Croatia is ready to start membership talks with the EU, provided that it continues co-operating fully with the International War Crimes Tribunal, the European Commission announced on Tuesday (20 April).
External relations commissioner Chris Patten described it as "a historic moment", but warned that "a lot of work is still to come".
The announcement will come as a massive boost to Zagreb, which has introduced wave after wave of EU-inspired reforms.
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