Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg: Croatia should join EU when Prague holds presidency

The Czech Republic would like to see Croatia join the European Union during its EU presidency in the first half of 2009. During a visit to Zagreb on Wednesday, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg said Prague is ready to share its experiences with Croatia to help it prepare for EU accession. Croatia started accession talks in October 2005 and its goal is to join the Union in two years' time.

Author: Dita Asiedu