Croatia has been told that early next year it can begin negotiations to join the European Union.
EU leaders, meeting for a summit in Brussels today said that the country had met the political criteria to become an EU member and recommended that negotiations start in January next year.
Commission President Romano Prodi told journalists that the decision was a historic one and that it sent a message to the countries of the region that "the door is open".
Croatian Prime Ministe...
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