VIENNA ++VIENNA, Nov 24 (Hina) - A public panel on Croatian history from the +mid-19th century to the present was staged in Vienna on Monday.+ Attended by numerous Austrians and Croats, "Between Time 1848 and +1998" was addressed by
Croatian Ambassador to the European Union +Janko Dobrinovic Vranytzany, Austrian historian Arnold Suppan, +Croatian academician Ivan Supek, and Vincent Lichtenstein on +behalf of the Habsburg family.+ Speaking about the current situation in Croatia and its +environment, and especially in view of its rapprochement with the +EU, Ambassador Vranytzany said, "perfection is demanded of +Croatia, it is criticised too much, and helped too little."+ He recalled that the PHARE programme had still not been opened for +Croatia, and expected the special relations agreement Croatia +signed with the Croat-Muslim Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina in +Zagreb on Sunday would result in a positive change
VIENNA, Nov 24 (Hina) - A public panel on Croatian history from the
mid-19th century to the present was staged in Vienna on Monday.
Attended by numerous Austrians and Croats, "Between Time 1848 and
1998" was addressed by Croatian Ambassador to the European Union
Janko Dobrinovic Vranytzany, Austrian historian Arnold Suppan,
Croatian academician Ivan Supek, and Vincent Lichtenstein on
behalf of the Habsburg family.
Speaking about the current situation in Croatia and its
environment, and especially in view of its rapprochement with the
EU, Ambassador Vranytzany said, "perfection is demanded of
Croatia, it is criticised too much, and helped too little."
He recalled that the PHARE programme had still not been opened for
Croatia, and expected the special relations agreement Croatia
signed with the Croat-Muslim Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina in
Zagreb on Sunday would result in a positive change of attitude from
abroad.
Lichtenstein said it was important that Croatia become integrated
with Europe as soon as possible because, he said, that is where as a
central European country it belongs.
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