Samo prijavljeni korisnici mogu pregledati cijeli sadržaj.
ZAGREB, Dec 18 (Hina) - Croatia is pleased with the decision of theEuropean Council on the date of the start of membership negotiations,because no new conditions were set, Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul saidin Zagreb on Saturday.
Croatia managed to get the most favourabledecision on the start of membership negotiations with the EuropeanUnion "literally at the last minute" thanks to the "personaldiplomatic efforts" of its senior officials in Brussels, a Croatiandiplomatic source told Hina on Saturday. On the occasion of the European Council'sdecision to start negotiations on Croatia's EU membership on 17 March2005, Croatian Parliament Speaker Vladimir Seks on Saturdaycongratulated Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and all Croatian citizens andgave his assessment of the decision, the parliament's public relationsoffice said in a statement. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wasquoted by the Italian press on Saturday as saying that Italy'sp