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The bay of Piran - Croatia and Slovenia have been unable to agree on where their sea border should lie for 18 years (Photo: EUobserver)

EU urges Slovenia and Croatia to end border dispute

The EU on Monday (27 April) called on Slovenia and Croatia to accept a European Commission proposal for international arbitration in order to solve their long-standing border dispute, warning that if the quarrel drags on it could have repercussions on other countries in the region.

"We recall the urgency attached to this issue," Czech deputy prime minister Alexandr Vondra, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said at a press conference following a meeting of EU fore...

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The bay of Piran - Croatia and Slovenia have been unable to agree on where their sea border should lie for 18 years (Photo: EUobserver)

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