28/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - Hannes Swoboda congratulates Zagreb on fulfilling all its accession requirements. On 27 March, the leader of the S&D Group at the European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda (Austria), hailed the Croatian government for fulfilling “all the requirements” for joining the European Union on 1 July 2013 (see EUROPE 10815). “However, it is essential that, after the formal accession process ends, the tasks of fighting corruption and strengthening the rule of law will...