The Croatian Prime Minister, Ivica Racan, confirmed on Monday that Croatia would submit its formal application to become a member of the European Union on 18 February in Athens.
After a meeting with Mr Racan, the Commission President, Romano Prodi said that the talks had been "warm and friendly" adding that it would be another step for peace and stability in Croatia"
"It will depend solely on us the moment when we accede… we know very well our obligations" acknowledged Mr Racan.<...
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