Slovenia: Referendum on deal with Croatia

The Slovenian parliament has decided to hold an additional legislative referendum on the arbitration agreement with Croatia on June 6.

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The Slovenian parliament has decided to hold an additional legislative referendum on the arbitration agreement with Croatia on June 6. The Slovenian parliament on Monday evening in Ljubljana voted unanimously to schedule the referendum. Slovenia: Referendum on deal with Croatia The vote will give a chance to Slovenians to decide whether they support the law which would enable the ratification of the agreement signed by Slovenian and Croatian governments, which should resolve the open border issues between the two countries. The agreement was signed last November by Slovenian and Croatian Prime Ministers Borut Pahor and Jadranka Kosor and ratified in both parliaments. Nevertheless, Slovenia has opted for the referendum as well. Slovenia's left-wing ruling coalition has already begun a campaign to persuade voters to support the law and the agreement with Croatia. The opposition is calling on the citizens to vote against the law which would, in their opinion, lend validity to the agreement which they see as harmful to Slovenia – primarily to its desire to have access to open sea, and which would cause it lose its status as littoral country. On the other hand, Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar was quoted as saying that the agreement guarantees that the country will keep its access to open sea. If majority of voters vote against the law will be made null. This would once again open up the border dispute issue, which has been present since Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence in 1991. At the same time, should the outcome of the referendum be negative, the Slovenian parliament will for a year be unable to adopt another law that was contrary in nature to the referendum results.

Slovenia: Referendum on deal with Croatia

The vote will give a chance to Slovenians to decide whether they support the law which would enable the ratification of the agreement signed by Slovenian and Croatian governments, which should resolve the open border issues between the two countries.

The agreement was signed last November by Slovenian and Croatian Prime Ministers Borut Pahor and Jadranka Kosor and ratified in both parliaments.

Nevertheless, Slovenia has opted for the referendum as well.

Slovenia's left-wing ruling coalition has already begun a campaign to persuade voters to support the law and the agreement with Croatia.

The opposition is calling on the citizens to vote against the law which would, in their opinion, lend validity to the agreement which they see as harmful to Slovenia – primarily to its desire to have access to open sea, and which would cause it lose its status as littoral country.

On the other hand, Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Žbogar was quoted as saying that the agreement guarantees that the country will keep its access to open sea.

If majority of voters vote against the law will be made null.

This would once again open up the border dispute issue, which has been present since Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence in 1991.

At the same time, should the outcome of the referendum be negative, the Slovenian parliament will for a year be unable to adopt another law that was contrary in nature to the referendum results.

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