I will closely study the amendments together with my advisors and European Commission legal experts, and since Croatia has accepted the compromise proposal in its present form, new talks will have to be held with it, Rehn said, adding that it is important that the two countries reach an agreement.
Speaking at a news conference after meeting Bosnia-Herzegovina's Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj in Brussels on Friday, Rehn said he had not yet received the results of the Slovenian political considerations, and that he expected them later in the day or in the coming days.
The European Commissioner said he was not going to give up seeking a solution now that an agreement was within reach.
Both countries are very committed to this process of the European assistance, supported by the EU presidential troika and EU member-states. We are so close to an agreement that it makes no sense to give up now, he said.
Slovenia on Friday officially adopted its amendments to Rehn's latest proposal and is expected to notify him about it soon. Its suggestions were not made public.
Croatia has already endorsed Rehn's proposal and officially informed him about it.