DOMLJAN MEETS EUROPEAN DELEGATES

ZAGREB, March 23 (Hina) - The chairman of the Croatian Foreign Relations Committee, Zarko Domljan, today met behind closed doors with a European Parliament delegation for south- eastern Europe. Domljan told reporters that they discussed the situation in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and neighbouring countries, describing the two-hour talks as "polemic, open and lively." The European delegates were particularly interested in Croatia's cooperation with neighboring countries and its expectations from the European Union. Domljan said two main subjects discussed included the termination of the UN Protection Force mandate and a sales tax imposed on the Split-based satirical weekly 'Feral Tribune'. The "unfortunate tax" on Feral Tribune had strained our relations with the European Union, Domljan said. He added that Feral Tribune would be paid DM 300.000, back, but at the same time "this also means that the rule of law has prevailed", Domljan emphasized. Domljan said that the Foreign Relations Committee of the European Parliament was going to "take a positive view" on Croatia joining the PHARE program. This was important since it was precisely the European Parliament that had opposed Croatia's admittance to the program. But the latest European Parliament's resolution, passed two weeks ago, supported Croatia's access to both PHARE and the trade and cooperation agreement. "After such a resolution, we expect no more misunderstandings or delays", Domljan concluded. (Hina) bk 231530 MET mar 95