The EU on Monday (3 October) agreed to open talks with Croatia just hours after the UN chief prosecutor announced that Zagreb is fully co-operating with the Hague tribunal.
"We have made a historic decision on behalf of Croatia and have begun the accession negotiations," UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said late on Monday after long negotiations, which saw the bloc also agree to open talks with Turkey.
The EU’s move was facilitated by statements by Carla del Ponte, prosecutor at t...
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