LJUBLJANA, March 11 (Hina) - The Slovene government has not yet officially reacted to a Croatian Supreme Court decision enabling three former clients of Ljubljanska Banka Zagreb to compensate for the bank's debts to them by
confiscating the bank's real-estate in Croatia, but could do so soon, Slovene press of Tuesday writes.
LJUBLJANA, March 11 (Hina) - The Slovene government has not yet
officially reacted to a Croatian Supreme Court decision enabling
three former clients of Ljubljanska Banka Zagreb to compensate for
the bank's debts to them by confiscating the bank's real-estate in
Croatia, but could do so soon, Slovene press of Tuesday writes. #L#
Slovenia still insists that the issue is a case of succession to the
former Yugoslavia, Maribor's "Vecer" daily writes, claiming that
Ljubljana is perplexed about "whether this is a solo act by the
judiciary" or " a co-ordinated act by the Croatian leadership with
regard to some recent statements".
The real-estate in Croatia belongs to the "old" Ljubljanska Banka
which is not sufficient to satisfy the demands of all former
clients, and the Supreme Court decision "is impossible to apply to
property of the New Ljubljanska Banka", says the POP-TV commercial
television, citing leading Slovene legal experts. Others say that
the new bank does not even own property in Croatia, except for that
of its daughter-companies.
"The current decision of the Croatian Supreme Court and the problem
of clients should be viewed through a spectre of overall relations
with Croatia," writes Ljubljana's "Dnevnik" daily. It adds
Slovenia's official stance that the former Yugoslav federation
guaranteed for savings deposits in the former Yugoslavia.
Dnevnik writes that Slovenia should wait to solve relations with
Croatia until it joins the EU and NATO, when its position will be
stronger.
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