ZAGREB, March 27 (Hina) - Croatian European Integration Minister Ivan Jakovcic on Monday held a lecture at the Zagreb Faculty of Law to the subject "Croatia in Europe: Why, How, When -- Legal and Economic Aspects of Joining EU".
"Today Croatia needs a collective agreement and pact for Europe of all its political and intellectual forces, so we all could agree Europe was our only future," Jakovcic said. The European Integration Ministry will draft a national strategy for preparations to access the European Union, an analyses of expenses and benefits of these processes, and the public's views will be researched, Jakovcic announced. "Europe can bring about many benefits, but also some problems so Croatian citizens must be acquainted with this," he said. According to his expectations, Croatia should receive a passing grade from the EU Council of Ministers in June and begin negotiations on an ag
ZAGREB, March 27 (Hina) - Croatian European Integration Minister
Ivan Jakovcic on Monday held a lecture at the Zagreb Faculty of Law
to the subject "Croatia in Europe: Why, How, When -- Legal and
Economic Aspects of Joining EU".
"Today Croatia needs a collective agreement and pact for Europe of
all its political and intellectual forces, so we all could agree
Europe was our only future," Jakovcic said.
The European Integration Ministry will draft a national strategy
for preparations to access the European Union, an analyses of
expenses and benefits of these processes, and the public's views
will be researched, Jakovcic announced.
"Europe can bring about many benefits, but also some problems so
Croatian citizens must be acquainted with this," he said.
According to his expectations, Croatia should receive a passing
grade from the EU Council of Ministers in June and begin
negotiations on an agreement on stabilisation and association
which, he said, could be signed in the first half of next year.
Croatia could become a full member of the EU in 2006. Special
attention must he paid to harmonising Croatian laws with European
and dealing with the social and economic situation in the country,
Jakovcic said.
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