EU accession

Accession treaty most likely to be signed in Warsaw

20.07.2011 u 15:37

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The final text of Croatia's accession treaty with the European Union will be completed by mid September and signed most probably in Warsaw at the end of November or early December, Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk said in Warsaw on Wednesday.

Tusk said he would bring the final text of the treaty with him to Zagreb in mid September when he is expected to agree the exact date and place for signing the document with Kosor.

In keeping with tradition, I suggested and said that Warsaw would be happy to be the host to its Croatian friends on the day of the signing of the treaty, Tusk said.

"That would be perfect. There are many reasons for us to accept - the friendship between our countries and peoples, the support of the Polish government and PM Tusk in the final stage of the entry talks," Kosor said, adding that another reason was the late pope John Paul II who was Polish and who "particularly loved Croatia and the Croat people".