Brussels, 07/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Friday the Office of the European People's Party (EPP) met with the Croatian foreign affairs minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic and adopted an initiative by CDU MEPs Elmar Brok, Doris Pack and Michael Gahler, for a resolution requesting the “unconditional opening of negotiations for Croatia's accession to the EU” on 17 March.
On the same day in Zagreb, the EU/Croatia Parliamentary Committee said in a declaration that it expected Croatia to fully...