Pıran Bay Feature Package Border Dıspute

epa02203043 A fisherman plays a tuba during a party in the small Slovenian town of Piran on the Piran Bay, the disputed border region between SloveniaCroatia, 13 June 2010. LjubljanaZagreb have been in disaccord for 19 years, since the breakup of Yugoslavia over 13 square kilometres (five square miles) of largely uninhabited landa wedge of  territorial water inaround Piran Bay. In November 2009 Slovenia (a member of the EU since 2004) lifted its embargo on EU membership talks for Croatia after the two countries signed a deal allowing international mediators to resolve the Piran Bay border dispute. Slovenes narrowly approved the deal in a referendum on 06 June 2010. Slovenian voters' endorsement of a plan to resolve a border issue with Croatia is 'an important  step forward' for the conflict-ridden Balkan region, the  president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, said 07 June 2010. The EU's executive president said he  looked forward 'to a final settlement of the dispute,' stressing this would  represent 'an important signal for the  regionthe relations between  SloveniaCroatia.'  EPA/ANTONIO BAT
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