Minister Treacy congratulated Croatia on opening the accession negotiations with the EU and offered Ireland’s technical assistance and the transfer of its experience in EU membership.
State Secretary Pejčinović Burić informed Minister Treacy about the negotiations structure in Croatia and the preparations undertaken so far for a successful conducting of the negotiations. She also spoke about the ongoing first phase of the negotiations, the screening of the Croatian legislature, and the planned course of the negotiations in 2006.