ZAGREB/BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (Hina) - The speed is an exceptionally important factor in further plans of Croatia's moves aimed at drawing closer to the European Union, Croatia's Ambassador to the European Union, Vladimir Drobnjak, said on
Tuesday.
ZAGREB/BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (Hina) - The speed is an exceptionally
important factor in further plans of Croatia's moves aimed at
drawing closer to the European Union, Croatia's Ambassador to the
European Union, Vladimir Drobnjak, said on Tuesday. #L#
Commenting on yesterday's statement of the EU Commissioner for the
Union's enlargement, Gunter Verheugen, who excluded Croatia from
the circle of western Balkan countries, Drobnjak was quoted by
Croatian television news programme as saying that the speed was a
very important factor for further bids.
"Simply saying, there is no membership in the Union without
submitting an application for (membership) candidature," the
Croatian diplomat, situated in Brussels, told the news broadcast on
the phone.
The first big step will be to lodge an application for the
membership, he said but declined to speculate on when exactly
Zagreb could do so.
(hina) ms