Croatian Corruption Probe Won’t Derail EU Bid, Josipovic Says
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Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said a widening probe of government corruption won’t derail the country’s drive to join the European Union in 2012.
Opposition leaders yesterday filed a motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor’s government after at least 20 senior members of the Croatian Democratic Union, including former ministers, were placed under investigation for crimes ranging from misappropriation of funds to embezzlement.