BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5335

ZAGREB, June 1 (Hina) - German Foreign Minister Joschka Fisher said inZagreb on Tuesday Croatia was a stability factor in the region andthat its drawing closer to the European Union could have a positiveimpact on the entire region. Germany will strongly advocate that Croatia begiven the EU candidate status at the coming summit in Brussels, GermanForeign Minister Joschka Fisher said in Zagreb on Tuesday after talkswith his Croatian counterpart Miomir Zuzul. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fisher onTuesday expressed conviction that at the commit EU summit in Brussels,the European Council would bear in mind Croatia's progress and adopt apositive decision regarding Croatia's EU candidate status. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fisher and hisCroatian counterpart Miomir Zuzul arrived in the southern CroatianAdriatic town of Dubrovnik on Tuesday evening. Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and the leader ofthe strongest opposition party, the Socia