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/09/20/feature-02

From Zagreb with Love: On the Bounded Rationality of Euroskepticism and Europhilia in Croatia

balkan analysis
September 12, 2011

By Maja Šoštarić
When asked whether they trust European Union institutions, only 7% of Croats respond that they have a lot of confidence, while a meager 35% would admit that they trust the EU to some extent, reported the Gallup Balkan Monitor 2010. By the same token, as the Eurobarometer 74 reveals, only 9% of Croats would answer positively if asked whether they trust their own government. Moreover, only 9% have confidence in the national parliament, only one-fifth trust the judiciary, and a miserly 5% find the political parties in Croatia trustworthy....more...
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http://www.balkanalysis.com/croatia/2011/09/12/from-zagreb-with-love-on-the-bounded-rationality-of-euroskepticism-and-europhilia-in-croatia/

Merkel campaigns for regional stability in Croatia, Serbia

deutsche welle
BALKANS

23.08.2011
During a visit to Croatia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised the country as an economic and political role model for nations in the politically troubled Balkan region. On Tuesday, she continues her tour in Serbia.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has praised Croatia as a role model for the politically troubled Balkan region and called on Zagreb to play a larger role in helping to resolve the ongoing border dispute between Serbia and Kosovo and ethnic tensions in Bosnia....more...
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http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15336008,00.html

Merkel's tour of Croatia and Serbia to focus on economic ties

deutsche welle

BALKANS

22.08.2011
Belgrade and Zagreb are key partners for Germany, even if ties are sometimes complex. Chancellor Angela Merkel has several goals for her trip to Croatia and Serbia, but what do her hosts want and expect from her?

Before Chancellor Angela Merkel's departure for Croatia and Serbia on Monday, her office announced that international, bilateral and trade ties would dominate the agenda. Government sources also acknowledged, however, that the touchiest topic in Belgrade would be Kosovo's claim to independence, recognized by Germany but not by Serbia....more...
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http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15334175,00.html

Merkel Set To Arrive In Croatia For Two-Day Balkan Trip

radio free europe

August 22, 2011

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is arriving in Croatia on August 22 for the start of a two-day Balkan visit.
She will meet top Croatian leaders today and is set to visit Serbia on August 23....more...
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http://www.rferl.org/content/merkel_set_to_arrive_in_croatia_for_two_day_balkan_trip/24304287.html

Croatia on the Verge of EU Membership: Interview with Andrej Plenković

balkan analysis

July 27, 2011

In this new interview for Balkanalysis.com, Croatia editor Ante Raić gets the informed views of Andrej Plenković, state secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, on issues surrounding Croatia’s accession to the European Union. The interview touches one everything from currency questions, the country’s lengthy border and entrance into the Schengen Zone to the current and expected level of public support for joining the bloc, in anticipation of a popular referendum on the country’s EU membership.
Andrej Plenković has served as state secretary in the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration since April 2010. A graduate of the Faculty of Law in Zagreb, he also completed diplomatic school at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2002, he also received an MSc in international public and private law at the Faculty of Law....more...
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http://www.balkanalysis.com/croatia/2011/07/27/croatia-on-the-verge-of-eu-membership-interview-with-andrej-plenkovic/

EU accession treaty to be ready for signing in early December

tportal.hr
ACCESSION TREATY
19.07.2011 16:24

Author: Radio.net
Intensive work is under way in the Council of the European Union to draft an accession treaty for Croatia, and the document is expected to be ready for signing by early December, diplomatic sources in Brussels said on Tuesday....more...
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http://daily.tportal.hr/139273/EU-accession-treaty-to-be-ready-for-signing-in-early-December.html

Italian president suggests EU accept all southeast European nations

xinhua
English.news.cn 2011-07-15 12:32:06 FeedbackPrintRSS

ZAGREB, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) should be open to all southeast European nations as they could help the bloc boost its clout, visiting Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said here Thursday.
"We support Croatia in becoming a new EU member," Napolitano said in a statement after meeting his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic in the Croatian capital Zagreb....more...
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-07/15/c_13987297.htm

Hahn: Croatia can count on fast integration

tportal.hr
CROATIA EU
14.07.2011 20:26

Author: Radio.net
Croatia can count on the fastest possible integration with the European Union and the use of the bloc's funds, European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn said in an interview with the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita, ahead of an informal meeting of the EU ministers, scheduled to be held in Poland on Thursday....more...
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http://daily.tportal.hr/138605/Hahn-Croatia-can-count-on-fast-integration.html

