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Croatia predicts EU entry by 2011

14 April 2009

Croatia is predicting that it will be admitted to the European Union (EU) within the next two years, it has been reported.

Prime Minister Ivo Sanader recently told a German weekly newspaper that the Adriatic country, which has long been a favourite with foreign tourists, could be granted access as early as January 2011, the Croatian Times reported.

His comments come on the back of Croatia being given membership to NATO earlier this month.

Mr Sanader told Die Welt: "I absolutely believe we can end negotiations by the end of 2009 and join the organisation by 2011. The best date would be January 1st."

He added that he also expected Croatia's neighbour to the north Slovenia to support its entry claim to the organisation.

Official statistics from the Croatian government show that more than 1.04 million visits were made to the country from Slovenia during 2008.

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