CENTRAL-EUROPEAN INITIATIVE, EU REPS MEET IN BRUSSELS

ZAGREB, 19 (Hina) - A Croatian delegation participated in a session of the Committee of the Central-European Initiative (CEI) National Coordinators and European Union representatives, which was held in Brussels, the Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Wednesday. #L# The session, held yesterday, is the first official meeting after the European Union summit in Dublin which resulted in an official document confirming that the CEI can be an additional catalyst in preparing non-member countries for their full participation within the European Union. As a further contribution of the European Union to the implementation of concrete development projects in 16 CEI member- states, Croatia included, EU representatives stressed possibilities of integrating CEI projects into EU programs, such as PHARE or TACIS. Once EU experts have examined CEI projects, CEI member- countries and the European Commission are expected to reach agreement and start the first action program of cooperation between CEI and EU. The European Union delegation at the Brussels session was led by directors in the European Commission Administration for Foreign Relations, Catherine Day and Sipke Brouwer. The session was also attended by representatives of all 16 CEI members-states. The Croatian delegation at the session was led by the deputy head of the Croatian mission in the European Communities, Mladen Andrlic, and deputy national coordinator Ana Puljic Zunjic, the statement said. (hina0 rm mm 191200 MET feb 97