Post by MiG on Jan 31, 2008 23:02:48 GMT -5
Degert’s Ultimatum to Croatia: ZERP or EU
Croatia is between a rock and hard place; making up with Slovenia and caving in on ZERP (fishery zone) is a condition for EU entrance.
ZAGREB, CROATIA - The chief of the European Commission’s delegation has set an ultimatum to Croatia.
At a meeting with the Croatian president Stjepan Mesic, Vincent Degert honestly told the president that without a solution to the ZERP (Protected Ecological Fishery Zone) issue, Croatia will not get into Europe easily.
The Cabinet’s spokesperson, Zlatko Mehun, did not want to comment on Mesic’s meeting with the foreign ambassador, writes Vecernji List.
The EU has clearly let Croatia know that they are allowed to declare ZERP, but that they should carefully consider the consequences that this action will have.
Mesic sent a letter to the Slovenian authorities that “both sides need to show maturity in their solution to the ZERP dispute”, but Croatia’s friendship with Slovenia.
A few days ago Degert spoke with the Croatian premier Ivo Sanader and the vice-president of the Croatian Cabinet, Djurdja Adlesic. Even though the media did not report on the contents of the contact, the message that they received from the chief of the European Commission’s delegation was probably not pleasant.
Stjepan Mesic said that he took the message from the West seriously, and claims that one day, when Croatia becomes a part of the European family, “have to implement their standards anyway”.
Vincent Degert, warned that time is running our for Croatia, and instead of speeding up, it is additionally slowing down its entry into the EU with ZERP and its conflict with Slovenia.
Croatia is between a rock and hard place; making up with Slovenia and caving in on ZERP (fishery zone) is a condition for EU entrance.
ZAGREB, CROATIA - The chief of the European Commission’s delegation has set an ultimatum to Croatia.
At a meeting with the Croatian president Stjepan Mesic, Vincent Degert honestly told the president that without a solution to the ZERP (Protected Ecological Fishery Zone) issue, Croatia will not get into Europe easily.
The Cabinet’s spokesperson, Zlatko Mehun, did not want to comment on Mesic’s meeting with the foreign ambassador, writes Vecernji List.
The EU has clearly let Croatia know that they are allowed to declare ZERP, but that they should carefully consider the consequences that this action will have.
Mesic sent a letter to the Slovenian authorities that “both sides need to show maturity in their solution to the ZERP dispute”, but Croatia’s friendship with Slovenia.
A few days ago Degert spoke with the Croatian premier Ivo Sanader and the vice-president of the Croatian Cabinet, Djurdja Adlesic. Even though the media did not report on the contents of the contact, the message that they received from the chief of the European Commission’s delegation was probably not pleasant.
Stjepan Mesic said that he took the message from the West seriously, and claims that one day, when Croatia becomes a part of the European family, “have to implement their standards anyway”.
Vincent Degert, warned that time is running our for Croatia, and instead of speeding up, it is additionally slowing down its entry into the EU with ZERP and its conflict with Slovenia.
Source: www.javno.com/en/croatia/clanak.php?id=119649
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I hope they flip off the EU, and turn elsewhere (Russia, or only NATO).