BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5837

ZAGREB, Oct 18 (Hina) - A conference called "The Constitutional Law onthe Rights of National Minorities, Three Years Later (2002-2005) washeld in Zagreb on Tuesday. A member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)Presidency and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration,Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, held a news conference on currentdevelopments regarding Croatia's EU membership talks on Tuesday. The head of the Delegation of the EuropeanCommission to Croatia, Vincent Degert, gave a lecture in Europe Housein Zagreb on Tuesday on challenges Croatia would face in accessionnegotiations with the European Union. Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Tuesdayheld talks with the head of the European Commission Delegation toCroatia, Vincent Degert, on the recent launching of Croatia's EuropeanUnion entry negotiations and the Delegation's role in the process, thegovernment said in a press release. The steering council for the PHARE prog