ADDITION TO BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4871

HR-BULLETIN-Politika ADDITION TO BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4871 HINA Zagreb 22 February 2003PREMIER SUBMITS CROATIA'S APPLICATION FOR EU MEMBERSHIP - EXTENDEDATHENS, Feb 22 (Hina) - Prime Minister Ivica Racan in Athens on Friday submitted Croatia's application for EU membership to the chairman of the European Council, Greek Premier Costas Simitis. "On behalf of the Republic of Croatia, following the Croatian Parliamentary Resolution on Croatia's Joining 0the European Union, it is our honour to, in line with Article 49 of the Agreement on the European Union, submit Croatia's application for membership of the European Union," reads the text of the application which Racan and President Stjepan Mesic signed in Zagreb on Thursday. The application was handed over along with Resolution on Croatia's joining the EU, adopted in December 2002. The application was also accompanied by a promotional CD entitled "RE:member CROATIA". The promotional CD includes speeches by President Mesic and