President Barroso welcomes result of referendum in Slovenia

Published: 7 June 2010 y., Monday

Žozė Manuelis Barozas
Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission has made the following statement on learning of the positive result of the referendum on the Border Arbitration Agreement agreed by the governments of Slovenia and Croatia:

“This is an important step forward. I very much welcome the support that the Slovenian people have given in the referendum on the Border Arbitration Agreement signed by the governments of Slovenia and Croatia. We now look forward to a final settlement of the dispute. Resolving this bilateral issue is an important signal for the region and the relations between Slovenia and Croatia.”

Šaltinis: europa.eu
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.

Facebook Comments

New comment


Captcha

Associated articles

The most popular articles

Berlusconi survives confidence vote

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wins a no-confidence motion in parliament by a margin of only three votes. more »

Snow storm pounds US Midwest

A powerful snow storm is playing havoc with travel plans in the US Midwest as more than 2,000 flights are canceled in Chicago. more »

Third EU-Africa summit: MEPs call for an EU law on "blood minerals"

The European Parliament backed plans to create an EU law ensuring traceability of imported minerals, as a tool to combat illegal exploitation of conflict minerals in African countries, in a resolution passed on Wednesday. more »

Commissioner Georgieva makes a plea for cholera victims in Haiti

Commissioner Georgieva said “The anti–cholera efforts undertaken before of the post–electoral riots have reduced the daily rate of cholera deaths from 50 on 23th of November to 22 on 4th of December." more »

Passengers return from Artic cruise

Passengers onboard a damaged cruise ship return to safety in Argentina. more »

Civil society needs to play a greater role in EU–Russia relations, says the EESC

In the immediate wake of the successful EU–Russia Summit, the European Economic and Social Committee is discussing its own–initiative opinion on EU‑Russia relations in the presence of Vladimir Chizhov, Russian Ambassador to the EU. more »

UK students protest tuition hike

Students demonstrate on the streets of London, in protest over a that would allow tuition fees to treble. more »

Bomb attack on Lenin statue

A bomb destroys part of a Lenin statue near Saint Petersburg, the latest such attack on a monument to the founder of the Soviet Union. more »

Pollution warning over Ganges

Residents living along the historic Ganges River in eastern India complain water pollution is on the rise. more »

Two held over Israel fire

Israeli police arrest two people on suspicion of starting a huge forest fire through negligence. more »