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Slovenia unblocks Croatian EU bid

(...) Slovenia had blocked Croatia's EU negotiations since December because of the border dispute.

Prime Minister Pahor said the government would immediately propose to parliament that "Slovenia removes restraints for Croatia's EU negotiating process".

(...) The border row dates back to 1991, when the two countries declared independence from the former Yugoslavia.

The dispute centres mainly on the small bay of Piran in the Adriatic Sea.

Croatia has wanted the border to be drawn down the middle of the bay.

But Slovenia, which has a much shorter coastline than its neighbour, fears this would deny its ships direct passage to the high seas.

É sempre uma boa notícia quando se removem obstáculos destes, questiúnculas em geral prejudiciais ao bem comum dos povos europeus. Sempre se evitam alternativas bizarras.