Saturday, February 6, 2010

Germany supports Croatia to join EU, but won't say exactly when.

Soch Mel

Germany has stated that it will support Croatia’s effort to join the EU, but it has not set a date for when Croatia will be part of the EU. Croatia has been a candidate for EU membership since 2004.

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor discussed that objectives need to be met first; “Once those tasks have been fulfilled, accession will be possible,” Ms. Merkel.

Croatia’s currently fighting corruption and trying to resolve a border dispute with Slovenia. The EU is mostly concern about the corruption that Croatia faces.

Bulgaria and Romania became part of the EU in 2007; their corruption problem has not been resolved. This caused people to have unpopular views for EU enlargement in Germany.

Croatia, the state that Germany likes the most of the former ex-Yugoslav states, is seen as the only Western Balkan state that will be part of the EU in the short term.

Hopefully, Croatia can resolve some issues and have a stronger support from Germany!

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