BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH

HR-COMMISSIONER-ENLARGEMENT-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5136HINA Zagreb, 13 November 2003VERHEUGEN: EUROPEAN COMMISSION SUPPORTS CROATIA'S E.U. BIDZAGREB, Nov 13 (Hina) - The European Commission fully supports Croatia's aspirations to join the European Union, EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said during a day-long visit to Zagreb on Thursday after meeting Prime Minister Ivica Racan. "The purpose of my visit is very simple. The European Commission wants to demonstrate before the elections in Croatia how important the European vocation of Croatia is for the European Commission," Verheugen said at a joint press conference with Racan. "The European Commission wants to demonstrate that it fully supports the ambitious strategy of (Croatia) to become a full member of the European Union with equal rights and equal obligations as soon as possible," he added. The EU commissioner said Croatia had made "considerable and impressive progres