BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Hina) - Croatia and the European Union have concluded the second round of talks on an agreement on stabilisation and association by harmonising more than three-quarters of the text of the agreement, Croatia's chief
negotiator with the EU Neven Mimica said in Brussels Tuesday after the two-day talks. Remaining for further negotiations remain the harmonisation of details on the liberalisation of the trade regime in Croatia for agricultural and industrial products from the EU, regulating the real-estate market and forming some provisions of the political section of the agreement, Mimica said, adding the agreement is expected to be initialled by the end of June, before Switzerland ends its chairmanship over the organisation. Asked about moot points in the political part of the agreement, a European Commission representative in charge for Southeast Europe, David Daly, said the details were not
BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Hina) - Croatia and the European Union have
concluded the second round of talks on an agreement on
stabilisation and association by harmonising more than three-
quarters of the text of the agreement, Croatia's chief negotiator
with the EU Neven Mimica said in Brussels Tuesday after the two-day
talks.
Remaining for further negotiations remain the harmonisation of
details on the liberalisation of the trade regime in Croatia for
agricultural and industrial products from the EU, regulating the
real-estate market and forming some provisions of the political
section of the agreement, Mimica said, adding the agreement is
expected to be initialled by the end of June, before Switzerland
ends its chairmanship over the organisation.
Asked about moot points in the political part of the agreement, a
European Commission representative in charge for Southeast Europe,
David Daly, said the details were not particularly contentious,
adding one clause confirmed Croatia's status as a potential
candidate for full membership in the EU.
Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula also visited Brussels
Tuesday to speak with representatives of the EU Troika and the
European Parliament within the framework of political dialogue.
The European Union gave support to the Croatian government's
European orientation, stressing it counted on Croatia as a serious
partner in stabilising Europe's south-east.
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