BERLIN, April 21 (Hina) - German media only briefly reported on the European Commission's positive avis on Croatia's EU membership application, while the news of the day was a possible referendum on the European Constitution and
coming expansion.
BERLIN, April 21 (Hina) - German media only briefly reported on the
European Commission's positive avis on Croatia's EU membership
application, while the news of the day was a possible referendum on
the European Constitution and coming expansion.#L#
Frankfurter Allgemeune Zeittung on Wednesday brings a thorough report
about Croatia headlined "Functioning Democracy and a Market Economy".
Along with quotes and comments that refer to progress in the
development of democracy and economy in Croatia, the reporter also
cited EU enlargement commissioner Guenther Verheugen as saying that
Croatia still had much to do on its path to full EU membership.
The article also includes information that Croatia's Gross Domestic
product of EUR5,368 per capita makes up only one fifth of the EU
average.
Suedddeutsche Zeitung daily cited a brief news agency report headlined
"Brussles Praises Croatia" saying that Croatia's aim was to become a
EU member by 2007.
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