"I will also send him (Degert) the Vienna Convention so that he could learn it by heart. Instead of protecting the interests of the European Commission and the Union and helping Croatia, which is a future EU member, he is causing confusion in the Croatian public and in the EC," Sanader said.
The EC Delegation said in a statement on Tuesday that by unilaterally activating the EFPZ Croatia would harm its own credibility as a reliable partner in the region.
Commenting on plans for the activation of the EFPZ, Sanader reiterated that Croatia had "the absolute and autonomous right to declare the EFPZ" and that "there is no trilateral agreement" with Slovenia and Italy.
"The Croatian Parliament made a decision that was within its jurisdiction - a decision to declare the EFPZ. Also, the Parliament implemented that decision in June 2004, exempting EU member countries until the negotiations are completed," Sanader said.
The PM, however, stressed that Croatia had informed the European Commission of its decision of June 2004 at a meeting in Brussels that was attended by EC representative Pierre Mirell and representatives of Italy and Slovenia.
"Minutes were taken at that meeting and signed by all participants. There was no agreement, there were only minutes saying that Croatia's representative relayed the decision by the Croatian Parliament," Sanader said.
He went on to say that the government would forward to the Sabor amendments to the decision on the EFPZ on Thursday.
"The amendments refer to the division of the Adriatic into zones, because we want to protect the fisheries zone in terms of fish protection, as well as to the prevention of discrimination against Croatian fishermen. We have announced those amendments to the European Commission and the countries concerned," Sanader said.
The PM used harsh words, warning EC Delegation chief Degert to "take care of how he is informing Commissioner Rehn".
"We have good relations with Commissioner Rehn, President (Jose Manuel) Barroso and the entire European Commission, including Degert, but we will not allow anyone exceed their powers and misinterpret decisions by the Croatian Parliament," the PM said.
"Having said this, I also want to say that we will not allow anybody to interfere and request reports from the Zagreb County Court. They can do it through the Foreign Ministry, but not directly. These are issues that are regulated by the Vienna Convention," Sanader said.
Sanader made the statements during a visit to Dubrovnik, where he attended the 15th Day of Dubrovnik War Veterans and the Sailors Day.