ZAGREB, May 17 (Hina) - The Croatian Interior Ministry issued a statement on Monday saying that a new government decree under which every foreign national entering Croatia would have to have 100 euros for each day of their planned
stay in the country, had been adjusted to European Union standards.
ZAGREB, May 17 (Hina) - The Croatian Interior Ministry issued a
statement on Monday saying that a new government decree under which
every foreign national entering Croatia would have to have 100 euros
for each day of their planned stay in the country, had been adjusted
to European Union standards.#L#
The decree on the visa system, due to enter into force on June 1, "has
been adjusted to the standards and regulations of most European Union
countries and is an integral part of the process of adjustment of
Croatian legislation to that of the European Union," the statement
said.
The statement follows criticism by the Chairman of
Bosnia-Herzegovina's Council of Ministers, Adnan Terzic, who said on
Sunday his country could, as a countermeasure, issue a decision under
which Croatian citizens would have to have 500 euros for each day of
their stay in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Croatian Interior Ministry recalled in its statement that under
previous regulations every foreigner had to have an equivalent of 350
Deutschmarks (175 euros) for each day of their stay.
"If a foreign national has a certified letter of invitation from a
natural or legal person in Croatia, proof of accommodation booking or
a similar document, they will have to prove to be in possession of an
equivalent of 50 euros for each day of their planned stay," the
statement said, adding that credit and debit cards, bank certificates
and cheques would be recognised as proof.
The Interior Ministry said that border crossing officers had the
authority to ask any foreigner to prove that they possessed enough
money to stay in Croatia, return to the country they had come from or
for transit to a third country.
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