BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5345

ZAGREB, June 11 (Hina) - European Union External Relations CommissionerChris Patten has expressed hope that the European Council will supportCroatia's EU membership application and set a date for the start ofaccession talks. Croatian Parliament President Vladimir Seks onFriday met the European Commissioner for External Affairs, ChrisPatten, who is visiting Croatia, parliament's public relations servicesaid in a press release. European Union External Relations CommissionerChris Patten on Friday advised the Croatian government not to focus ondates for negotiations on EU membership, but rather on how to carryout its job in the best way possible. With additional reforms and adjustments, itwill be no problem for Croatia to join the European Union, the EUExternal Relations Commissioner Chris Patten said on Friday during hisvisit to the town of Petrinja. European Commissioner for External AffairsChris Patten said on Croatian Television o