Success with the European treaty will be of great help in achieving that goal, he added.
Meise was hosting a summit of the European People's Party, whose leaders traditionally meet before every EU summit to discuss the same topics on the agenda of the European Council. The latter, comprised of presidents or prime ministers from EU countries, will convene tonight for a summit due to focus on a new treaty expected to replace the failed European constitution.
Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader attended the Meise summit.