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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9578
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/croatia

European Parliament rapporteur says Croatia is lagging behind in its preparations to join the EU

Brussels, 11/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - The chances of Croatia being able to meet the deadlines generally backed by the European Parliament for joining the EU (conclusion of accession talks in 2009 and accession in 2011) are only between 20% and 30%, explained EP rapporteur on Croatia, Austrian MEP Hannes Swoboda (PES) in an interview with EUObserver on 11 January 2008, regretting the way the Croatian government had wasted a lot of time during the election campaign for the November 2007...

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