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Zagreb, March 12 (CP) — Croatian Parliament is set to discuss the Government Report on activities regarding negotiations with the European Union and the implementation of Croatia’s Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone on EU member states.

The ruling coalition is expected to propose another postpopnement of the zone’s implementation on EU members, until an agreement regarding it has been achieved in.

Following yesterday’s meeting with parliamentary parties Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said that the government coalition and a large majority of parliamentary parties support the proposal.
Noting that it was in Croatia’s national interest to choose the completion of accession negotiations with the European Union over the implementation of the Zone.

One coalition partner, the Croatian Peasant Party, is against a postponement of the zone implementation. Party President, Josip Friščić, said however, that he was aware an agreement in accordance with EU regulations had to be achieved regarding the issue.