"Mr. Borrell encouraged me by saying that Croatia would most definitely join the EU 'tomorrow'," Sanader said after talks with Borrell.
Borrell's speech in the Croatian Parliament and our talks show his firm position that Croatia must become a full EU member, the PM said.
Sanader informed Borrell of Zagreb's initiatives regarding cooperation in the region which he said would be in line with EU attempts to achieve permanent stability in Southeast Europe.
The EP president said he arrived in Croatia to clear up some misunderstandings, but also to clearly state where Croatia was going, namely that it was drawing closer to the EU.
Borrell dismissed speculation that a recent EU report that spoke critically about Southeast European countries' EU prospects was dangerous for Croatia. The report speaks about countries that have no clear prospects of joining the bloc, but it does not refer to Croatia which is very clearly heading towards Europe, Borrell said.
Asked if his talks with Sanader focused on the situation in the Croatian media, notably public media, Borrell said the media issue was not discussed.
Borrell also held talks with the head of the Croatian national committee in charge of monitoring negotiations with the EU, Ivica Racan.
"We should not be surprised at criticisms from Europe, because we have not met some of our obligations. We should not wait for criticism from Europe, we should be critical towards ourselves," Racan said after talks with Borrell.