Slovenia Denies Filing Charges Against Croatia over ZERP

The Slovenian ministry of Agriculture issued a statement yesterday which denied claims which appeared in some Croatian media sources, that Slovenia intends to charge Croatia for alleged damages done to Slovenian fishermen as a result of implementation of the Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone in the Adriatic.
The statement explained that there had been a misunderstanding […]

Slovenia May Sue Croatia over ZERP

Zagreb, March 18 (CP) — Several Slovene fishermen equipped with open sea fishing equipment are demanding of their government to pay up damages for the lost profit due to not being able to fish in the Croatian Protected Ecology and Fisheries Zone (ZERP) since January 1.
Allegedly they were told by the Slovene Agriculture Ministry officials […]

Slovene and Italian Fishing Boats Free To Fish in ZERP as of Saturday

Zagreb, March 15 (CP) – Since the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Zone’s (ZERP) implementation in Croatia against EU countries has been postponed as of Saturday, Italian and Slovene fishing boats can now fish freely in this segment of the sea.
Although HSS MPs as well as HSP leader and two SDP MPs voted against of the […]

Croatian Parliament Discussing ZERP Issue

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 […]

Tadic: Decision on ZERP Is Shameful

Zagreb, March 11 (CP) — The president of the commission in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Zone (ZERP) Tonci Tadic has described the conduct of the Croatian government and the ruling majority regarding the ZERP issue as scandalous and shameful.
Tadic claims that ZERP is not part of the negotiations […]

Croatian Government Indecisiveness on ZERP Sparks Reaction by Fishermen

Zagreb, March 11 (CP) The fishermen guild from the Zadar county has organised a peaceful protest in the Zadar port due to the government lacking decisiveness in the issue of the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Zone (ZERP).
It was stated that the fishermen were not against EU membership, but said Croatia cannot enter the EU without […]

Croatia Decides Not To Implement ZERP against EU Countries

Zagreb, March 10 (CP) – Croatia has announced on Monday it was refraining from implementing the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Belt (ZERP) against EU countries. The news was announced by the president of the National Committee for Monitoring EU Negotiations Vesna Pusic.
This basically means that ZERP has been returned to what it was two months […]

Croatian PM Sanader in Limbo over the ZERP or EU Dilemma

Zagreb, March 7 (CP) – After holding an emergency meeting with coalition partners, HSLS and HSS, PM Ivo Sanader said that the coalition had not dissolved over the issue of the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Belt (ZERP) or the EU and stressed that it needed to be seen what was more important if Croatia cannot […]

EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn Warns Croatia of Possible Postponement in EU Talks unless ZERP Issue Resolved Quickly

Zagreb, March 6 (CP) – The European Union enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn warns Croatia of its EU negotiations being blocked if the issue of the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Belt (ZERP) is not resolved quickly.
Rehn said this after Thursday’s meeting with PM Ivo Sanader in Zagreb. He added that Croatia had made the decision on […]

Croatian PM Sanader Dismisses the EU or ZERP Dilemma; Says Croatia Will Recognize Kosovo as soon as EU Countries Do

Zagreb, February 3 (CP) – PM Ivo Sanader said that there was no dilemma between EU and the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Belt (ZERP), as Croatia needed to protect its national interest but also join the EU.
Sanader said Croatia’s goal was to join the EU and fulfil the conditions to do so, but said that […]

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