EU-Croatia Treaty Signing Expected in December

balkan insight
06 JUL 2011 / 09:05

Croatia will likely sign the accession treaty with the European Union in the first half of December, according to Vesna Pusic, the chairwoman of the parliamentary National Committee monitoring the accession negotiations.

daily.tportal.hr
“I don’t have information about the specific date, but I do have information that it will most likely be in the first half of December,” Pusic said at the conclusion of last week’s European Union entry talks....more....
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/croatia-treaty-signing-expected-in-december

Croatia's double milestone

se times
04/07/2011

The Balkan nation is set to become the next member of the EU in July 2013.
By Natasa Radic for Southeast European Times in Zagreb – 04/07/11
Just over two decades ago, Croatia declared independence from the former Yugoslavia. This year, the June 25th anniversary came with another reason for celebration: the country has closed the final chapters in its EU negotiations process.

Six and a half years after beginning the talks, Croatia is now set to be the 28th member of the EU. That will happen officially on July 1st, 2013....more....
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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/07/04/feature-01

Croatia to Formally Close EU Entry Talks on Thursday

balkan insight
30 JUN 2011 / 11:29

Croatia will close the four remaining policy chapters and formally complete its EU accession negotiations at a ministerial accession conference on Thursday afternoon, just a few hours prior to the end of Hungary's EU presidency term.

portal.hr

The committee of permanent representatives, comprising ambassadors of EU member states, adopted joint negotiating positions for the four chapters - "Competition Policy", "Judiciary and Fundamental Rights", "Finance and Budgetary Provisions" and "Other Issues" - last Wednesday, thereby making way for their culmination....more....
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/croatia-to-formally-close-eu-entry-talks-on-thursday

La Croatie clôt ses négociations d'adhésion à l'UE

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LEMONDE.FR avec AFP

30.06.11
19h51
La Croatie a achevé avec succès, jeudi 30 juin, ses négociations d'adhésion à l'Union européenne et devrait ainsi devenir le vingt-huitième membre de l'Union le 1er juillet 2013, a annoncé la présidence hongroise de l'UE....more...
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http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2011/06/30/la-croatie-clot-ses-negociations-d-adhesion-a-l-ue_1543234_3214.html

More Than Half of Croats 'Desire' EU Membership

balkan insight
28 JUN 2011 / 15:15

Croatian support for EU membership has climbed steadily in the last two months, after nosediving following the Hague tribunal's guilty verdicts for two Croatian generals.

Croatian Times

Around 28 per cent of Croatians see EU membership as "very desirable," while the same number think it is "mostly desirable," according to a survey carried out by Mediana agency from June 16-20....more....
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/croatia-s-support-for-eu-on-rise-after-nosediving-in-april

EU summit: Croatia ready join, Schengen rules set to change

se times
27/06/2011

Croatia is ready to join the EU, the leaders of the countries in the 27-nation bloc said on Friday, when they also agreed on the need for reforming the rules governing the borderless Schengen area.
(Euronews, BTA - 25/06/11; EU, Euobserver, EurActiv, Euinside, Sofia News Agency, AFP, DPA, Reuters, BBC, Bloomberg, Deutsche Welle, RFE/RL, Dnevnik.bg, Mediapool - 24/06/11)
EU leaders agreed last week that Croatia is ready to join the bloc as its 28th member, saying all steps for completing the country' entry talks must be taken by the end of this month, with its accession treaty then signed by the end of the year....more....
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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/06/27/feature-01

Croatia to Join EU in 2013

wall street journal
EUROPE NEWS / JUNE 24, 2011, 11:00 A.M. ET
Associated Press

BRUSSELS—Croatia will become a European Union member in two years, officials said Friday, making it the first new country to join the bloc since 2007 and offering hope to other nations from the former Yugoslavia seeking to join.
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso called the decision historic. "I hope everything will be ready to welcome Croatia as the 28th member of the EU the first of July 2013," Mr. Barroso said at the end of a two-day summit of EU heads of government in Brussels....more....
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304569504576405612746181724.html

Croatia given conditional go-ahead to join EU

telegraph.co.uk
Croatia
Croatia has been given the conditional go-ahead to join the EU, after six years of preparations marred by slow democratic reforms in Zagreb and the EU's reluctance to expand.

2:37PM BST 24 Jun 2011

The former Yugoslav state of 4.4 million people should be able to wrap up accession negotiations next week, EU leaders said at a summit in Brussels, but warned the Zagreb government that it has to continue to fight widespread corruption with "vigour"....more...
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/croatia/8596789/Croatia-given-conditional-go-ahead-to-join-EU.html