Croatia, Slovenia to Sign Bank Accord, Clearing Way to EU
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Croatia and Slovenia signed an accord to solve a banking spat dating back to the breakup of Yugoslavia, allowing Slovenia to ratify its neighbor’s European Union membership.
The signing today by premiers Zoran Milanovic of Croatia and Janez Jansa of Slovenia finalizes a March 7 deal to approach the Bank for International Settlements for help in resolving a dispute over the Yugoslav-era predecessor of Slovenia’s Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d. Croatia will suspend lawsuits in the matter, while Slovenia pledged to start approval of Croatia’s July 1 entry.