Slovenia hints at Croatian EU bid veto

Slovenian PM Janez Janša says Ljubljana could veto Zagreb's EU membership bid.

Izvor: STA

Wednesday, 09.04.2008.

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Slovenian PM Janez Jansa says Ljubljana could veto Zagreb's EU membership bid. According to STA news agency, he has raised the possibility of Slovenia exercising its right to veto Croatia's EU accession unless there were positive developments in the Slovenian-Croatian border dispute. Slovenia hints at Croatian EU bid veto "If the border issue is not solved, or the solution seeking process does not start at least moving towards a realistic prospect of achieving a good compromise, anything is possible in Slovenia," Jansa told TV Slovenija late on Monday. "Especially so, because steps like the EU's enlargement need to be ratified by the Slovenian parliament and also because a subsequent legislative referendum, a constitutional right in Slovenia, is possible with regard to this decision," the prime minister added. Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader downplayed the gravity of Jansa's statement, saying that it could be interpreted in the context of the upcoming general election in Slovenia. "I am confident that Slovenia will be among the biggest supporters of Croatia's EU accession," Sanader told the press during a visit to Budapest, according to Croatian news agency Hina. Janez Jansa (FoNet, archive)

Slovenia hints at Croatian EU bid veto

"If the border issue is not solved, or the solution seeking process does not start at least moving towards a realistic prospect of achieving a good compromise, anything is possible in Slovenia," Janša told TV Slovenija late on Monday.

"Especially so, because steps like the EU's enlargement need to be ratified by the Slovenian parliament and also because a subsequent legislative referendum, a constitutional right in Slovenia, is possible with regard to this decision," the prime minister added.

Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader downplayed the gravity of Janša's statement, saying that it could be interpreted in the context of the upcoming general election in Slovenia.

"I am confident that Slovenia will be among the biggest supporters of Croatia's EU accession," Sanader told the press during a visit to Budapest, according to Croatian news agency Hina.

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