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The first meeting of the Permanent Joint Commission for the Implementation of the Agreement...The first meeting of the Permanent Joint Commission for the Implementation of the Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina on Border Traffic and Cooperation, took place in Zagreb on 13 June 2003. The Agreement, which the Ministers of Foreign Affairs had signed in Sarajevo on 5 March 2003, has come into force with the date of its signature. Its full implementation, that is the establishment of the border regime which for 300,000 people on the Croatian side alone of the 5 km wide border area will mean a number of facilities, is still expected.13.06.2003. | Press releases

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ivan Šimonović, received an Austrian delegationWithin the regular bilateral political consultations, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ivan Šimonović, received an Austrian delegation headed by the Secretary-General of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria, Dr. Johannes Kyrle, on 12 June 2003.12.06.2003. | Press releases

Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister and Mrs. Dijana Pleština...Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister and Mrs. Dijana Pleština, Mine Action Advisor, visited the Week of Associations, held for the third consecutive year at the King Tomislav Square in Zagreb, under the auspices of the Zagreb City Government and the City Department for Health, Labour and Social Welfare.11.06.2003. | Press releases

Today, at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia...Today, at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia, the Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Income and Property Tax has been signed between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus. The Agreement was signed by Mr. Tonino Picula, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, and Mr. Konstantin A. Sumar, Minister of Tax Collection of the Republic of Belarus.11.06.2003. | Press releases

Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister, received Mr. Čedomir JovanovićOn 11 June 2003, Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister, received Mr. Čedomir Jovanović, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Serbia, to a courtesy visit, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia.11.06.2003. | Press releases

A meeting of FM of the participating countries and observers of SEECP...On 9 June 2003 in Sarajevo, a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the participating countries and observers of the Process of Cooperation in South-eastern Europe (SEECP), in which the Republic of Croatia has the observer status, was held. The delegation of the Republic of Croatia was headed by Mr. Ivan Šimonović, Deputy Foreign Minister. A special emphasis of the meeting was on the strengthening of cooperation, stability and security in South-eastern Europe. Expectations from the summit in Thessalonike to be held on 21 June were discussed.09.06.2003. | Press releases

SAA between Croatia and EU was ratified by Greek Parliament...The Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the Republic of Croatia and the European Union was ratified by large majority of votes at the Greek Parliament on 5 June this year.09.06.2003. | Press releases

Croatian citizens may enter the Republic of Albania without a visa...As of 1 June 2003, citizens of the Republic of Croatia may enter the Republic of Albania without a visa. By the decision of the Council of Ministers of 29 May 2003, the Republic of Albania abolished visa regime for Croatian citizens.05.06.2003. | Press releases

Ambassador Madey presented to Mr. Walter Schwimmer a Civil Law Convention on Corruption...On 5 June 2003, Ambassador Neven Madey, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia with the Council of Europe, presented to Mr. Walter Schwimmer, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, a document by which the Republic of Croatia ratifies Civil Law Convention on Corruption. On behalf of the Croatian Government, he signed the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data and the pertaining Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, regarding supervisory authorities and transborder data flows. The accession and the signing of the two new legal instruments of the Council of Europe represents further progress in the adjustment of the judicial system of the Republic of Croatia to European standards.05.06.2003. | Press releases

The Ministerial Meeting of the EAPC was held in Madrid...The Ministerial Meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council was held on 4 June in Madrid in which Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister, participated.04.06.2003. | Press releases