Slovenia still blocking Croatia's progress towards EU

Relations between Croatia and its EU neighbour Slovenia have been almost idyllic since last year's agreement on a mechanism to resolve a maritime border dispute.

The two countries even joined forces to initiate the so-called Brdo process to help the region progress towards EU integration through stepped-up cooperation and exchange. From being a notorious "bad example", Croatia and Slovenia turned into a model much praised by the EU on how to resolve bilateral disputes.

But not al...