Croatia to hold EU referendum on Jan. 22

A referendum on Croatia's accession to the European Union will be held on January 22, Croatian President Ivo Josipović said.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 20.12.2011.

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A referendum on Croatia's accession to the European Union will be held on January 22, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said. He expects the Croatian Foreign Ministry to start lobbying immediately after the referendum for the ratification of treaties on on Croatia's accession. Croatia to hold EU referendum on Jan. 22 There is enough time until January 22 to send to Croatian citizens important message what membership in the EU means, Josipovic told Croatian Radio. He said he concurred that the public was not informed enough during the negotiating process, but that all forces should now be aimed at completing the accession process. We should not mislead people to believe that membership in the EU would solve all problems. Our membership is a great opportunity and whether we will use it successfully primarily depends on us, Josipovic said.

Croatia to hold EU referendum on Jan. 22

There is enough time until January 22 to send to Croatian citizens important message what membership in the EU means, Josipović told Croatian Radio.

He said he concurred that the public was not informed enough during the negotiating process, but that all forces should now be aimed at completing the accession process.

We should not mislead people to believe that membership in the EU would solve all problems. Our membership is a great opportunity and whether we will use it successfully primarily depends on us, Josipović said.

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