ZAGREB, April 20 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with a positive decision of the European Commission on Croatia's application for full membership in the European Union.
ZAGREB, April 20 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on
Tuesday expressed satisfaction with a positive decision of the
European Commission on Croatia's application for full membership in
the European Union.#L#
After he received the positive 'avis' from the European Commission
Delegation's head in Zagreb, Jacques Wunenburger, Sanader voiced
satisfaction on behalf of the government and the entire Croatian
public with the document, which was made public in Strasbourg this
afternoon.
Our final goal is Croatia's full membership in the EU in the next few
years, Sanader told reporters after meeting Wunenburger.
Wunenburger said the positive avis was based on the Copenhagen
criteria and was also a recommendation for the start of negotiations
with Croatia on its full membership in the EU.
(Hina) ms