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Ms del Ponte said she had "not been under pressure" to report positively on Croatia (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

Del Ponte angers UN staff over Croatia move

Staff at the UN’s Hague tribunal are dismayed by the surprise announcement made on Monday by UN chief prosecutor Carla del Ponte that Croatia is "fully cooperating" with the tribunal – paving the way for Zagreb's entry talks with the EU.

German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung quotes one senior employee of the tribunal as telling the paper on Tuesday (4 October) that "irritation is very strong".

Ms Del Ponte said at an EU foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg on Monday "I can say th...

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Ms del Ponte said she had "not been under pressure" to report positively on Croatia (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

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