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HR-ASSOCIATION-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4429HINA Zagreb, 29 October 2001CROATIA, EU SIGN STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION AGREEMENTLUXEMBOURG, Oct 29 (Hina) - Croatia signed a
Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union (EU) in Luxembourg on Monday, whereby Zagreb has won the status of a potential candidate for full membership in the Union. "This is indeed a historical day in relations between Croatia and the EU," Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said at the signing of the SAA. "Today's signing of the SAA firmly places Croatia on the road towards the EU. This is only the first step on a long and difficult path. I am convinced we will successfully reach the end of the road, becoming a part of a new united Europe," Racan added. The EU Council of Ministers' chairman, Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel, said the Croatian government had made huge progress in politics and the economy over the past two years, and a