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Croatia aims to speed up EU negotiations
31 January 2008
Croatia has indicated its displeasure at the time it is taking to secure the country's accession to the EU, it has emerged.
Vladimir Drobnjak, chief negotiator with the EU on behalf of Croatia, has indicated that talks with the international body have been frustratingly slow, reports EUobserver.
"Although we are not displeased … I cannot nonetheless state that we are satisfied," he has reportedly commented.
Talks with the EU regarding Croatia's accession began in October 2005 and less than half of the negotiations package (16 out of 35 chapters) have been opened at present, the article noted.
Mr Drobnjak indicated that the EU has been slow to respond and that complex procedures have contributed to the slow pace of negotiations.
"We are aware of our shortcomings, but the overall speed doesn't stand only with us. It [the procedure] is so complex, that not only one side can be blamed for the pace. It is not a one-sided process," he told the news provider.
Ten new countries joined the EU in 2004 as the international community worked more closely to fight crime in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, according to the Europa website.
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