The EU has delivered an ultimatum to Croatia. Its fugitive war crimes suspect, General Ante Gotovina, must surrender to the UN tribunal in The Hague by tomorrow, (16 March) or Croatia's negotiations on EU membership will be postponed.
The deadline was passed to Zagreb by the current president of the EU Council, Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker.
EU foreign ministers are due to decide on Wednesday (16 March) whether to start the talks as planned on Thursday. Most of t...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.