Croats prefer fishing zone to EU, poll says

Croats would rather stay out of the EU than give up their right to control fishing in the Adriatic, a poll suggests.

Izvor: BIRN

Monday, 03.03.2008.

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Croats would rather stay out of the EU than give up their right to control fishing in the Adriatic, a poll suggests. BIRN says that, "in a remarkable similarity with their Serbian neighbors, who, according to the latest poll there, a vast majority said they would not join the EU if the price was the recognition of the independence of Kosovo", 56 percent of the polled Croats said they would rather see the Protected Ecological Fishery Zone, ZERP, than see their country join the EU. Croats prefer fishing zone to EU, poll says The survey was conducted at the end February by the Zagreb daily Vecernji List and interviewed some 900 people. The survey showed that 33.8 percent of those polled would prefer the EU over ZERP. At the same time, 52 percent of those covered by the survey still support Croatia's bid for full EU membership. Analysts say the discrepancy emerges from an emotional approach to the ZERP issue and argue that increased support for the EU was more important. ZERP regulates an area of sea in Croatia’s territorial and international waters in the Adriatic and came into force at the beginning of this year. Zagreb says the zone is intended to preserve fishing stocks and reduce pollution. But Italy and Slovenia say the area has to be shared between the three countries and have accused Croatia of breaking European Union regulations. Slovenia has been using its clout as current holder of the EU Presidency to block Croatia's EU accession bid, although Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has recently announced he will forward a compromise deal to both sides.

Croats prefer fishing zone to EU, poll says

The survey was conducted at the end February by the Zagreb daily Večernji List and interviewed some 900 people. The survey showed that 33.8 percent of those polled would prefer the EU over ZERP.

At the same time, 52 percent of those covered by the survey still support Croatia's bid for full EU membership.

Analysts say the discrepancy emerges from an emotional approach to the ZERP issue and argue that increased support for the EU was more important.

ZERP regulates an area of sea in Croatia’s territorial and international waters in the Adriatic and came into force at the beginning of this year. Zagreb says the zone is intended to preserve fishing stocks and reduce pollution.

But Italy and Slovenia say the area has to be shared between the three countries and have accused Croatia of breaking European Union regulations.

Slovenia has been using its clout as current holder of the EU Presidency to block Croatia's EU accession bid, although Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has recently announced he will forward a compromise deal to both sides.

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