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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8387

27 January 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/croatia
Prodi backs request for accession expected 18 February

Brussels, 27/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, President Prodi publicly supported Croatia's intention to put an official request for EU membership to the Greek Presidency in coming weeks (probably on 18 February in Athens). He stressed, however, that it would be up to Croatia to create the necessary conditions to allow membership talks to be opened (mainly compliance with political criteria). "I have always supported this country's move toward European integration", Romano Prodi told the...

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