Slovenia Opening The Doors For Croatia´s Accession to EU

21. 03. 2013

Slovenia Opening The Doors For Croatia´s Accession to EU


Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec lauded the launch of the ratification process by noting that today was a "happy day". This was echoed by committee members, who pledged their support for the bill ratifying Croatia's treaty at the plenary, expressing the hope the process would be completed this month.

 

The path to ratification was cleared after Slovenia and Croatia signed a memorandum on 11 March to resolve the last remaining issue standing in the way, related to the Yugoslav-era savings deposits at the Zagreb subsidiaryof the defunct Slovenian LB bank.

 

 

The countries pledged to resolve the matter as part of succession to the former Yugoslavia, while Croatia committed not to push through with government-authorised lawsuits claiming the deposits that Croatia transferred into its public debt in 1991.

 

At the outset of the committee debate, Minister Erjavec assured MPs that Croatia had duly notified Slovenia of its having ratified the LB memorandum, which entered into force on 19 March. In this way conditions for the ratification of Croatia's EU Accession Treaty have been met.

 

Slovenia was the last EU member to start the ratification process for Croatia's accession to the EU, which is scheduled for 1 July. Ratification procedures are still ongoing in Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany, while the process has been completed in 22 member states.

 

Source: SloveniaTimes

Slovenia Opening The Doors For Croatia´s Accession to EU