Brussels, 18/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - As expected, the European Council endorsed the European Commission's proposal on Croatia's application to join the EU, calling for a bilateral conference to be organised at the beginning of 2005 to launch the negotiations.
The Summit's conclusions note that Croatia respects the 1993 Copenhagen political criteria and the terms of the 1997 Stabilisation and Association Process. The Council called on Croatia to step up its efforts with regard to minority...