"Now, only 24 hours after the referendum in France, it is difficult to say whether or not this would slow down the process of Croatia's drawing closer to the EU," Drobnjak said.
"However, the most important thing for Croatia is the fact the the negotiating frameworks, namely the rules of negotiations, which were officially adopted and which clearly say that the final aim of the negotiations is Croatia's joining the Union, remain unquestionable, regardless of the results of the referendum," Drobnjak said.
Croatia's chief negotiators held several technical meetings in the European Commission in Brussels on Monday and pointed out one fact that he was acquainted with at those meetings. "Croatia was not mentioned once in the campaign aimed against the adoption of the European Constitution in France. This fact is positively interpreted in the European Commission. This means that France does not consider Croatia to be questionable," Drobnjak said.
Eurpean Commission Representative in Croatia Jacques Wunenburger told Croatia Television that the negative results of the referendum in France would not immediately reflect on the process of further EU enlargement. The ratification of the European Constitution and the process of EU enlargement are simply two different things, Wunenburger said.